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Let's get this off our chests right off the bat: There's nothing truly efficient about the Bentley Continental GT. That said, we're at least pleased to see that the marque has decided to outfit its luxurious supercar with a smaller and more fuel efficient engine option. The Bently Continental GT ...

Continental will start selling a line of tires geared specifically for electric vehicles this year that will be designed to limit road friction and boost energy efficiency, Green Car Congress reports. Continental's Conti.eContract tire will be sold in n sizes (125/80R13 and 145/40R13) later ...

Continental, an automotive parts supplier, has developed a satellite-linked sensor for plug-in autos that detects accidents and immediately cuts the vehicle's high-voltage battery current. This allows first responders to rescue injured drivers and passengers without the risk of suffering a ...

Polls and studies are important, even when they predict very different things about the future of plug-in vehicles in the coming years, but it seems there is one really good way to get a handle on what the future holds: listen to the predictions of companies that are making decisions now about ...

Back in 2008, Continental AG introduced its Accelerator Force Feedback Pedal as a safety device. The idea was that sensors in the car would know when the vehicle was getting into dangerous situations, and the pedal would then vibrate a little to warn the driver to take action. At the time, there ...

Continental has developed a smart NOx sensor to help manage automotive emissions and Automotive News has recognized it with a nomination for its annual PACE awards. As more and more sensors are added to cars, suppliers are trying to drive down the cost by increasing the level of integration. ...

Bentley is on a mission to lower fuel consumption and carbon emissions. According to Auto Express, once the firm's Continental Supersports hits the market (and, we may add, after it actually becomes flex-fuel capable), the ...

While the environmental merits of any 621 horsepower, twelve-cylinder behemoth that's capable of traveling at speeds of up to 204 miles per hour are, at the very least, debatable, Bentley hasn't exactly been shy about ...

Continental Automotive has won an Intelligence for Traffic and Logistics prize from the Center for Transportation & Logistics Neuer Adler e.V. (CNA) in Nüremberg,Germany for its new lithium ion battery. The council decided to give Continental the prize for being the first company to start ...

With the overall automotive market at best stagnant in recent years and in complete free fall in the past year, one way for suppliers to expand their revenues is to get into new product areas. Thus Continental, long known for tires, brake systems, fuel systems and more is getting into ...