Engineers at Toyota have developed an approach to applying the Atkinson cycle—used in the engines in Toyota hybrids since 1997—for engines in conventional, non-hybrid vehicles.
Daily Archives: June 22, 2014
GM board warned of serious problems by quality manager in 2002
By Marilyn Thompson and Ben Klayman
A former head of General Motors corporate quality audit warned the company’s board in a letter in 2002 that it needed to “stop the continued shipment of unsafe vehicles” and “recall suspect vehicles that were already in customers’ hands.”
Russia’s Car Market Is Collapsing
Sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in Russia fell 12% year-over-year in May, and year-to-date sales are down 6%. And it is projected to get worse.
California Energy Commission approves $5M for 475 more EV chargers
The Energy Commission approved 15 grants totaling more than $5 million to install 475 electric vehicle chargers in communities throughout California, including the cities of San Francisco, Burbank, Torrance and San Diego and the counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles.
Premium automakers will lead shift to wireless EV charging
Premium carmakers will lead a move toward new wireless technology for charging electric vehicle batteries, a forecast by the global market analysis firm Frost & Sullivan says.
