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High-Performance Hybrid Headlines Lexus’s Re-Engineered RX Lineup
Electrification is a pillar of Lexus’s “next chapter.” The fifth-generation Lexus RX progresses this objective, offering four new powertrains including a...
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
Electrification’s Impact on Commercial-Vehicle Chassis Design
Electrification in the commercial and off-highway truck sectors is ramping up at an increasingly rapid pace. This fundamental change in propulsion will be one of the most...
Technical Innovation Power
EV Startup Prepares to Enter Commercial Market with Novel EAxle
Startup commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Harbinger is on a torrid work pace. Design, CAE simulation, supplier sourcing, test vehicle builds and other engineering...
Articles Power
Rivian R1T Analyzed by Teardown Expert
Rivian’s R1T is in big demand by both the public and the industry. OEMs are still scrambling to acquire their own examples of the pioneering, innovative electric pickup for competitive analysis...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Measurement Method Tests Fit of Exoskeletons
This testing method ensures that an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
R&D Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printed Lightweight Knee Brace
Researchers have developed a lighter, yet more robust knee brace for the elderly who suffer from knee problems.
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Altair Honors Weight-Saving Innovations
Sustainable and stylish: two words not commonly paired but that aptly apply to this year’s Altair Enlighten Award winner for Sustainable Product – Vehicle, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E. The...
Briefs Materials
MIL-DTL-32628/01-X Reusable EMI Shield Termination Band on MIL-DTL-38999 Electrical Connector Accessory Braid Termination/Tensile Qualification Test
A series of reusable bands were evaluated for tensile strength performance.
News Propulsion
Ford Engineered the 2022 Bronco to Give Jeep the Willies
Ford engineers refused to utter a single bad word about Jeep Wrangler during the course of the week-long 2022 Bronco media drive event in Austin, Texas. In fact, some among that...
Articles Manned Systems
Making the Case for In-Wheel Motors
Much of an IC engine-powered vehicle’s ride, handling, sound and overall character derives from the engine. Some believe that electric vehicles (EVs), propelled by electric motors with no intake or...
News Materials
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Grows All Around
When engineering an upscale, 3-row Jeep SUV, the development spider charts must get pretty crowded. You’ll need lots of in-cabin technology and thoughtful features for the third-row family...
News Energy
Toyota Takes Corolla to the ‘Truck’ Side
With a globally revered nameplate in the Corolla sedan – but global buyers gravitating to SUVs – Toyota arrived at the marketing solution that’s been rumored for some time, revealing...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Ford Details All-Electric F-150 Lightning
A day after a spirited mid-May drive by electric-vehicle (EV) proponent President Joe Biden, Ford revealed technical and market-focused details for the coming all-electric version of the F-150...
Road Ready Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Raptor 4-Door-Only for 2021; R Version Coming Next Year
Ford has unveiled its new Raptor, the third generation of the high-speed, off-road version of the F-150 pickup truck. Available only in a four-door SuperCrew configuration, the...
News Manned Systems
Riding on Air: Activated Carbon Aims at Autos
Activated carbon may seem an esoteric piece of science in the automotive space, but it is quietly playing a key role in Audi A6 and A7 air-suspension systems. The technology also is...
Road Ready Design
Nissan’s 2021 Rogue Is a COVID Beater
Nissan staff truly pulled out the stops to get the all-new 2021 Rogue into the market during the global pandemic. Rogue is the company’s best-selling product in North America, by far – a...
News Motion Control
Hyundai Details First EV-Dedicated Vehicle Architecture
The Hyundai Motor Group on December 1 revealed E-GMP, its first vehicle architecture dedicated for electric vehicles (EVs). The E-GMP platform is oriented around a rear-wheel-drive...
News Transportation
Western Star Ups Vocational-Truck Ante with All-New 49X
Purpose-built from the ground up, the next-generation Western Star 49X vocational truck is underpinned by a stronger, lighter chassis and equipped with a new X-series...
News Unmanned Systems
Ford Expands EV Lineup with E-Transit Cargo Van
Ford revealed on November 12 its next fully electric vehicle (EV), the 2022 E-Transit cargo van, with the automaker’s new president and CEO Jim Farley stating, “The transition of fleet...
Technology Report Power
Active Roll Stabilization Introduced for Audi’s Large Crossovers
Audi is fitting its largest crossover models with a new, active anti-roll system that the company said enhances cornering capability and reduces body roll without...
What We’re Driving Manned Systems
2021 Chevrolet Suburban High Country
GM engineers tell me that their latest full-size light truck program, which most recently spawned the 2021 Chevy Suburban and GMC Yukon, encompassed nearly 10,000 engineering and technical staff...
Technology Report Materials
Altair Honors Lightweight Advances
Fitting for an industry that collectively is accelerating electric-vehicle launches, Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle won the Full Vehicle category of the 8th annual Altair Enlighten...
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Fluid-Filled Frequency-Tunable Mass Damper
Applications include absorbers, tuned mass dampers, harmonic absorbers, and seismic dampers.
Road Ready Automotive
2021 Ford Bronco Aims to Kick Some Jeep
“There is nothing on this truck that is superfluous – no decorative chrome or extraneous styling. It’s designed for function, not fashion,” explained Paul Wraith, chief designer for...
What We’re Driving Propulsion
What We’re Driving: 2020 Mazda3 Premium AWD
Before I started a drive in the 2020 Mazda3, I had to toggle the drive-select to “sport.” And release the parking brake. Each and every time. At least the two switches are in proximity...
News Manned Systems
2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave
The aftermarket driven by Jeep Wrangler is reportedly north of $1 billion and I like to think that my dad had something to do with kickstarting that phenomena. After purchasing a new 1947 Willys CJ2A...
Articles Aerospace
How to Install Coiled Spring Pins
See why coiled spring pins are being used extensively throughout the aerospace industry.
News Power
Kubota Enters Stand-On Track-Loader Segment with New SCL1000
Kubota took the wraps off its first-ever entrant into the stand-on track-loader market at the 2020 ConExpo-Con/Agg tradeshow in Las Vegas. The new SCL1000 is the smallest...
News Propulsion
What We’re Driving: 2020 BMW X3 M Competition
The concept of the high-performance SUV (more appropriately, “crossover”) can be difficult to reconcile. I understand that everyone currently wants an SUV body style and performance...
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