Daily Archives: April 8, 2014

HeatReCar project demonstrates technical feasibility of thermoelectric generator for waste heat recovery

April 08, 2014   Neville

A recently completed European project coordinated by Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) demonstrated the technical feasibility of a Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery for application to a diesel light-duty truck (LDT).

The project “Reduced energy consumption by massive thermoelectric waste heat recovery in light-duty trucks” (HeatReCar) focused on thermoelectrics to provide electricity, either to on-board components or to the power train of hybrid electric vehicles. Reduced fuel consumption for these purposes translates to emissions reductions.

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Ford recalls vehicles over steering, seat back issues

April 08, 2014   Guest Author

Ford Motor issued two vehicle recalls Monday, one to fix a corrosion risk that could affect steering and another to replace seat frames that do not meet safety standards(AFP Photo/Stan Honda)

Ford  issued two vehicle recalls Monday, one to fix a corrosion risk that could affect steering and another to replace seat frames that do not meet safety standards.

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Nissan replaces Ford as Champions League sponsor

April 08, 2014   Sean

Nissan replaces Ford as Champions League sponsor

Nissan will replace Ford as the automotive sponsor of the Champions League, Europe’s most prestigious club soccer tournament, as part of the Japanese automaker’s goal of ousting Toyota as the top-selling Asian brand in Europe.

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How PSA CEO Carlos Tavares plans to turn around Europe’s second-largest automaker

April 08, 2014   Sean

New PSA/Peugeot-Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares takes over an automaker that has lost more than 7 billion euros in the last five years because he says, “making money was not the core value here.” That is one of the first things the 55-year-old former No. 2 at Renault plans to change.

Other challenges include reducing PSA’s bloated car lineups, strengthening the automaker’s presence in China, adjusting the company’s European production footprint and navigating the potential minefields that come with having to please powerful new shareholders.Tavares welcomes the long list of tough tasks. “When you have the opportunity to contribute to a turnaround, I think that’s exciting,” he told Automotive News Europe.

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Angry families want GM prosecuted for defects

April 08, 2014   Guest Author

In this Tuesday, April 1, 2014, file photo families of victims of a General Motors safety defects in small cars hold photos of their loved ones as they gather on the lawn on Capitol Hill in Washington. Families of those who died in General Motors cars with defective ignition switches want prosecutors to go after GM insiders responsible for letting the problems fester for more than decade, and perhaps for covering them up. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The families of those who died in General Motors cars with defective ignition switches want prosecutors to go after GM insiders responsible for letting the problems fester for more than a decade — and perhaps for covering them up.

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