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2023 In Review: Here Are The Most Popular Articles Each Month

Electric Cars Report

This is our review of 2023, where we recapture the most popular articles month by month.

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Co-Optima team publishes details on its boosted SI engine research and figure of merit

Green Car Congress

For the past four years, the US Department of Energy’s Co-Optima team ( earlier post ) has focused research efforts on turbocharged (or “boosted”) spark-ignition (SI) engines, which is the dominant combustion approach for light-duty vehicles such as passenger cars and light trucks. —Szybist et al.

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Researchers demonstrate continuous detonation in rotating detonation rocket engine with H2/O2

Green Car Congress

A team from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has demonstrated continuous detonation in a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) ( earlier post ) powered by H 2 /O 2 propellants. Developing this method to characterize the detonation wave dynamics is another contribution of this article.

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How to Boot Up a New Engineering Program

Cars That Think

Starting a new engineering program at a university is no simple task. By 2026, the university will offer an undergraduate engineering degree —but without creating an engineering department. IEEE Spectrum spoke with Seth Fraden, one of the new program’s interim cochairs, about getting a new engineering program up and running.

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Buick’s Latest Crossover Reveals The Slow Future Of Internal Combustion Engines

CleanTechnica EVs

A recent article at The Autopian shows us that the cheapest internal combustion engine cars are starting to fall behind in performance, and this doesn’t bode well for the future of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. Buick’s Slooooowwwww Crossover Matt at The Autopian points out that the 2024 Buick Envista with its 1.2-liter

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NIO replaces head of vehicle engineering to speed up R&D, report says

CN EV Post

The post NIO replaces head of vehicle engineering to speed up R&D, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost. The move by NIO is aimed at further focusing resources, speeding up vehicle development and efficiency to increase leverage for future competition, according to local media.

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Xiaomi to unveil engineering prototype of its first model in August, report says

CN EV Post

At a public event in August, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun will have an engineering prototype of the company's first model unveiled, according to local media. The post Xiaomi to unveil engineering prototype of its first model in August, report says appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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