Back in March of 2021 Audi announced it was halting the development of new combustion engines. The firm has now taken a step further toward its vision of carbon-neutral mobility by approving many of its current six-cylinder diesel engines for use with the renewable fuel HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil). The company has ambitious plans to become carbon-neutral by 2050. V6 engines on renewable…
Airbus’ double-decker A380 has plenty of space for hydrogen fuel tanks. The European aviation giant aims to test a hydrogen engine on a modified A380 by 2026, as it strives to lower its emissions amid global efforts to curb fossil fuel consumption. A hydrogen-fueled giant of the skies Airbus explains that it’s working with engine…
SLOW SPEED – REAR STEER MODE At slow speeds, the rear wheels turn in the direction opposite to the front wheels. This mode comes in particularly useful in case of pickup trucks and buses, more so when navigating hilly regions. It can reduce the turning circle radius by 25%, and can be equally effective in…
Have you heard of mega-casting? It’s a way for automakers to simplify the car-manufacturing process by replacing many small parts with one large metal casting. Swedish automaker Volvo Cars is investing 10 billion ($1.1 billion) Swedish Kronas (SEK) in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden to add mega-casting to its processes. Volvo now mega-casting “The introduction of mega-casting of…
For years now firms have been promising to deliver on hydrogen engines, claiming that hydrogen is the clean fuel of the future. However, we have seen little in terms of development. This could all soon change. Carmakers Toyota and Yamaha have joined forces to develop a hydrogen-fueled 5.0-liter V8 engine, according to a statement released by Yamaha. A hydrogen-fueled…
In small-scale industries and automobile maintenance shops, there are frequent needs of tightening and loosening of screws, drilling, boring, grinding machine. Huge and complicated designed parts cannot be machined with the help of an ordinary machine and further for every operation separate machine is required therefore increasing the number of machines required and increasing the…
The 450 Wh/kg, 1150 Wh/L lithium-ion battery cells — the first of their kind to be deployed commercially, per Amprius, — were shipped to an industry leader of a new generation of High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS), but no exact name was provided. “This advancement from the 405 Wh/kg product, […], highlights the acceleration of our roadmap towards delivering…
Railways have used vacuum brakes for years, and automobiles still utilize vacuum assisted brakes. There is always a need for better braking system than the current generation of brakes. The primary goal of this study is to demonstrate that vacuum brakes can be a better alternative to today’s hydraulic brakes. Since the brake actuation is…
A differential is a device which is used in vehicles over a few decades and when a vehicle is negotiating a turn, the outside wheel travels a greater distance and turns faster than the inside wheel. The differential is the device transmitting the power to each wheel, allows one wheel to turn faster than the…
There is nothing like the feel of a manual transmission. The level of control it offers is unparalleled. Many fans of this type of transmission want to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) for the many obvious benefits but resist giving up the feel and power of driving with a manual transmission. Manual transmission for EVs Toyota…