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Nikola Looks to Accelerate Production, Hydrogen Infrastructure
Nikola Corp.’s recent merger with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special-purpose acquisition company, is expected to help accelerate the company’s technology...
Q&A Energy
Regulatory Landscape Challenges Commercial-Vehicle Engine Development
Regulations like California’s recent Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which calls for every new truck sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2045, will drive increasing...
Road Ready Energy
Hybridization the Highlight of Ford’s All-New 2021 F-150
Ford this week unveiled an all-new version of its F-150 fullsize pickup, highlighted by a first-ever full-hybrid variant and the promise – but not yet specifics – of...
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Ford Engineers Charged with a Blank EV Slate for the All-New 2021 Mustang Mach-E
The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E is an all-new vehicle. It’s Ford’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) and it’s built on an all-new electric...
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What We’re Driving: 2020 Nissan Versa SR
The 2020 Nissan Sentra’s most important asset isn’t as obvious as its all-new sheetmetal, although nobody could deny the sharky new body is an immense upgrade over the dowdy previous...
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Tracking the Battery-Market BATTLEGROUND
While sales of global battery-electric vehicles (EVs) remain an unfulfilled promise outside of Tesla Motors, their batteries and constituent materials are among the hottest mobility-industry technologies.
Articles Data Acquisition
Designing Battery Packs for Harsh Environment Mission-Critical Devices
Learn about design considerations for manufacturing a battery pack that operates in extreme temperatures, absorbs shock and vibration, and maintains a watertight seal.
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What We’re Driving: 2020 Harley-Davidson LiveWire ELW
“Grab your helmet, you need to ride this thing!” exclaimed my pal Dave, as he parked his new electric Harley-Davidson in my driveway. I’d been working outside when he arrived...
Original Equipment Data Acquisition
ConExpo 2020: Liebherr Equips Latest Crawler Excavator with Leica 3D Integrated Machine Control
Liebherr recently launched R26 crawler excavator is now equipped with a Leica-supplied Geosystem machine-control system. The Leica-equipped...
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Commercial Trucks Employ Range of Power Systems
Regulations continue to transform the powerplants used in commercial trucks, making fuel consumption and emissions reductions twin goals for many OEMs, upfitters and aftermarket suppliers at...
Executive Viewpoints Energy
Increasing Connectivity, Leveraging Intelligence
Like so many other companies, Parker Hannifin’s plans to share its latest solutions at ConExpo/Con-Agg and IFPE in March were dashed due to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 did not stop...
Executive Viewpoints Power
Deutz Takes Open Approach to Propulsion
The economic climate has fast soured in recent months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Deutz has reason to be optimistic about the coming months and years. Prior to temporarily halting large parts...
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Lightweight Design Beyond CAD
Automakers have been focused on lightweighting their vehicles for years, motivated by fuel economy, performance and safety. This engineering task is becoming increasingly difficult as the areas to trim become...
Technology Report Connectivity
New CHAdeMO 3.0 Aims to Harmonize Global EV Quick-Charging Standards
On April 24, the CHAdeMO Association released the 3.0 version of its electric-vehicle (EV) charging protocol. The technology was co-developed by the China Electricity...
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MagniX and AeroTEC to Fly All-Electric ECaravan May 28
Mobility is in the midst of an electric revolution, propelled by industry innovators such as magniX. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, the magniX team is focused on revolutionizing...
INSIDER Energy
Army to Consider Electric Vehicles, Alternative Fuel Options
Commercial-led advancements in electric vehicle technology have pushed the Army Futures and Concepts Center to take a hard look at the capability and find ways to integrate it...
Technical Innovation Energy
Partnering to Produce Fuel-Cell-Electric Trucks
A first-of-its-kind propulsion alternative for transporting products between ports, warehouses and distribution centers is on the horizon. “The Class 6 fuel-cell-electric vehicle (FCEV) is...
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Cummins, Tula Test ‘Dynamic’ Cylinder Deactivation for Diesels
Tula Technology has supplied the control software for “dynamic” cylinder deactivation in gasoline engines since 2018, launching in General Motors’ 5.3- and 6.2-L...
Application Briefs Energy
UAV Fuel Management System
Valcor Engineering was tasked with creating a turn-key fuel management system for a new UAV.
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New Ampere EV Motor Aims for Power, Torque Benchmarks
Consider an EV traction motor rated at 220 kW and weighing 10 kg (22 lb). Is it too good to be true? “We’ll find out within nine months when we build it,” said Ian Foley, managing...
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Reconsidering CNG as an Alt-Fuel Solution
As CO2 emission standards continue to tighten, the future of the IC engine may be inexorably tied to alternative fuels. As automakers seek propulsion solutions delivering convenience and...
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GM and Honda to Jointly Develop Honda’s Electric Vehicles
General Motors and Honda announced on April 2, 2020 that Honda’s next generation of electric vehicles (EVs) will be jointly developed by the two companies, but will be “based...
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Bringing Turbine Power to Small Aircraft
A regenerative, high-temperature heat exchanger doubles the efficiency of low-power turbines.
Articles Energy
Limiting Creep in Aerospace Materials
Creep is an especially important consideration for engineers designing jet engine turbines.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Deformation Sensing in Soft Bio-Surrogate Materials
Accurate measurement of deformations occurring within or on soft materials will advance the next class of soft robotics and wearable biomedical sensors.
News Energy
Next Steps Toward Battery-Electric Class 8 Trucks
Volvo LIGHTS, Volvo Group’s pilot project in California to introduce battery-electric semi tractors to the U.S., is moving both incredibly fast and frustratingly slow. On the speedy side...
Original Equipment Communications
Caterpillar Reveals Seven New Next-Gen Excavators, Increases Push for Remote Control
Caterpillar began launching its next-generation hydraulic excavators in late 2017, and the rollout continues two years later with the introduction of...
Articles Transportation
The Man From APPA-E
Engineers and scientists working in mobility R&D have described Dr. Chris Atkinson as a guiding light in their efforts to make future vehicle propulsion technologies more efficient— and commercially viable. One...
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
Transportation
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance