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Company Says Tiny Motions Can Predict Big Problem: Impaired Driving
A five-year-old Israeli company says it has a software-only, AI-driven solution that can detect impaired drivers more quickly and with less intrusion than interlock devices, passive breath detection or other methods that rely on physical hardware. Read on to learn more.
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Key ‘Plug and Charge’ Agreement Could Eliminate EV Charging-Payment Headaches
A persistent frustration of electric vehicle owners ─ trouble working with payment software at public chargers ─ could be eased soon after an SAE ITC-led...
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Magna to Produce Its First Dedicated Hybrid Drive System for Chinese OEM
With OEMs rushing to create hybrid-drive vehicles amid a drop in EV sales growth, Magna has won a contract to produce what it’s calling a dedicated hybrid drive...
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Inside the Quiet, Never-Ending Battle over Automotive Refrigerants
According to its manufacturer, Chemours, use of R-1234yf has grown so much since the refrigerant replaced the long-established R-134a that it’s now used in 95% of new...
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Discount Tire Tests So You Don’t Have To
For all the engineering that takes place at the Treadwell Research Park (TRP), Discount Tire’s chief product and technical officer John Baldwin told SAE Media that there’s actually something...
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Improving the Ageless ICE
Agriculture, industrial, mining, construction, freight transport and other major global economy sectors rely on vehicle power to thrive. “Internal combustion engines – those powered by gasoline, diesel,...
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Ford Engineering Lab Turns 100
“This might be our most forward-looking team occupying the building that was the impetus for our future-looking focus in the very beginning,” Jennifer Kolstad, Ford Motor Company’s Global Design and...
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Solving the Battery Recycling Challenge
The surging global popularity of electric vehicles is creating a new challenge: a mounting pile of spent lithium-ion batteries. In just a decade, more than 1.2 million tons of lithium-ion batteries will reach their end-of-life, creating an urgent need for efficient and profitable recycling solutions. This impending battery waste crisis presents both a challenge and an opportunity. Read on to learn more.
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DC-DC Converters for High Reliability eVTOL Auxiliary Power Systems
eVTOL power system architectures are not yet well defined, and with the wide variety of possible configurations, from small, unmanned drones through multiseat passenger craft, there may never be one standard. Read on to learn what this means.
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Product Showcase
See what's in the product showcase, including Miba Resistors' RST5N resistor series; Luxinar's femtosecond lasers; Freudenberg Sealing Technologies' cell caps; CPEG's durable equipment to safely handle and process lithium and other minerals for lithium-ion batteries; and much more.
Briefs Design
Folded or Cut, This Lithium-Sulfur Battery Keeps Going
To address stability and safety issues, researchers have designed a lithium-sulfur battery that features an improved iron sulfide cathode. One prototype remains highly stable over 300 charge-discharge cycles, and another provides power even after being folded or cut. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Second Life of Lithium-Ion Batteries Could Take Us to Space
The global use of lithium-ion batteries has doubled in just the past four years, generating alarming amounts of battery waste containing many hazardous substances. The need for effective recycling methods for spent lithium-ion batteries is becoming increasingly critical. Scientists from various Polish research institutions presented a promising solution to this issue. Read on to learn more about it.
Briefs Energy
Dormant Capacity Reserve in Lithium-Ion Batteries Detected
Using transmission electron microscopes, Researchers at Graz University of Technology were able to systematically track lithium ions as they traveled through battery material, map their arrangement in the crystal lattice of an iron phosphate cathode with unprecedented resolution, and precisely quantify their distribution in the crystal. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
New Battery Cathode Material Could Revolutionize EV Market and Energy Storage
A multi-institutional research team led by Hailong Chen has developed a new, low-cost cathode that could radically improve lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) — potentially transforming the electric vehicle (EV) market and large-scale energy storage systems. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Design
Researchers Unveil Scalable Graphene Technology to Revolutionize Battery Safety and Performance
Researchers have developed a pioneering technique for producing large-scale graphene current collectors. This breakthrough promises to significantly enhance the safety and performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), addressing a critical challenge in energy storage technology. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Researchers Discover a Surprising Way to Jump-Start Battery Performance
In a study published in Joule, researchers at the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center report that giving batteries a first charge at unusually high currents increased their average lifespan by 50 percent while decreasing the initial charging time from 10 hours to just 20 minutes. Read on to learn more.
Articles Materials
Crafting Safe, Long-Cyclable Lithium Metal Batteries for High Temperatures
A research team led by Professor Dong-Myeong Shin of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong has developed a new generation of lithium metal batteries, representing a significant advancement in the field. Here, an interview with Shin to learn more about the technology.
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Where Do EV Batteries Go When They Die?
Some go to Cox Automotive’s battery solutions center in Oklahoma City, where the company works with OEMs on their post-sale needs. Others get recycled, with lots of OEMs teaming up with Redwood Materials. Read on to find out what happens to the others.
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Securing the Software-Defined Vehicle
Old car models with mechanical components are rapidly giving way to the increasingly software-defined vehicle (SDV) with features that not only allow drivers and passengers to stay connected to the...
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Toyota Tacoma’s Resin Seat Named SPE’s 2024 Best Automotive Plastic Innovation
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) announced the winners of the 53rd annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala (IAG) in mid-November, naming Toyota’s...
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Inside Tesla's Cybercab Future
For over a decade, the autonomous vehicle problem has been far more difficult than originally expected for every company involved. The landscape is littered with abandoned attempts.
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Honda Unveils Solid-State Battery Demonstration Production Line
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is taking the next step in bringing its proprietary solid-state batteries to production. The automaker unveiled its demonstration production line for...
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Volvo XC90 Line-Up Keeps Hybrid Futures Safe
Two years ago in Stockholm, Volvo staged a splashy unveiling of its electric EX90 SUV, and boldly claimed it would ditch gasoline cars entirely by 2030. Here in Gothenburg, Volvo boldly claimed...
News Software
Driving Success with the Software-Defined Product
Across industries, more and more products are becoming smart and connected devices. The cellphone is the quintessential example of this development. It has evolved beyond a single-purpose...
Road Ready Power
Honda Pioneering New Manufacturing Tech for Zero Electrified Platform
Honda has long been at the cutting edge of mobility and tech, with everything from the Asimo robot of 20 years ago to plans for reusable rockets to launch lightweight...
Articles Data Acquisition
Integrating Sensor Data: Selecting an ADAS Decision-Making Process
Governments have been studying Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) since at least the late 1980s. Europe’s Generic Intelligent Driver Support initiative ran from...
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ZF CubiX Lays out One Future for Chassis Design
What can we expect from the chassis of the future? That was the question posed by ZF at a recent event staged at its UK Hub, a center for R&D into control, materials, mechatronics,...
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