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Getting to Green(er) Plastics
As OEMs and suppliers strive to use more sustainable materials, biobased plastics are beginning to appear in more places, particularly in interior parts, but cost remains a barrier to wider use.
NX 9 Offers Broad, New Functionality
The latest advances in Siemens NX can help speed both programming and machining.
The Industry Advances— Just Like 100 Years Ago
Those of us who are interested in technology and in advancing safe, affordable, environmentally-responsible transportation—whether this means advanced ICEs, battery electric cars, or fuel-cell electric vehicles, or, more likely, all of the above—should support new ways of doing things.
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GM Invests Big in Manufacturing
If you think back to 1989 and Roger & Me, Michael Moore’s scathing film about General Motors—and remember: this is 1989, not 2009, the Year of Bankruptcy—you’ll undoubtedly recall that Flint, Michigan, where Moore was born, was pretty much a blighted landscape where one woman apparently had to sell rabbits for “Pets or Meat.” One can only imagine that in the years since, Flint, which continues to have a huge debt problem, would be completely Beyond Thunderdome by now.
Michigan Legislature Okays Self-Driving Cars
Michigan is poised to become the fourth state after California, Florida and Nevada to permit autonomous vehicles on public roadways.
Pumping Electrons
One of the issues regarding the growth of electric vehicles (EV) is that of infrastructure: There are far more gas stations in the U.S. than even the number of McDonald’s and Starbucks combined, so there need not be any range anxiety associated with a car that takes regular or premium. Electricity is something else entirely (physically and metaphorically). Tesla is addressing its owner fleet by tactically installing “Superchargers,” which allow its Model S vehicles to be given a comparatively quick charge (20 to 30 minutes). Last week it opened its first in Michigan, in St.
BMW Breaks Ground for Brazil Plant
BMW AG has begun construction of a €200 million assembly plant in Araquari, Brazil.
Ford Unveils Latest Self-Driving-Car System
Ford Motor Co.'s latest semi-autonomous car technology uses infrared scanning and 3-D background imaging to create a virtual world that guides the vehicle.
Vettel, Victories and. . .CFD
As is undoubtedly known by anyone who cares, Sebastian Vettel of Infiniti Red Bull Racing, recently won his fourth Formula One world title in a row, which puts him in the ranks of Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher.