PART 2: Would the depletion of fossil-fuel reserves and the ban on internal-combustion engines kill the car in its current form? (See Part 1 here)   T HE automobile symbolises freedom and ...
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PART 1: It’s the burning question: which fuels will power future internal-combustion engines? (See part 2 here)   MOST of the energy we use on a daily basis comes from the ...
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  First a bit of history: Monroe developed the first automotive shock absorbers – in 1924. This company started life in the USA, state of Michigan and the village of Monroe.  ...
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The CAR Engineering Challenge 2012, sponsored by Isuzu, concluded on Tuesday 22 January 2013 at GM’s Extreme Track facility in Port Elizabeth where three graduate engineering finalists battled it out for ...
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The widespread use of connected-car functionality (Internet connection and smartphone integration) is still a long way off owing to its limited availability in new vehicles. To plug the gap, Delphi has ...
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Range anxiety is the Achilles’ heel of an EV, with only cars such as the Volt from General Motors offering a range-extender petrol engine to supply power when the batteries are ...
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Sitting in the dark at home during a power cut may soon be a thing of the past if you own an electric vehicle (EV). Denso and Toyota are developing a ...
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You do not need huge power to make a vehicle feel responsive. Welcome to the black art of accelerator-pedal calibration. ...
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PART 1 CONCEPTUAL PHASE Creating an all-new new vehicle is one of the most daunting challenges for any company In our consumer-driven society, new or revised vehicles are launched on a ...
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Studies have shown that few motorists regularly monitor their vehicles’ tyre pressures. Therefore, Goodyear is developing a tyre that would keep itself inflated without the use of external pumps. It is ...
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Federal-Mogul has developed a special exhaust-insulating sleeve called Therm ex. The sleeve traps heat within the exhaust system to improve the efficiency of the emissions-control systems such as catalysts and diesel-particulate ...
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It is well known that an engine uses more fuel at higher engine speeds due to increased engine friction and lower volumetric efficiencies. By shifting to a higher gear earlier, fuel ...
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