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Off-Highway Hybrids Are Entering Prime Time
Vocational off-highway vehicles are piling on the miles with power provided by an internal combustion engine (ICE) with additional hybrid technology. “We often get asked the question,...
News Energy
HD Hyundai Rolls out a Slew of New Machines
HD Hyundai recently announced several new additions to its portfolio of off-highway machines. The expansion includes the HD100 dozer, the HX355A excavator, and a quartet of new models for its...
Editorial Power
Hybrids Are Having a Moment
Manufacturers at the forefront of sustainability efforts and intent on electrifying commercial trucks and off-highway machines still see the necessity to include internal combustion engines in their future...
Technical Innovation Propulsion
In Pursuit of a Dedicated Hydrogen ICE for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Heavy-duty vehicle regulations from the European Union specify a 43% carbon emissions reduction by 2030. The EU’s carbon emissions reduction mandate climbs to 64% by 2035...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Small Low-Cost Engines for Drones and Collaborative Combat Aircraft
GE Aerospace and Kratos Turbine Technologies signed a new partnership agreement at the 2024 Farnborough International Air Show to develop and manufacture small...
Road Ready Propulsion
Tackling the Elements with the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster and Wagon
Spinning up a new car company in the 2020s typically means there's a new electric crossover being unveiled that may (or may not) come to market sometime in the next...
Articles Manned Systems
Eaton and BAE Gear up a New Electrified Truck
One of the advantages that OEMs have long touted for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) has been the elimination of components like the transmission. The instant torque that an electric motor...
Technology Report Propulsion
WCX 2024: Tier 1s Rolling with the Rocky Transition to EVs
The jagged transition from ICE-powered vehicles to EVs and shorter lifecycles for new technologies are gnawing at Tier 1 suppliers’ production volume forecasts. “It’s a...
Road Ready Power
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Makes E-Shift Feel Real
Albert Biermann, the über-engineer tapped to lead Hyundai Motor Group’s R&D and vehicle development, officially retired in 2021. But the fingerprints of the longtime chief engineer...
INSIDER Propulsion
Honeywell Develops Cooling System Upgrade for F-35 Engine
Honeywell has demonstrated the ability to upgrade the current cooling capacity of the F-35’s Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) to 80kW. With this significantly enhanced...
Articles Transportation
A Peek at Electrify America’s Charging Station Future
The move to electrification has hit a snag. The charging infrastructure hasn’t quite lived up to the needs of those with EVs. The Inflation Reduction Act requires that charging...
Technology Report Energy
All-Electric Nissan Ariya Handles Ultra-Cold Temps on Pole to Pole Trek
Chris and Julie Ramsey covered more than 33,000 km (20,505 miles) across three continents in an all-electric passenger vehicle from 1823’s magnetic North Pole to...
INSIDER Energy
Airbus Preparing to Fly New Prototype eVTOL This Year
The CityAirbus NextGen prototype electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made its public debut during an unveiling ceremony in Donauwörth, Germany on March 7,...
INSIDER Weapons Systems
Sweden Taps GKN, Saab to Design Concepts for Future Fighter Jet
GKN Aerospace and Saab have both signed new deals with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop conceptual studies for advanced power and propulsion...
Articles Energy
EFuels: An Alternative to the Alternative
Even as electric vehicles dominate today’s alternative powertrain market for passenger cars, the future of how we will all someday drive without burning petroleum is cloudier than ever. To...
News Power
Mack Announces Series Production of MD Electric at Work Truck Week
Mack Trucks announced that series production and deliveries have begun for its second battery-electric truck, the MD Electric. Production MD Electrics have reportedly...
News Propulsion
Volvo Reveals New VNL with SuperTruck Influence
Volvo Trucks North America has launched the completely redesigned VNL Class 8 truck. The all-new VNL was designed specifically for the North American market and features Volvo’s next...
Road Ready Power
2025 Kia Carnival MPV Hybrid Brings Unplugged PHEV Power
The 2025 Kia Carnival MPV is acquiring a hybrid powertrain as part of the minivan’s model year update that debuted at the Chicago Auto Show. The internal-combustion engine...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Stellantis Unveils STLA Large Platform for D, E Segments
Stellantis on Friday unveiled its STLA Large platform, which will be the basis for eight new EVs from sedans to Trail Rated SUVs by 2026.
Road Ready Propulsion
Lucid Unveils Gravity Electric SUV with More Than 440 Miles of Range
Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson's focus on efficiency permeates the automotive startup. The boss doubles as the company's CTO. That close connection to vehicles coming out...
Road Ready Propulsion
Regardless of Powertrain, 2024 Hyundai Kona Benefits from EV-First Design Plan
The 2024 Hyundai Kona will be sold in the U.S. with either electric or ICE propulsion, while a hybrid option will be available in other markets. The new Kona...
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Cadillac Reveals 2025 CT5-V and CT5-V Blackwing with More Tech
While Cadillac is hurtling toward its electric-only future with five EVs either in-production or announced, the V-series of ICE performance vehicles — celebrating its...
Articles Motion Control
Tremec-Trification
Tremec is charting a future in vehicle electrification that leverages the company’s gear-manufacturing history while clearly departing from its intrinsic connection to internal combustion engine. Tremec, a...
News Materials
Schaeffler Heads Back to CES with New Acquisition, Capabilities
Schaeffler Group, energized by a new acquisition and a new tagline “we pioneer motion,” will showcase new capabilities at CES in January — its first appearance at the...
News Energy
LA Auto Show 2023: Revenge of the Hybrids
Electrification was still a thing at mid-November’s 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show, but there was no lack of ICE and hybrid powertrains sprinkled throughout the various debuts and unveilings. The...
News Power
2024 Lexus TX Has Three Powertrain Options – ICE, Hybrid, PHEV – and It Shows
Despite its considerable size, the new Lexus TX does not lumber. It does not struggle. Instead, Lexus’ latest three-row SUV provides surprisingly smooth...
INSIDER Aerospace
Army Delivers First T901 ITEP Engines for FARA Prototype Helicopters
Both companies that are competing for the U.S. Army's new Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program have received the General Electric T901 Improved Turbine...
News Motion Control
Yamaha Unveils AWD and Electric Power Steering for Concept E-Bikes
If driving all four wheels of an automobile has advantages, it seems sensible that driving both wheels of a motorcycle or bicycle also would offer certain performance...
INSIDER Propulsion
Navy Starts First Assemblies of F-35 Lift Fan Clutch
The U.S. Navy's Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) achieved its first assembly of a lift fan clutch for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, becoming the first Department of Defense (DoD)...
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Starliner to Perform Uncrewed Return Flight From International Space Station...
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Archer Delivers First Midnight eVTOL to US Air Force
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ESA to Test Canadian Startup's Diamond Quantum Sensors in Space
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EA-37B Compass Call: The US Air Force's New Electronic Attack Aircraft
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Modern Commercial Jets Create Longer Living Contrails Than Older Aircraft,...
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Is the Department of Defense Stockpiling Enough Critical Materials?
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