Powertrain Features

Interview: Christopher Borroni-Bird, Director of Advanced Technology Vehicle Concepts, GM

13 February, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Future Models, General Motors, Infotainment, Navigation and Connectivity, Legislation, OEM Strategy, Research & Development.

Ford Scorpion engine workers to get assembly aid

13 February, 2009

Tags: Engines, Ford Motor Company, Joint Ventures, Navistar International Corporation.

Automotive pneumatic hybrid research gains momentum

4 February, 2009

Tags: Engines, Nissan Motor Company, Scania, Volvo.

Electric vehicle recharging infrastructure poised for growth

3 February, 2009

Tags: BMW Group, Daimler AG, Emissions, Legislation, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation.

How much alternative fuel for automotive use can the world produce?

30 January, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Legislation.

Division in Scandinavia: Sweden and Norway disagree on approach to green cars

30 January, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Joint Ventures, Legislation.

Toyota's hybrid strategy: wounding rivals and the future of Lexus alike?

27 January, 2009

Competition for the future of Brazilian bioethanol

27 January, 2009

Latest Jaguar engines set new benchmarks in powertrain performance

27 January, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Engines, Tata Motors.

Supporting low-carbon vehicles: the role of government policies in key global markets

15 January, 2009

Tags: Emissions, Future Models, Incentives, Legislation, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Research & Development, Toyota Motor Corporation.

3-litre V6 diesel engine points way forward for Jaguar

12 January, 2009

Tags: Engines, Ford Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Tata Motors.

Advanced hybrid powertrain research driven by pursuit of lower costs

22 December, 2008

Tags: BMW Group, Emissions, Engines, Honda Motor Company, Legislation, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Paccar, Renault, Research & Development, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Europe's new CO2 regulations: what happens next?

19 December, 2008

Tags: BMW Group, Daimler AG, Emissions, Fiat SpA, Legislation, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault, Tata Motors, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen.

Battery advances bringing electric vehicles (EVs) nearer

5 December, 2008

Tags: Emissions, PSA Peugeot Citroen.

Hybrids: Long-term solution or flash in the pan?

1 December, 2008

Tags: Emissions, Legislation, Research & Development, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Electric vehicle, hybrid and plug-in hybrid projects in China: key developments

20 November, 2008

Tags: A123 Systems, Batteries, Electric Vehicles / EVs / PEVs / BEVs, Emissions, Future Models.

Turning towards battery-powered vehicles

18 November, 2008

Tags: BMW Group, Daimler AG, Fiat SpA, Future Models, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Renault.

Kia Motors rolls out new technologies

10 November, 2008

Tags: Hyundai Motor Company, Research & Development.

Weighing the Euro 6 fuel penalty arguments

10 November, 2008

Tags: Daimler AG, Engines, Legislation, MAN Truck & Bus, Scania.

Are fuel cell vehicles ever really going to be viable? (Part 2)

15 October, 2008

Tags: Emissions, Honda Motor Company.

Are fuel cell vehicles ever really going to be viable? (Part 1)

30 September, 2008

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AG, Emissions, Ford Motor Company, Fuji Heavy Industries, Future Models, General Motors, Honda Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Nissan Motor Company, Renault, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Common-rail fuel systems to become the norm at Euro 6

30 September, 2008

Tags: Daimler AG, Emissions, Engines, Fiat SpA, Legislation, Paccar, Scania, Supplier Strategy, Volvo.

MAN's pick-and-mix technologies for Euro 5 and EEV

11 September, 2008

Tags: Emissions, Engines, MAN Truck & Bus.

Ford Edge HySeries – the world's first fuel cell plug-in hybrid

5 September, 2008

Tags: Emissions, Ford Motor Company.

By how much can use of electric vehicles reduce carbon dioxide emissions?

3 September, 2008

Tags: Emissions, Legislation.

The US ethanol boom – and bust?

20 August, 2008

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AG, Eicher Motors, Engines, Fiat SpA, Force Motors, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Legislation, MAN Truck & Bus, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Paccar, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation.

Li-ion batteries – who’s doing what with who? (part two)

23 July, 2008

Tags: A123 Systems, Emissions, Future Models.

The silver shotgun: Technological diversity in global auto markets

8 July, 2008

Tags: Emissions, Future Models, Legislation, OEM Strategy, Research & Development.

Turbocharger suppliers probe titanium aluminide for swifter response

8 July, 2008

Tags: BorgWarner, Delphi, Eaton, Engines, Honeywell.

Turbocharging the future: BorgWarner strikes a blow for diesel efficiency

3 July, 2008

Tags: BorgWarner, Cummins, Dana, Delphi, Eaton, Engines, GKN, Magna, Supplier Strategy, TRW, Valeo.