A serviceable actuation arrangement for an active grille shutter system. The serviceable actuation arrangement includes a linkage connected to all of the vanes of the active grille shutter system. The linkage is connected to an actuator and moves vertically to rotate the vanes between an open position and a closed position. Between the actuator and the linkage are drive arms that are removably connected to the actuator. There is a connector clip that connects the drive arms and the linkage together in a removable manner. The connector clip retains the components together during operation, but provides a quick release so that the actuator can be removed and changed without having to disassemble the vanes from the linkage.

Provided is an electronic brake system including, a master cylinder including a first piston connected to a pedal and a second piston configured to partition a first master chamber and a second master chamber provided in front of the first piston, a reservoir in which a braking fluid is stored, the reservoir connected to the first master chamber by a first reservoir passage, and connected the second master chamber by a second reservoir passage, a hydraulic pressure supply device configured to generate a hydraulic pressure by an electrical signal output in response to a displacement of the pedal, a first connection line configured to connect the first master chamber to a first hydraulic circuit, a second connection line configured to connect the second master chamber to a second hydraulic circuit, and a third connection line configured to connect the hydraulic pressure supply device to the reservoir, wherein a mechanical part including the reservoir and the master cylinder is installed in a first block, and an electronic part including the hydraulic pressure supply device and the first hydraulic circuit, the second hydraulic circuit is installed in a second block, and each of the first connection line, the second connection line, and the third connection line is provided to connect the first block to the second block.

An electric machine arrangement with first and second electric machines, each having a stator and a rotor, and a common housing in which the electric machines are arranged axially adjacently. Respective output shafts are rotationally fixed with the rotors of the first and second electric machines. The rotor of the first electric machine, on its side away from the second electric machine, is arranged with radial support of a supporting part of the housing rotatably mounted by a first bearing, and the rotor of the second electrical machine, on its side facing away from the first electric machine, is arranged with radial support of the supporting part in a manner rotatably mounted by a second bearing. One of the rotors is supported radially against the other by a third bearing. The rotor of one of the first or second electric machine is radially supported by a fourth bearing.

A side sill assembly for an eco-friendly vehicle protects a high voltage battery mounted therein from shock upon side collision. The side sill assembly includes: a center member 11 fastened to a side surface of a center floor panel 23 for a vehicle, a front outer member 12 fastened to a front end of the center member 11, and a rear outer member 14 fastened to the rear end of the center member 11, in which each of the center member 11, the front outer member 12, and the rear outer member 14 has a cylindrical cross section and at least one partition wall for partitioning the inside thereof horizontally and vertically to absorb collision energy upon side collision.

A front vehicle-body structure may include a pair of front side members each disposed in a vehicle length direction at both sides of a front vehicle-body, a pair of mounting brackets each engaged with a corresponding front side member among the pair of front side members and disposed to protrude from an internal panel of the corresponding front side member in a width direction of the vehicle to face each other, a cross bar having an upper surface, a front surface, and a rear surface, having a cross-section having an open bottom side and an open lateral end portion, and engaged with the mounting bracket in a vehicle height direction thereof, and an engagement unit of engaging the cross bar to the pair of mounting brackets with a predetermined gap between the pair of front side members and the lateral end portion of the cross bar.

An embodiment skateboard platform for an electric vehicle includes a skateboard frame including a center module, a front module connected to a front of the center module, and a rear module connected to a rear of the center module, and a battery assembly mounted on the skateboard frame, wherein the battery assembly is detachably connected to the center module.

Powered retractable vehicle step assist systems and methods are provided. The steps systems are configured for installation (e.g., after market installation) and use with a vehicle. The system can include a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position with respect to the vehicle. The system can further include a vehicle interface. A controller of the step system can be configured to process information received from the vehicle interface and, based at least partly on the processing of the information, cause movement of the stepping member between the retracted position and the deployed position.

Powered retractable vehicle step assist systems and methods are provided. The steps systems are configured for installation (e.g., after market installation) and use with a vehicle. The system can include a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position with respect to the vehicle. The system can further include a vehicle interface. A controller of the step system can be configured to process information received from the vehicle interface and, based at least partly on the processing of the information, cause movement of the stepping member between the retracted position and the deployed position.

Disclosed is door visor mounted on a vehicle having a door without an upper frame, the door visor including a body portion which includes: a molding portion mounted on a vehicle body of the vehicle; and a visor portion connected to the molding portion and covering a portion of an upper portion of a door window in a state of being spaced apart from the door window based on a state where the door of the vehicle is closed and the door window of the door is closed.

Powered retractable vehicle step assist systems and methods are provided. The steps systems are configured for installation (e.g., after market installation) and use with a vehicle. The system can include a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position with respect to the vehicle. The system can further include a vehicle interface. A controller of the step system can be configured to process information received from the vehicle interface and, based at least partly on the processing of the information, cause movement of the stepping member between the retracted position and the deployed position.