Efforts to produce lighter vehicles necessarily include engine parts, such as the cylinder casing, which could shed up to 20 percent of its weight if it were made of fiber-reinforced plastic rather ...

With most of the attention surrounding carbon reduction focused on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hydrogen electric vehicles, the current reality is these vehicles remain out of reach for many ...

The most transportable and rugged sources of power are IC engines. Most industrial internal combustion (IC) engines in the low-power range, about 30 hp or less, are gasoline powered because diesel ...

There are more than 1.4 billion internal-combustion-powered cars worldwide. It would be absurd to believe that all of these might be stopped and replaced with electric vehicles at the flick of a ...

As automakers transition to battery power, how long is the road ahead for the internal combustion engine? New supplier alliances are ensuring a stream of vital batteries, software and electronics for ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Automotive engineers are concerned with weight-to-power ratios when designing vehicles. While light-weighting is a ...

Demand for automobiles is rising worldwide. So is concern about greenhouse gas emissions. In response, scientists and engineers are working diligently to perfect new power plants for future vehicles, ...