A single
vehicle platform with independently powered wheels can easily be front - wheel drive, rear - wheel drive or all - wheel drive.
World's first
vehicle platform with three electrified powertrains offers low - to zero - emission mobility accessible to everyone
The Nissan Leaf uses a dedicated electric
vehicle platform with the batteries housed in the floor.
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Not exact matches
«When people discover the great new thing isn't quite what they were promised, they return to what's proven to work,» says James Heller, CEO of Wrapify, a new advertising
platform that connects brands
with drivers to create splashy on -
vehicle ads.
As
with many Russian systems, it is launched from a wheeled, mobile
vehicle platform making its launchers difficult to track and target.
It also confirmed a Reuters report that it is developing its first dedicated electric
vehicle platform, which will allow the company to produce multiple models
with longer driving ranges.
For example, Ford partnered
with vehicle rental startup Zoomcar, GPS mapping service Spatial, and safety notification
platform HAAS Alert.
The idea is to arm armored combat
vehicles and tactical wheeled
vehicles with additional protective technology to secure
platforms and soldiers from enemy fire;
vehicles slated for use of APS systems are infantry fighting
vehicles such as Bradleys along
with Stykers, Abrams tanks and even tactical
vehicles such as transport trucks and the emerging Humvee replacement, the Joint Light Tactical
Vehicle.
They use a millimeter wave (mmW) radar seeker
with a semi-active laser (SAL) that enables final guidance to the target by either the launching
platform or another plane, and are perfect to destroy a
vehicle with very low collateral damage risk, and an accuracy of about 1 - 2 meters.
The Vivaro, which currently shares underpinnings
with Renault's Trafic van, will in future be assembled on PSA's EMP2
vehicle platform.
Baidu is also coordinating international autonomous
vehicle stakeholders
with its Apollo
platform, which includes a data sharing facility, an autonomous driving simulator, and an equity investment fund.
«Looking ahead, we've incorporated enhancements on both the driver's and passenger's side for
vehicles built on Toyota's new TNGA
platforms, beginning
with the 2016 Prius,» said Steve Curtis, a Toyota spokesperson.
The company plans to build
vehicles with a Variable
Platform Architecture (VPA), which allows for
vehicles to be built
with multiple motors, along
with powertrain configurations that can be customized for specific power, range and driving dynamics.
But when
platforms are combined
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with an unduplicated audience of more than 3 million Hawai`i travelers.
BYD's green
vehicles may strike a chord
with China authorities eager to promote alternative - fuel
platforms to reduce the nation's growing dependence on imported oil.
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It was unclear which of TPG's
platforms was leading the talks
with Vice, although one industry observer suggested that it was likely to be TPG Growth, a
vehicle used to hold its stakes in technology companies like Airbnb and Box.
To help meet this challenge, Magna and Innoviz Technologies will supply the BMW Group
with solid - state LiDAR for upcoming autonomous
vehicle production
platforms.
The new measures include state troopers at PATH train
platforms, uniformed officers
with heavy weapons at bus stations, more bag inspections at commuter rail stops and
vehicle inspections during morning and evening rush hours.
Probert: You've got the
vehicle developed, you just developed a power train, the only thing advantage about is in your
platform scalability, so you can get the power train and interface to work
with the Focus so then that
platform that same car
platform and if you make it in different forms you build it in different countries, you have that ability, you can take that electric
vehicle, you can build it in your plant in US, you can take it and you can build it in your plan in St Louis in Germany.
By electrifying cars across its existing
platform, Ford can make
vehicles with different powertrains on the same assembly line.
The program will include 65 sessions across 12 categories, including the session «Observing
with autonomous
vehicles in polar regions,» which focuses on topics such as scientific results from self - operating
platforms and technological capabilities that assist research efforts in the polar environment.
Farming Simulator offers all ages a
platform to experiment
with vehicles, build, and sell products without all the crazy violence!
Fine tune your
vehicles with a RPG - style upgrade system and compete in split - screen races for up to 4 - players or play online against opponents on other
platforms.
With a minimum sales projection of 3000
vehicles, Bentley stands to increase profits even more dramatically, given that the upcoming SUV will be built on the Porsche Cayenne's existing
platform.
Kia also is working on its next - generation fuel - cell
vehicle, one that also will be built on a dedicated
platform with a unique body style and which also will be shared
with parent company Hyundai Motor Group.
While it's hard to say exactly how the Patriot — let alone one driven primarily by electricity — fits into Jeep's off - road mantra, there is some promise in this concept
vehicle: as it shares its
platform with the Caliber, this shows Chrysler could feasibly develop an ER - EV compact car for the Dodge brand.
Rather than simply slapping Infiniti badges on a Mercedes and calling it a day, Infiniti used its partnership
with Daimler to take Benz's MFA small - car
platform (used for the A -, B -, CLA -, and GLA - Class) as a starting point and create a totally new
vehicle.
For the
vehicles to come based on VW's modular electric
platform (MEB), that means streamlined, smooth, and nonaggressive,
with no front grille.
Among the anticipated bright spots are the ongoing launches of the all - new Fiat Panda subcompact cross / utility
vehicle and the Fiat Freemont midsize CUV, which shares a
platform with the Dodge Journey.
We'd imagine a production Lagonda to make do
with a number of components culled from Aston Martin's parts bin, but possibly even Mercedes - Benz «s. Rumor has it the German luxury division has been tapped to provide its expertise — and possibly even a
vehicle platform — for Lagonda's use.
I am pondering getting an electric
vehicle (a VW e-Golf, which is strongly rooted in the Golf «
platform», just swapping the motor), and one issue amongst many is how to proceed
with the maintenance.
Though Volvo is sharing its CMA architecture
with Geely, which will reduce costs and allow the cars to come to market at a value price, «it's possible to develop 100 - percent non-compromised
vehicles from this
platform,» according to Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo Cars CEO.
The A-Class sedan will sit on the second - generation MFA
platform along
with the B - Class, CLA, and GLA
vehicles.
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf is built
with VW's MQB architecture, a
platform from which many of the company's
vehicles will be derived in the future.
If one surmises that there is still room for a range - topping, image - leading, headline - making
vehicle in the Buick lineup that resurrects the Riviera nameplate on a version of GM's rear - wheel - drive
platform, Federico only smiles and reminds us that «I'm Mr. GM Small Car Worldwide,» not in charge of the Buick brand or Buick product development, but he allows that «I don't think anybody disagrees
with you [that Buick needs an image leader].»
Sources also say that production of the next - generation Cadillac SRX — which is currently produced in Mexico — could move to the Spring Hill plant, as this
vehicle, along
with the Buick crossover, should be based on a modified premium version of the next - generation Equinox
platform.
Ford forward thinking should allow them a new and more efficient method of manufacture
with a standard
platform to build
vehicles for.
Lynk & Co also claims its
vehicle will be the «most connected car to date,»
with a new sharing - based business model and open digital
platform.
This is the first sharing of a Jeep
platform with a non-Jeep
vehicle.
With two distinct platforms, the next step would be to create two separate lines of Corvette vehicles for the C8 generation — a base range with the current front - engine C7 Stingray platform at its core, and a high - end range populated by the mid-engine, Zora - badged Corvette
With two distinct
platforms, the next step would be to create two separate lines of Corvette
vehicles for the C8 generation — a base range
with the current front - engine C7 Stingray platform at its core, and a high - end range populated by the mid-engine, Zora - badged Corvette
with the current front - engine C7 Stingray
platform at its core, and a high - end range populated by the mid-engine, Zora - badged Corvette ZR1.
Polestar shares technology and engineering resources
with Volvo, and the Polestar 1 rides on a version of the current Volvo
platform for its larger
vehicles.
Ford's global product strategy, which focuses on sharing
platforms among multiple
vehicles, receives a shot in the arm
with the announcement the automaker will whittle its global
platform count down to eight.
Even for
vehicles with price tags well into the six figures, auto manufacturers can little afford to create low - volume
vehicles on a completely bespoke
platform.
Despite the fact it shares its
platform with the dowdy Honda Pilot and weighs nearly 4600 pounds, the MDX drives like a much smaller, much sportier
vehicle.
It doesn't hurt from a manufacturing - cost perspective that the V90 is a variant of the handsome S90 sedan and is built off Volvo's large
vehicle platform,
with its long dash - to - axle proportions and four - cylinder engine mounted transversely between the front wheels.
According to Bill Gubing, chief engineer for the Police Interceptor line, the new engine option is lockstep
with Ford's strategy «of offering a choice of either sedan or utility
vehicle based on a common
platform, and sharing a large amount of common components, including powertrains, brakes, wheels / tires, seats, and maintenance items.»
Used in conjunction
with a hitch
platform (receiver), distributes tongue weight to all towing
vehicle and trailer wheels
Vehicle Description: The Volkswagen Golf MK4 Was The Fourth Generation Of This Successful Brand And Was Official Launched In The October Of 1997,
With The R32 Billed As The Pinnacle Of The Golf IV
Platform Introduced To Eager Buyers In Later Part Of 2002.