Cars That Think
MARCH 25, 2022
centimeters, its designers fit two AM receivers, two AM transmitters, either an FM receiver or an FM transmitter, and also a telemetry system that transmitted spacesuit status and physiological data about the astronaut. While those specs might not seem so dazzling today, kindly remember that this radio was designed (by RCA) in the mid-1960s.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2012
Westport and GM are now developing two different combustion, controls and emissions approaches to natural gas engines. Westport technology offers advanced LNG fueling systems with direct injection natural gas engine technology for heavy-duty vehicles such as highway trucks and off-road applications such as mining and rail.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
The all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility, unveiled last week, offers an all-new engine—a 2.3-liter Ford says the engine can deliver up to 15% better fuel economy than comparable six-cylinder engines. Class-exclusive Active Grille Shutters are designed to help improve MKC fuel efficiency at highway speeds.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2019
BAE Series-ER (Electric Range) systems will operate on 68 transit buses and support designated green zone routes throughout San Francisco that are free of emissions. BAE’s series hybrid system features no mechanical link between the diesel engine and the axle. Power flows in series from engine to generator to traction motor.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2015
exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. The study exposed laboratory rats 80 hours a week, for up to 30 months, to emissions from a heavy-duty diesel engine meeting 2007 US EPA standards using new filters and other control technology.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 16, 2011
is introducing a 12-volt ultracapacitor module that ensures reliable engine starting for commercial trucks and other heavy vehicles. The new product, designed to complement batteries, was first displayed in March at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 27, 2012
Ford is embracing the use of “3D printing”—additive manufacturing—in its design work. liter EcoBoost engine in the all-new Transit Van (earlier post) were developed with the aid of 3D rapid manufacturing. Escape: EcoBoost four-cylinder engines in the 2013 Escape built at Louisville Assembly Plant.
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