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Shell Oil conference focuses on transportation alternatives

2015-04-14

Megacity growth and energy demand are driving a diverse future mix of autonomous vehicles, car sharing, and cycling, among other more sustainable future-transportation solutions.

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Innovation is at the core of engine design

2015-04-14

Cummins' Jim Trueblood says the company's Tier 4 Final program was driven by the core philosophy to utilize new or improved technologies, systems, and components that would meet the durability and reliability levels demanded for tough high horsepower applications.

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Electronic governor option

2015-04-13

Kohler Engines has introduced an electronic governor as a new option on the company’s Command PRO horizontal shaft gasoline-powered engines.

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Severe-duty transmissions

2015-04-13

Allison Transmission Holdings' new 9832 Oil Field Series model offers 3200 hp (2386 kW) for pressure pumping in tough environments.

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Separating the right signals from the noise

2015-04-13

Telematics has become a megatrend as more companies of every size see value in having a 24/7, real-time overview of their machines, according to Danfoss Power Solutions' Marc Weston.

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Ohio State's ‘Bullet’ EV has a short range, but could surpass 400 mph

2015-04-13

The Ohio State University student team revealed the vehicle it will use to try to break its own world land speed record—307 mph—with an over 400-mph mark. The 38-ft-long (11.6-m) vehicle contains 2000 A123 pouch cells and runs a four-wheel-drive system with two motors design-rated at 3000 hp (2238 kW).

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Designing toward future-proof technology

2015-04-13

Demands for optimized fuel usage, higher efficiency, and cost reduction set the trends for innovation in the off-highway sector, says ZF's Hermann Beck.

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Truck racing demonstrates new technology, aero design

2015-04-13

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Halla Visteon expands HVAC production capability in India

2015-04-13

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New trends in operator awareness and visibility in off-highway equipment design

2015-04-13

Southco's Bob Straka believes the desire for increased ergonomics and streamlined, aerodynamic equipment designs are leading factors influencing the future of off-highway design.

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As equipment innovations evolve, tires must keep up

2015-04-13

The basic concept of the tire hasn’t changed since stone rollers used to help build the pyramids--it’s the way we make them and the design that has changed, says Ydo Doornbos of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas.

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Zen Technologies, Rockwell Collins develop next-gen flight simulator for Indian market

2015-04-11

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Airbus Helicopters’ EC130 T2 enters Indian market with two launch customers

2015-04-10

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Indian Air Force to acquire 36 Rafale fighters

2015-04-10

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2016 Optima gets upgraded UVO

2015-04-10

The twins-under-the-skin Kia Optima and Hyundai Sonata are fraternal only, as they share nothing in terms of external and interior styling. The product planning teams for each brand also get to introduce other differentiators, in the case of Optima a markedly different infotainment systems than Sonata.

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Lanxess develops new modeling approach to simulated composites’ cooling behavior

2015-04-10

A new tool to precisely simulate the thermal processes in Lanxess’s weight-saving Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite was announced by the company at the recent Plastics in Automotive Engineering conference at Mannheim, Germany.

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2016 Honda Civic targets Audi A3, drives new modular-engineering strategy

2015-04-09

Honda’s next-generation Civic will debut a sporty new design language, more efficient and spirited powertrains—and serve as the lead application for Honda’s new Global Compact platform that will also underpin the next-generation Accord as well as the HR-V crossover.

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Continental shows next-generation highly automated car

2015-04-09

The vehicle needs a suite of advanced technologies and a ready-to-take-control driver.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Cadillac vs. Lincoln

2015-04-09

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New XF moves to Jaguar's aluminum architecture

2015-04-09

Adapted from the XE and XJ platform, and sized between those two models, the XF's body-in-white is made of 75% aluminum. Two engines are offered at launch, both supercharged 3.0-L V6s.