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The NWUAV MEMS Fuel Injection System uses Hewlett Packard Ink Jet technology to atomize a variety of fuels including JP5, JP8 and logistical fuels used in internal combustion engines. The system will allow longer duration flight times and reduced (green...
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Jude Hueber reveals the process at Lightning Hybrids for designing and fabricating their LH4 and LH3 vehicles in-house, from the drivetrain and the body panels, to their own custom designed circuitry. Lightning Hybrids is an automotive research and manufacturing...
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Dan Johnson from Lightning Hybrids discusses their original design for the international Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE competition. They have an aggressive plan to win with their unique patent-pending biodiesel-hydraulic hybrid vehicle that...
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Engineering TV continues its in-depth coverage of Lightning Hybrids as Dan Johnson digs deeper into their hydraulic drivetrain design. He also addresses some questions about safety as well as how the weight of the system compares to an electric-hybrid...
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Jude Hueber, Lightning Hybrids Senior Engineer - Powertrain, Controls and Chassis - describes why they chose a parallel hydraulic system in their design. Depending on how the electrical controls are arranged, a parallel system can serve to lessen the...
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Dan Johnson continues his detailing of the hydraulic drivetrain used in the Lightning Hybrids vehicles. The 2010 and 2011 versions of the LH3 and LH4 will showcase a 90 HP Diesel/BioDiesel engine currently rated at 90 MPG in Europe, mated in parallel...
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Dan Johnson, Lightning Hybrids CEO and Co-Founder, walks us through the hydraulic drivetrain used in their LH4 and LH3 models. Their parallel hydraulic hybrid system is similar to many of the electric hybrid vehicles on the market today wherein a conventional...
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Machine Design's Lee Teschler talks to Chief Designer Gary Braddock from Ford about designing the Lincoln C concept car. The Lincoln C concept brings Lincoln luxury and HMI (Human Machine Interface) to a smaller, C-sized footprint. Because the Lincoln...
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Audi's Günter Schiele elaborates on the 3.0 TDI's downstream exhaust emission control system, which reduces emissions by up to 90 percent. The system uses AdBlue, a biologically degradable, waterborne additive that is injected in small amounts...
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Audi's Manager of Diesel Engineering, Günter Schiele, discusses what it takes to produce the "cleanest diesel in the world", Audi's six-cylinder 3.0 TDI used in their Q7 SUV and the Sportback concept car revealed at the 2009 NAIAS. The...
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Tesla Motors' Zak Edson and Engineering TV take a look at the Tesla Roadster's powertrain and battery system on a rolling chassis that was displayed at the 2009 NAIAS. With a 0 to 60 mph acceleration of 3.9 seconds and a 14,000 rpm redline, the...
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Machine Design's Lee Teschler talks with Zak Edson from Tesla Motors about the Tesla Roadster as well as the recently unveiled Tesla Model S. Tesla is the only production automaker already selling highway-capable EVs in North America or Europe. With...
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Chinese automaker BYD's E6 is an all-electric vehicle five-passenger family-oriented crossover vehicle. Featuring BYD's Fe battery technology, the range per charge is expected to be 249mi, without compromising on performance: claimed 0-60mph acceleration...
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Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD Auto's Henry Li walks us through the F6DM plug-in hybrid sedan's powertrain. BYD's Dual Mode (DM) Electric Vehicles combine a pure-electric mode with a hybrid drive system that incorporates a small gasoline...
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Engineering TV visited Myers Motors and Brad Hirsch at the NAIAS in Detroit to take a look at their affordable lithium-powered personal electric vehicle. The vision of Myers Motors is for every garage to have a sub-$20,000 highway speed electric vehicle...