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A different riff on your basic two-seat electric car |
25/09/2012
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| Markus Lienkamp, Chair of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, says that "electromobility" is impeded at the moment by range anxiety, prohibitive costs, and inconvenient charging. That’s why Lienkamp is leading the Visio.M project, a German government-supported R&D effort
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Video: AHSS structures save lives, pose challenges to first responders |
20/08/2012
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| Ron Moore, retired Division Chief of the McKinney (TX) Fire Department, has literally written the book on extrication involving vehicles with advanced high-strength steel structures, and he shared some of the challenges of this practice at the Great Designs in Steel seminar in Livonia, MI. |
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Connectivity is key to ITS future |
30/04/2012
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| U. S. roads could become a web of vehicles communicating with each other automatically by 2025, bringing about improvements in safety and congestion. |
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Hella lights path to growth |
27/04/2012
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| Hella is expanding operations in the U.S., Brazil, and Mexico, the head of the company’s electronics division in the America’s said at a wide-ranging press briefing April 25 in conjunction with the SAE 2012 World Congress. It expects stop/start technology to provide a boost to sales. |
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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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Hyundai Santa Fe crossover becomes a twosome |
10/04/2012
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| The long-wheelbase version provides a third seat row and V6 power while the standard-wheelbase model, now called the Sport, employs all four-cylinder engines. Torque vectoring is included on AWD versions of both models. |
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2013 MKZ represents rebirth for Lincoln |
05/04/2012
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| The car's all-new styling approach features a large retractable glass roof and power comes from a V6 in addition to four-cylinder EcoBoost and hybrid powertrains. Electronic highlights include a push-button six-speed automatic (eliminating the shift lever). Control for suspension settings, electric
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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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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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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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A drive to design |
19/01/2012
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| Derek Jenkins joined Mazda in 2009 as Design Director for North American Operations and is now charged with leading the Irvine, CA-based team that is developing advanced ideas for the automaker’s next generation of vehicles. AEI recently sat down with Jenkins at the 2012 North American
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NAIAS 2012: Michelin rolls out the Defender |
19/01/2012
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| Safety, longevity, and fuel efficiency are the three performance cues of the new Michelin Defender passenger vehicle tire, which goes on sale in retail outlets this April. |
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Design contest winners nab internship at GM |
12/01/2012
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| Eight college students didn't opt for a quick face-to-face interview at a recruiting fair as a way to gain job experience. Instead, they landed a paid internship at General Motors' design studio in Warren, MI, by wowing industry designers online in an interactive design contest. |
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