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Transforming Propulsion with Tula’s Digital-Control Magic
Tula Technology has more coming in advanced-propulsion technology including hybrid and EV developments, noted company President and CEO Scott Bailey. A 40-year powertrain engineering veteran, Bailey spoke recently with AE Editor-in-Chief Lindsay Brooke.
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Chevrolet Delivers a Bombshell with First-Ever 4-Cylinder for Fullsize Pickups
The latest act in the carefully-choreographed unveiling of the 2019 Chevy Silverado that goes on sale this fall is the first four-cylinder engine ever offered in...
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Le Mans 2018: Can Anyone Beat Toyota’s Hybrids?
Arguably the pinnacle of auto racing technology, the World Endurance Championship’s 24 Hours of Le Mans is in a period of transition for 2018-19. The FIA sanctioning body has dubbed this...
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NASA Picks Lockheed to Build Low-Boom X-Plane
In April, NASA took another major step toward reintroducing supersonic flight with an award to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to design, build, and test a supersonic aircraft to reduce...
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Axial-Flux Technology Gives EVs a Boost
Motor developments for electric vehicles (EVs) often are shaded by the emphasis placed on battery capability. But the enduring need to deliver improved packaging, power, torque and range from EVs...
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Nissan Variable-Compression Engine Gets First Shot at Volume with New 2019 Altima
Nissan’s all-new, sixth-generation Altima midsize sedan arrived at its 2018 New York auto show reveal with several innovations, but probably its most...
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Turbos Tackle New Propulsion Applications
Turbo machines continue to drive engine “right-sizing” trends while adding complementary technologies such as electric motors. They’re also finding new applications for vehicle propulsion....
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German Spark-Ignited Compression-Ignition Research Paralleling Mazda’s SPCCI
At SAE International’s 2018 High-Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, the Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart...
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Powertrain Analyst: Light-Vehicle Fleet Needs Big Gains to Meet Tightening Emissions Regs
As American drivers increasingly show a preference for light trucks instead of cars, one widely known industry powertrain researcher and analyst warns...
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Toyota Unveils More New Gasoline ICEs with 40% Thermal Efficiency
Toyota is well-regarded for its advances in electric drive technology with its hybrid-electric Prius models, but the company also continues to make progress with internal...
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Made in Space to Increase Material Portfolio After Two Years of Printing in Space
Made In Space, Inc. (MIS) is celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) printing onboard the International Space Station...
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UAV Turbines to Tackle 200-Hp Class UAV Engines for U.S. Army
With successes in the 50-shp class gas turbine engine class for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), UAV Turbines has reached an agreement with the U.S. Army’s Reliable Advanced...
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All-New 2019 Ram 1500 Launches with a Bed-Load of Innovations
FiatChrysler’s Ram 1500 pickup doesn’t top the fullsize-pickup sales charts (never mind the Detroit Three automakers still insist on obfuscating what to everyone else should...
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Cadillac Unveils All-New V8
In the latest signal that automakers aren’t shutting off investment in internal-combustion just yet, General Motors’ Cadillac premium-vehicle brand unwrapped an all-new V8 roughly four years in the making....
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Truck Tech War!
Rarely do vehicle categories enjoy a century of evolution in becoming a customer favorite. Such is the luck for today’s full-size pickups.
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Spark of Genius
In 2016, after six frustrating years of R&D invested in an ultra-lean-burn, high-compression gasoline engine, Mazda’s managing executive officer, Mitsuo Hitomi, 63, had this brainstorm: Adding spark ignition might...
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Rolls-Royce Sees a Future in Connected Engines
Richard Goodhead, Senior Vice President Marketing, Civil Aerospace at Rolls-Royce, sees the changes that will result from the company’s IntelligentEngine, launched as a concept in early...
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Achates Power OP Engine Begins Real-World Test Phase
In 2016, Achates Power received a $9 million award from the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s ARPA-E program to develop its opposed-piston gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. Through...
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FCA Turbocharges the 2019 Jeep Cherokee
FCA used the Jeep Cherokee's significant mid-cycle revamp for 2019 to introduce a new, sophisticated 4-cylinder gasoline engine to the popular midsize SUV.
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Ford Unveils 2019 Mustang Bullitt, Promises Performance EV
Ford bet heavily on its heritage cards at the 2018 Detroit auto show. After unveiling a new-age midsize pickup coming in 2019 that revives the Ranger name, the company went on to...
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Plug-In Hybrid Brings Honda into Sharper Clarity
Honda’s recently introduced Clarity plug-in hybrid sedan is the third variant of this revitalized and electrified nameplate. It joins the Clarity Fuel Cell, which debuted in December 2016...
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Thermal Management Plucks CAFE's Low-Hanging Fruit
Thermal management systems may offer the most 'bang for the buck' in the quest to improve vehicle efficiency and thus meet stringent U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. Although...
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GKN Readies New 2-Speed E-Axle for 2020
Driveline technology is hot these days, with Tier 1s rolling out new axle-disconnect, electric axle and lightweight innovations in rapid cadence. In the vanguard of this trend is GKN Driveline, whose...
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ICE Breaker!
One of the most significant developments in internal combustion engine (ICE) technology for decades, Mazda’s innovative Skyactiv-X Spark Controlled Compression Ignition (SpCCI) combustion system is slated for production in...
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Oil Change Valve
Global Sales Group (Redmond, WA) offers a new and improved EZ Oil Drain Valve with optional hose connectors that can replace an existing drain plug for fast, clean and easy oil changes. According to the company, there is no...
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Beleaguered Diesel Could Use a Break—or a Breakthrough
Start talking car-business “big-picture” with engineers and once you hash out autonomy for the thousandth time, the discussion invariably comes to diesel. Is diesel...
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Ford Pumps Powertrains for 2018 F-150
It’s tough at the moment to sell a car to a U.S. customer, so wily automakers—or those at a fortuitous place in their product cycles—are doubling down on trucks and crossovers. Regardless of that,...
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Volkswagen’s New ‘B-Cycle’ Engine: Potential Diesel Surrogate
Volkswagen’s not saying it directly, but the company’s unique new twist on its well-established EA888 gasoline 4-cylinder engine family looks to be a potentially...
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U.S. Sues FiatChrysler over Diesel Emissions
The U.S. Justice Department announced on May 23, 2017, that it filed a civil lawsuit against FiatChrysler Automobiles alleging that FCA used “software functions that were not disclosed to...
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