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Battery Technology Is Still the Key Barrier to Better Urban Air Mobility
During a panel session titled “Flying Cars – Will You Have One In Your Garage?” Mark Moore, former NASA engineer and current engineering director of aviation at...
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2019 Nissan Leaf plus Nets Extended EV Range
The 2019 Leaf Plus has a longer driving range and provides quicker acceleration than its platform-sharing counterpart, the second-generation Leaf, thanks to a higher-output motor and additional...
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AIA Predicts Flying Air Taxis, Supersonic Air Travel, and Space Industry for 2050
Arlington, Virginia-based Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has collected input from leaders in the aerospace and defense industries and built a...
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2019 S60 and V60 Volvo’s Newest Chips in the Transformation Game
They’re not the crossovers buyers in almost all major world market currently crave, but Volvo’s 2019 S60 midsize sedan—and to a lesser extent, its V60 station wagon...
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Honda E Prototype Makes It Simple, Again
In 2017, Honda’s Urban EV concept pointed the way for the brand to escape its current busy and contrived design language in favor of clean, modern forms and at the recent Geneva International Motor...
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JAXA and Toyota Partner, Focus on Future Lunar Mobility
Officials at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corp. in Tokyo have taken a first step toward collaborating on international space exploration, having...
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Filtering out Common Mode Noise with Monolithic EMI Filters
Strong electromagnetic waves can create unwanted electrical currents in electronic devices. Sources of electromagnetic interference (EMI), also known as radio-frequency...
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Ford Brings “No Compromise” Hybrid Tech to 2020 Explorer
Ford debuted three versions of the all-new 2020 Explorer during NAIAS, including it’s first-ever hybrid version. The Explorer Hybrid will use a 3.3-L V6, an e-motor and a 1.5...
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J.D. Power Launches New Vehicle-Engineering Award at SAE’s WCX 2019
Long known for its groundbreaking surveys measuring automotive customer satisfaction, quality and dependability—and presenting corresponding awards to top-achieving...
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Horsepower and Kilowatts Compete at 2019 Geneva Motor Show
There still was plenty of old-school horsepower making news at this year’s Geneva motor show in early March, but there was no question it’s fast becoming a kilowatt kinda world....
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Citroën Wants Its EV Urban Concept to Be Everybody’s Ami
The Geneva Motor Show is an event for airing concept vehicles spanning the spectrum from “actual” (close to production) to the zany (will never see the light of media camera...
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Do AWD EVs Need Two Motors? GKN Does the Math.
One electric motor for AWD EVs is better than two. That’s the conclusion reached by GKN Automotive after carrying out extensive research into facts, figures and costs of both. “The...
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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...
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Continental’s New CTO to Lead Retooled R&D Pillar
At a recent media roundtable with its executives, Continental introduced its new CTO, Dirk Abendroth, who took on that role on January 1, 2019. Abendroth, 43 (left), will serve as chief...
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Is the Future of Aerial Autonomy up in the Air?
At January’s CES ’19, more than 170 exhibitors showed aerial drones of various shapes and sizes. Potential use cases for these devices appear to be limitless, but technical, legal and...
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Autonomy for the Masses
Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC aims to do for AVs what the Model T did for just about everyone, CEO Sherif Marakby explains in an interview.
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Mazda Pushes the Propulsion Frontier
It may be a small OEM, but Mazda has always punched far beyond its weight class in engineering and technology. That point is acknowledged by Masahiro Moro, president and CEO of North American Operations (MNAO), in this interview.
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Speeding Thermal Analysis for Autonomous EVs
Siemens PLM recently introduced a new Simcenter software solution for thermal simulation used in autonomous electric vehicle (AEV) development. The product is designed to help engineers quickly solve heat-related challenges related to the vehicles’ high-power electronics.
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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,...
Articles Propulsion
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.
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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2019 Audi E-tron Quattro
Power from this electric car was never an issue, and the cleverly placed front parking assist camera, below the bumper, is especially useful when driving over rocks (or, more likely, parking-space dividers).
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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...
Q&A Transportation
Electrifying ‘The Ultimate Driving Machine’
Automotive Engineering Editor Lindsay Brooke sat down recently with Stefan Jurascheck, BMW VP Development for Electric Powertrains, to discuss details of “the ultimate electrified driving machine.”
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FPT Tech Day Reveals Cursor X Concept, Other 4.0 Innovations
FPT Industrial periodically holds Tech Days to demonstrate its latest research and development in a particular technology area. The company’s most recent Tech Day, taking place...
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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...
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