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Getting a Grip on AWD Efficiency
All-wheel drive is becoming a must-have feature for drivers who face slippery roads and daunting grades in winter. The growing popularity of the technology is fueled by the worldwide boom in B- and...
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Flexible, ‘Invisible’ Assembly Lines Gain Popularity
Interest in automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to convey product from one station to another on the plant floor assembly line continues to grow as manufacturers look for greater...
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KSPG Automotive Is on the Fast Track Globally
KSPG Automotive is tallying up impressive sales around the globe, but keeping pace with the galloping growth requires both product and people.
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Johnson Controls Unveils New Start-Stop Battery System
An advanced start-stop system using two different battery chemistries is now in the prototype phase, Johnson Controls officials announced during media days at the 2015 North American International Auto Show.
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Toyota Announces Access to Fuel-Cell Patents at CES
Physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku opened the Toyota press conference at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) proclaiming the dawn of a new age of hydrogen.
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Ford Aims for New 'Halo' Products and More Female Engineers, Says COO Barb Samardzich
Ford has a lot riding on the new Mustang. It isn’t just another Ford model; it is a statement of capability and international intent, and no one...
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Lightweighting, Safety Drive Steel Development at ArcelorMittal
The steel industry is constantly innovating to develop new solutions that satisfy customers in a range of industries, the automotive industry included. Stricter fuel-economy...
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ECU Advances Take Many Paths
The demand for automated features and functions is prompting electronic engineers to alter their design strategies, distributing intelligence throughout the vehicle. As more electronic controls are added, the...
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SAE Comes out with "Green Racing" Protocols
SAE International recently published the J2880 - Recommended Green Racing Protocols. The aims of J2880 are to:
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New Book Spotlights Latest Turbocharging Technologies
Concepts in Turbocharging for Improved Efficiency and Emissions Reduction, the new book published by SAE International, explores the many ways that turbocharging will deliver concrete...
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Leading Ford’s Drive for Innovation
Filling the void left by 32-year Ford veteran Paul Mascarenas, Dr. Ken Washington (SAE member, 2014), former Vice President of the Space Technology Advanced Research and Development Laboratories at...
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Waste-To-CNG Technology Enables Chevy to Go Bi-Fuel with Impala (Video)
General Motors claims that its 2015 Chevrolet Bi-fuel Impala running on gasoline or CNG (compressed natural gas) will be the only bi-fuel-capable sedan on the market to...
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Accelerating Racecar Innovation
Prior to this year’s Indianapolis 500, the 48th annual BorgWarner Louis Schwitzer Award was awarded for innovation and engineering excellence in race car design. Claiming the award, for the second time, was...
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Fuel Cells on the Upswing
2015 could be at the start of something bigger for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Hyundai recently announced the arrival for lease of a fleet of Tucson FCEVs for the southern California market,...
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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Telsa Model S Troubles
Tesla Motors is learning that making trouble-free autos is no easy task. In this week's SAE Eye on Engineering, Senior Editor Lindsay Brooke looks at the American electric car maker...
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Brothers Win Eaton's Top Innovation Awards for Advanced Technologies
A pair of brothers, who are both employees at Eaton and SAE International members, have each won Eaton’s “Gamechanger” Award—the company’s highest recognition...
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Formulating a Winning Motor Oil
Paul Bastien (SAE Member, 1990), Senior Research Engineer and Product Development Specialist for Shell Global Solutions (U.S.) Inc., is part of a team of scientists and technicians responsible for passenger...
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Teams from Kansas and Brazil Top Fields at Dual FSAE Events to Wrap up CDS Season
Student engineers gathered at Lincoln Airpark in Lincoln, NE, on June 19-21 to compete at SAE International's Formula SAE–Lincoln/Formula SAE–Electric.
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EcoCAR 3 Teams Work to Improve Fuel Economy, Reduce Emissions of Chevy Camaro
Sixteen university teams from the U.S. and Canada will transform a Chevrolet Camaro into an energy-efficient, eco-smart muscle car without compromise to the...
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EPA-OTAQ Chief on GHG Mandate: ‘Things Look Really Good’
The most encouraging aspect of the U.S. federal government’s mandates on fuel economy and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions is that “customers are buying more fuel efficiency...
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Meeting the Need for Engineering Talent
Perhaps no one knows the realities of the U.S. engineering job market more than Laura Kurtz, Manager, U.S. Recruiting at Ford Motor Co. The shortage of engineers and the increased competition among...
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GMZ Energy Demos Device for Waste-Heat Recapture
GMZ Energy has announced the successful demonstration of a high-temperature thermoelectric generation (TEG) unit designed for automotive (civilian and military) waste-heat recapture. In the...
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Vehicles Nab Ultra-High Mpg at 35th Annual SAE Supermileage
U.S. consumers were still reeling from the 1970s oil embargo that caused gasoline prices to soar when the top SAE Supermileage team fielded a car that snared 558 mpg at the...
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Making the Most of a Clutch Situation at Formula SAE
Rookie Formula SAE Michigan participant Matt Kramer designed a mechanically automated clutch that won Altair Engineering’s first place award for most innovative design at the 2014...
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Mazda Reaches out to High Schoolers for STEM
The engineering and race professionals from Mazda presented the nuances of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to a group of high school-age students May 27 at Martin Luther King...
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Novel Nanocatalysts for Fuel Cells
One of the biggest obstacles to widespread adoption of clean hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars and trucks is the high price and rarity of the platinum and platinum-family catalysts that the stacks need to...
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Dual-Use Heater Core Contributes to Better Vehicle Fuel Economy
Imagine a vehicle towing a 3000-lb (1360-kg) trailer up a 6% grade on a 110°F (43°C) day. This scenario describes less than 1% of driving time, but 100% of vehicles have...
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Driving Good Dynamics
Dave Rollett, Vehicle Dynamics Team Leader at motorsport and engineering consultancy Prodrive, is forthright in his views about car buyers: “Most do not know what good dynamics feel like, yet they form strong...
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Advanced Engineered Material Technologies for a Challenging Environment
This is a time of both great challenge and great opportunity in the transportation industry. In February, President Obama directed the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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