Electric motors are undoubtedly becoming a larger and more important element of the automotive propulsion landscape with each passing year. Directly supplying torque to turn the drive wheels is the most obvious use case as in hybrid and electric…
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The 2021 Ford F-150 Is A Smart Refinement Of What Already Worked
Within the walls of Ford Motor Company, the Mustang is widely considered to the heart and soul of the brand. It’s what gets people excited about Ford. But when it comes to keeping the lights on, it’s the F-150 that is the brain and wallet of Ford.…
Tesla And Owners Go Reckless Again With New Automated Driving Feature
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The Truth About the New, 34.1-mpg CAFE Standards
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How It Works: Porsche 911's GT3R Hybrid Flywheel
More than a decade after the debut of the Toyota Prius, Porsche is racing a new version of its evergreen 911 that has some potential to shake up the world of hybrid technology. The 911 GT3R hybrid is a racing laboratory that Porsche is using to…
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This Bolt-on Ford Supercharger Gives Ford Mustang 5.0 624 Horses
When the good people from Maker Faire decided to move to the Midwest, they couldn't have picked a more fitting locale than the Henry Ford museum. After all, the original Mr. Ford was the quintessential maker, building cars in his shed and starting a…
What the EPA Gets Wrong—and Right—in the New Fuel-Economy Labels
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