Chris Clonts

1 month ago | mobilityengineeringtech.com | Chris Clonts

Most outsiders to the transportation industry don’t know much about rapid developments in hydrogen fuel-cell and hydrogen internal-combustion. There just aren’t the large-scale commercial and public efforts to inform the public as exist for the battery-electric vehicle market. Still, 50% of people surveyed by the Department of Energy said they understood that hydrogen has a chance to be a clean alternative source of power for vehicles and even for homes. Spotlight or no, progress is being made.

Oct 9, 2024 | techbriefs.com | Chris Clonts

October 9, 2024| Energy | Manufacturing & Prototyping | Materials | Software Chris Clonts An overview of the entire battery development cycle, showing the value of early defect detection. (Image : Voltaiq) North American automakers and EV battery firms have five years to erase China’s dominance in technology and manufacturing or they may face the reality of buying batteries from China for the foreseeable future.

Aug 27, 2024 | mobilityengineeringtech.com | Chris Clonts

When cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike’s platform went down in July, it became the most significant outage in the history of information technology, according to The Guardian. About 8.5 million Microsoft operating systems were affected, including almost every sector of the economy. In the wake of the crash, which was traced to a faulty software update pushed by Crowdstrike, the automotive business is among those developing new policies to avoid repeat incidents.

Sep 28, 2023 | mobilityengineeringtech.com | Chris Clonts

To say Ford believes it has lightning in a bottle with the Pro Access tailgate debuting on the refreshed 2024 Ford F-150 would be an understatement. “We’re going to end the tailgate wars, once and for all, said John Emmert, Ford’s general manager for trucks in North America. The updated model also receives revised grillework, upgraded connectivity and other feature additions.

Aug 8, 2023 | mobilityengineeringtech.com | Chris Clonts

If a mid-20th century engineer could time travel and see Magna’s electric off-road powertrains, they might ask “why is the rear differential so gigantic?” But that’s no differential. It’s a powerful electric motor fully integrated into each front and rear axle for full 4x4 traction. And Magna said the system will “very likely” be seen on a production vehicle within a few years.