Damaged Battery Pack Catches Fire in Tesla Model S
Tesla Motors Inc. says a battery fire that destroyed one of its Model S electric sedans in suburban Seattle on Tuesday was triggered by severe damage caused when the car struck a large metal object at expressway speed.
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New Insert Geometries for Turning Walter USA (walter-tools.com/us) has launched a new series of insert geometries for turning a wide-range of materials.
IIHS Crash Test Rates New Toyota Corolla “Marginal”
The re-engineered 2014 Toyota Corolla sedan has earned a disappointing "marginal" rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's severe "small overlap" crash test.
Diesel Comes to Ram 1500
Half-ton pickups are undergoing significant changes under the hood, as OEMs address fuel efficiency requirements without giving way in the capability arena. But no change of late is bigger than what Ram is doing: putting a diesel in the Ram 1500.
Geomagic Enhances 3D Capabilities for Realities Virtual and Actual
The latest enhancements in Geomagic’s software for metrology, mesh editing, and 3D modeling include new features, enhanced capabilities—and new product names.
JLR Plans Assembly Plant in Brazil
Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar Land Rover unit hopes to open a factory in Brazil with capacity to assemble about 10,000 vehicles per year, the Financial Times reports.
Bentley and 3D Printing
Although the words “stately,” “sumptuous” and “sporty” generally aren’t ascribed to the same thing, it is indubitably the case with vehicles from Bentley.
IIHS Debuts New Ratings for Crash Avoidance Systems
Seven 2013-2014 cars have won the top "superior" rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new test of the effectiveness of automatic braking and forward collision avoidance technologies.