Volvo has released new details about its lightweight Flybrid flywheel KERS technology, after new UK tests.
Developed together with Flybrid Automotive, part of the Torotrak Group, the lightweight Flybrid flywheel KERS technology boosts performance while cutting fuel consumption and emissions by up to 25 per cent.
The third annual analysis of red-light safety cameras (photo enforcement) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has found overall decreases in crashes, as well as decreases in the number of annual citations issued, for all program years.
A traffic control signal monitoring system—i.e., a Red Light Running (RLR) system—is an integrated device utilizing one or more cameras and sensors that work in conjunction with a traffic control signal to produce images of vehicles that disregard a red signal. These images are transmitted to law enforcement officials who review both still photos and video produced by the system to determine if a violation has in fact occurred.
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a final rule requiring rear visibility technology in all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds (4,536 kg) by May 2018.
A U.S. congressional probe is focusing on why General Motors employees repeatedly approved ignition switches that failed to meet company standards and how those decisions may have contributed to crashes linked to at least 13 deaths.
Mercedes-Benz will use three-cylinder engines for future hybrid versions of its compact front-wheel-drive vehicles, according to Bernhard Heil, head of powertrain development for parent company Daimler.
While Mercedes’ engineers are not convinced that three-cylinder engines are a good idea on their own, the engines’ small size will be needed for transverse-mounted hybrid powertrains.
