http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:49:31 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:09:26 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Old-electric-vehicles-never-die--Part-2?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Jay Leno has been a friend to Detroit for many years. You may be aware of his auto website and his impressive collection of vehicles, but you may not be aware of his old electric vehicle, a 1909 Baker Electric.This video is so cool, because it shows ... Detroit electric vehicle Auto Industry Carbon Footprint Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:09:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Old-electric-vehicles-never-die--Part-2?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Old-electric-vehicles-never-die?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner But unlike old soldiers, electric cars don't fade away. They just bide their time in history until needed again. That's why I say we have merely reintroduced the EV (electric vehicle) to a new generation in the 21st Century.Fact is EVs... Detroit electric vehicle Innovations Auto Industry Carbon Footprint Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:06:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Old-electric-vehicles-never-die?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Exposing-CAD-monolopies--Part-2?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner The big-boys of CAD and their trusty salespeople obviously groomed the Big-3 purchasing teams for many years to get as entrenched as they are. They even got to Toyota. Despite the initial gains in productivity, though, that buy-in ultimately led to t... Detroit CAD systems UG Catia Pro-E SolidWorks AutoCad GM Auto Industry Ford Toyota Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:21:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Exposing-CAD-monolopies--Part-2?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Exposing-CAD-monopolies--Part-1?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Imagine having to get a separate drivers license for each brand of automobile you wished to drive. You would have to pay extra for the privilege, not to mention endure the burden of separate training with every model change. Well, welcome to the worl... Detroit CAD systems UG Catia Pro-E SolidWorks AutoCad GM Auto Industry Ford Toyota Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:41:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Exposing-CAD-monopolies--Part-1?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Ionic-fluids-may-extend-battery-storage-capacity?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Imagine a battery that looks and feels just like a lithium-ion battery, but has an energy density that is up to ten times greater. This would mean energy storage would no longer be a limiting factor for electric vehicles (EVs); and that would ul... Detroit electric vehicle plug-in hybrid Innovations Auto Industry Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:14:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Ionic-fluids-may-extend-battery-storage-capacity?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Positive-Side-to-Subtractive-Rapid-Prototyping?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner CAD models are simply digital representations of a product design until they become physical. Question is: In what form? Now with Additive Rapid Prototyping (ADP), like 3D Printing systems making industry waves, many may wonder whether Subt... Detroit CAD systems Innovations Auto Industry Noteworthy Products Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:23:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Positive-Side-to-Subtractive-Rapid-Prototyping?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Desktop-3D-printing-goes-beyond-automotive-prototypes?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Photo Source: Objet.com Alaris30 3D Printer Gallery3DP, the acronym for 3D printing of rapid prototypes, is coming to an office near you. That’s right, some rapid prototyping is already making its way out of the union shops of he... Detroit Innovations Auto Industry Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:51:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Desktop-3D-printing-goes-beyond-automotive-prototypes?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Nickeltungsten-alloys-may-replace-chrome-in-cars?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Chromium has added beauty and durability to the finishes of automotive and motorcycle parts since it first replaced nickel as a decorative finish back in the 1920s. It is the only metal coating that has the universal properties sought after by design... Detroit Innovations Auto Industry Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:05:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Nickeltungsten-alloys-may-replace-chrome-in-cars?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d8-More-Packard-Proving-Ground-show-pics-found?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner This is a followup to an earlier article about an auto show at the old Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby, Michigan. I knew there were a few pics missing in my original report. They weren't in my camera because the batteries died. ... Detroit Auto Shows Auto Industry Packard Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:26:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d8-More-Packard-Proving-Ground-show-pics-found?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Ford-UAW-shows-its-true-character?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner It wasn't that long ago I saw lineworkers at Ford giving thumbs up on TV to Alan Mulally as he cruised an assembly line. They seemed humble and thankful for his leadership on saving the company and their jobs. Now it seems the thumbs and the hum... Detroit Auto Industry Ford Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:48:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Ford-UAW-shows-its-true-character?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Improved-AC-induction-motors-power-EVs-and-airplanes?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Hybrid and electric vehicles are in a state of technology flux and will be for a long time. That helps explain why DC motors with precious, rare-earth materials inside their permanent magnets (PM) have been eclipsed by improved AC induction technolog... Detroit electric vehicle Auto Industry Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:52:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Improved-AC-induction-motors-power-EVs-and-airplanes?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Neodymium-is-key-element-to-electric-vehicles?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Contrary to popular belief, the electrification of the automobile depends on far more than just lithium-ions for storage batteries. The electric-drive motors for full EVs and hybrids require the characteristic to transform stored electrons into stron... Detroit electric vehicle Innovations Auto Industry Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:07:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Neodymium-is-key-element-to-electric-vehicles?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Show-cars-need-safe-transport-too?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner It costs a lot of money to build and own a show car or a racer these days, then parade that car and, above all, transport that car around the country. That is why show-car and bike owners have their own trailer or use the services of others.Point is ... Detroit Noteworthy People Auto Shows Autorama Auto Industry Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:30:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Show-cars-need-safe-transport-too?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d27-NRC-report-monetizes-hidden-costs-of-energy?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Congress some time ago requested the National Research Council (NRC) to assess and report on the costs of external effects caused by various energy sources, their production and use. That report, now available at their site (see link at article end) ... Detroit electric vehicle Auto Industry Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:53:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d27-NRC-report-monetizes-hidden-costs-of-energy?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Is-there-a-consipracy-against-naturalgas-cars?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Since natural gas offers an immediate, common-sense and ecological relief to the nation's over-dependence on foreign oil, why has support for CNG automobiles waned so much in America? When most major automakers offered them in the 1990s, primari... Detroit electric vehicle hydrogen gas mileage natural gas engine Innovations Auto and Transporation Industry Carbon Footprint Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:26:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Is-there-a-consipracy-against-naturalgas-cars?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Collision-avoidance-systems-save-lives?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Four collision avoidance technologies may be coming our way, especially if the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has anything to say about it. According to an ABC News report, they are already standard on some high-end luxury ve... Detroit Innovations Auto Industry Crashworthiness Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:59:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Collision-avoidance-systems-save-lives?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Why-is-deflation-still-stifling-the-auto-industry?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner  New technology cannot save the auto industry by itself. The industry and its customers need capital and open access to it. We are, after all, still a country with a debt-based form of Capitalism.And, while the best way for us to make ... Detroit Auto Industry Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:22:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Why-is-deflation-still-stifling-the-auto-industry?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Cutting-Saturn-and-its-culture-is-not-rightsizing-GM?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Reuter’s reported board member, Stephen Girsky, saying that General Motors Co.'s turnaround plan assumes it can maintain slightly more than 19 percent of the U.S. market. I think someone should challenge that assumption, because the issue is no... Detroit GM Noteworthy People Auto Industry Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:18:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Cutting-Saturn-and-its-culture-is-not-rightsizing-GM?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Lithium-Air-presents-a-new-chapter-in-battery-technology?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Argonne National Laboratory has for many years sought solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. America’s first national laboratory, Argonne is best known for working with the Department of Energy, as well as conducti... Detroit electric vehicle gas mileage Innovations Auto Industry Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:54:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Lithium-Air-presents-a-new-chapter-in-battery-technology?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Are-nanoscale-material-safe-for-humans?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner Nano-scale materials are a relatively new solution to many human needs. Unfortunately, we know so little about their effects on human health, let alone the environment. To address such questions, the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) has the... Detroit electric vehicle Innovations Auto Industry Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:12:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3721-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Are-nanoscale-material-safe-for-humans?cid=exrss-Detroit-Automotive-Technology-Examiner