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U.K. Universities Lead R&D for Low-Cost Catalysts, Low-CO2 Combustion

Reducing the cost of catalytic converters through design, and reducing engine-out emissions using advanced turbocharging and combustion techniques, are the focus of...

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Propulsion

RCCI Engine Begins In-Vehicle Demonstration Testing

Higher fuel efficiency and reduced exhaust emissions are two potential benefits associated with Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI), an engine combustion technology that...

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Propulsion

GM to Centralize Race-Engineering Activities in New Pontiac Facility

In a move to centralize resources for better collaboration between racing and production engineers, General Motors is building the GM Performance and Racing Center (GMPRC)...

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Automotive

SwRI Launches Two Powertain-Related Consortia

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) used the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8 to announce formation of two consortia, one on fuels and lubricants, the other on emissions and catalysts.

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Chevy, Honda Join U.S. Subcompact Crossover Market

Multiple derivatives from a single platform are a familiar automotive concept, but the business case works best when the newest variant has a distinctly different, but logical place in the...

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Multi-Layer Fuel Hose

AGC Chemicals Americas Inc.’s new Sunbesta-ZV multi-layer fuel hose features a three-layer tubing system, making them highly resistant to temperature, chemicals, and fuels, and free of oligomers, claims the company. The...

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SwRI’s D-EGR Demo Car Wows SAE Engines Symposium with 42% BTE

Aside from the colorful decals plastered on its body, the 2012 Buick Regal GS appears to be stock. But underneath its skin is an advanced gasoline combustion system that...

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Energy

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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Automotive

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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Automotive

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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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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Automotive

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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Propulsion

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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Propulsion

Next Steps for Fuel Cell Technology

“No company in the automotive industry yet has the processes and designs to ramp up production of fuel-cell electric vehicles [FCEV] to 100,000 units per year by 2025," noted fuel-cell technology...

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Test & Measurement

New SAE Book on Engine Emissions and Testing Equipment

With the subject of engine emissions expected to be at the forefront of environmental regulations and consumers’ concerns for years to come, understanding the fundamental principles of...

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Propulsion

Schaeffler Tech Demonstrator Achieves 15% CO2 Reduction

Technical specialists retrofitted a MY2013 Ford Escape with Schaeffler technologies, and the payback is a double-digit-percentage fuel-economy improvement compared to the production...

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Design

Elastomeric Static Seal

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies offers a new elastomeric static seal as part of a global effort from its gaskets division. According to the company, the patent-pending curve gasket supports the trend of new...

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Propulsion

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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Propulsion

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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Automotive

Kia Soul EV Unveiled in Chicago

As a latecomer to the all-electric vehicle segment in the U.S., the 2015 Kia Soul EV’s auto show introduction follows the market launch of the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Spark EV, Ford Focus Electric, Toyota...

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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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Manufacturing & Prototyping

GM’s New 8-Speed Automatic May Enable 30-Mpg Corvette in 2015

General Motors engineers are quietly optimistic that their all-new 8L90, the automaker’s first 8-speed planetary automatic transmission developed in house, will be the kicker...

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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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Transportation

All-New 2015 Chrysler 200 Debuts in Detroit

Chrysler’s next-generation 200 midsize sedan transforms itself with an entirely new interior and exterior that packages a segment-first standard nine-speed automatic transmission with an...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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