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Time with the Teardown Titan
Competitive benchmarking has long played a vital role in the auto industry, but until recently, it’s been an insider’s game. Then came a surprise hit on YouTube: Munro Live. The ongoing series is...
Editorial Energy
Mega Push for Heavy-Duty EV Charging
The number of zero-emission (ZE) heavy-duty trucks in the U.S., Canada, China and Europe is expected to increase nearly 80% between 2020 and 2023, from 40 available or announced models to 71. Electric...
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Hyundai Reveals Market-Sized 2022 Tucson SUV
Hyundai has revealed its 2022 Tucson SUV, which has been upsized for the North American market. The C-class Tucson is Hyundai’s top-selling SUV, and the all-new 2022 model will feature three...
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ZF Builds Its Computational-Power Assets
Even by industry norms, Martin Fischer (right) has a lengthy job title. He is a member of the board of management for ZF and his responsibilities include electronics and ADAS, passive safety...
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WCX 2021: Systems Thinking as Powerful as Propulsion Systems
There’s a revolution brewing as engineers develop electric and autonomous vehicles that require layers and layers of complicated systems to come together. “This is the time...
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Ford Details All-Electric F-150 Lightning
A day after a spirited mid-May drive by electric-vehicle (EV) proponent President Joe Biden, Ford revealed technical and market-focused details for the coming all-electric version of the F-150...
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A Resonant Solution for Fast, Flexible EV Charging
The infrastructure of 400V charging stations has been massively expanded in Europe, with some 400 locations in place and more on the way. However, 800V vehicles currently are left out...
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Using CT to Detect Defects in Lithium-Ion Batteries
Because of their power density, lithium-ion batteries as used by electric vehicles (EV) are subject to strict quality monitoring. Industrial computed tomography (CT) increasingly is being...
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Electrify America Accelerates DC Fast-Charger Installation
Three years after Electrify America (EA) opened its first DC fast charging site in Chicopee, Massachusetts, the company currently sits at nearly 600 sites and 2,600 fast chargers...
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NRL’s Hybrid Tiger UAV Soars at Demonstration
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers recently demonstrated Hybrid Tiger, an electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with multi-day endurance flight capability. The team integrated...
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ZF Hikes Performance of ProAI Supercompute Platform
Although multinational supplier ZF is widely recognized for conventional components such as its transmissions and braking systems, at April’s Auto Shanghai – one of the few major auto...
News Electronics & Computers
Toward an Electric Two-Wheeled Triumph
There is something of a TV series about Triumph Motorcycles’ radical TE-1 electric project. It’s an intriguing story unfolding through four episodes, or phases, following its conception. Phase 2...
News Manned Systems
Batteries Not the Only Route to EV Efficiency
Much of the talk around the switchover to electric power in commercial electric vehicles (EV) focuses on batteries, whether it be their range, weight, energy and power density, or expected...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
NASA Creates a Better Electric Aircraft Battery
With increasing emphasis on aviation sustainability, interest in using batteries to partially or fully power electric propulsion systems on aircraft of all sizes is growing each day. A NASA...
News Energy
Solving the EV Range Vs. HVAC Dilemma
The loss in range from climate control operation on battery electric vehicles (BEV) has become a source of concern among automakers as many of them begin the transition from internal combustion...
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Suppliers Face the Electrified Future
Suppliers face critical decisions on a daily basis. Crises come and go. Dealing with erratic production schedules driven by semiconductor supply shortages and coping with rising prices for strategic...
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Engineering a ‘Beast’ of an Electric SUV
General Motors calls it a “beast,” a nickname that the 2022 GMC Hummer SUV earns on its numbers alone. Like the electric Hummer pickup, the SUV packs a propulsion system capable of...
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NVH Simulation Meets Realism
Vehicle development is amidst three concurrent revolutions – electrification, autonomy and the shift in product design and engineering to more up-front simulation. Any one of those would be a challenge for...
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Model-Based Analysis of E-Motor Designs
In the auto industry’s shift toward electric vehicles (EV), permanent magnet motors (PMMs) are increasingly serving a variety of roles, including the vehicle’s traction motor and various...
Briefs Energy
Nanostructured Alloy for Battery Anodes
The alloy could influence the way energy storage devices are designed and manufactured.
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Wireless Charging for Lunar Robots
See how WiBotic — a maker of wireless charging and fleet energy management technologies — is preparing robots for the Moon.
Articles Energy
Powering Tomorrow: Battery and Electrification Summit Preview
The online Battery and Electrification Summit on June 15 and 16, 2021 offers two days of expert insight, innovation, and emerging applications.
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
The cathodes could enhance energy density of next-generation Li-ion batteries.
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Battery analyzers, uninterruptible power supplies, adhesives, and more.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Charge Control Methods for Supercapacitors
A comparison of passive and active supercapacitor charging methods emphasizes the need for a close inspection on power source and supercapacitor demand.
Articles Materials
Low-Cost, Fast Production of Solid-State Batteries
A disruptive manufacturing technology now offers reduced manufacturing costs and improved volumetric energy density in all-solid cells.
Articles Transportation
Range-Doubling Lithium-Metal Batteries “Build Themselves” in Li-Ion Manufacturing Method
Lithium-metal solid-state batteries can provide a safer, more energy-dense alternative to current technology.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Enhancing Hybrid Flow Battery Electrodes with Nanomaterials
This technology provides highly efficient grid-scale electricity storage at a fifth of the cost of current storage technologies.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Accelerated Degradation of Li-Ion Batteries for High-Rate Discharge Applications
As the vehicle platform size decreases, the pulse power discharge rates of the Energy Storage System (ESS) increase.
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
