Category: Autoblog

2009 Petit Le Mans – Click above for high-res image gallery
The American Le Mans Series held its flagship race, the Petit Le Mans over the weekend at Road Atlanta, and it was more petit than normal. The race is scheduled to run for 10 hours or 1,000…

Automatic start-stop systems for engines are becoming increasingly common on vehicles in Europe. However, these systems typically use the conventional starter motor to re-start the engines after a stop. This can result in slow re-starts and…

LG CHEM CONFIRMS NEW $300 MILLION LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CELL PLANT WILL BE BUILT IN HOLLAND, MICH.
More Than 400 Jobs Expected At Plant By 2013
Holland, Mich. – Officials in Holland are cheering the fact that LG Chem Ltd. today announced the company…

There are hundreds of engineers and technicians at both General Motors and its suppliers working feverishly to try and get the Volt into Chevrolet dealerships by late 2010 or early 2011. The company's senior management all seem to be firmly committed…

A lot of salaried employees at Ford will probably move into new assignments or take on additional responsibilities this week, as several thousand of their colleagues end their tenures with the Dearborn company today. Many of the 10,000 or so white…

Ford's new airbag tests – Click above for high-res gallery
One of the cool things about being an engineer is that in addition to designing innovative new features, you get to develop novel ways to test those features. The 2009 Ford F-150 and 2010…

Click on the photo for a high-gallery of images of the EVE hybrid demonstrator
Lotus Engineering and their main shareholder Proton have collaborated on a new hybrid technology demonstrator for the Geneva Motor Show called the EVE Hybrid (Efficient,…

Every spring thousands of automotive engineers from around the world gather at Cobo Hall in Detroit for the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress. The four-day gathering includes hundreds of technical sessions on all kinds of topics related…

Click the Fusion for a high res gallery
Ford's revamped 2010 Fusion sedan continues to run up the big numbers when it comes to the EPA mileage ratings. The feds have just finished calculating the ratings for the four-cylinder model and, just as with…

Daimler 16 passenger Sprinter shuttle – Click above for high-res image gallery
Travelers across American can expect to see a new addition to the airport rental, parking and hotel shuttle fleets with the availability of a new version of the familiar…