SEG Readies 48V Tech Play as Life After Bosch Begins

2018 SAE World Congress Experience
Owned by China’s ZMJ, SEG lays claim to being the world’s largest supplier of stop/start systems. It’s looking for growth through additional high-tech products and a bigger footprint in North America.

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Ring Drive Suggests Future EV Powertrain

2018 SAE World Congress Experience
Orbis Driven’s unique approach to using an electric motor to drive a ring gear draws inspiration from as far back as the 1898 Lohner-Porsche EV.

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Acura Engineers Pull Back RDX Skin

2018 SAE World Congress Experience
Acura engineers built a “tree trunk” subframe into the rear of the all-new RDX and employed hot-stamped inner and outer door rings to assure chassis rigidity.

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Valens’ High-Speed Answer to Car Connectivity

Automobiles will choke on the data generated by proliferating infotainment features and coming autonomous systems without new high-speed connectivity technology onboard, the Israeli semiconductor company says.

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Volvo XC40 Vaults Into Sizzling CUV Segment

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Volvo takes on competitors in the rapidly growing small luxury CUV segment with its all-new ’19 XC40, featuring interior panache, powerful driver-assistance systems and an IKEA-worth of Scandinavian design touches.

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Automakers Pitch Higher-Octane Future

2018 SAE World Congress Experience
GM’s head of powertrain heads to Capitol Hill to present the auto industry’s case for creating a single, higher-octane fuel standard for the U.S. as a path toward more fuel-efficient and powerful internal-combustion engines.

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Porsche Engine Boss Arrested in Dieselgate Probe

“Porsche does not develop or produce any diesel engines or diesel software,” Chairman Oliver Blume says. “The prosecution accuses Porsche was aware impermissible control equipment was installed. We reject this accusation.”

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The Impending EV Fiasco

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Where are all the BEV buyers going to come from? California and its cohorts are mandating sales in their markets grow from roughly 60,000 BEVs to more than 1 million a year.

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Audi Takes 805-HP e-Tron GT From Screens to Tracks

Conceived as a virtual race car for the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video game on Sony’s PlayStation 4, Audi has turned the e-Tron Vision Gran Turismo into reality as part of a marketing campaign built around its new e-Tron electric-vehicle sub-brand.

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Cork Touted as Affordable Luxury Trim for Interiors

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The material already has been mass produced as an interior door garnish in the Hyundai Grandeur Hybrid and was a finalist for a 2017 Society of Plastics Engineers Innovation award in the U.S.

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Osram, Continental Form Automotive Lighting JV

The Osram Continental JV’s product portfolio will feature semiconductor-based lighting modules such as LED modules for front and rear headlights, laser modules and light control units.

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Hybrid Sales Set Record in 2017 As EVs Gain Ground

Hybrid sales, when factoring out Toyota, are less than 3% in all major markets except Japan.

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