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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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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Plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles (EVs) are not gaining ground as quickly as first anticipated. Their cost is one reason, but also the lack of convenience (for example, having to manually ...
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The current trend of engine downsizing to lower fuel consumption and emissions relies mostly on the use of direct injection and turbocharging in petrol engines. Supercharging has lost favour compared with ...
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The costs associated with warranties are a big concern for automakers, especially if component failures result because of driver abuse. A way to curb some of the powertrain-related warranty costs is ...
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Conventional parking sensors are useful in warning the driver of fixed objects, but they cannot prevent another moving object colliding from the side when reversing out of a parking space. Continental ...
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Volvo is well known for its technical achievements in vehicle safety. And now it’s achieved another world-first: its V40 will feature an external airbag for pedestrian protection. The airbag resides under ...
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Fatigue at the wheel is one of the major causes of serious vehicle accidents. The American Automobile Association (AAA) did an analysis of 2010 accident data and found tiredness to be ...
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