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SAE International and Sustainable Mobility Solutions Recognized by White House
SAE International and its Sustainable Mobility Solutions (SMS) are making big moves, and the nation’s taking notice.
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Making over the World’s Leading Hybrid
Its markedly upgraded power and performance take it to a driving-dynamics place difficult to believe could be achieved.
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Wolfspeed, ZF to Collaborate on New Uses of Silicon Carbide
Leading silicon carbide chipmaker Wolfspeed joined German officials to announce construction of what it said would be the world’s largest silicon carbide device factory. The...
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Quicker Pathways to Reduce Transportation’s Climate Impact
Current U.S. energy policies are laser-focused on addressing climate change – as they should be. Meanwhile, 2022’s soaring gasoline prices show that U.S. dependence on...
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BMW Reapproaches Hydrogen
Automakers have raised and dashed hopes for using hydrogen to power cars and trucks, including General Motors’ notorious 2007 promise that it would sell 1 million fuel-cell vehicles annually (actual number:...
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Engineering ‘Electron Guzzlers’
Apparently, ‘gas guzzler’ now encompasses any vehicle that burns hydrocarbon fuels, no matter how efficient. Anything with an exhaust pipe.
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Toyota Punches up the Prius
An undeniable technical achievement since its U.S. launch for the 2001 model year, Toyota’s Prius never has been able to shake its weenie-mobile reputation. It’s an image formed largely by the combination...
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The Electrofuels That Reduce Amazon’s Fleet Emissions
Amazon has a goal of having 50% of its shipments being made net-zero carbon by 2030. In 2021, more than 100 million packages were delivered to customers with zero-emissions vehicles...
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A Divergent Approach to Vehicle Development and Production
Among the most intriguing vehicles on display at the 2022 Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance was a pair developed by an obscure brand, Czinger Vehicles, and its parent company,...
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ZF Introduces Complete E-Drive System for Passenger, Commercial Vehicles
ZF Group said a new e-drive system architecture that is more compact, offers greater energy density and is easily adaptable will appeal to manufacturers introducing...
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Time for Hydrogen
After decades of R&D, some false starts, and a smattering of low-volume production vehicles, hydrogen has emerged as a vital enabler for carbon reduction across the transportation sector. In gaseous form, our lightest...
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CASE Struggles to Fulfil Expectations
The saying ‘Two steps forward, one step back’ describes the overall progress of CASE — Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electrified vehicles and infrastructures. While electrification and...
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Tuning the 2024 Corvette E-Ray for Exceptional Drivability
The challenge with any hybrid-electric vehicle is programming two propulsion sources to provide seamless response in every driving mode—acceleration, braking, cruising, etc. And...
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Proving out DC Fast Charging — in the Extreme
The ability to charge electric vehicles at a very fast rate is a key to electrifying mobility across the U.S. It’s a focus of the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Extreme Fast Charger project,...
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Scania Adapts On-Highway Diesel for New Off-Highway Engine Platform
Scania Power Solutions has launched a new engine platform designed to provide new power outputs, longer service intervals, longer base-engine operational life and reduced...
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BMW Plans Move to Structural Battery Packs and ‘46120’ Cells
The technology below the smooth skin of BMW’s i Vision Dee concept car, unveiled at CES 2023, marks a major step forward in the company’s electric-vehicle...
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CES 2023: Ram Unveils 2024 Electric Pickup Concept
Stellantis’ Ram brand is late to the ranks of full-size battery-electric pickup trucks, following the Ford F-150 Lighting EV and Rivian R1Tin 2022, GM’s Silverado EV due in fall 2023,...
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BMW Previews an HMI Future Without Dashboard Screens
The BMW i Vision Dee is an electric tease, dialed up to Las Vegas wattage for a provocative unveiling at CES 2023: A novel digital grille, wrapped with Kindle-style “E-ink” material,...
Road Ready Energy
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...
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Yanmar, ELEO Announce Electrification Strategy for Off-Highway Sector
Yanmar announced its strategy for electrification of future off-road powertrain offerings at the Bauma 2022 conference in late October. During a presentation, Yanmar...
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Williams Debuts New Flexible Platform for BEVs and FCVs
Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) has unveiled its latest product, the EVR electric vehicle platform. It has been designed to provide an accelerated start to a high-performance...
Technology Report Energy
Tula’s DMD Promises Gains in EV Efficiency
Nestled in San Jose, California just south of the San Francisco Bay, the small but mighty team at Tula Technologies continues to develop advancements for optimizing the efficiency of ICE and...
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The Haters Go After Toyota
Want your company to be the target of haters? Here’s a sure way to do it, as proven in 2022.
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Gearing Dana for the EV Future
As Dana Inc. transitions further into electrified systems, it pays to have a Mechatronics engineer leading the company’s technology charge. Giulio Ornella, Dana’s VP of Global Engineering, has been...
Articles Test & Measurement
Proposed Standards and Methods for Leak Testing Lithium-Ion Battery Packs
Battery packs, whether made of prismatic, cylindrical, or pouch cells, are cooled by common automotive thermal management systems.
Articles Power
Silicon Forging Ahead for Higher-Performance Battery Anodes
General Motors’ new joint-research agreement with OneD underscores the promise of silicon-anode development.
Products Energy
New Products
See the new products for December 2022, including power diodes, a battery management system, gelled tantalum capacitors, and more.
Articles Energy
Powering Light Electric Vehicles
Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) such as golf carts have been traditionally powered by lead-acid batteries.
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FAA to Replace Aging Network of Ground-Based Radars
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A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the U.S. Navy in Guam
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Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel
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2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: All Hybrid, All the Time
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F-22 Pilot Controls Drone With Tablet
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L3Harris Starts Low Rate Production Of New F-16 Viper Shield
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Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
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SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
