Car manufacturers are constantly working to improve their engines. As a result, the demands on the materials used are also growing. With exhaust gas temperatures in new engine generations rising in part to over 1,000 degrees Celsius, increasing use is being made of parts manufactured from nickel alloys from ThyssenKrupp VDM.
Low-cost, long-life lithium batteries are seen as essential for accelerated development of alternative power vehicles, ranging from the now familiar gasoline-electric hybrids that double normal fuel economy to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that use no petroleum.
DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings has been named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for 2008 in recognition of its performance as a global provider of finishes. This is the second year in a row that DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings has earned this distinction.
FIAT, the Italian carmaker, is the first Western European car manufacturer to introduce Tyvek® Transcovers® automotive surface protection system at their Tychy site in Poland.
BASF is launching magnetorheological fluids (MRF) which will now be available under the brand name Basonetic®. MRF have a remarkable, adjustable flow behavior that makes them suitable for applications in which power has to be controlled and transmitted on a continuous, variable basis.
The fuels cell that four Scandinavian industrial companies are developing in collaboration with SINTEF could supply power to trailers and fork-lift trucks. The electricity generated by this "mini power-station"...
Next Alternative Inc. wants to steer the future of the electric car and the U.S. auto industry itself into greener, and much more distant, pastures. Destinations that were once unattainable by the most efficient battery-...
Nissan's plan to build 5,000 short-haul electric cars with a range of 100 miles will get a boost from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The laboratory will help to provide a solar powe...
There are a lot of cars on the street, but there’s only one “Street Machine of the Year.” In 2009, it’s a stunning 1962 Corvette, painted with products from PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG), that wowed the crowd and got the unanimous approval of judges at the 12th annual Goodguys PPG Nationals last month in Columbus, Ohio.
If you still think retreads are not as good as virgin tires you are mistaken. Sorry to be so abrupt, but a fact is a fact. Today’s top quality retreads are being used by nearly every major trucking fleet in the wor...
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