Self-driving cars aren’t expected to begin hitting the road until 2020, but a new study predicts that once they’re here, they will quickly become a common sight.
Daily Archives: January 4, 2014
Estonia pioneering more efficient & cleaner use of oil shale technologies
Estonia’s environmentally savvy oil shale technologies may trigger a fresh look at the vast global reserves of this otherwise polluting fossil fuel.
Ford recalls 2013 and 2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid vehicles
Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid vehicles manufactured April 26, 2012, through Sept. 24, 2013, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
US auto sales falter in Dec. but still best in 6 years
December U.S. auto sales slowed a bit from the brisk pace earlier this year, but automakers still were on target to finish 2013 with the best numbers in six years.
effect of piston bowl geometry on biodiesel combustion
A team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) reports on the effects of piston bowl geometry on the combustion and emission characteristics of a diesel engine fueled with biodiesel under medium load condition in a paper in the journal Fuel.
The team investigated three different bowl geometries in its numerical study: Hemispherical Combustion Chamber (HCC), Shallow depth Combustion Chamber (SCC), and the baseline Omega Combustion Chamber (OCC). All used the same compression ratio of 18.5.
