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Car Battery Wireless Voltmeter

September 1, 2019 by Sven Bockstadt

Car Battery Wireless Voltmeter

Granted, there are simpler ways to monitor your car battery voltage, but in the age of networked vehicles, we can exploit IoT technology, telemetry and network protocols so that you don’t even need to lift the hood.

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CNG Motor Design Achieves High Efficiency

July 1, 2019 by Christian Bach

CNG Motor Design Achieves High Efficiency

With all the hype surrounding electric vehicle design its easy to overlook alternative technologies that also use sustainable sources of energy. At the Empa motor research lab (ETH Zürich) an internal combustion vehicle engine running on compressed natural gas has been designed that achieves a peak efficiency of 45%...

Lightyear One Has 450 Mile Range

June 29, 2019 by Eric Bogers

Lightyear One Has 450 Mile Range

The Lightyear One can drive 725 kilometres between charging. With that metric the Dutch car surpasses all other existing electric cars, including the Tesla, by a wide margin.

Efficient Hydrogen Car

June 13, 2019 by Eric Bogers

Efficient Hydrogen Car

Hydrogen as a transport fuel is slowly gaining ground. The Green Team Twente have presented their most fuel-efficient model of their hydrogen car. This year the team will again participate in the Shell Eco-Marathon in early July in London.

Segmented LED Headlights Cut Dazzle

June 5, 2019 by Thomas Scherer

Segmented LED Headlights Cut Dazzle

The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering has developed a new generation of light sources for cars, which exceeds both the legal and automotive requirements defined in terms of light output and functionality, and is also more compact and easier to build than current systems...

PiCAN 2 – CAN-Bus Board for Raspberry Pi (OBDII)

May 22, 2019 by Denis Meyer

PiCAN 2 – CAN-Bus Board for Raspberry Pi (OBDII)

A PiCAN 2 HAT provides your Raspberry Pi with full CAN-Bus capability: CAN v2.0B at 1 Mb/s and high-speed (10 MHz) SPI Interface. It uses the Microchip MCP2515 CAN controller with MCP2551 CAN transceiver. The connection is made via DB9 or through a 3-way screw terminal. The SocketCAN driver is easy to install. To the application, it appears as can0. Programming can be done in Python or C.

Interference Sources in Automotive Applications

March 1, 2019 by Tam Hanna

Interference Sources in Automotive Applications

It is easy for anyone whose background is in the world of industrial control to fall into one of the traps for the unwary when turning their hand to designing a circuit for use in a vehicle. This article will look at the ways in which things can go pear-shaped, and at the risks in store for designers and their hardware.

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Interview with Paal Christian Myhre

December 1, 2018 by C.J. Abate

Interview with Paal Christian Myhre

Competition in the electro-mobility (e-mobility) solutions market is heating up. Meshcrafts CEO/Co-Founder Paal Christian Myhre believes e-mobility is the future of public and private transportation. He talks about the future of the industry as well his company's innovative products.

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E-Mobility Solutions and the Future of Transportation: Q&A with Paal Christian Myhre

November 6, 2018 by C.J. Abate

E-Mobility Solutions and the Future of Transportation: Q&A with Paal Christian Myhre

Competition in the e-mobility (electro-mobility) solutions market is heating up. Meshcrafts CEO/Co-Founder Paal Christian Myhre believes e-mobility is the future of public and private transportation. He talks about the future of the industry as well his company's innovative products.

ISCAD - Intelligent Stator Cage Drive

August 27, 2018

ISCAD - Intelligent Stator Cage Drive

VOLABO invented a 48 V high performance drive. By using a virtual gearbox, the efficiency can be increased by 25 % compared to conventional e-drives.

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