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Q&A: What It Takes to Add an E-Axle

During a recent Bosch tech showcase, we spoke with Joe Leaf, engineering manager for electric propulsion systems at Linamar. The Guelph, Ontario-based parts manufacturer is no stranger to building unsung...

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Technology Report
Electronics & Computers

Coherix’s Laser-Based Computer-Vision Improves Electronics Manufacturing

An industry-first 3D laser-based, computer-vision system can monitor and control the application of adhesive beads as tiny in width as two human hairs. This unique...

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Energy

Truck OEMs Invested in Infrastructure

Truck manufacturers have not sat idly by as charging infrastructure continues to lag behind the growing availability of battery-electric commercial vehicles. Take for example Daimler Truck North...

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Application Briefs
Robotics, Automation & Control

A Subsea Processing Milestone

Curtiss-Wright and Saipem have reached a significant milestone for the subsea applications industry: the completion of the qualification process of an all-electric seabed barrier fluid-less pump. Read on to learn more about it.

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News
Software

No, Really, What’s an SDV?

What is an SDV? No, you can’t just say “software defined vehicle,” because that’s not precise enough. Software has been part of modern vehicles for decades, but the code didn’t define the car. So,...

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INSIDER
Test & Measurement

Archer Delivers First Midnight eVTOL to US Air Force

Archer Aviation Inc. completed the delivery of its first Midnight aircraft to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to evaluate as part of its AFWERX Agility Prime contract valued at up to $142...

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Energy

2025 Lucid Air Review: Unnecessarily Fast, Astonishingly Efficient

As amazing as the Lucid Air is to drive – and it is amazing – it doesn’t hold a candle to hearing CEO Peter Rawlinson explain exactly why his company’s all-electric...

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Power

Refreshed 2025 Cadillac Escalade Features 55-Inch Dash Display

Amid its constant rollout of new battery electric vehicles, Cadillac today announced a refreshed and tech-laden 2025 version of its flagship internal-combustion SUV, the...

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Technology Report
Energy

GM EVs Will Soon Provide V2H Backup Power During Blackouts

General Motors is following Ford into the home power business, using EVs to provide backup power during electric outages.

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Supplier Eye
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

A New Reckoning

As the industry worked through accelerated production volumes last decade, there were few concerns surrounding low capacity utilization in our fixed-cost-heavy North American ecosystem. With the benefit of stronger demand and...

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Q&A
Software

Q&A: VW Engineering Chief on Wireless Charging at DC Speeds

During the annual Management Briefing Seminars held by the Center for Automotive Research in Traverse City, Michigan, this year, SAE Media sat down with Volkswagen North...

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INSIDER
Power

Embraer Subsidiary Shows First Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype

Eve Air Mobility, Embraer's electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturing subsidiary, has announced a significant advancement in the assembly of its first...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

The Impact of Fast Charging on the EV Charging Chain

With fast charging becoming more common, precise and reliable temperature sensing across the charging chain will remain critical even as battery technologies evolve. Read on to learn why.

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Articles
Green Design & Manufacturing

Batteries and Recycling: The Next Frontier

Recycling EV batteries has been a goal of the auto industry for many years, but the infrastructure to make that a widespread reality is still in the early stages. As the amount of used lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cells coming from EVs increases, the industry is getting ready to turn them into fresh packs. Read on to learn more.

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Electronics & Computers

Optimizing IoMT Device Battery Life With Emulation and Profiling Software

Battery profiling and emulation software are essential for IoMT device power analysis in order to improve field operations and force safety. Profiling and emulation help improve battery life, mimic any charge and battery profile state, create more reliable and consistent test environments, and measure capacity loss and aging effects. Read on to learn more.

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Power

Improving Battery Design for eVTOL Aircraft With Simulation

Batteries for eVTOL aircraft need to deliver high power for efficient takeoff and landing, as well as high energy for the cruise period. To meet these demands, designers must consider the power–energy tradeoff of batteries and integrate a reliable battery management system into the overall design. Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
Energy

Enhancing the Performance of All-Solid-State Batteries

A research team from Pohang University has successfully enhanced the performance and durability of all-solid-state batteries. This breakthrough was made possible through the implementation of a novel approach known as bottom electrodeposition. Read on to learn more.

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News
Manned Systems

Detailing Kenworth’s Sleek SuperTruck 2

The Kenworth booth at the 2024 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Las Vegas garnered much interest thanks to the reveal of its futuristic-looking SuperTruck 2. Developed over a six-year...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Betting Big on LFP Battery Cells for Electric Commercial Vehicles

Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, and Paccar collaborate to establish a 21-GWh dedicated factory for lithium iron phosphate battery cell manufacturing in the U.S. Read on to learn what that means for you.

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Materials

Designing Safer, Higher-Performance Lithium Batteries

Examining lithium metal batteries using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy may help in the design of new electrolytes and anode surfaces for high-performance batteries. Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
Design

A Breakthrough in Solid-State Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries

A new synthesis process for solid electrolytes marks a crucial stride toward the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries free from the risks of explosion and fire. Read on to learn more.

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Briefs
Energy

Sodium Battery Is Capable of Rapid Charging in Just a Few Seconds

A research team has developed a high-energy, high-power hybrid sodium-ion battery capable of rapid charging. The innovative hybrid energy storage system integrates anode materials typically used in batteries with cathodes suitable for supercapacitors. Read on to learn more.

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Products
Energy

New Products

See the new products, including Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation's CZ39 series of coreless current sensors, Bourns, Inc.'s latest miniature resettable thermal cutoff device series, Orion S.A.'s range of high-performance conductive additives that improve Li-ion battery performance, and Littelfuse, Inc.'s newest member of its eFuse Protection IC lineup, the LS0502SCD33S.

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Volvo Trucks’ Battery Chemistry of Choice: NCA

While Daimler Truck and Paccar are pursuing LFP battery cells, Volvo Trucks employs lithium-ion batteries in which lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA) is used as the cathode — for now anyway. The Swedish truck maker is continuously exploring other battery technologies. Read on to learn more.

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Editorial
Propulsion

Hybrids Are Having a Moment

Manufacturers at the forefront of sustainability efforts and intent on electrifying commercial trucks and off-highway machines still see the necessity to include internal combustion engines in their future...

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Technology Report
Energy

Toyota, Mazda, Subaru Agree Carbon Is ‘Enemy' with Internal Combustion Engine Announcement

Toyota, Mazda and Subaru announced a new technological effort to create new internal combustion engines and ways to use them in the...

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Road Ready
Power

2025 Cadillac Optiq EV Arrives with Standard Dual Motors

Continuing its rollout of EVs, Cadillac revealed the 2025 Optiq SUV today, the company’s most affordable EV yet and a smaller sibling to the popular Lyriq that was introduced last...

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News
Power

ZF’s Latest Safety Advances Open Up, Tighten up and Double Down

ZF knows that the steering wheel remains one of the most relevant components in an automotive interior, because this is where drivers have direct contact to the vehicle. As...

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News
Manned Systems

Eaton and BAE Gear up a New Electrified Truck

One of the advantages that OEMs have long touted for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) has been the elimination of components like the transmission. The instant torque that an electric motor can...

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