As a Ford powertrain engineer for 30 years, Lem Yeung helped shepherd the company’s internal-combustion engines (ICEs) to new heights of performance, durability, and efficiency. But a lifetime of hard-won expertise didn’t matter when Ford shifted to electric vehicles, making Yeung and hundreds of fellow engineers expendable. In 2021, at age 52, Yeung agreed to… Continue reading Why This Combustion-Engine Expert Returned to Ford
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ChargePoint’s EV Chargers Can Transform the Game
Public DC fast charging hogs the EV spotlight. Automakers and charging providers vie for bragging rights and ever-shorter recharging stops, with the latest models topping out at 1 megawatt. But for a vast majority of EV owners, home is where the charging happens, often at a thumb-twiddling pace. And ChargePoint has unveiled a lineup of… Continue reading ChargePoint’s EV Chargers Can Transform the Game
High Schoolers’ AI-Enabled Device Deters Drunk Driving
Accidents happen, but not all of them are inevitable. Drunk driving is one of the deadliest and most preventable causes of roadway fatalities. In 2022 alone, more than 13,000 people died in alcohol-related vehicular crashes in the United States, accounting for nearly a third of all traffic deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety… Continue reading High Schoolers’ AI-Enabled Device Deters Drunk Driving
Airbus Is Working on a Superconducting Electric Aircraft
One of the greatest climate-related engineering challenges right now is the design and construction of a large, zero-emission, passenger airliner. And in this massive undertaking, no airplane maker is as invested as Airbus. At the Airbus Summit, a symposium for journalists on 24 and 25 March, top executives sketched out a bold, tech-forward vision for… Continue reading Airbus Is Working on a Superconducting Electric Aircraft
Develop Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Systems with Modeling and Simulation
Request Your Free White Paper Now: “Develop Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Systems with Modeling and Simulation” Leverage EV Batteries for Enhanced Grid Efficiency and Reduced Power Plant Dependence Through V2G and V2B SystemsView full description > Connect or Login with Email Get Started Welcome Back, ().atHas your work information changed? WelcomePlease review the fields below for completeness… Continue reading Develop Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Systems with Modeling and Simulation
Synthetic Data Paves the Way for Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars were supposed to be in our garages by now, according to the optimistic predictions of just a few years ago. But we may be nearing a few tipping points, with robotaxi adoption going up and consumers getting accustomed to more and more sophisticated driver-assistance systems in their vehicles. One company that’s pushing things… Continue reading Synthetic Data Paves the Way for Self-Driving Cars
Mercedes-Benz Drives Toward Solid-State EV Batteries
Solid-state batteries remain several years from auto showrooms. The auto industry is pursuing the batteries, which replace liquid electrolytes with a solid ceramic or glass material, because of their potential to carry decisively more energy, charge faster and improve vehicle safety by reducing flammability over other types of lithium-ion batteries. Now, Mercedes-Benz and solid-state battery… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Drives Toward Solid-State EV Batteries
World’s First Ammonia-Fueled Ship Hits a Snag
The Viking Energy, an oil platform supply shipundergoing a pioneering retrofit to run on ammonia fuel, is now scheduled to begin operations in 2026—two years later than initially planned. Once completed, it will be the first vessel capable of operating full-time on ammonia, marking a major milestone in efforts to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions… Continue reading World’s First Ammonia-Fueled Ship Hits a Snag
We’re Charging Our Cars Wrong
If there’s one thing we could do now to hasten the transition to electric vehicles, it’s this: Build a robust public EV-charging infrastructure. While the media has focused on vehicle performance and range, consumers have always been clear that they want electric cars to do essentially everything their old vehicles do—including long overnight trips. To… Continue reading We’re Charging Our Cars Wrong
The British Navy Resisted a Decent Lightning Rod for Decades
In the mid-18th century, Benjamin Franklin helped elucidate the nature of lightning and endorsed the protective value of lightning rods. And yet, a hundred years later, much of the public remained unconvinced. As a result, lightning continued to strike church steeples, ship masts, and other tall structures, causing severe damage. Frustrated scientists turned to visual… Continue reading The British Navy Resisted a Decent Lightning Rod for Decades