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Eaton Opens Sixth China Tech Center
Shanghai is the location of Eaton's latest technical center in China. The new $3.3 million Vehicle Group Asia Pacific Technical Center will develop vehicle powertrain solutions for the Chinese and regional markets.
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Book Offers Actionable Knowledge on Automotive Glass Engineering
The new book Glass Engineering: Design Solutions for Automotive Applications from SAE International uses a no-nonsense, step-by-step approach to examine the variables of...
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GM’s Diesel-Emissions Strategy for 95 G/km and Beyond
The future of diesel engines for passenger vehicles is promising, despite the high cost of exhaust aftertreatment technology. Even though gasoline engines require less aftertreatment...
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No Hands, Lots of Brains
Autonomous vehicles have garnered much attention in recent months, but many technical hurdles face developers tasked with giving drivers more freedom to do other tasks. Engineers need to develop hardware and software...
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Aerodynamics and Flow Simulations Come of Age
"Adecade ago, we had to convince people that CFD and simulation had value. Nowadays CFD is a well-accepted tool in the automotive industry used in all phases of the vehicle development...
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New Rules Shuffle the F1 Deck
This season will see an almost entirely new slate of rules for Formula One that effectively make it a different series. The cars are changed aerodynamically and have dramatically different power sources. Stiff...
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Alfieri Concept Marks Maserati Centenary
Maserati celebrates its centenary in 2014, and the Alfieri, named after Alfieri Maserati, founder of the original Maserati Company, is the concept car that was unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show...
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Volvo Concept Estate Shows Clues for New XC90
News that Volvo would be adopting Apple’s CarPlay graphical interface system, demonstrated in the company’s latest concept at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, gained almost as much attention as...
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PSA, Toyota JV Spawns a New City Car Model Range
A successful joint venture between PSA Peugeot Citroën and Toyota brought one of the most successful city car model ranges to Europe in 2005. The 2014 Geneva Motor Show saw the launch of the...
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Making Sense of Hybrids
In contrast to the automotive market, where battery-powered hybrids are the dominant alternative to internal-combustion engines, multiple powertrain options are vying to gain acceptance in the off-highway market....
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Toyota Motorsport Pursues Le Mans Prize with 1000-PS All-Wheel-Drive Hybrid
Toyota is continuing its effort to be the first Japanese manufacturer to score an overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans since Mazda won the race in 1991 with...
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SAE Committee to Work with VDA on R-744 A/C Standards
R-1234yf may be the choice of most car manufacturers worldwide as the new low-global-warming (LGW) A/C refrigerant to replace R-134a, but as many in the industry have learned, there are...
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BorgWarner to Add 200 Jobs in Tech Center Expansion
BorgWarner is expanding its powertrain technical center in Auburn Hills, MI, a move that the company expects will add up to 200 jobs in engineering, program management, and sales.
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SAE International Battery Committee Chair Defines the Value Proposition of Batteries (Video)
Sometimes we techies need to step out of our labs and offices and take our ideas to the average consumer. I want to tackle something the public...
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Chinese Company's U.S. Arm Completes Acquisition of Fisker
Wanxiang America Corp. (the U.S. arm of a Chinese auto parts manufacturer) has completed the acquisition of the assets of failed U.S. auto startup Fisker Automotive, the companies...
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Mercedes Board Member Demonstrates Upgrades for New C-Class
The names Ola Källenius and Mercedes-Benz go together like a horse and carriage, or, in modern parlance, like a highly efficient, low emissions engine powering a weight-saving,...
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Audi TT Quattro Sport
Audi spiced up the TT coupe’s world debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show with a little taste of what the car’s platform and powertrain could potentially achieve. The TT Sport concept car is propelled by 309-kW...
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College Students Design Lightweight Steel Wheels
A college sophomore nabbed the top spot in a steel wheels competition focused on eye-appealing, lightweight-structure concept renderings from Lawrence Technological University (LTU) design...
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Prodrive Process 'Clips' Carbon-Composite Costs by up to 40%
The use of carbon-composite components continues to be an extremely effective solution to weight saving in very high-end premium cars, but its cost continues to limit its...
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Wraith Offers Rolls-Royce’s Most Dynamic Driving Experience
Rolls-Royce has always been about ultra-luxury, customization, and a “magic carpet” ride. Its newest model, the Wraith, doesn’t disappoint, and adds a dose of sportiness.
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Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4
Lamborghini’s new Huracan mid-engine V10 model has enormous tire tracks to fill. It replaces the Gallardo, which, with 14,022 units produced over a decade, was far and away the most successful Lamborghini...
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Inside Zytek’s New EV Propulsion System
Battery technology and vehicle range are invariably two salient areas of focus when an EV's capability is discussed. The traction motor, though, is usually something of an automotive...
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Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population
With more than 75 million Baby Boomers (those aged 50-68) in the U.S., the automotive industry is now faced with the necessity to design products to meet the unique needs of this substantial...
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First Look: GM’s New Modular Ecotec Engines
GM Powertrain engineers have revealed technical and development details of their company's all-new Modular Ecotec family of long-stroke 1.0- to 1.5-L three- and four-cylinder gasoline engines...
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New Peugeot 3-Cylinder Gasoline Engine Family Optimizes Combustion
A new family of 3-cylinder gasoline engines from Peugeot, called PureTech, employs optimized combustion to offer what the automaker calls a breakthrough in terms of fuel...
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ZF's CEO Talks About Lightweight Vehicle Applications
The debut of a brake pedal and its housing unit made from fiber-reinforced thermoplastics on a MY2014 German sports car serves as a vivid example of weight-conscious products reaching production application.
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Chrysler Names New Head of Transmission Powertrain
Jeffrey Lux has been named by Chrysler Group LLC as Head of Transmission Powertrain, effective immediately. As part of Chrysler Group's Leadership Team, he is responsible for the design,...
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Jewel-Like Lens Highlights Ford F-150 LED Headlamp
Ford is using a highly engineered lens with 16 precision optical surfaces and 80 facets in the upcoming 2015 F-150's headlamp to re-create as much as possible a daytime quality of light...
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SAE Adopts Two Hydrogen-Fueling Standards to Advance Commercialization of Fuel-Cell Vehicles
To support the impending rollout of the hydrogen fueling infrastructure and fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), SAE International’s Fuel Cell...
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