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Clarios Brings AI to Idle Management for Heavy Trucks
The predominant low-voltage battery maker Clarios today announced that IdleLess, a sensor-and-AI-driven system for heavy-duty trucks that it says can save up to $3,300 per year per...
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Slate Unveils Bare-Bones EV Mini Truck
The American truck market is huge. The trucks, they're also quite large. Pickups went from workhorse machines to enormous luxury vehicles with equally large price tags. Even the Maverick, Ford’s...
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New York Auto Show 2025: News from the Floor
The 2025 edition of the New York International Auto Show proved some automakers still value the attention that comes with debuting a vehicle on a flashy convention center stage. Hyundai, Kia and...
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Challenges and Opportunities of Electrifying Off-Highway Machines
The off-highway machine industry is embracing new technologies to optimize operations, specifically regarding electric and hybrid off-highway equipment. The electric...
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ICE and Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Show Staying Power
The internal combustion engine. Hybrid-electric. Full-electric. Plug-in hybrid electric. Pick one, two, or more for the product portfolio.
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SAE J-3277 Covers Leak Testing for Every EV Battery
North American EV battery manufacturers currently do not test 100% of the cells they assemble into Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (RESS, or battery packs) for electrolyte leakage....
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All (Robot) Hands on Deck
For more than 100 years, BMW has been manufacturing vehicles in the heart of downtown Munich at a three-story plant that currently produces 1,000 cars a day. At the same time, the plant is in a state of being both...
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WCX 2025: Intel’s Weast Says China Leaping Ahead Due to Focus on Innovation
Jack Weast, vice president and general manager of Intel Automotive, told an audience at WCX 2025 that China’s automotive industry is advancing quickly due to...
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WXC 2025: GM’s Hydrotec-Based EV Charger Takes Center Stage
In 2022, General Motors announced that it was exploring commercial applications for its Hydrotec hydrogen fuel cells. Those efforts have culminated in a mobile hydrogen power...
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WCX 2025: Study Shows Safety Top Priority of Potential Vehicle-To-Everything Consumers
A study released Tuesday afternoon at an SAE World Congress (WCX) Learning Lab indicated that when it comes to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology,...
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WCX 2025: Vicor’s New Power Modules Arrive with 48V
As the automotive industry debates the merits of a 48V power network compared to keeping legacy 12V power networks, Vicor will present some of its newest high-power-density DC-DC...
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Hydrogen Is Hitting Some Headwinds
Nikola announced on February 19 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and had begun pursuing “value-maximizing sale transactions” for its operations. Also a maker of battery-electric heavy...
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The Transformative Power of Large-Format Additive Manufacturing for Automotive
In the dynamic landscape of automotive manufacturing, innovation has focused mostly on delivering greater efficiency, automation, sustainability and...
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Propane Powers Ahead for Medium Duty Sector
The seemingly constant changing winds of North American emissions regulations have put many alternative propulsion-supplying OEMs on high alert over the first quarter of this year. However, not...
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Autonomous Trucking Tech Hits High Gear
After a tumultuous 2023 that saw several autonomous trucking startups pivot out of or exit the arena entirely, there has been a recent resurgence of investment and efforts to bring the vision of...
Technology Report Energy
Elaphe Readies In-Wheel Motors for OEM EVs After 2030
Elaphe unveiled what it claims is the first and only in-wheel electric motor (IWM) designed to fit existing EVs at CES in January. Elaphe Propulsion Technologies, a pioneer of in-wheel...
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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Brings All the Right Updates
The place doesn’t look like much: A Sonic drive-through in Cathedral City, California, and a row of eight Tesla Superchargers. But the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 I’m driving is helping to...
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Artificial Intelligence Being Schooled for Mining Applications
A battery-electric Honda midsize SUV entering production in early 2026 will use Helm.ai’s artificial intelligence to facilitate conditional automated driving. The start-up...
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First Drive: REE’s Electrifying P7 Delivery Chassis
At NTEA’s 2024 Work Truck Week, REE Automotive showcased its P7 EV chassis and REEcorners modular suspension system. At the time, the P7 was being offered to North American fleets for...
Technology Report Energy
Accelerating Materials Development with Quantum Computing
As most engineers pursue ways to improve material properties such as longevity, corrosion resistance and eco-friendliness, quantum computing is emerging as a groundbreaking...
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Mitsubishi Fuso Announces Energy Storage Demonstration
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation has announced it will conduct a joint demonstration of its Battery 2nd Life initiative this year. This initiative will be jointly conducted...
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Designs on a Diverse Powertrain Future
Many manufacturers in the construction and mining vehicle sectors have tabbed the Bauma trade show in April as the venue for major product debuts. Perkins is one of those, though it provided select...
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Autonomous Quarry Haulage in High Demand
At Komatsu’s Quarry Days 2025 event at its Arizona Proving Grounds outside of Tucson, dealers, customers, and media got the opportunity to operate Komatsu mining and construction equipment, learn about its latest technology innovations, and talk to product experts. Read on to learn more.
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How Emerging Technologies Can Transform EV Battery Reliability and Safety
As U.S. automakers evolve their lineups with new electric and hybrid vehicles, they face a significant challenge: meeting the increasing demand for affordable,...
Technical Innovation Energy
FPT’s Battery Pack Dives into Marine Market
FPT Industrial formed its ePowertrain department in 2018 and since has developed a range of electric drivelines, battery packs and battery management systems (BMS) targeting on-road commercial...
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2026 Escalade IQL Is Cadillac’s Biggest, Roomiest EV Yet
Cadillac today unveiled the 2026 Escalade IQL electric vehicle, which maintains the Escalade IQ’s class-leading range but adds additional passenger and cargo space.
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Mercedes Proposes “In-Drive Brakes” for Better EVs
From humble Chevy Bolts to six-figure Lucid Airs, every EV can reverse its electric motors to slow the vehicle while harvesting energy for the battery, the efficient tag-team process...
Articles Aerospace
Hydrogen Won't Accept 'No' for an Answer
Most outsiders to the transportation industry don’t know much about rapid developments in hydrogen fuel-cell and hydrogen internal-combustion. There just aren’t the large-scale commercial and...
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Battery Safety for a Zero-Incident Future
A fire on January 17 gutted what was reportedly the world’s largest battery storage plant in Moss Landing near Monterey, California. The blaze and concerns over air quality damaged by the toxic...
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