article thumbnail

11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

Cars That Think

One will provide Internet to rural Peru, two will service airplanes and cruise liners, and the final satellite’s use is yet to be disclosed. The project has been plagued by safety concerns, engineering missteps, and most recently pandemic supply chain issues. That same year, the company plans to launch four more microGEOs.

Engine 123
article thumbnail

Hyundai introduces next-gen heavy-duty truck at 2013 Seoul Motor Show; 7% improvement in fuel economy

Green Car Congress

The Xcient offers a choice of two diesel engines: 10L H-engine, with maximum output of 420 ps (414 hp, 309 kW), maximum torque of 200 kg•m (1,961 N·m, 1,447 lb-ft), and Powertech engine, with maximum output of 520 ps (513 hp, 382 kW), maximum torque of 255 kg•m (2,500 N·m, 1,844 lb-ft).

article thumbnail

JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

Green Car Congress

The passenger cars registrations for Europe-27 were 848,800 units, down by 52% compared to March 2019. Those most affected were city-cars, MPVs and subcompacts. However, details by powertrain highlights that only pure electric cars (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) drove this growth, as hybrids posted a decline of 11%.

Europe 261
article thumbnail

GM Creates New South America Regional Organization

Green Car Congress

GM South America includes GM’s existing sales and manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as well as sales activities in those countries and Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. GM South America currently has 29,000 employees.

article thumbnail

Video Friday: Modular Polygons

Cars That Think

EPFL ] This video details the creation of the Dingo, a low-cost robot quadruped designed and built by Alexander Calvert and Nathan Ferguson as a capstone engineering project for the bachelor of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at Monash University. Total cost is about $1,300 AUD. The full bill of materials can be found on GitHub.

article thumbnail

First electric rally car takes on Dakar challenge

Green Cars News

The very first electric rally car is set to take part in the Dakar rally next year. Produced by Latvian motorsport engineering company OSC, the OSCar eO car will be the first to take on the gruelling 9000 km challenge.

Peru 50
article thumbnail

Ricardo study predicts that BRIC automotive markets will be eclipsed by the “Rising-15”

Green Car Congress

A study by Ricardo Strategic Consulting has concluded that while sluggish automotive demand in Europe, Japan and North America will be balanced by the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets through 2020, thereafter the ‘Rising-15’ nations become the engine for profitable growth—assuming political stability.

Market 210