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With any electric vehicle, the power-train and batteries are a big factor in the performance of the vehicle. Peter Ratz, Vice President of Development for BMW Germany, talks about how BMW developed it’s ActiveE Power-train and some of the unique engineering...
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BMW has developed an electric vehicle sedan under the BMW logo that was based on the lessons learned from the Mini-E. Peter Ratz, Vice President of Development for BMW Germany, walks us through the concepts that lead to this concept. For more information...
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The Audi E-Tron was introduced in Frankfurt with the second generation of the line shown at the North American International Auto Show. Audi spokesperson Filip Brabec talks about some of the cars features and technical specifications. For more information...
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In this part 2 of the CERV ultra-light combat vehicle, Paul Skalny at TARDEC discusses the CERV’s power train, an all electric drive that gives this vehicle excellent speed and range while remaining very quiet, perfect for military operations. For more...
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Not all the vehicles at the Detroit North American International Auto Show 2010 were civilian concept cars. The Army rolled out their CERV, an ultra-light combat vehicle designed to have multiple configurations while remaining small. Paul Skalny at TARDEC...
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Not all entries in the X-Prize have four wheels. Gary Dodd of ZAP! talks to the design and engineering of their X-Prize entry, “The Alias” and why three wheels are less complicated in the development process. It’s Automotive X-Prize week on Engineering...
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Saba Motors is a start up company in the green vehicle field, and just like the start of the automotive industry, they’ve called their X-Prize entry the, “Model-T of high-performance electric cars.” Simon Saba explains this bold statement from the North...
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EV Innovations is a company that focuses on several green and zero-emission products including vehicles. Ron Cerven explains how their entry in the X-Prize, called, “The Wave” is the end product of everything they’ve learn from green engineering. It’s...
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Edison 2 based their X-Prize entry on the two absolute virtues for an efficient car: low weight and low aerodynamic drag. Brad Jaeger talks how these to virtues formulated the “Very Light Car” on display at the North American International Auto Show....
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SSI Racing built their X-Prize entry in their garage as an engineering hobby to build their dream car and a company was formed. The car they built is all electric and holds six world records. Michael "Tyrannosaurus Rex" Kadie took some time...
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Tesla Motors, Inc. started with the Tesla Roadster high performance car and has now launched it’s latest consumer-focused vehicle, the S-Coupe. Peter Rawlinson, VP and Chief Engineer walks us through the new generation of energy efficient sports cars...
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With the auto industry, “changing gears” on how they design cars, one company started with the idea of a green sports-coop and never looked in the rear-view mirror. With more open engineering jobs than they can fill, you might want to watch and see what...
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General Dynamics Robotic Systems’ (GDRS) Second Generation Tactical Autonomous Combat-Chassis (T2) addresses the military’s need for a rugged custom vehicle that can be equipped for manual, teleoperated, semi-autonomous or autonomous operation. GDRS developed...
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The General Dynamics Robotic Systems Safe Operations (SafeOps) team is integrating technologies that will enable high-reliability detection and avoidance of humans and moving vehicles in close proximity to Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). The key challenge...
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Videography: Damian Mendez
Video Edited by: Terry Knight...