When Tesla’s first Model S hit streets two years ago it swept up headlines for out-dragging horsepower monsters way above its weight class, including the BMW M5 and Dodge Viper. Since releasing the all-wheel-drive version earlier this fall, the car has added notches for Audi and Ferrari to its wrap sheet of wins — but how do they fair against each other?
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Tsinghua team uses optical diagnostics to analyze source of sporadic super-knock in advanced SI engines
Knock is one of several different well-known abnormal combustion processes in spark-ignition engines; most of these abnormal combustion issues have been addressed with improved design or control schemes as well as fuel specifications. However, emerging advanced SI engines—e.g., those with turbocharging and direct injection—can exhibit a new phenomenon: super-knock, or violent engine knock.
Orbital suing Daimler & Bosch for alleged patent infringement on direct injection technology
Australia-based specialized engine and vehicle systems company Orbital Corporation has filed court documents in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging the infringement of Orbital patents on direct injection technology by Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc. (Mercedes), Robert Bosch GMGH and Robert Bosch LLC (Bosch). (3:14-cv-00808-REP Orbital Australia Pty Ltd et al. v. Daimler AG et al.
Nissan forecasts record 2015 for Leaf EV in Europe
Nissan expects to increase European sales of the Leaf electric car by “double-digit” percentage points in 2015 following record sales this year.
Nissan Europe’s electric cars director, Jean-Pierre Diernaz, said Leaf sales likely will rise by up to 25 percent in the region this year.
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