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Fiat demonstrates improved fuel efficiency with low-temperature liquid cooling loop

2015-05-27

A second coolant loop in a Fiat Grande Punto prototype provides liquid cooling of the A/C condenser and turbo intercooler, with potential for including air coolers for engine and transmission oil, power steering fluid and other heat exchangers. Engineers measured a 5% improvement in fuel economy during A/C-on operation during NEDC testing.

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Growing natural tire rubber in North America

2015-05-27

Efforts to replace tropical rubber trees with a wild desert shrub that grows in Southwestern U.S. and Mexico are just beginning to bear fruit.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Mazda's new Miata

2015-05-27

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Power connector system

2015-05-26

Molex Inc. has introduced the Super Sabre Power Connector System for all high-current applications where flexible wire-to-wire and wire-to-board configurations are required.

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Injecting a sense of urgency to clean up diesels

2015-05-26

RKLAB AG is developing a self-pressurizing fuel injector that uses an electro-hydraulic multiplier to magnify pressure, and high speed, high flow valving to control fuel delivery. It is designed to provide the potential to reduce engine out emissions sufficiently to eliminate the need for aftertreatment.

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Digging deep for cyber security solutions

2015-05-26

Connected vehicles bring many of the benefits gained with Internet access, but they also bring security issues including the threat of cyber attacks. That’s forcing design teams throughout the automotive supply chain to focus on a broad range of security technologies that create a holistic defense strategy. Defense in depth is the watchword.

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SAE and IEEE join forces to explore potential IoT standards

2015-05-26

The mobility industry is encouraged to get on board quickly and work with other sectors toward common solutions related to the Internet of Things including increasing vehicle safety and reliability, improving the user experience, and exposing new revenue streams for manufacturers and service providers.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Sensors on the Ford GT

2015-05-26

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2016 Camaro: GM unleashes its lighter, faster Mustang competitor

2015-05-18

Using the benchmark Alpha mixed-materials architecture that it pioneered on Cadillac ATS, GM takes over 200 lb out of the admittedly overweight 2015 Camaro and adds its first turbocharged four-cylinder powertrain.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Audi's inductive charging e-tron

2015-05-14

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Johnson Controls invests in LTU research lab

2015-05-14

The newly named Johnson Controls Vehicle Engineering Laboratory, on the Lawrence Technological University campus in Michigan, will serve the energy-storage-system supplier and benefit LTU engineering students.

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Xerox eyes DSRC for vehicle infrastructure support

2015-05-12

Many companies are planning for the eventual adoption of vehicle-to vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, with Xerox targeting tolling and commercial vehicle monitoring.

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Direct part marking replaces labels, saves supplier $1 million

2015-05-12

ICS Laser Technologies was able to provide dependable rapid scanning of data matrix codes molded in plastic, thus reducing substantial label costs, especially in high-volume conditions.

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Audi evolves the Miller cycle in its new 2.0-L spark-ignition engine

2015-05-11

To debut in the next-generation A4 due later this year, the new 2.0-L TFSI unit takes gasoline technology a step closer to diesel-like fuel consumption and torque capability.

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Unstoppable Formula-SAE team leader earns Rumbaugh Award

2015-05-08

Tad Young kept his 22-person team on task with designing and building their F-SAE racecar on a next-to-nothing budget.

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Honda enters burgeoning subcompact SUV fray

2015-05-08

The HR-V subcompact SUV mixes the Fit platform with Civic and CR-V powertrain systems.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Vehicle development costs

2015-05-08

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Most luxurious Range Rover introduced

2015-04-30

The SVAutobiography has a two-tone paint scheme and uprated supercharged version of 5.0-L V8.

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Road Rules, a San Francisco start-up, explores world of car APIs

2015-04-30

A key to connecting smart phones to third-party software developers' mind-boggling array of mobile applications is the application programming interface. The husband and wife team behind Road Rules discuss discuss a range of topics from car hacking that is mostly overblown to apps that use more car data.

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Two approaches to AWD show improved fuel economy, reduced system weight

2015-04-30

New AWD systems from BorgWarner and Honda deliver significant improvements in efficiency, as well as vehicle dynamic performance.