http://www.sae.org/mags/aei/power Get the latest content from the Powertrains section of SAE Automotive Engineering International Online Magazine. http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7196 The Center for Automotive Research forecasts that even at $6/gal in 2011, diesels would represent just 5% and gasoline hybrids just 10% of the market, and by 2015 hybrids perhaps only would double the 2011 level. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:03:13 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7196 2009-11-20T23:03:13Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7201 To help standardize development of advanced batteries, SAE is forming a Vehicle Battery Standards Committee. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:36:25 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7201 2009-11-18T15:36:25Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7195 System development using silicon-carbide DPFs shows major fuel savings, while fleet testing continues. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:12:17 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7195 2009-11-17T16:12:17Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7161 Federal-Mogul has developed an innovative aluminum piston design that can reliably withstand the mechanical and thermal loads produced by heavily boosted engines, thereby enhancing diesel engine performance. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:52:19 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7161 2009-11-16T13:52:19Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7177 Increasing demand for systems development, testing, and calibration are driving FEV's investments in engineers and facilities. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:50 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7177 2009-11-11T22:11:50Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7178 California owners of “specially constructed vehicles” can rest easier now thanks to the efforts of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), with General Motors, through its Performance Parts Division, being the first OEM to offer an emissions-compliant crate engine alternative. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:29:13 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7178 2009-11-11T21:29:13Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7149 For decades, OEMs and their major suppliers have been striving to reduce the external and internal noise levels of vehicles. But with the advent of electric propulsion, that need is being inverted in the name of safety. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:28:04 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7149 2009-11-09T22:28:04Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7142 Delphi designed the new solenoid-type Multec injectors to deliver piezo-type performance. The Multi-Charge Ignition is aimed at spray-guided stratified-charge combustion strategies as well as HCCI development. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:15:29 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7142 2009-11-04T18:15:29Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7016 Automakers, suppliers, and venture-capital companies are heavily investing in the potential paybacks associated with electrified vehicles. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:35:28 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7016 2009-10-29T17:35:28Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7095 A U.K. consortium is developing a modular hybrid system that could span micro-hybrid to full plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:04:46 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7095 2009-10-27T17:04:46Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/6979 If the internal-combustion engine gets iced, the freeze-out is decades away as the ICE is still warm to fuel efficiency gains. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:46:04 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/6979 2009-10-14T21:46:04Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7052 Buses account for a high percentage of U.S. emissions, prompting an industry-wide push to reduce pollutant output. Alternatives such as natural gas and even gasoline hybrids are getting increased attention as regulators and vehicle owners try to balance conservation and cost. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:40:11 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7052 2009-10-14T20:40:11Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7081 Lightweighting is a goal not just for light vehicles, as the folks at Century Inc. will gladly tell you. Its Advanced Materials Division has developed an aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC) manufacturing technology, along with a demonstrator brake drum for heavy trucks that weighs 38.5 lb (17.5 kg) and is interchangeable with standard cast iron drums weighing 70 lb (32 kg). Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:03:39 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7081 2009-10-14T20:03:39Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7035 “While you can’t change the basics of how batteries work, you can change the materials that are used to create them,” asserted Bill Robinson, the CEO of Integral Technologies Inc. And that is precisely what the Bellingham, WA-based company did; it has developed a moldable conductive plastic called ElectriPlast, a polymer blend that can be used to conduct electricity. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:53:34 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7035 2009-10-14T13:53:34Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7029 When AABC’s Dr. Menahem Anderman talks about hybrids, EVs, batteries, and where the charging infrastructure is going, the auto industry is all ears. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:43:07 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7029 2009-10-13T18:43:07Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7019 Veteran GM and Delphi engineering executive Don Runkle hopes to lead the upstart company's opposed-piston opposed-cylinder multifuel two-stroke engines and related technologies into production. Military, commercial, and marine applications are targeted first. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:58:41 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7019 2009-10-13T14:58:41Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7070 With its 2010 VFR1200F, Honda will be the first motorcycle OEM to offer a dual-clutch transmission. The bike's all-new V4 also brims with innovation, including Unicam cylinder heads and a unique crankshaft design. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:36:58 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7070 2009-10-13T14:36:58Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7059 There was a familiar feel to the biggest star of the Volkswagen stand at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The L1, a vehicle with tandem seating that Volkswagen introduced at the German show, bore more than a passing resemblance to the "1-liter" car revealed in 2002. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:29:28 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7059 2009-10-09T21:29:28Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/6990 BMW revealed at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show the most extreme interpretation of its EfficientDynamics program with the Vision EfficientDynamics concept car. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:40:40 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/6990 2009-10-07T20:40:40Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7028 There are more than a few pieces of controversy buried in the Obama administration’s 600-plus-page proposed rule (excluding supporting documents) dictating a uniform U.S. standard for tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases and for fuel economy for MY2012 through 2016. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:17:33 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7028 2009-10-07T20:17:33Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7030 Jointly developed by Jatco, the new CVT is of the steel push-belt-and-pulley type. The new I-4 engine series will likely have a median displacement of 1.5 L and will be equipped with continuously variable valve timing on the intake and exhaust camshafts. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:43 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7030 2009-10-07T20:00:43Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7008 Filtration technology specialist Mann+Hummel announced at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September that it has developed and patented a new way of manufacturing monolithic particulate filters for diesel and gasoline engine applications. It is called the ceramic coated paper process. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:24:53 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7008 2009-10-06T20:24:53Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7010 Even after years of continuous improvement, gasoline and diesel engines still have the potential to offer better fuel efficiency and lower emissions. Continental presented enabling technologies at September's Frankfurt Motor Show. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:18:29 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7010 2009-10-06T20:18:29Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7009 Higher temperatures and higher pressures in the combustion chamber may finally require steel pistons to be fitted in highly loaded passenger car diesel engines. Kolbenschmidt has presented a new generation of steel pistons for that purpose. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:08:56 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7009 2009-10-06T19:08:56Z http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7011 By bundling induction, fuel, and hybrid-system solutions with downsizing, Bosch is offering OEMs up to 40% greater fuel efficiency for approximately 1000 euros added cost per vehicle. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:51:31 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/7011 2009-10-06T18:51:31Z