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25 May 2007 posted in Green 5 views
Report: Diesels will outsell hybrids in the U.S. by 2012 Right now in the U.S., hybrids are all the rage among drivers who want to be more green in what they drive, but it may not stay that way for much longer. New research by Ricardo and UBS is projecting ...
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14 November 2006 posted in Euro 7 views
Driving the BMW Hydrogen 7 BMW decided that it would do its hydrogen vehicle in a different way than most. Rather than building a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, BMW chose to stick with what it already knew well, internal ...
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12 August 2006 posted in Earnings/Financials 10 views
Three automakers drop $1B on Giving birth to a new powertrain architecture is neither easy nor inexpensive, as GM, DaimlerChrysler, and BMW are demonstrating by dropping $1B on their "two-mode" hybrid technology. The costs for de ...
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10 August 2006 posted in Green 9 views
Siemens VDO announces eCorner motor-in-hub concept As the use of electric motors in motor vehicles converges with other technologies such as drive-by-wire, stability control, and active suspension, eventually a major paradigm shift in automotive archi ...
Tags: stability control, hybrid powertrain, car owners, fuel mileage, suspension system, drivetrain, vehicle dynamics, hat tip, active suspension, siemens vdo, future cars, internal combustion engines, paradigm shift, technology source, hydraulic brakes, steer by wire, wheel suspension, hydraulic shock absorbers, hub assembly, correct direction
1 August 2006 posted in Aftermarket 7 views
Demystifying nitrous oxide, Part I Nitrous oxide is known by several names - "nitrous", "spray", "the bottle" , "giggle juice", "laughing gas", "N-O-S" (just please dignify yourself and don't refer to it as "nawz") - but yet it's also ...
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31 July 2006 posted in Etc. 7 views
A desktop V8 - that runs! These beautiful 1/4-scale engines are the creation of aptly-named Replica Engines, a small company run by the Warner family of Gulliver, Michigan. The company recreates famous internal combustion engi ...
Tags: aluminum block, dry sump, v twin, indy racing league, internal combustion engines, dual overhead cams, oldsmobile aurora, fuel pumps, laws of physics, model motor, water pumps, harley knucklehead, gulliver michigan, mechanical fuel injection, replica engines, valve trains, inch stroke, oil pumps, engineering drawings, overhead camshafts
10 June 2006 posted in I.C.E. 6 views
Hydrogen fuel cells are the wave of the future - just not the near future Senior researchers from automakers around the world agree that internal combustion engines will dominate the automotive market for decades to come, even though hydrogen fuel cells are becoming an attr ...
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15 March 2006 posted in Trends 8 views
BMW to launch a gasoline/hydrogen 7-Series next year According to Automotive News, BMW will launch a hydrogen-fueled 7-Series next year. The limited production vehicle will be the latest hydrogen effort by the German automaker, which has been experiment ...
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16 February 2006 posted in Trends 5 views
Ford exec calls for Lewis Booth, executive VP for Ford Motor responsible for Ford Europe and the Premier Automotive Group, told a European Petroleum Industry conference Wednesday that Ford acknowledged the importance of ...
Tags: fuel technologies, ford motor, ford motor company, alternative fuel, hybrid powertrains, fuel efficiency, weight reduction, plug in hybrids, ford europe, premier automotive group, internal combustion engines, flexible fuel vehicles, hydrogen internal combustion, petroleum industry, climate change, hydrogen fuel cells, co2 levels, hydrogen internal combustion engines, specific solutions, responsiblity
9 October 2005 posted in Gadgets 10 views
Somender Singh - garage genius or crank? Popular Science magazine's recent special on "The Future of the Car" featured a fascinating article about Somender Singh, an Indian mechanic/inventor who claims to have unlocked the secret of making c ...
Tags: genius, mechanic, renault, high compression, diesel, popular science, worth reading, gases, inventor, developing countries, internal combustion engines, 2 stroke motorcycles, popular science magazine, somender singh, engine designers, mr singh, workable solution, case in point, circulation, simulation
19 September 2005 posted in Trends 9 views
Toyota to use hybrid technology in lift trucks Toyota is looking to apply its hybrid technology to lift trucks, where the current market trend is moving away from internal combustion engines. The alternative to IC engines, of course, is battery po ...
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