Case Study: Bright Science means changing gears to improve efficiency in engines and part production
DSM’s high-performance plastics for automotive gears help improve engine efficiency, reduce fuel consumption and reduce production costs
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Case Studies
Case Study: HORIBA’s Solution for Emissions Testing
The MEXA-1400QL-NX analyzer delivers extremely precise and reproducible results
Case study: DEWETRON FCW according to NHTSA
FCW warns the driver of an imminent collision
Alternative Powertrain Testing with HORIBA Know-how
New test stand ensures maximum testing flexibility for E-motors and hybrids
HORIBA technology in use at the BMW ETC
Emission measurement technologies for altitude test chamber
EPAS Benefits
Manufacturers are missing opportunities
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Powertrain
Q&A: Dr Bernd Bohr, Bosch
The Tier One's automotive group chairman on electrification costs, downsizing, and advanced driver a... more.
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Emissions
Diesel: Trendsetters
Europe’s engineers could benefit from the work being done in the US where big engines have to meet... more.
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Chassis
Ford Europe's engineering chief Dr Andreas Schamel
Director of the Aachen research centre explains how he spends his R&D dollars... more.
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Electronics
Electric vehicles: Power draw
Advancing HVAC technology will have a big impact on the range of electric vehicles but suppliers wil... more.
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Design
Smooth progress
Peugeot 508 is bigger, lighter, more aerodynamic and more efficient than the model it replaces. Dev... more.
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Commercial Vehicles
Heavyweight carbon cuts
Increasing injection pressures and improving turbochargers will help Bosch to reduce carbon emission... more.
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Hybrids & EVs
Electric vehicles: Power drives
Electric vehicles of 2025 will require new approaches to battery technology. OEMs and suppliers fore... more.
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Body-in-white
Opel-Vauxhall Astra Estate
Engineers had to adapt the vehicle to meet the needs of drivers who use it as a load carrier... more.
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Hybrids
Alfred Büchi the inventor of the turbocharger
Turbocharging technology made the combustion engine more reliable and efficient, but the first syste... more.
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Downsizing
Q&A: Dr Roland Ernst
Ford Ecoboost chief engineer talks about the downsized three-cylinder gasoline engine... more.
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High Performance
No expense spared
Extensive use of composites, careful attention to aerodynamics and knowledge transfer from motorspor... more.
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Testing
Testing and CAE: Powertrain developments
Boosting expertise in simulation and electrification will help to make powertrain development firms ... more.
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Motorsport
Racing on a budget
Changes to the World Rally Championship are making it more competitive and more relevant. Turbos and... more.
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Transmissions
Magna Powertrain’s head of global products Walter Sackl
How future powertrain development will affect all-wheel drive technologies and why China is the larg... more.