Business
When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn't just mark a break with more than a century of making internal combustion engines. It also clouded the future ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Engineering
It is estimated that 55% of the world's population resides in cities and that cities are directly responsible for around two-thirds of global energy consumption.
May 29, 2023
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Engineering
Modern society heavily relies on transportation. The internal combustion engines that power most vehicles emit gaseous pollutants that are harmful to human health and to the environment. Catalytic removal of toxic carbon ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Automotive
Construction crews are back at Dearborn, remaking Ford's century-old industrial complex once again, this time for a post-petroleum era that is finally beginning to feel possible.
Sep 25, 2022
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Engineering
Scientists from Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Tsukuba introduced a new technique for detecting when a hydrogen fuel cell is experiencing reduced efficiency due to periods of excess ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Soaring fuel prices are pushing more Australians than ever to consider electric vehicles. Modern electric cars can drive for hundreds of kilometers, with short charge times that align perfectly with a coffee break on longer ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Engineering
A plant: natural, grown, leafy. An internal combustion engine: artificial, machined, metallic.
Jul 26, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
When Kevin Erickson fires up his 1972 Plymouth Satellite, a faint hum replaces what is normally the sound of pistons pumping, gas coursing through the carburetor and the low thrum of the exhaust.
Dec 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Two electric vehicle fires have been reported in Australia this week. Five cars were destroyed after a lithium battery ignited in a car parked at Sydney Airport on Monday. Firefighters believed the battery had been detached ...
Sep 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A Toyota Corolla with a 1.8L engine requires 6.2 liters of gas to drive for 100 kilometers on a highway. But on city roads, it would require 7.9 liters of gas. A 2022 Ford F-150 requires 9.4 and 12.1 liters per 100 km for ...
Jun 29, 2023
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