Showing posts with label cars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cars. Show all posts
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Korean Electric Cars More Expensive than Nissan Leaf
Irvine - Kia Motors Soul finally began marketing pure electric (EV) from the spring of this year with a tag of 33,700 dollars . This price is more expensive around 5,000 dollars than any other pure electric car, the Nissan Leaf. Soul EV, the first electric car of Hyundai Motor Group as well as a new history for the South Korean carmaker it. With no price tag, then the consumer can buy a compact SUV with a price of 27,000 dollars , after enjoying a piece of direct incentives 7,500 dollars from the United States government.
Although more expensive, remains optimistic that the Kia Soul EV capable well received by American consumers, either because they offer the SUV genre and claims to offer a better design than the competitors.
149.6 miles
Soul Technology EV can travel a distance of 93 miles (149.6 km) full battery charge more than the Leaf is only 84 miles (135.1 km). Kia also equip this car with a new chassis structure artificial HVAC Hyundai Group.
"We make sure the Soul EV has more advantages," said Michael Sprague, Vice President of Promotion Offers and Kia Motors America in its official statement, reported by Autoblog Green (11/09/2014).
In the United States, Kia Soul will be the concentration of the EV market in California which was prepared as a city center emission-free vehicles. Kia Soul also rolling EV rental program with a minimum of 35 months at a cost of 249 dollars per month plus the cost of 1,999 dollars maturing. But, this new service will be rolled out when the Soul EV already on sale in the United States.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Nokia Prepare New Smart Technology for Cars
Stockholm - Nokia Oyj show its seriousness to expand its business into the automotive world . This time , the Finnish company a fresh set aside 100 million U.S. dollars, or Rp 1.15 trillion , to develop new smart technology for cars .This effort follows the steps as billionaire Elon Musk and Google Inc. , which predicts the vehicle will be more intelligent and connected in the future . Investment funds will be obtained from the subsidiary, Nokia Growth Partners , which manages assets of companies valued at 700 million U.S. dollars . This announcement will be made at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing , Monday ( 05/05/2014 ) .
new businessNokia seeks to develop its business after mobile phone division was sold to Microsoft Corporation valued at 7.5 billion U.S. dollars in April. Now , Nokia relied on a wireless network division to make a profit , through its subsidiary , Espoo , which is also based in Finland . The company tried to find a new plan in order to compete with rivals such as Google .
" We meilhat there is a growing innovation ecosystems across the automotive , combines internet technology and mobility , " said Paul Asel , Nokia Growth Partners executives reported by Bloomberg ( 05/05/2014 ) .
Asel describe the car as a new platform as a regular cell phone , evolved into smart phones with various applications and services developed for its users .
The initial stepNokias first step waterfall in the automotive world began when the company bought the map provider , Navteq Corporation , Chicago , 2008, valued at 8.1 billion dollars . In 2012 , Nokia also acquire a three-dimensional map technology provider , Earthmine .
Now , Nokia has been marketing Here Maps application maps accurately known and had excess can be accessed offline , without an Internet connection . Nokia also started to provide map data for Amazon.com , Microsoft , and Yahoo! . In fact , the existing navigation system on any vehicle this time was supplied from Nokia with a comparison of four of the five new vehicles .
" ( Talk of automotive technology ) people tend to only look at BMW , Tesla , and Google , but we think this is a global game . Also there is the development of innovation from a different viewpoint in China and India , which affect the game now . Several car manufacturers trying to adopt service faster than it already is , " said Asel
Friday, February 6, 2015
Kia Will Serious on Sports Cars Concept Based GT and GT4
Paris - At the Paris Motor Show to be held some time ago, sticking news Kia plans will make the sports car. As reported by Autocar yesterday, Kia intends to get into the sports car segment with affordable price with GT4 concept car base, in addition to the premium sports car concept of base GT. CEO Kia UK, Paul Philpott said ideally a sports car that is set to be the class with the Mazda MX-5. But it seems slightly larger dimensions in order to be accepted globally.
Kia GT Concept first appeared in 2011 and will be the basis of a sports car powered 395 hp. So much thanks to the power of 3300 cc turbo V6 engine with a maximum torque of 534 Nm, rear-wheel drive and equipped with 8 speed automatic transmission.
Then Kia GT4 Stinger concept that appeared at the Detroit Motor Show 2014 will be the basis of a smaller sports car. Fixed rear wheel but use a smaller engine 2,000 cc 4-cylinder turbo 320 hp. While the close-ratio 6-speed transmission is guaranteed to make this car a rival of the MX-5. We wait, reportedly the project will be finished in 2016.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Tips to Eliminate Stains Asphalt In Cars Body
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Tips Cleaning Cars Seat
Make sure the seat stays clean a sight that is quite convenient for all car owners. If you are driving and see a dirty seat, definitely feels really want to clean it. To that end, one of the elements of the interior of a car is to be maintained properly.
The first stage you need to prepare is adequate sanitary equipment. Prepare, Vacuum cleaner, detergent, soft brush and a little water. After all the equipment is ready, first clean the upholstery of dust. You can use a vacuum cleaner that has been provided.
The next step, give sweep detergent on the stain until evenly distributed. Do not forget to wash it well with water. Then, wet it with water and brush until the stains disappear. Once the stain is clean, then do the drying by using a vacuum cleaner.
To eliminate the smell dreadful, you can use a car freshener that suits your tastes. Another alternative that may be used is the interior cleaner.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Smartphones Technology a New Arena of City Cars War
Frankfurt (AFP ) - Famous brands now compete to offer smartphone technology for the city car market .
Reuters reported that in Europe , the city car market grew by nearly 10 percent, so the brands that market to seize racing vehicles .
Adam Opel Rocks , New Peugeot , Citroen C1 , Toyota Aygo and all of which will appear at the Geneva auto show this month , each offering a large screen multimedia .
The screen can display the music library or navigation maps stored on the smartphone .
Such features have been proved successful in seizing the upscale consumer vehicles .
Now , the technology is so reliable to seize new consumer group that is young urban " technological literacy " .
" The car previously so upscale features , the vehicle is now in the middle class and lower class , " said Dinesh Paliwal , chief executive of Harman International , maker of the vehicle entertainment system .
" This was driven by changing lifestyles , people still want to connect despite being in the car , " he said .
Compact urban vehicle size is part of the class of vehicle " segment A " .
On the other hand , technology companies also started approaching the automotive sector.
Apple on Monday announced it will introduce a hands-free technology for the driver of the car Ferrari , Mercedes - Benz , and Volvo .
Apple will introduce the technology at the Geneva auto show .
CarPlay , the name of Apple s technology , making the driver simply move his limbs or use to activate the sound of music , like on the iPhone .
Rocks Adam Opel city car that will be introduced in Geneva , having infotainment system that can connect to your smartphone using the Apple iOS or Googles Android operating system to answer the phone or dictate a message .
The fourth -generation MINI will be launched this month also features a system of " MINI Connected" which is compatible with Android and iOS .
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Reuters reported that in Europe , the city car market grew by nearly 10 percent, so the brands that market to seize racing vehicles .Adam Opel Rocks , New Peugeot , Citroen C1 , Toyota Aygo and all of which will appear at the Geneva auto show this month , each offering a large screen multimedia .
The screen can display the music library or navigation maps stored on the smartphone .
Such features have been proved successful in seizing the upscale consumer vehicles .
Now , the technology is so reliable to seize new consumer group that is young urban " technological literacy " .
" The car previously so upscale features , the vehicle is now in the middle class and lower class , " said Dinesh Paliwal , chief executive of Harman International , maker of the vehicle entertainment system .
" This was driven by changing lifestyles , people still want to connect despite being in the car , " he said .
Compact urban vehicle size is part of the class of vehicle " segment A " .
On the other hand , technology companies also started approaching the automotive sector.
Apple on Monday announced it will introduce a hands-free technology for the driver of the car Ferrari , Mercedes - Benz , and Volvo .
Apple will introduce the technology at the Geneva auto show .
CarPlay , the name of Apple s technology , making the driver simply move his limbs or use to activate the sound of music , like on the iPhone .
Rocks Adam Opel city car that will be introduced in Geneva , having infotainment system that can connect to your smartphone using the Apple iOS or Googles Android operating system to answer the phone or dictate a message .
The fourth -generation MINI will be launched this month also features a system of " MINI Connected" which is compatible with Android and iOS .
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