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Gen Y's embrace of hybrids may be auto market's tipping point

(PhysOrg.com) -- Generation Y's strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the generation that leads the automotive market away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, according to an annual survey by Deloitte ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

BASF, Philips develop OLED lighting for use as transparent car roof

(PhysOrg.com) -- BASF and Philips have achieved a practical breakthrough in the development of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology that allows it to be integrated in car roofs. The OLEDs are transparent ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Detroit unsure over the future of green cars

The US auto industry remains unsold over the future of "green cars" such as electrics and hybrids, as carmakers struggle with the first steps in a market most agree shows promise over the long term.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 27

GE, Nissan join hands on electric cars

General Electric and Nissan, maker of the all-electric Nissan Leaf, said Friday they will team up over the next two years to explore ways to promote the use of electric vehicles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

U.S. auto supply chain at a crossroads: study

A troubled but enduring automotive supply chain in the United States can become stronger if a more collaborative strategy can gain wider acceptance, a research team at Case Western Reserve University has determined.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Supercomputer lifts OSU land speed racer toward 400-mph goal

Building a battery-powered land speed vehicle capable of achieving a speed of 400+ miles per hour requires innovative components, corporate partnerships, hours of diligent preparation and a powerful supercomputer.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clemson and DriveSafety create new driving simulator for rehabilitation

Clemson University researchers, working with simulation technology company DriveSafety, have developed a new driving simulator designed for patient rehabilitation that now is being used at 11 Army, Navy and Veterans Affairs ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Precise assembly of engines

In the automotive industry, combustion engines are still assembled mostly manually. Researchers from Fraunhofer are developing procedures and methods to automate assembly processes to continuously improve ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

National champion solar car team introduces 2011's Quantum (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- With its sleek 2011 car Quantum now built and ready for testing, the University of Michigan's No. 1 solar car team in America is preparing to take on the world.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Green' cars could be made from pineapples and bananas

Your next new car hopefully won't be a lemon. But it could be a pineapple or a banana. That's because scientists in Brazil have developed a more effective way to use fibers from these and other plants in a new generation ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Toyota trying to move beyond safety concerns

(AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp., which built its reputation in the U.S. on safety and reliability, has been cleared by the government of electronic problems in its vehicles. Now it needs to convince consumers that it has put ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Current use of biodiesel no more harmful than regular diesel

Up to seven per cent biodiesel blended in regular diesel will presumably not cause greater health risks for the population than the use of pure fossil diesel. This is the main conclusion in a memorandum from the Norwegian ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Weight loss for healthier cars

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Swinburne research team has developed a joining system that overcomes obstacles to the wider use of magnesium in the automotive industry.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

INL software helps improve performance of the world's largest automotive vehicle fleet

If you owned a fleet of 650,000-plus vehicles that are driven some 5 billion miles a year and use the equivalent of 390 million gallons of gasoline, how would you keep track of them all?

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Freescale announces powerful 32-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications

New Qorivva microcontroller families, based on Power Architecture technology, designed to increase performance, safety and energy efficiency for a new generation of smart vehicles.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1