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An electric vehicle fast charging system standard used primarily in Japan, but also in America. Automakers supporting CHAdeMO in at…

“Drive-by-wire” describes systems of electronic devices that control a vehicle using signals and motors instead of mechanical connections. For example,…

EPAS, or Electric-Power-Assisted Steering, is a system that uses a motor instead of a hydraulic pump powered by the vehicle’s…

The IIHS is the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a non-profit organization founded in 1959 that researches and rates vehicle…

Ethanol is a form of alcohol used in commercially available gasoline as an additive and fuel. It is also the…

First-Mile refers to delivering goods from a production facility to a warehouse, distribution center, or other points before moving on…

A continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) is an automotive transmission that does not use conventional gears. Instead, most CVT transmissions…

“Fossil fuel” describes all fuels extracted from the Earth, such as oil, natural gas, tar, or coal. Scientists named them…

GVWR is Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, the maximum allowable weight of a vehicle including passengers and cargo, but not including…

HMI is Human-Machine-Interface, the means by which a person interacts with a digital system. For example, the design of a…