Why Is EV Battery Development So Hard? Captain Hybrid 5/17/2012 35 comments Why aren't we getting better performance out of the current crop of EV batteries? The answer is simple. Battery development is hard, slow work.
NHTSA to Brake Unintended Acceleration Captain Hybrid 5/9/2012 57 comments The debate over unintended acceleration, having lingered around the periphery of the auto industry for more than two decades, may be about to receive a fatal blow.
Don't Worry, Your EV Battery Won't Explode Captain Hybrid 4/13/2012 38 comments Reports of a battery fire at a GM lab did not surprise experts, but they said the public should not assume the new EV batteries are explosive.
EV Battery Report Says Costs Going Down Captain Hybrid 4/3/2012 16 comments Industry analysts are questioning a government forecast that hybrid-electric vehicle battery costs will drop sharply in the next three years.
Are Automakers' Managers Hurting Engineering? Captain Hybrid 3/29/2012 47 comments Toyota and Honda again dominated Consumer Reports' reliability ratings, while BMW, Volkswagen, General Motors, and Chrysler again brought up the rear.
High Voltage Amps Up the Automobile Captain Hybrid 3/20/2012 14 comments Engineers need a new breed of wires, interconnects, and other electronic components to handle the bigger loads of electrified vehicles.
DESIGN West Preview: Tesla CTO Keynoting on EV Innovation Captain Hybrid 3/16/2012 5 comments JB Straubel, chief technical officer and a founding team member of Tesla Motors, will deliver a keynote speech on creating electric cars at the Design West show and conference.
Slideshow: Airbags From the Inside Out Captain Hybrid 3/13/2012 40 comments Automakers once balked at the idea of an airbag mandate. Today, airbags come standard, and are even seen in seatbelts and center consoles.
EV Battery Might Triple Electric Car Range Captain Hybrid 3/6/2012 103 comments A startup company has created a low-cost electric car battery with an energy density they claim is almost three times as high as that of the Nissan Leaf battery.
Slideshow: Detroit Auto Show's Concept Cars Roll Hybrid Captain Hybrid 2/27/2012 22 comments The 2012 North America Internation Auto Shows displayed concept cars from Cadillac, Lexus, VW, Chrysler, and other car makers, spotlighting electric and hybrid power trains.
Start-Stop Micro Hybrids Gain Momentum Captain Hybrid 2/16/2012 30 comments A Lux Research study predicts that within the next five years, more than half of the new cars sold in the US will be micro- or mild hybrid vehicles.
Air Bags Cocoon Driver in GMC Acadia Captain Hybrid 2/14/2012 12 comments The new GMC Acadia will now have air bags on both sides of the driver, above and below the shoulder, as well is in the front.
Slideshow: Electric Car Batteries Get Bigger Captain Hybrid 2/10/2012 47 comments To boost the range of pure electric vehicles (EVs), automakers need more onboard energy. To get more energy, they need bigger battery packs.
Chevy Volt's Big Problem Isn't Safety, It's Cost Captain Hybrid 2/9/2012 73 comments In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Electric School Bus Eliminates 'Range Anxiety' Captain Hybrid 2/8/2012 26 comments Smith Electric Vehicles teamed with Trans Tech Bus to roll out a 42-passenger, 26,000-lb electric bus called the Newton eTrans, which it hopes will change the way children get to school every morning.
Chevy Volt: Chargeable With Renewable Energy? Captain Hybrid 1/31/2012 38 comments If you're a prospective Volt owner who wants to load your lithium-ion battery with renewable energy electrons, Chevrolet says it has found a way to help you.
Tesla Model S Hitting the Road This Summer Captain Hybrid 1/18/2012 47 comments Tesla Motors' plan to build practical, competitive electric vehicles (EVs) will finally be put to the test this summer, as the upstart car company rolls out its long-awaited Model S.
Prius Pushes Hybrid Efficiency Captain Hybrid 1/11/2012 43 comments Hybrid cars entered a new market segment this week as Toyota introduced a "gateway" vehicle aimed at younger, less affluent buyers.
Chevy Volt Beefs Up Battery Safety Captain Hybrid 1/10/2012 18 comments General Motors said it will beef up the battery safety structure, add a sensor, and install a bracket in the Chevy Volt to prevent the type of post-crash fire that occurred in a Department of Transportation garage last year.
Slideshow: BMW Busting Out With All-Electric; Sports Hybrid Captain Hybrid 11/15/2011 36 comments The luxury automaker BMW Group will go green in a big way in the next three years, rolling out purpose-built pure electric and hybrid-electric cars that will make heavy use of carbon fiber materials.
DeLorean Rolls Out Electric Car Captain Hybrid 10/31/2011 42 comments DeLorean Motor Co., Inc. has unveiled the DeLorean EV, an electric car that marries the legendary "Back to the Future" DeLorean automobile of the 1980s with a lithium-ion-based, DC-powered, electric drivetrain of today.
GM to Build First All-Electric Car Since EV1 Captain Hybrid 10/20/2011 21 comments General Motors quietly resumed its commitment to electric cars last week, officially announcing that it will produce and sell a new vehicle called the Spark EV in 2013.
New Horizons for RFID Captain Hybrid 10/12/2011 8 comments Better chips and new standards are combining to place RFID in applications that no one dreamed of three years ago.
Prius Plugs Into a New Era Captain Hybrid 9/13/2011 18 comments Small battery, fast recharging, and low costs are the keys to Toyota's "less is more" strategy of electrification.
GM Investigating Pure Electric Cars Captain Hybrid 9/6/2011 29 comments General Motors, the giant automaker notable for killing the EV1 a decade ago, is accelerating its move into the battery electric vehicle (BEV) arena.
Rolls-Royce Tests Electric Car Captain Hybrid 8/19/2011 14 comments Early feedback on the new Rolls-Royce electric concept car shows that drivers like the power and quiet performance, but consider driving range to be an issue.
Almost every automaker has had to 'pick a side' when it comes to alternative fuel options and ways to divest from a reliance on gasoline. Fiat is looking to back compressed natural gas or liquid propane as an interim solution.
Designing and filling a new type of water bottle might take less engineering work, but the description will help kids understand how science, math, and engineering influence their lives even through things that seem mundane.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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