Powertrain
HEVs and EVs are gaining popularity as alternative powertrains while environmental regulations continue to become more stringent on gasoline and diesel motors with the upcoming Euro 6/VI regulation. The powertrain section focuses on developments with electric vehicles, advanced turbocharging technology, exhaust systems, modern combustion engines and the fuels used to power them.
NVH: Reducing unfamiliar powertrain noises in electric vehicles
October 15 by Cristian TangemannHow do you adapt to the noise, vibration and harshness requirements of EVs? Here we examine how OEMs are using co-simulation, modelling and blocked force to tune out unfamiliar noises from EV powertra...
Column: Is the WLTP already in turmoil?
September 26 by Peter ElsThe Worldwide harmonized Light vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) was supposed to help the car industry clean up its act. The reality may not match the ambition
Column: Can electric cars stimulate the senses?
September 04 by Tom PhillipsImproved range and infrastructure means electric cars make more and more sense to consumers. But can they provide the same emotional connection as today’s ICE-powered cars?
Emissions goals, real emissions testing look for common ground
July 30 by Al TuttleHighlighting the issues carmakers face to meet stringent emissions targets, and comparing upcoming EU RDE-2 and China 6 emissions standards
Automotive IQ Guides: Real Driving Emissions
July 02 by Peter ElsEncouraged by the dieselgate scandal, and the growing skepticism surrounding the accuracy laboratory-based car emissions testing, Real Driving Emissions is here to bring manufacturer economy claims in...
Auto IQ News: BMW’s EV efficiency, steer-by-wire Audi and VW carsharing launches
June 28 by Tom PhillipsNews of BMW’s emobility strategy stepping up a gear, a racing Audi with no steering column, and VW’s WeShare scheme is go
Q&A: Victor Valverde-Morales from the EU Commission Joint Research Center
April 11 by Victor Valverde MoralesThe introduction of the new mandatory Real Driving Emissions test procedure for all light duty vehicles by the EU Commission has significant impacts on powertrain engineering, exhaust after-treatment...
Automotive IQ's 2019 eMobility Survey
April 09 by Tom PhillipsThe electromobility revolution is coming, but what form it takes is still being established. To get a clearer picture, Automotive IQ has created a survey to uncover the key challenges faced by those w...
Q&A: Nick Molden, Founder and CEO of Emissions Analytics, United Kingdom
March 05 by Nick MoldenThe introduction of the new mandatory Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test procedure for all light duty vehicles by the EU Commission has significant impacts on powertrain engineering, exhaust after-trea...
Can new batteries allow electric cars to keep their promises?
February 25 by Al TuttleThe issue of electric range remains one of the largest stumbling blocks between consumers and the decision to switch to an electric vehicle. With a host of new battery technologies racing to solve thi...
Arbe, disrupting Radar technology, to offer autonomous vehicles a clear road ahead
February 11 by Kobi MarenkoArbe is developing the world’s first ultra high-resolution 4D imaging radar, a “missing link” technology, according to company CEO Kobi Marenko, in the L3 and higher autonomous vehicle evolution. This...
Three events in 2019 that could change the industry forever
January 29 by Peter ElsWhile for many in the motor industry 2018 may very well have been a year to forget – from global trade concerns to slowing vehicle demand in China and growing public skepticism of self-driving cars –...