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Auto Makers Differ on Strategies for Oil Independence
Too much of the dialog around oil alternatives is driven by wishful thinking, and few understand their true costs, one expert says.read more
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Consumers Will Determine Future Powertrains, Fuels, Engineers Say
Ford and Toyota say internal-combustion engines will continue to be the dominant powertrain in the near- to mid-future.read more
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Future of Mobility Calls for Road Tolls, Smaller Vehicles, Electrification
One SAE panelist, noting gas-tax revenue is not keeping up with the cost of maintaining roads, proposes in-vehicle monitoring technology to penalize bad drivers and reward good ones.read more
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Time to Get Smart Grid Rolling, EV Executives Say
GM’s Micky Bly calls on automobile engineers attending this year’s SAE World Congress to continue to push for common standards to speed up deployment of the smart grid.read more
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Recession-Weary Car Buyers Consider HEVs, EVs Impractical
Hybrids accounted for 3.1% of light-vehicle sales through March. EVs represented a fraction of that, just 0.5%, WardsAuto data shows.read more
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Reporter Notebook: Almost Like Good Old Days
By WardsAuto Staff WardsAuto writers pass along the buzz at this week’s SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit.read more
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Internal-Combustion Engine Here to Stay, Automotive Engineers Say
There still are ways to improve the efficiency of ICEs, which because of cost and the energy density of gasoline will remain the industry’s dominant powertrain for at least the next 20 years.read more
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Nissan’s Shiga Urges Resolution on Quick-Charger Standard
The auto maker favors Japan’s CHAdeMO design, which is at odds with the SAE proposal for a common connector for 240V and 480V charging. “We must not forget the remaining 95%” of the system, a top...
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