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Ford Prepares Transit PHEV Fleet for London Trials
Ford will launch a test program of its new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vans in London aimed at helping to improve the city's air quality. The multi-million pound project will...
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Simulation Squeezes More Range out of Formula-E Racers
"Range anxiety" is not just affecting electric vehicle drivers on the road—it is also a significant hurdle for Formula E teams on the track. Highly accurate energy consumption...
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NAIAS 2017: I.D. Buzz Could Be VW's Microbus of the Future
It’s a VW Microbus for future generations, an electric van capable of fully autonomous driving. But at this point, it’s only a concept.
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NAIAS 2017: Stinger Gives Kia a Fast, Nimble Sedan
Kia’s racy GT concept sports sedan shown at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show becomes production reality with the 2018 Stinger.
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Waymo’s End Game: Beat Conti, Delphi and Valeo in Self-Driving Tech?
What does Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car project and now a standalone company, want to be when it grows up?
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Combating Motion Sickness in Autonomous-Driving Simulators
Motion sickness has become a very real issue for engineers developing and testing autonomous vehicle technologies. Automotive simulators can reach such high levels of realism that...
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F-150 and Mustang Hybrids Part of Ford's Global Electrified Vehicles Plan
Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce hybrid versions of its iconic F-150 and Mustang in the U.S. by 2020, the company announced at a press conference at its Flat Rock,...
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New Ford Fiesta Claims B-Car Tech Leadership
It may look similar to the current model but Ford describes its next generation Fiesta as the “world’s most technologically advanced small car.”
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2016 Los Angeles Auto Show: Mazda’s All-New CX-5 to Include Diesel Engine for North America
Mazda made no secret it would unveil an all-new CX-5 compact crossover—now one of its best-selling models in the U.S.—at the 2016 Los Angeles...
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Bridging the Power Gap with 48 Volts
The hybrid Lincoln MKZ I'm driving feels like it's floating on air as we hustle down I-75, the combustion engine having been shut off by a clever bit of electrification. On this long, flat stretch of...
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New EEAs for the Connected, Autonomous Future
The connected, electrified and eventually driverless vehicle revolution has a less publicized but equally important back story — the development of next-generation electrical and electronic...
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Lucid Motors Unveils Air Electric Luxury Car
Lucid Motors, the latest electric-vehicle startup to tilt at Tesla, unveiled the production version of its first model, the Air luxury sedan that boasts a twin-motor driveline and high-density...
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Magna’s CTO Talks Innovation and Disruption
Swamy Kotagiri, Magna International’s Chief Technology Officer, will discuss how to foster an innovative organizational culture during a Leadership Summit roundtable, April 4 at the SAE WCX17...
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Focus for 2017: Cyber, Connected-Car, EV Charging, Vehicle Autonomy
Our new section, SAE Standards News, aims to update readers on the extensive activity in the SAE Global Ground Vehicle Standards development arena, by more than 800 ground...
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Ford’s 1.0-L Triple Will Add Cylinder Deactivation in 2018
A 1.0-L three-cylinder gasoline engine may not seem a likely candidate for cylinder deactivation, but Ford is doing just that with diminutive EcoBoost triple. Production is...
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Alfa Romeo's First SUV Shares New RWD Sedan Platform, Engines
Alfa Romeo's first SUV made its global debut at the 2016 L.A. Auto Show. The Stelvio is based on the Giulia, launched last year, and shares the same architecture and engine...
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Renault’s Kids’ Racer
The strategy of using junior racing to interest youngsters in automotive engineering careers gets a boost in Europe with Renault’s decision to launch a UK Clio Cup Junior Championship for 2017.
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LA Show 2016: Jaguar Reveals Electric I-Pace, Ford Shows EcoSport for U.S.
The 2016 Los Angeles auto show kicked off with Ford confirming longstanding speculation the company will sell a version of its EcoSport subcompact crossover in North...
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What’s Old (And Revered) Is New Again
Apart from top brass and various other engineering true believers at Mercedes-Benz, perhaps no one was more delighted than me when it was confirmed a couple of years ago that Mercedes was introducing...
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Biodiesel Hoses
GH100 and GH101 hoses from Eaton (Eden Prairie, MN) are suited for high-percentage biodiesel blend and high-temperature oil applications. Engineered for maximum performance in systems with a variety of fuel types, the hoses...
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Hybrid and Electric Powertrain Microcontroller
Silicon Mobility’s (Sophia-Antipolis, France) OLEA T222 automotive microcontroller is a dedicated solution for hybrid and electric powertrain control. According to company claims, it is the...
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Audi's New Compact Q2 Blends 3-Cylinder Efficiency, Agile Chassis
Audi continues to expand its SUV line-up as the latest, the Q2, enters global markets joining the Q3, Q5 (a new, Mexico-built generation is about to be launched), and Q7.
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U.S. EV Charging Infrastructure Set to Accelerate
If you build it, will they come? The prospect of coast-to-coast travel in a battery-electric vehicle may have brightened with the Obama Administration's recently announced details to create...
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Mercedes Extensively Electrifies Its New ICEs
Mercedes-Benz is not generally given to hyperbole to detail its technology, so when company engineers describe a program as “the biggest strategic engine initiative” in the automaker's long...
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2017 Nissan Rogue Adds Hybrid System with EV-Only Mode
Nissan gives its Rogue compact crossover utility a hybrid-electric powertrain option for model year 2017, boosting the estimated fuel efficiency of the front-drive model to 33 mpg...
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New Peugeot SUVs Jump to Modular Platform, Increase Composites Use
PSA Peugeot Citroën used the 2016 Paris Motor Show for the public launch of the Peugeot 3008 and 5008 models, now re-defined as SUVs. The 3008 accommodates five passengers...
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Mercedes EQ Concept Previews 2019 Electric SUV
Mercedes-Benz officially revealed its comprehensive electrified-mobility strategy at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, while unveiling a new electric concept vehicle, the Generation EQ, that previews...
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The Battery Man Speaks
The future of vehicle electrification is all about the battery. The industry’s steady progress in reducing lithium-ion battery cost while increasing energy density, durability and reliability has surprised one of...
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McLaren Faces the Electrified and Autonomous Future
Pressing the engine start button of a McLaren ignites a cacophony of sound that signals its place in the vanguard of ultra-high performance supercars.
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