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"For all the mad sprinting Fred Flintstone had to do in order to “drive” his car throughout the town of Bedrock, it was a wonder the guy was always so chubby."
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"For all the mad sprinting Fred Flintstone had to do in order to “drive” his car throughout the town of Bedrock, it was a wonder the guy was always so chubby."
" the car features UMTS (3G) connectivity powered by an embedded Qualcomm chip. This instantly morphs a ride into a mega hotspot, allowing passengers to connect to the internet via Wi-Fi."
"Finally, there was the pièce de résistance: The Next Generation Cockpit concept. Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take photographs or video, but the system was powered by NVIDIA's Tegra 2 3D graphics chipset, which predictably provides phenomenal graphics performance for 3D navigation, but also results in some particularly flashy dials and gauges." [Tim Stevens | autoblog]
"the company announced that an e-tron vehicle is expected to be ready by 2012. Audi's strategy for electric vehicles is to skip the 'mild hybrids' that use electric motors just as a boost to the gasoline engine and instead focus on full hybrids."
"The XTS has two electric motors and a gas engine controlled by a computer that decides the most efficient combination."
"What makes CarMD different is its hardware: There's a probe that attaches to your car's diagnostic port (it's probably under the dash)." [Rafe Needleman]
Founder of the Dearing Group LLC., a consultancy focused on communications and sustainability.
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