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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio’s latest report on the global automotive variable displacement engine market provides an analysis of the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook ...
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE: LBRT) (“Liberty”) today announced that the industry’s first natural gas variable speed, large displacement engine to power ...
Back when a greenhouse was a structure used to grow plants in cold weather, an oil pump was just a non-descript but necessary device to keep metal engine parts well lubricated. As engineers work to ...
COLUMBUS, Ind. & DENVER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE: LBRT) (“Liberty”) today announced that the industry’s first natural gas variable speed, large ...
GM Ventures said on Monday (5 January) it was optimistic that its 2012 equity investment in Silicon Valley-based startup Tula Technology would result in a revolutionary new fuel economy technology ...
Tula Technology’s Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) technology integrates advanced digital signal processing with sophisticated powertrain controls to create a software-based approach to variable displacement ...
Way back in 1981, Cadillac, reacting to the same pressure to maximize fuel economy automakers face today, came up with America's first mass-produced, variable-displacement, gasoline, V8 engine. Known ...
At 1.5 liters, this little dynamo is a cutdown version of the automaker's larger 2.0-liter variable-compression engine and it's a winner. Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to ...
GM introduced the small-block V8 engine architecture in the mid 1950s. Continuously improved over the next four decades, the biggest of the Big Three in Detroit had to replace the venerable powerplant ...
If you've ever had a ride in a Honda, you've probably heard it before – that sudden change in engine tone accompanied by an aggressive surge of power toward the top end of the rpm range. VTEC just ...
Two new innovations from Toyota and Honda have implications for future motorcycle powertrains. Toyota engineers believe they can replace the lithium in rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles ...