Automotive Engineering International 2007-06-01
- Spoilt for choice
The auto industry's options list includes biofuels, hydrogen, hybrids, fuel cells, and batteries--but will it be all, or nothing at all? - Moving eastward
The automotive industry spreads and grows, suppliers move to east Europe, environmental issues are crucial--and the companies survive that get everything right. - Hands-on solution to reduce emissions
Literally driving the environmental necessities home may support technology in engines old and new. - Cutting emissions: more answers than
questions
The European auto industry is struggling with alternative fuels and emissions reduction programs, but potential solutions are many and varied--any may become even more so. - Hydrogen, the IC engine, and the future
It may be the fuel of the future, but views vary about how hydrogen should be used. - Making more of what we have
Fiat tackles more technology in-house, makes increased use of the expertise and systems it has, reduces unit production time--and considers two-cylinder turbocharged engines. - Simplifying the individual transport
equation
Could cheap, basic vehicles with efficient low-emissions engines start to buck the long-lasting technology trend towards ever more electronics complexity? - Shifting into active mode
The focus is moving away from passive safety systems with an emphasis on driver alerts and collision avoidance. - Six, seven, eight--the great gear debate
Transmissions are gaining gear ratios as OEMs search for more fuel efficiency and refinement. - Winning on warranty
On the eve of J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study release for 2007, automakers talk about metrics of success.
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