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Tech Glitches Mar Vehicle Dependability: JD Power Study
The Audio/Communication/Entertainment/Navigation category continues to be the most problematic, accounting for 22% of all problems reported. But new to the list is battery failure.
Auto Group Urges Fuel Efficiency Rollback
A trade group representing GM, Toyota Motor Corp., VW, and other automakers asked the EPA to withdraw an Obama administration decision to lock in vehicle emission rules through 2025.
Daimler to Build Passenger Cars in Russia
Daimler says it plans to invest more than $260 million on the facility. The first cars are due to leave the assembly line in 2019.
Transmission-Equipped Wheel Hub Motor Unveiled
A transmission-equipped wheel hub motor is designed to improve the environmental performance, safety, and comfort of automobiles.
VW Scandal: When Good Engineers Do the Wrong Thing
The Volkswagen emissions scandal highlights a dilemma in the engineering workplace. Should an employeefollow orders even when the employee knows the order is unethical or even illegal?
Ford Invests to Advance Driverless Car by 2021
Ford Motor Co. is investing to achieve its goal of delivering a fully driverless car without a steering wheel or a brake by 2021.
Art from Auto Tailpipe Emissions
KAALINK is a mechatronic system which consists of electrostatic and other filtration equipment, sensors, and a capture unit. The device captures 95% of particular matter pollution without inducing back-pressure.
Repairing Potholes for the Long-Term
A pothole repair technology based on infrared heating could save local UK authorities £3.5bn in 2019 by making repairs cheaper and longer-lasting.
Airless Tires for Golf Carts
The X Tweel Turf is a single unit designed to replace the tire, wheel, and valve assembly. It performs like a conventional pneumatic tire.
Polymer Enhances Metal-Air Battery Catalyst Performance
The catalytic performance of a perovskite oxide-polypyrrole complex was deemed comparable to that of pricier platinum.
Nikola Unveils Electric Semi-Truck
Energy will be supplied by a hydrogen fuel cell giving the Nikola One an expected range of 800-1,200 miles while delivering over 1,000 horsepower and 2,000 ft. lbs. of torque.
Waste and Residues Fuel Renewable Diesel
No vehicle modifications are required to use renewable diesel fuel derived from almost any waste fat or hydrotreated vegetable oil.
Airbag Recall Tests Global Supply Chain
Takata in 2016 said it had sold about 288 million airbag inflators to automakers worldwide since 2001. Its cost to correct the problem could approach $24 billion if it had to execute a total global recall.
Hydrogen Dispenser Takes Home the Prize
The SimpleFuel consortium designed a system to be a safe, small-scale refueling appliance capable of delivering up to 5 kg/day of hydrogen.
A Smart Way to Charge Your Tesla
A trial conducted among 40 Tesla drivers demonstrated that the app increases the share of renewable energy in the battery. Savings on charging costs can be as high as 15%.
Method to Mass Produce Complex Composite Parts
New process provides for cost-effective mass production of complex composite parts.
Honda and GM Agree to Produce Fuel Cells
The companies plan to invest $85 million to add a production line at a GM battery plant. The fuel cell production line will be partly automated and is designed to be scaled up if demand warrants.
Electric Car Finishes Dakar Rally
When it crossed the finish line in Buenos Aires, the EcoPowered became the first zero-emissions electric vehicle to complete the Dakar Rally.
Modeling Tools Help Optimize Bus Routes
The debut of wireless charging buses in Stockholm, Sweden included introduction of a model to propose optimal locations for installing chargers on the bus network.
Corn-Based Ethanol vs Gasoline
Due to technology advances, the GHG profile of corn-based ethanol in the U.S. is expected to be almost 50% lower than gasoline by 2022.