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The E-Up! Points Way to VW’s Electric Future
Exclamation points are sometimes scattered like self-seeding grammatical saplings through the pages of company press releases. Often unwanted, unwarranted, and unnecessary, they may be a...
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Hot for Powertrain
Are you looking for deep and valuable powertrain knowledge that only comes from top-level technical presentations and insider-quality networking? Then point your GPS towards North America’s “Motor City” next month...
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Delphi and Hyundai GDCI Program Aims to Top Diesel Efficiency
Can a gasoline-fueled passenger-car engine achieve diesel levels of efficiency and torque, with lower emissions and cost—in real-world operation? Delphi and Hyundai are close...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance