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- Video: New BMW M5 Hits 300 km/h on the Autobahn
- Formula 1: Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying Round-Up
- ACEA Wants Carmakers to Adopt Standardized Charging Plugs for EVs
| Video: New BMW M5 Hits 300 km/h on the Autobahn Posted: 24 Sep 2011 05:20 PM PDT  Hans, a German native who happens to be the president of the M Flight Club, had the chance to drive the brand-new, BMW M5 F10 powered by a 560HP twin-turbocharged V8. And like any car-nut living in Germany, he took the sports saloon to the Autobahn. Read more »
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| Formula 1: Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying Round-Up Posted: 24 Sep 2011 11:22 AM PDT  What a surprise…another Saturday, another Red Bull at the first spot of the starting grid, with a second Red Bull racer at its side: a site everyone has gotten used to this year. What must have frightened poleman Sebastian Vettel rivals for tomorrow's race is his admission that he held back and did not perform at 100%: "On the last run, I tried a bit too much going into the really tricky chicane around Turn 10," said Vettel, adding that, "I decided to abort the lap, as it can be so easy to damage the car." Read more »
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| ACEA Wants Carmakers to Adopt Standardized Charging Plugs for EVs Posted: 24 Sep 2011 08:08 AM PDT  The European Union has already agreed with cell phone manufacturers to adopt a common charger format for their new phones. Therefore, consumers we will be able to buy a new phone without a charger, which up until now, was different to the one used by their old cellphone. Now ACEA, the European car manufacturers association, is following the example and wants carmakers to adopt a common standard concerning chargers for their plug-in electric vehicles. To that end, it has already compiled a set of recommendations that stipulates the use of a uniform type of plug regardless of the country or power provider. Read more »
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