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Bentley develops W12 cylinder deactivation

2015-03-13

Shutting off six cylinders without emission spikes and exhaust boom required new engine-control and exhaust system engineering solutions.

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Condition monitoring sensor

2015-03-31

Gill Sensors & Controls offers the GScondition monitoring sensor range family to reduce unplanned breakdowns in industrial machine applications.

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Specialty adhesives

2015-03-16

Three new adhesives from Dow Automotive Systems offer environmental benefits when bonding elastomeric materials to metal, engineering plastics, or other elastomers.

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Scion debuts iA and iM at New York

2015-04-06

Long-overdue new models include the brand's first four-door sedan and a well-equipped hatchback.

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Green-lighting Ford's "clean" technologies

2015-03-31

Michael Tinskey, Global Director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, talks about smart mobility experiments, connected vehicles, and Ford's electrified vehicle strategy in China.

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Toyota tilting three-wheeler enters the 'real world'

2014-03-24

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Current transducers

2014-03-22

American Aerospace Controls offers a line of reliable ac and dc standard and custom electrical transducers for rail, heavy locomotive, high-speed train, and light rapid transit monitoring.

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Hexagon Metrology targets inline, real-time measurements

2014-04-23

In a bid to deliver a system that combines quality control with process control, Hexagon introduces its 360° Smart Inline Measurement Solutions for automotive applications.

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Challenges galore for connected cars

2014-04-09

Technical challenges such as driver distraction and linking systems together must be made in ways that help consumer connections transfer seamlessly from home to vehicle.

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Relief valve

2014-03-22

A direct-acting, normally closed control proportional valve family is being piloted from Comatrol.

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Fuel economy and more sway vehicle buyers

2014-04-10

A change in fuel requirements could help automakers achieve another efficiency gain.

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Toyota Motorsport pursues Le Mans prize with 1000-PS all-wheel-drive hybrid

2014-04-01

Toyota's new all-wheel-drive TS040 Hybrid Le Mans racer matches a 520-PS gasoline V8 with 480 PS of hybrid-electric assist for a total 1000 PS available from all four wheels under acceleration.

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Polyurethane seals

2014-03-27

Hydratech Industries features a polyurethane sealing solution from Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies on its hydraulic piston accumulators.

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Toyota engineers 'dramatic' cost reduction in fuel-cell technology, plans 2015 vehicle launch

2014-01-07

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Minicars as group do badly in IIHS frontal offset crash testing

2014-01-22

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V2X communications face many challenges before deployment

2014-03-06

Mainstream media outlets heavily touted vehicle-to-vehicle/-infrastructure (referred to as V2X) communications after a recent NHTSA endorsement. Often overlooked are technical challenges that still must be overcome before V2X can make any real impact.

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Toyota targets 2015 for first fuel-cell car

2014-01-23

Affordable fuel-cell vehicles are coming to California, it says, as is a practical hydrogen refueling system

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The e-up! points way to VW’s electric future

2014-02-24

For those doubters able to see beyond the (at present) minuses of electric motive power, the practical little car may help to generate an automotive epiphany on the rugged road to powertrain reformation.

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Active tilting system modeled for three-wheeled city vehicle

2014-02-17

Turning circle greatly improved using a model implemented in MapleSim, holding out promise for better active-tilting designs that can improve vehicle maneuverability in congested cities.

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BYD electric bus provides 30-h service on single charge

2014-01-30

BYD and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently announced some findings from a two-month pilot test on a 40-ft BYD battery-electric bus conducted in Manhattan from Aug. 25 to Oct. 25 of last year. The electric bus maker also recently completed the first phase of a 10-month trial, which commenced this past summer in Gatineau, Quebec, and Ottawa, Ontario, again using a 40-ft BYD-supplied electric bus.