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GM Adopts Advanced Cylinder Deactivation for 2019 Chevy Silverado V8s
Calling 2019 variants of its 5.3-L and 6.2-L OHV V8s for the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado fullsize pickup “the most advanced gasoline V8s in the [Chevrolet] brand’s...
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Nano-Based Ultracap Tech Boosts EV Power Density
French nanomaterials specialist NAWA Technologies is aiming to bring a new dimension to the automotive industry’s use of the word “hybrid.” It is aiming to link high efficiency new...
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Nissan’s New VCR Engine: Worth the Effort?
Announced at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, Nissan’s new Variable Compression Ratio engine—known as the VC Turbo—pushes the pause button, at least momentarily, on the company’s journey to a...
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2019 Avalon: Toyota Further Refines Its Lexus Alternative
At a time when buyers are increasingly migrating to SUVs, Toyota is launching its all-new 2019 Avalon believing that there is still high-volume life left in the large-sedan segment....
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Stanadyne Pumps up the Volume
Although the auto sector continues to intensify its focus on electrification, planners and analysts remind almost daily that internal combustion-based propulsion will continue to the baseline for a decade or...
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Studies Seek to Reduce Range Impact of EV Cabin Conditioning
If the battery-electric vehicle (BEV) is to enter the affordable mainstream, it has to overcome the challenge of 50-60% loss of range from the impact of cabin heating, ventilation...
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Le Mans 2018: Can Anyone Beat Toyota’s Hybrids?
Arguably the pinnacle of auto racing technology, the World Endurance Championship’s 24 Hours of Le Mans is in a period of transition for 2018-19. The FIA sanctioning body has dubbed this...
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Simulation Rules: Scrubbing Heat, Sound and Dirt from Autonomous EVs
Engineering simulation software company Exa, now part of French Dassault Systèmes, has some advice for non-automotive companies that may be considering venturing into...
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Axial-Flux Technology Gives EVs a Boost
Motor developments for electric vehicles (EVs) often are shaded by the emphasis placed on battery capability. But the enduring need to deliver improved packaging, power, torque and range from EVs...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Testing for Cold-Climate Comfort
Arjeplog, Sweden sits around 35 miles (57 km) below the Arctic Circle, but this remote city has been a bustling hub for the automotive industry for decades. Since the first winter tests were conducted here...
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New Chevy Corvette ZR1’s LT5 V8: 2 Hp per Cubic Inch
John Rydzewski, assistant chief engineer for GM’s small-block (OHV V8) engines, seems justified in his pride regarding the role his 755-hp LT5 V-8 played in achieving the scorching...
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GM Pushes for Industry Standards as It Readies More EVs, AVs
General Motors’ electrified, autonomous vehicle future is about to hit overdrive—with related industry standards playing a vital role in the transformation.
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Toyota Unveils More New Gasoline ICEs with 40% Thermal Efficiency
Toyota is well-regarded for its advances in electric drive technology with its hybrid-electric Prius models, but the company also continues to make progress with internal...
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EPA to Lighten Obama-Era Vehicle Emissions Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on April 2 what many in the auto industry asked for, confirming that the agency plans to ease aggressive vehicle emissions standards,...
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Waste Heat Recovery Issues, Challenges to Be Discussed at SAE Symposium
The challenges of climate change and energy security require a continuous effort toward reduction of global environmental pollution and fossil oil consumption. To meet...
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Peer-Reviewed Study: Steel-Intensive Vehicles Emit Lower GHG Emissions over the Lifecycle
A vehicle lifecycle assessment study shows that cars extensively using advanced high strength steels (AHSS) emit lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
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Jaguar, Waymo to Partner for Automated Driving with New I-Pace EV
Alphabet’s Waymo automated-driving unit aLand Rover announced prior to the 2018 New York auto show the two companies will partner with Jaguar Land Rover to develop...
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Lincoln Aviator: New Rear-Drive Platform, Plug-In Option
Just prior to a 2018 New York auto show that promised to headline virtually no new models that weren’t crossover SUVs of some sort, Ford’s Lincoln premium-vehicle brand unveiled...
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UAV Turbines to Tackle 200-Hp Class UAV Engines for U.S. Army
With successes in the 50-shp class gas turbine engine class for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), UAV Turbines has reached an agreement with the U.S. Army’s Reliable Advanced...
Road Ready Power
All-New 2019 Ram 1500 Launches with a Bed-Load of Innovations
FiatChrysler’s Ram 1500 pickup doesn’t top the fullsize-pickup sales charts (never mind the Detroit Three automakers still insist on obfuscating what to everyone else should...
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Engineers Are Re-Engineering Ford
When your market share has plummeted more than two percentage points since 2013, your product range is growing cobwebs, your dealers are screaming for new models and you’ve recently lost one of your top...
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Technology Time-Warp
While auto engineers like to quip that vehicle electrification “is a century old and still in search of a battery,” it’s no joke that many of today’s “advanced” technologies are rooted in concepts first...
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Jaguar Unveils Twin-Motor I-Pace Battery-Electric Crossover
Ahead of the 2018 Geneva motor show, Jaguar unveiled the production version of its first-ever electric vehicle: the twin-motor I-Pace crossover. In perhaps any EV’s most crucial...
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2018 Geneva Auto Show: Porsche Unveils 600-Hp Electric Crossover
Although a production version of its battery-electric Mission E concept sedan remains nearly two years away, Porsche unveiled a stunning companion at the 2018 Geneva motor...
Articles Transportation
Autonomy and Electrification: A Perfect Match?
The electric powertrain and autonomous vehicle marriage may well be ‘made in heaven’ — but like any strong partnership it also needs care and attention. Read on to learn more.
Articles Propulsion
Spark of Genius
In 2016, after six frustrating years of R&D invested in an ultra-lean-burn, high-compression gasoline engine, Mazda’s managing executive officer, Mitsuo Hitomi, 63, had this brainstorm: Adding spark ignition might...
Articles Power
LEAF Turns to the 2020s
The 2018 Leaf, now packing 150-mi (241-km) operating range, and with +200-mi (321-km) battery capability coming for 2019, will lead Nissan’s electric march into the new decade. Read on to learn more.
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SAE Government/Industry 2018: AT&T Reaffirms Mobile 5G Trials, DSRC ‘Still Alive’
In Washington, DC, at the 2018 SAE Government/Industry meeting this week, cellular-communications giant AT&T affirmed in a session on...
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China Flies with ADS-B In
With air traffic in China steadily growing, efforts to update air-traffic-management systems are vital to maintaining air safety. The path to modernized, networked, NextGen air-traffic communications, aviation...
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