Latest Stories

News
Materials

NAIAS 2019: Nissan Debuts IMs EV Sport-Sedan Concept

Nissan looks to pump up the fun factor with the IMs, an all-electric sports sedan concept with autonomous driving capability. The car made its global debut at the 2019 North American...

Feature Image

News
Electronics & Computers

Air Racing Is Going Electric

Airbus SE and the University of Nottingham have partnered with Air Race E to establish the world’s first electric airplane race. The competition, which aims to drive the development and adoption of cleaner,...

Feature Image

Articles
Materials

Motor Matters

With the momentum to expand vehicle electrification increasing steadily, the industry is beginning to arrange the pieces for its multi-billion-dollar transformation of powertrain development.

Feature Image

News
Aerospace

Rockford Xellerix to Support Pilatus PC-24 Electrification

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. of Stans, Switzerland has awarded a long-term multi-year contract to Abu Dhabi-based Rockford Xellerix for the assembly of wire looms and cable harnesses for...

Feature Image

Technology Report
Electronics & Computers

Mahle Shows Urban Mobility Concept

A 2-seat electric car concept recently unveiled by a major automotive supplier — best known for pistons and other power-cylinder components — is capable of making inner-city jaunts for up to seven...

Feature Image

Technical Innovation
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Volvo CE, Skanska Demonstrate Concept Electric Site

Volvo Construction Equipment and Swedish construction and mining company Skanska have recorded impressive initial results from an electric quarry research project. The two companies,...

Feature Image

News
Manufacturing & Prototyping

Caterpillar Ventures Invests in Fisker for Electric Future

As automotive manufacturers compete to produce lower-cost electric vehicles (EVs) with greater ranges than ever, the off-highway construction and mining equipment industry has...

Feature Image

News
Photonics/Optics

2019 Toyota RAV4: Doubling down on a Best-Seller

To say the RAV4 is a crucial product for Toyota might be underselling it. In the U.S., the 5-seat, 5-door FWD/AWD C-class SUV is Toyota’s best-selling vehicle, the nation’s best-selling...

Feature Image

Articles
Energy

Developments in Engine-Based Gensets

Generator set OEMs may be at a unique time when it comes to further engineering development. They have responded to the most stringent emissions regulations in the world: Tier 4 Final in the U.S. and...

Feature Image

Technology Report
Test & Measurement

Magna Bringing Configurable Seating Concept to CES

Magna has provided a glimpse into its vision for the future of configurable cabin spaces, and will provide a life-size transforming seating demo (see gallery) at its booth during the...

Feature Image

News
Manned Systems

McLaren Applied Technologies’ All-Electric, AI-Infused Vision of Formula 1 Racing

McLaren Applied Technologies of Woking, United Kingdom unveiled their “MCLExtreme” (MCLE) vision for the future of grand prix racing. While McLaren...

Feature Image

News
Manufacturing & Prototyping

NAIAS 2019: Infiniti Debuts QX Inspiration SUV Concept

It’s an electrifying time at Infiniti as the brand prepares for its first all-electric vehicle. “In our mid-term, we are going to launch eight EVs between Nissan and Infiniti. So...

Feature Image

News
Power

Elevate: Hyundai’s New Four-Wheel Drive, Four-Legged Off-Road Vehicle

As dozens of aerospace and automotive companies converge on the urban air mobility (UAM) revolution, Seoul-based Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is going in a...

Feature Image

News
Energy

2019 E-Tron SUV: Audi Goes Electric

Audi has made its ambitious electromobility goals clear, saying it will offer 10 all-electric and 10 plug-in hybrid models by 2025, accounting for at least one-third of its sales. To help achieve this,...

Feature Image

Technology Report
Energy

China’s NIO Making EV Battery Swapping Work

Emergent electric-vehicle automaker NIO believes battery swapping makes sense for EVs and the company’s customers almost universally agree. In front of 10,000 guests at the 2018 NIO Day in...

Feature Image

News
Energy

BEV Heat Pumps Recovering Cost Investments

Can a heat pump-equipped battery electric vehicle (BEV) overcome major energy losses for cabin heating comfort in cold ambient conditions –and at reasonable system cost? These questions were...

Feature Image

News
Manufacturing & Prototyping

2019 Hyundai Nexo: Fuel-Cell Refinement, SUV Luxury

The 2019 Hyundai Nexo is a distinctively styled and luxurious C-class SUV based upon Hyundai’s first fully dedicated fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) platform. A technological flagship...

Feature Image

Articles
Unmanned Systems

2018 LA Auto Show, Nissan Futures Showcase Mobility’s Next Phases

The next decade will likely see an explosion of ‘what-if’ scenarios for personal mobility. It’s also likely that many of today’s visions will materialize in a...

Feature Image

Articles
Energy

Extending EV Range with AV Programming

Increasing the range of electric vehicles (EV) in a practical cost-effective way has become a primary challenge for the industry. However, current efforts to increase EVs’ market acceptance, via...

Feature Image

News
Power

Ford Engineers a Tech Barrage with 2020 Lincoln Aviator

Ford Motor Co. officially launched its 2020 Lincoln Aviator at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show, with the all-new three-row midsized luxury SUV featuring a barrage of equally new and...

Feature Image

Articles
Transportation

Pickup Shocker!

Rivian founder and CEO R.J. Scaringe isn’t claiming he’s developed the formula for cold fusion, but it’s possible he’s found the formula to make electric vehicles truly resonate with mainstream America.

Feature Image

News
Energy

High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites: New Battle for Inner Space, Part II

A new development applicable to the production of the Airbus Zephyr lightweight, solar unmanned aircraft is the Airbus Spider radar payload, a novel commercial...

Feature Image

Technical Innovation
Energy

Mahle Keeps Fuel-cell Drive Components Cool and Clean

Diagnosis and monitoring of fuel cell stacks is critical to prevent damage and to control crucial input variables such as gas and air supply. Mahle’s Fuel Cell Monitor module has two microprocessors that process the signals from the fuel cell stack and provide feedback to the central control unit.

Feature Image

Articles
Automotive

'Electrifying' New Range Rover Evoque

At first glance, it may take the shrewd eye of a Land Rover aficionado to notice the difference between the new Range Rover Evoque luxury crossover and its predecessor (which debuted 2010), but every body...

Feature Image

Technical Innovation
Green Design & Manufacturing

Cummins Unveils PowerDrive Hybrid-Electrics, Euro 7 Diesel Concept

As vehicle and equipment manufacturers continue to move away from pure diesel power, Cummins has unveiled a suite of plug-in hybrid-electric powertrain solutions under the...

Feature Image

News
Automotive

Personal Air Transport Drives Need for Advanced VTOL Technologies, Standards

“The future of urban transportation requires close partnership between regulators, cities, authorities, and the private sector. AeroMobil is closely working with...

Feature Image

Articles
Power

Deutz Equips Telehandlers with Hybrid and Fully Electric Powertrains

Deutz, which has produced internal combustion engines for more than a century, is moving quickly to integrate electric power with its mainstay diesel engines. Only a year...

Feature Image

News
Electronics & Computers

Air Mobility Innovations Take Center Stage at Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference

Hundreds of aerospace executives, engineers, scientists, and academics are gathering in London this week for Aerospace Systems and Technology Conference...

Feature Image

News
Electronics & Computers

Tackling the Thermal Challenges of Battery EVs

The falling cost of natural gas and its increasing use for electricity generation has helped build the environmental appeal of battery electric vehicles. BEV advocates point to the 95%...

Feature Image