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A new drive toward wireless EV charging |
27/06/2012
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| Inductive power-transfer coils—in the roadbed and on board—could help unleash EV use in the U.S., so the government is spurring wireless charging development. |
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J1772 'combo connector' advances on public display next week |
03/05/2012
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| SAE International's J1772 “combo connector,” which will allow for both slower ac charging and faster dc charging of plug-in vehicles using a single vehicle electrical inlet, gets its first North American public demo next week after months of internal testing by automakers. |
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ON THE SUPERCHARGE! |
01/05/2012
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| Torotrak's toroidal continuously variable transmission (CVT) has been on the fringes of the motor industry in one guise or another for more than half a century. But, even when it was being developed by Perbury Engineering all those years ago, it wasn't new technology: a patent had been filed for a
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Speedy Freescale controller adds security function |
30/04/2012
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| Performance and reliability are key factors for a new powertrain microcontroller from Freescale Semiconductor, but security is also an important factor in the design. Concerns about hackers and owners who want to tweak emissions are driving a new emphasis on protecting data. |
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Engine technologies to improve fuel economy for ICEs |
24/04/2012
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| The SAE 2012 High Efficiency IC Engines Symposium session on engine technologies showed how near-term technologies are squeezing ever more fuel efficiency from standard spark ignition and compression ignition engines. |
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Kissing frogs while seeking petrol alternatives |
24/04/2012
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| Floyd Allen, Powertrain Systems Executive, FEV Inc. set the tone for a Tuesday morning panel session at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit by saying there is universal agreement that the United States needs to reduce its consumption of petroleum and develop some alternative energy sources
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Horiba develops new analyzer for GHG, Euro VI measurement |
16/03/2012
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| Horiba’s new MEXA-1400QL-NX laser spectroscopic analyzer, featuring the principles of quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology, provides real-time simultaneous measurement of four nitrogen components contained in motor exhaust gas (NO, NO2, NH3, N2O). The technology will be on display in April at the
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Moving up a gear |
01/03/2012
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| British transmission specialist Xtrac is delivering the searing performance few others can match – as Ian Adcock discovers from Adrian Moore |
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Smoothing the way to greater efficiency |
01/03/2012
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| If there's a common concern that unites the automobile industry, it's the quest to improve fuel efficiency and thus reduce CO2 emissions, says Tony Lewin |
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Small MOSFETs from Infineon handle high currents |
20/02/2012
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| Electric motors are becoming more widespread in vehicles as electric power steering and stop-start add to the volumes used by hybrid and electric vehicles. This growth is driving demand for power handling devices that are smaller yet still provide high current capabilities. |
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FEA a cool tool for thermal analysis of Li-ion batteries |
14/02/2012
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| Thermal management of a battery pack is one of the main factors to be considered in the pack design, especially for those with indirect air or indirect liquid cooling since the cooling medium is not in contact with the battery cells. |
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Gearing up for CHANGE |
01/02/2012
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| Tony Lewin reports on the most significant news from the recent CTI symposium |
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Shelby shows three golden anniversary models, one with up to 800 hp |
25/01/2012
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| The GT500 Super Snake has 750 hp as standard, with a special supercharger upgrade for 800 hp. The GT350 supercharged performance is 525 or 624 hp. The GTS “entry level” model has a six-cylinder engine for 30 mpg highway fuel economy or can be supercharged to 475 hp. |
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