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Video: Scania introduces next generation city buses across all fuel variants
The buses will also increase the maximum number of passengers to about 100.
Video: An electric Hummer? An electric Hummer
The idea is part of GM's foray into a promising market: electric passenger pickups and large SUVs.
Video: The 2020 Corvette redesign includes supplemented engine noise
Chevrolet defended the system as the same in the previous generation C7 and 2019 sport models, and clarified that the engine noises are augmented, not faked.
Study says EVs can completely shave residential peak demand
The study analyzed data on 5,000 SCE utility customers including each customer’s hourly loads, commuting data and battery reserves after afternoon commuting.
Promising flying car startup seeking $500 million investment
Since its maiden flight last May, the Lilium Jet is one of the most promising concepts for a flying car.
Collision video: 2020 Ram 1500 earns IIHS's Top Safety Pick+ award
To earn the award, vehicles must earn "good" ratings for all collision tests as well as headlights, and possess at least an "advanced" rating for front-end crash prevention and mitigation.
Standards setting embraces innovation as technological change accelerates
ANSI's president says that because of highly dynamic systems across the globe that introduce new players and technologies, there’s more complexity in standards setting. The strength of the U.S. system, he says, is its market-driven focus.
Ford developing technology to prevent bug residue from impairing lidar sensors in autonomous vehicles
U.S. automaker Ford Motor Company is developing a possible solution to a problem affecting autonomous vehicles: bug splatter.
Fatal limo crashes highlight design and regulatory flaws, NTSB says
Despite severe damage to the vehicle’s front end and intrusion into the passenger compartment, the rear portion of the limousine remained relatively intact, retaining survival space. The driver and 17 passengers died in the crash.
2019 Pulse of Engineering Survey: Retirements, resource constraints and millennials rising
IEEE GlobalSpec’s fifth annual Pulse of Engineering survey asked nearly 2,000 respondents, drawn from both Engineering360 and IEEE Spectrum subscribers, to paint a picture of the engineering profession in 2019.
A weather resistant alternative to ABS
It has mechanical properties that are similar to ABS, but it excels in outdoor applications and harsh environments where parts are exposed to UV light, heat and chemicals.
An EV battery that could last 1 million miles
A moderate-energy-density lithium-ion pouch cell chemistry is expected to power an electric vehicle for more than 1.6 million kilometers (1 million miles).
Amazon orders 100,000 electric vehicles from this Michigan startup
The first vans could be in service in 2021, with prototypes arriving perhaps as soon as 2020. The full deployment is expected by 2024.
Watch: Where to park when you go to the mall
In their paper, the researchers mapped three simple parking strategies onto an idealized, single row parking lot. Their solution may surprise you.
Simulation and design optimization of an electric delivery truck
Simulating the entire power train design with Simcenter saved significant time and reduced costs substantially.
Stroke-dependent damping valve for automotive suspensions
DRiV Incorporated’s new family of advanced, highly tunable add-on valves for automotive original equipment manufacturers feature stroke dependent dampening (SDD) valve technology to improve the performance of passive dampers.
New discrete proportional pilot valve for high flow applications
The valve is engineered for fluid control in commercial vehicle and off-highway applications.
Daimler begins self-driving truck tests on highways in Virginia
The tests will focus on infrastructure as well as redundancy of systems for reliability and safety.
5 cybersecurity resources for small manufacturers
Attacks can affect production and compromise data integrity. NIST estimates that the median cost of a data breach is around $60,000, a potentially significant sum for small manufacturers in competitive markets.
Solid or dry film lubrication for OEM and MRO applications
Solid and dry film lubricants, which are applied as a non-fluid coating by spraying, dipping or brushing onto the surface, reduce the friction between parts and cannot be washed away.