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Jaguar puts a brave Pace on testing its new crossover

2016-04-27

Take-it-to-the-limit testing is typically reserved for vehicle development teams, but Jaguar's route and the sensational topography clearly gave Automotive Engineering good insight into F-Pace's dynamic capabilities and its four-year development.

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Pseudo satellite, potential disrupter, flies on sunlight

2016-04-26

Zephyr 8 has a wingspan of 25 m and can carry 50% more batteries than the earlier version, yet is 30% lighter. This translates into a UAV that can carry a heavier payload and is designed to, typically, stay in the air continuously for over a month

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Honeywell partners with Indian manufacturer on low-GWP auto refrigerant

2016-04-25

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Vistara deploys SITA AIRCOM and network technology

2016-04-25

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Auto A/C expansion valves move to electronic control

2016-04-25

A maker of expansion valves has demonstrated a significant reduction in A/C compressor workload, benefiting vehicle energy use, by going electronic.

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Send in Yamaguchi!

2016-04-25

Jack Yamaguchi, SAE's veteran Japan Editor, is considered the “dean” of Japan’s automotive journalists. Over a career spanning 50 years, Jack has conducted hundreds of interviews with engineering leaders including the new President of Honda R&D in the May issue.

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Rolls-Royce, Purdue partner on jet engine design

2016-04-25

Rolls-Royce will designate Purdue as a University Technology Partnership, which will initially encompass two research centers in the areas of advanced thermal management systems and advanced compressor systems.

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ZF TRW to launch Electric Park Brake in India, production starts in 2017

2016-04-25

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CO2 air conditioning development comes alive in Germany

2016-04-25

Consortium of OEMs and suppliers worked on all fronts, while the SAE Interior Climate Control Committee reopened a suite of draft standards to prepare for possible importation of cars with R-744: CO2 as a refrigerant.

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Clutchless hybrid transmission concept for high-performance cars

2016-04-25

An MIT student-inventor's hybrid transmission concept aims to provide high-speed sports cars an energy-smart attitude without compromise.

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‘Supercars’ and character are critical in the autonomous future

2016-04-25

Nissan VP of global product strategy Keno Kato talks about the GT-R supercar's role in Nissan’s product-development “ethic" and why performance and autonomous development aren't mutually exclusive.

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Shell Oil unveils radical city car concept

2016-04-25

Days ahead of the 2016 Beijing Motor Show, Shell OIl unveiled its collaboration with Gordon Murray Design and Geo Technology, a city car concept that's all about efficiency.

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Mahindra launches new Blazo heavy-truck series with FuelSmart multi-drive

2016-04-22

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Lockheed Martin LM-100J starts taking (a similar) shape

2016-04-21

The LM-100J will be the civil-certified version of the C-130J and an updated version of the L-100 (or L-382) cargo aircraft, and will be “the only commercial airlifter that offers all-terrain and all-weather service.”

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Turbocharger speed sensors aim for light-duty applications

2016-04-20

Proven on 11 million HD diesels, turbocharger speed sensors offer significant benefits to light-duty gasoline and diesel engines.

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Wireless, batteryless limit switches

2016-04-20

Steute Industrial Controls offers a comprehensive line of wireless, batteryless limit switches that feature an internal electrodynamic energy generator.

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IOP tester for Ethernet ECUs

2016-04-20

Ruetz System Solutions provides an interoperability test platform for Automotive Ethernet that constitutes a component of the test set-up for Open Alliance Layer 1 interoperability tests for ECUs.

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2016 SAE Congress: Thermal storage is solution to EV winter range loss

2016-04-20

Experts say Phase Change Material (PCM) formulated for high latent heat capacity can provide cabin warmth for a typical U.S. daily commute, with residual capacity insulated for an EV parked during an eight-hour workday.

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Additive for fluoropolymer coatings

2016-04-20

Carbodeon has developed a new additive for fluoropolymer coatings, based on its uDiamond NanoDiamond technology. It targets solvent-based coatings used across multiple industries including automotive, aerospace, and industrial.

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Small-diameter springs and rings

2016-04-20

New advances in manufacturing have allowed Smalley engineers to design and manufacture wave springs and retaining rings as small as 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter.