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Feb 32 min read
Bosch's New Hydraulic Brake-by-Wire System Triumphs in Arctic Test Drive
For six days and over 3,300 kilometers, a Bosch development team embarked on an extraordinary test drive, journeying through diverse climate
Jan 292 min read
Continental Winter Testing of its Winter Tires in Sweden
Safety is the highest priority, which is why every new tire from Continental is tested in depth. A new winter tire model undergoes the equiv
Jan 132 min read
Enhancing Cold Weather Testing: TRC Minnesota Joins Transportation Research Center Inc.
Cold weather testing is crucial in evaluating how vehicles and components perform under extreme, low-temperature conditions,” Roubinek said.
Jul 3, 20234 min read
Volvo Trucks, University of Minnesota Team Up with Local EV Fleets for Extreme Weather Testing
Volvo Trucks North America is working with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing for its Class 8 VNR Electric
May 29, 20233 min read
New Generations of Kodiaq and Superb Complete Super-Cold Testing in the Arctic Circle
The new generations of Škoda's Superb and Kodiaq models have successfully passed intensive cold testing in the Arctic Circle. The...
Apr 10, 20234 min read
Extreme Electric Truck Testing. MAN eTruck Copes with Polar Winter Endurance Testing.
From December to March, MAN integrated the upcoming large-series e-truck into its annual winter testing in northern Sweden. There, the MAN e
Apr 10, 20232 min read
Brake Control Systems for New E-Platforms by Mercedes-Benz in Endurance Testing at the Arctic Circle
Endurance Testing provide the development team with essential insights. For example, Mercedes-Benz tested the latest generation of brake...
Mar 28, 20233 min read
BMW i5, Intense and Extreme Winter Testing.
The new all electric, BMW i5 repeatedly demonstrated the stability of its electric powertrain and its dynamic performance over arduous...
Mar 24, 20231 min read
AI-SEE: Sensor Test Campaign in Extreme North European Winter Weather
The VTT and AI-SEE have released footage of their sensor testing campaign in arctic conditions. The temperature was below -20 ⁰C, and...
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Tesla Winter Testing in July. Model-Wide Track Mode
As the European Winter Season draws to an end, the Southern hemisphere Winter Season will soon begin, and the American E-mobility...
Mar 23, 20233 min read
Mercedes Benz Trucks, Winter Testing Fleet, Featuring the All-New eActros, in Finland.
Mercedes-Benz Truck recently conducted winter tests in Rovaniemi, Finland, which proved to be essential endurance tests. This included vehic
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Audi Q6 e-tron Prototype in Winter Testing
Audi has released images of engineers putting their production-oriented Q6 e-tron prototype through its paces in the far north of...
Feb 17, 20232 min read
Extreme Winter Testing of Volkswagen Touareg
Volkswagen has released images and news of the camouflaged new Touareg whilst the vehicle is still completing its final Extreme Winter Testi
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Porsche Cayenne Endurance and Durability Testing
Porsche has consistently enhanced the third generation of the Cayenne with far-reaching measures affecting its powertrain, chassis, design,
Jan 5, 20232 min read
Smithers Winter Test Centre Celebrates 50 Years
Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and...
Nov 24, 20223 min read
Porsche 911 Dakar in Durability Testing, Programme on Gravel, Sand and Snow
At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Porsche unveiled a special variant of the iconic 911: the new 911 Dakar. The company says it will be the...
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Continental Winter Tire Ranked First by ADAC, ÖAMTC and TCS.
The Continental WinterContact TS 870 takes first place in all tested sizes in the winter tire tests published today by the major...
May 16, 20222 min read
Pirellis Winter Proving Ground will be Operational Throughout Summer for All-Season Testing.
The winter test season has ended at Pirelli’s Sottozero Centre in Lapland, Sweden. However, summer test programmes are about to begin....
May 14, 20222 min read
Fully Electric BMW iX1 Completes Winter Testing at Arjeplog.
Engineers working on the third generation of the BMW X1 – and the new fully-electric BMW iX1 have completed driving dynamics winter testing
May 9, 20223 min read
Embark Trucks Completes Autonomous Testing in Winter Conditions
Embark Trucks, has announced the successful completion of on-road testing in snowy conditions in Montana. Embark Trucks say they...
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