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2017 Hyundai Ioniq Offers Three Electrified Powertrains

Hyundai unveiled the 2017 Ioniq at the Geneva Show, a car only available with an electrified powertrain. There will be three variants of the car, offering a conventional parallel...

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Propulsion

Flux Gains Safety Certification for Li-Ion Forklift Battery Packs

Flux Power recently announced that its Light EV battery packs became the first for forklift use to be listed to UL 2271. The Flux Power UL Listed line of 24-V LiFT Pack...

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Nissan Europe and Partners Form Battery R&D Venture

Nissan Europe, together with commercial and academic partners, is embarking on a near-£20 m (about $29 m) consortium project to pave the way for future generation EV batteries. The work...

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Transportation

Driving EVs toward Lower Cost

Market penetration of electric vehicles has been limited by two significant constraints: driving range and purchase cost. These two factors are in fundamental opposition, because the most costly part of a...

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Automakers Vie for Le Mans with Different Solutions

Rulesmakers at the Automobile Club de l’Oest, the sanctioning group that conducts the annual 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race, issued rules that took effect in 2014 mandating that...

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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Battling the High Cost of EV Batteries

Today’s electrochemical battery is like a latter-day philosopher’s stone—just insert and inanimate objects spring to life. Nothing else in our technological arsenal can compare.

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Ohio State's ‘Bullet’ EV Has a Short Range, but Could Surpass 400 Mph

There were several electric vehicles (EVs) on display at the New York International Auto Show, but one of them is 38 ft (11.6 m) long, and weighs 8000 lb (3630 kg)....

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Ford’s Top EV Engineer Advocates More Inclusive Charging Tech

Making electrified vehicles mainstream across all segments, while facing significant cost challenges, ever-tightening regulations, and an often fickle consumer, will continue...

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Going Off-Road With Hard-Carbon Lithium-Ion Battery Technology

EnerDel’s second-generation Mobile Hybrid Power System (MHPS) was delivered in May to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Research and Development Center in Champaign, IL. It...

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Aircraft with Hybrid Engine Can Recharge in Flight

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing, have successfully tested the first aircraft to be powered by a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system, where an...

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Johnson Controls Unveils New Start-Stop Battery System

An advanced start-stop system using two different battery chemistries is now in the prototype phase, Johnson Controls officials announced during media days at the 2015 North American International Auto Show.

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Lightweighting, Safety Drive Steel Development at ArcelorMittal

The steel industry is constantly innovating to develop new solutions that satisfy customers in a range of industries, the automotive industry included. Stricter fuel-economy...

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Defense

Military Grade Lithium Batteries

Tadiran (Lake Success, NY) has introduced the TLM Series of military grade lithium metal oxide batteries. TLM military grade batteries are cylindrical in shape, constructed with a carbon-based anode, multi metal...

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Regulations/Standards

ECU Advances Take Many Paths

The demand for automated features and functions is prompting electronic engineers to alter their design strategies, distributing intelligence throughout the vehicle. As more electronic controls are added, the...

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Smart Lithium-Ion Battery Warns of Potential Fire Hazards

Stanford University scientists have developed a "smart" lithium-ion battery that gives ample warning before it overheats and bursts into flames. The new technology is designed for...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Hydraulic Controls

Flex VUE from Magnetek provides operators with advanced communications and proportional control in a rugged, handheld product. The high-resolution color display keeps operators apprised of various system status and...

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Propulsion

Fuel Economy and More Sway Vehicle Buyers

A change in fuel requirements could help automakers achieve another efficiency gain.

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Energy

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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Energy

Batteries That Don’t Burn

The lithium-ion battery fires in Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and Tesla’s Model S electric car highlight the safety hazard inherent in the vehicular use of this energy-storage technology. The fact is, the liquid...

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Battery Guru: Future of 18650 Cells Unclear Beyond Tesla S

Despite Tesla Motors’ proven success with 18650-type Li-ion cells in its Model S, the industry’s best-known EV battery analyst isn’t betting that other automakers will adopt...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Johnson Controls and Lawrence Tech Team on Batteries

Battery behemoth Johnson Controls and Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI, announced Jan. 29 that they will team to identify and validate new energy-storage technologies...

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Electronics & Computers

Hybrid Energy Storage System Designed for Tanks and Stryker Vehicles

Hybrid battery systemInternational BatteryAllentown, PA610-366-3925 International Battery has been given a contract from the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research,...

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Physical Sciences

Advanced Lithium Ion Systems for Military Vehicles

The higher energy and power density of Li-Ion battery technology offers a significant reduction in the weight and volume for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) battery systems compared to lead acid and nickel metal hydride technologies. Saft’s High Power Li-ion battery technology has demonstrated...

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Energy

Energy Storage for Hybrid Military Vehicles

The benefits of hybrid electric vehicles have been recognized by the U.S. Army and other military services. As a consequence, hybrid vehicles are being considered as future combat and tactical...

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