General Motors engineers are planning to use material used in diaper to simulate snow year round to maximize the heating capabilities of its cars. GM Vehicle Thermal Systems engineer Nicholas Jahn found out that sodium polyacrylate in ...
Tags: Vehicle Heating, windshield defrosting, Auto
The Center for Nanoscale Science, a US National Science Foundation-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Penn State University, has been awarded a six-year, $15m grant to continue research on materials at the ...
General Motors is planning to bring Tula’s Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) technology into its vehicles. General Motors Ventures had invested in Tula Technology which develops digital signal processing technology and combustion control ...
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Chevrolet is planning to use advanced connected vehicle technology, which will be capable of predicting and notifying drivers about certain components that might need attention before it impacts vehicle performance. Initially the ...
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General Motors (GM) is recalling around 83,572 sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks due to issues with the ignition switch. The issue was uncovered during an internal review by the company. The recalle would involve Chevrolet ...
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Foreign automakers in China may struggle to dictate sales goals in the future after dealers complained to the government that inflexible targets set during a market boom obliged them to buy too much stock and bear the brunt of a drop in ...
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The president and chief operating officer of Japanese airbag maker Takata has stepped down from his post as a result of recalls of millions of vehicles carrying the company's defective airbags. Takata announced in a statement that Stefan ...
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® today announced that executives from Electrolux, General Motors, Philips and Qualcomm will take part in a panel discussion regarding How Mobile is Fundamentally Changing Our World at the 2015 ...
Japanese automakers Honda Motor, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors are set to recall more than half a million cars worldwide over issues related with Takata made air bag inflators. This new recalls make the Takata-related recalls across ...
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US automaker General Motors has developed contingency plans for wider recall related to Takata air bag inflators. Reuters reported that the widening of the recall could lead to repair millions of vehicles. The company is also planning ...
Nissan Motor and its partner Renault announced that it has stopped taking orders for few models of cars in Russia, and is planning to raise the price of the other models in the country. The decision was triggered due to the fall in ...
A frozen computer is frustrating, but a frozen touchscreen in an automobile is a much bigger deal. That’s why engineers push the touchscreen buttons on the Buick IntelliLink infotainment system more than 2 million times every week, ...
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South Korean automaker Hyundai has unveiled the next generation Sonata Hybrid featuring upgraded powertrain, advanced safety system, hybrid design, and convenience features. The new hybrid version of Sonata will feature Nu 2.0-liter ...
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Axalta Coating Systems a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, launches its new generation C6 electrical steel varnish - Voltatex 1262. Part of the Voltatex family of electrical insulation products, Voltatex 1262 is ...
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Bloodhound Project’s rocket partner Nammo has successfully tested its large hybrid rocket motors in its Norwegian test site which is expected to power Bloodhound Supersonic Car. The supersonic car is expected to be equipped with ...
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