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Hyundai Creates Environment to Explore 'New Possibilities' at SAE World Congress

“Whether we’re talking about eco-friendly technologies, safety, or the connectivity of vehicles, we can achieve success if we collaborate to create new...

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Systems That Talk Together, Are Efficient Together

The need to trim fuel consumption and emissions is forcing design teams to take a broader look at equipment operations, linking various systems so they work together closely. Engines,...

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Transportation

Injection Strategies for Improving Emissions Characteristics

Traditional diesel engine combustion controlled by fuel injection and fuel-air mixture is typically diffusion combustion. There is a trade-off between NOx emissions and soot...

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Powering a Drive to Higher Voltages

A push to convert conventional automobiles to high-voltage power systems was a flop back in the 1990s. But a number of factors have prompted many technical strategists to once again promote the benefits...

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Oiling the Way to Greater EV Efficiency

Lubricant performance may not appear to be a salient challenge for EV operation even when it comes to the achievement of world electric speed records and on-track e-racecars. Not only is there no...

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BorgWarner Launches Low-Friction Engine Timing Chain

BorgWarner's latest-generation 6.35-mm (0.25-in) inverted-tooth silent engine timing chains are launching on engines from Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai, General Motors, and one Chinese...

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Tata Launches Family of Petrol Engines

Tata Motors on Jan. 20 announced the launch of a new petrol engine family for Tata passenger vehicles called Revotron. The first to come out of the family of three- and four-cylinders is the...

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Fisker Karma Retrofitted as VL Destino, First Delivery Tagged for 2014

The 1800 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sports cars that were produced by Fisker Automotive prior to the Anaheim, CA automaker’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy are highly coveted...

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Transportation

M3 Sedan, M4 Coupé Benefit from BMW’s Racing, CFRP Experience

The BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupé that made their debuts at the 2014 North American International Auto Show on Monday in Detroit reaped the rewards of the automaker’s...

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Propulsion

Chevrolet Ups the Performance Ante with MY2015 Corvette Z06

General Motors engineers have continued to wring still more performance from a Chevrolet Corvette design package that remains very consistent.

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Propulsion

Inside Honda’s New Two-motor 50-mpg Accord Hybrid

The all-new 2014 Accord Hybrid employs Honda’s new i-mmD (intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) two-motor hybrid system for midsize vehicles that debuted earlier this year on the Accord Plug-in...

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Voith Improves Efficiency of Transmission Components With Structure Optimization Software

As environmental standards become stricter and consumer demands for vehicles with greater fuel efficiency rise, automotive suppliers need to support...

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Transportation

Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Has Impressive Economy

The “power costs fuel” rule has been repealed by the 2014 Acura RlX sport hybrid midsize sedan. It’s the most powerful vehicle the Honda luxury division has ever built at 377 hp (281 kW),...

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Transportation

Mazda Plots Wankel-powered Range Extenders, HCCI Mild Hybrids

The problem with electric drive systems is that they are too electrified. That’s Mazda’s view, judging from the company’s plans to fortify internal-combustion technology so...

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