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ABS Ramps up Commercial-Vehicle Battery-Pack Assembly
American Battery Solutions (ABS) is preparing for a big uptick in business with the increasing electrification of buses, medium- and heavy-duty trucks. “In order to be ready for the...
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Developing EV-specific Lubes
As the variety of EVs proliferates, lubricant manufacturers must keep pace to ensure proper fluid management.
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Thermal Challenges of Electric Commercial Vehicles
Vehicle electrification poses new challenges for thermal management, driving development of new systems and components specific to battery and fuel-cell electric vehicles (EVs). Key...
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BEV Streamliner Tops 350 Mph for U.S. Speed Record
The pursuit of straight-line speed loosely known as hot-rodding is a painstaking process: assemble an enthusiastic team, tap all the expertise you can muster and convince a sponsor or...
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Hyundai CE Launches Next-Gen Electric Forklift
The 2.5-ton B-X electric forklift employs the company’s first application of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries.
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VW’s Newest Battery Pack Facility Is Production-Line Adjacent
The Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) is set begin localized production in the United States in early 2022. The MEB-platform, 2-row SUV will share an assembly line with...
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Autonomy’s Computing Edge
Computing clouds get more headlines, but edge computing is likely to play a more crucial minute-by-minute role in the autonomous-vehicle (AV) future. Roughly defined as bringing the processing of data physically...
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Seeking More Traction in Budding EV Market, VW Adds AWD to ID.4
A second motor and free charging create a compelling offering as Volkswagen debuts the most-affordable, all-electric, all-wheel-drive SUV.
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Engineering the 2022 Toyota Tundra
Chief engineer Mike Sweers talks structure, materials and a different approach to hybrid power for the all-new, third-generation pickup.
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Hercules Readies Alpha Electric Pickup Prototypes
A modular propulsion system enables multiple driveline configurations – and non-automotive EV applications.
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Bosch Debuts New CV-Specific Electric Motor and Inverter
The 230 e-motor can be paired with Bosch’s advanced SiC inverter to cut down on energy losses and increase driving range.
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3D Graphene Boosts New Batteries Beyond Lithium-Ion
Lyten’s materials innovation enables lithium-sulfur cell chemistry to surpass lithium-ion and set the stage for an EV production debut later this decade.
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Faurecia Expanding into Hydrogen
Through its Symbio joint venture with Michelin, Faurecia is investing beyond its interior-systems base into the fuel-cell future.
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Innovating the Methanol Fuel Cell
Using methanol as the source fuel provides an alternative to a gaseous-hydrogen distribution and storage infrastructure, among other potential benefits.
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Suppliers Battle a New Set of ILLs
Slammed by ‘black swan’ events, the global auto supply base now faces a severe cost crunch.
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Innovative ‘Afreecar’ Wins SAE’s 2021 Create the Future Design Award
The focus is on bringing electric power and mobility to 1 billion people who have no access to electricity.
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Ford C2 Is Model for EV Scale, Lower Costs
Has the auto industry ever seen a more dynamic and outright crazy time than today’s second coming of the electric vehicle? Those of us who visited Rivian Automotive’s L.A. auto show display a...
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BrightDrop Innovates Last-Mile Delivery
On a city street, two delivery vans are unloading cargo. One driver carries a package out of his van and delivers it inside an apartment building. Then he returns for another and carries it in. Then...
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Extending a Wankel Future on Hydrogen Fuel
Could the Wankel rotary engine have a major future as a hydrogen-fueled, zero-emissions range-extender engine? Alternative fuel cells are still under development and there are technical hurdles...
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Toyota Promising Big Battery, EV Action, but Circumspect on Absolutes
In a briefing to update media on its near-term development of electric-vehicle (EV) battery development and carbon-neutrality measures, Toyota Motor Corp. chief...
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IAA Munich and the Future of ‘Mobility’ Shows
Enormous anticipation guided me as I entered the expansive Munchen Messe on Sept. 7, the inaugural media day and official kickoff for the first IAA – Germany’s combination auto show and...
Articles Energy
BYD’s Blade Runner
The Chinese mobility giant’s novel ‘Blade’ battery eliminates the cell module level to compete with NCM chemistry at a lower cost with greater safety.
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A Bevy of Battery and Fuel-Cell Electric Truck Reveals
As one should expect from an industry event called Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, several truck OEMs revealed their latest battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric offerings...
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Defending the Heavy-Vehicle Cyber Domain
The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a stark reminder of trucking’s essential role in keeping the economy moving. Hacking commercial vehicles poses grave risks that should not be ignored;...
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‘Retuning’ Lubricants for EV Duty
“My focus is lubricating grease; I’ve been doing it for 32 years,” explained Dr. Gareth Fish with a high degree of pride. Lubrizol’s top expert on the subject, globally recognized in the...
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New Zapp Electric Scooter Just 200 Pounds, 200 Components
With simpler designs, no noise and no tailpipe emissions, electric scooters are projected to rapidly gobble market share in Europe and Asia.
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Dealing with the BEV ‘Concavity’
Any new technology will experience growing pains and volume setbacks. BEVs will be no different.
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Time to End the Madness of EV Sales Subsidies
Electric vehicles have proven that they can sell themselves.
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Driving DAQ Product Development with the Customer’s Voice
Dewesoft is engineering its data acquisition tools for the new rigors of vehicle electrification and autonomy.
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