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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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Energy

Mercedes-Benz C220d AMG Line Cabriolet

Until relatively recently in Europe, “buy a new diesel car and help reduce CO2”, was accepted by most governments as a responsible piece of advice. In simple terms a late level Euro-6 diesel emits...

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INSIDER
Energy

Discovery Could Lead to Munitions That Go Further, Much Faster

Researchers from the U.S. Army and top universities discovered a new way to get more energy out of energetic materials containing aluminum, common in battlefield systems, by...

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Energy

Ford Returns to Midsize-Pickup Game with 2019 Ranger

The roads east of San Diego twist and rise through the mesa hills towards the Laguna Mountains, providing an ideal drive for any sports car, but Ford boldly chose these winding paths for...

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Automotive

Vertical Flight Society Applauds EVTOL Innovation, Bell Nexus UAM Concept

The electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) revolution is gaining momentum, as evidenced by the unveiling of the Bell Nexus hybrid-electric VTOL air taxi concept...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Elevate: Hyundai’s New Four-Wheel Drive, Four-Legged Off-Road Vehicle

As dozens of aerospace and automotive companies converge on the urban air mobility (UAM) revolution, Seoul-based Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is going in a...

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Aerospace

Bell Nexus Full-Scale Air Taxi Design Debuts, Taps Novel VTOL, Hybrid Propulsion, Energy Storage, and Avionics Technologies

Mobility engineers and executives at Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, in Fort Worth, Texas, are...

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Energy

BP’s Nexcel Sealed-Cell Oil System an Alternative for Controlling GHG Emissions

The automotive industry is broadening its spectrum of technology to support the reduction of global greenhouse gases not just via electric drivetrains and...

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Energy

2019 Hyundai Nexo: Fuel-Cell Refinement, SUV Luxury

The 2019 Hyundai Nexo is a distinctively styled and luxurious C-class SUV based upon Hyundai’s first fully dedicated fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) platform. A technological flagship...

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Power

Porsche Practices the Art of Updating with the Eighth-Generation 911

Regularly updating and evolving the Porsche 911’s aesthetic signature might seem an impossible task. But more than half a century after its birth, the unveiling of the...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Pickup Shocker!

Rivian founder and CEO R.J. Scaringe isn’t claiming he’s developed the formula for cold fusion, but it’s possible he’s found the formula to make electric vehicles truly resonate with mainstream America.

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Connectivity

Predicting the Road to Efficiency

Delphi Technologies isn’t coming right out to say most of us aren’t very good at driving efficiently, but there’s no getting around that’s what’s implied by the company’s new Intelligent Driving...

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Electronics & Computers

2018 Los Angeles Auto Show: Hyundai Unveils the 2020 Palisade Midsize SUV as Its Flagship

The three-row 2020 Hyundai Palisade is the brand’s biggest SUV yet, providing more passenger room and more thermal-management performance to handle...

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Materials

Additive Manufacturing Is Transforming Mobility Engineering, Driving the Factory of the Future

Additive manufacturing continues to advance and transform mobility engineering, as aerospace and automotive firms increasingly adopt and invest in...

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Defense

Japan Signs on for Second Boeing KC-46 Military Tanker and Transport Aircraft

Japan officials continue to boost the country’s defenses against threats, exercising the option to add a second Boeing KC-46 Pegasus military aerial refueling...

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Propulsion

Could This Infinitely Variable Compression Mechanism Be the Next Piston Engine Game-Changer?

Whether its for economic incentives or reaching environmental goals, automotive and aerospace engine makers are continually chasing fractions of...

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Software

Just Say the Words: What3words

If you’re standing in the middle of New York’s Rockefeller Center or on beachside road outside Cape Town, how do you tell a rideshare where to pick you up? Most places on our planet, from fields and...

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Energy

Enhanced Contacts for Inverted Metamorphic Multi-Junction Solar Cells Using Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites

In order to address issues related to mechanical and vibrational stresses that are commonly experienced in mounting, launch,...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

A Chat with 2019 Toyota RAV4 Chief Engineer Yoshikazu Saeki

Yoshikazu Saeki (above) is the chief engineer for the Toyota RAV4 and Toyota Highlander. Saeki (54) joined the company in 1987 as a suspension engineer on the Land Cruiser team...

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Original Equipment
Energy

Iveco Pursues Natural Gas in Stralis NP Models

For long-haul efficiency, Iveco believes CNG- and LNG-powered trucks, such as this Stralis NP LNG demonstrator, provide a low-emissions solution without compromising range or load-carrying ability.

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Energy

Electrification Takes (Some Of) the Load

The heavy-duty commercial vehicle community is taking a keener look at electrification. Several trends are driving this move, and not only emissions regulations. True, a number of large cities,...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

SAE International Launches Aerospace Technology Symposium at Japan Aerospace 2018

SAE International, a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for mobility engineering, is bringing together subject-matter experts...

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Podcasts
Green Design & Manufacturing

Garbage!

In this episode of Here’s an Idea™, we talk with researchers who are finding small — and sometimes even fun — ways to take out all the trash.

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Imaging

'Electrifying' New Range Rover Evoque

At first glance, it may take the shrewd eye of a Land Rover aficionado to notice the difference between the new Range Rover Evoque luxury crossover and its predecessor (which debuted 2010), but every body...

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Energy

Meritor Pursues Lightweighting Strategies for Drivelines

As with passenger vehicles, reducing the weight of systems and components in commercial vehicles is a key strategy to improve fuel efficiency. In the commercial-vehicle sector, the...

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Original Equipment
Propulsion

Caterpillar Reveals Next-Gen Dozers, Excavators, Motor Graders

Caterpillar presented an onslaught of new machines—24 to be exact—at its Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center in Peoria, Ill., during its annual year-end press...

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Regulations/Standards

Personal Air Transport Drives Need for Advanced VTOL Technologies, Standards

“The future of urban transportation requires close partnership between regulators, cities, authorities, and the private sector. AeroMobil is closely working with...

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Software

Advanced Simulation Techniques Drive Powertrain Design

Commercial vehicle designers are using a variety of simulation and validation tools as they attempt to find new ways to improve many aspects of vehicle design. Engineers are working...

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Energy

Deutz Equips Telehandlers with Hybrid and Fully Electric Powertrains

Deutz, which has produced internal combustion engines for more than a century, is moving quickly to integrate electric power with its mainstay diesel engines. Only a year...

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