Don't know about you, but where I live, the price of gas has rocketed through the troposphere and is fast approaching the upper stratosphere. Which is to say, it has gone through the proverbial roof....
Using a smaller BOM to make less boom
Showing posts with label Green car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green car. Show all posts
A sound approach to creating a quieter ride
Tina JeffreyAdd sound to reduce noise levels inside the car. Yup, you read that right. And while it may seem counterintuitive, it’s precisely what automakers are doing to provide a better in-car experience....
Traveling on reserve power
Or how a new kind of electro-mobility can be fun. A guest post from Thomas Fleischmann of Elektrobit Automotive.Thomas FleishmannImagine you are always driving on reserve power. You find this difficult?...
Word of the day: Electrification
At this week’s Convergence in Detroit, Mark Reuss, NA president of GM, told a crowd at Tuesday’s keynote, “Hybridization is no longer enough; electrification is the future.”What struck me most about...
Hanging out with the cool kids at the EcoCAR booth
If you read Jin Xu's post earlier this week, you are already up to speed on the EcoCAR 2 competition established by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy. If you didn't read it, here's the...
Getting schooled for the future: EcoCAR 2 Year 2 Kicks Off!
Guest post from Jin Xu, global education program manager for QNX Software SystemsJin XuBack in July, my colleague Romain Saha wrote about QNX Software Systems' role in EcoCar 2, a three-year competition...
The hidden cost of ethanol
Because of the drought plaguing the mid-west, about 2.2 billion less bushels of corn will be produced this year. That correspondingly means a huge hike in corn prices, from $6/bushel in May to a record...
QNX CAR goes to school
A while back, my good friends at Freescale approached me about sponsoring a program called EcoCAR 2. Established by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors, EcoCAR 2 challenges 15 North...
Doug Newcomb goes social with new car tech blog
Lots of people blog about automotive technology, but few have the chops to grab my attention. Doug Newcomb is an exception, and I invite you to check out his blog, which came online two weeks ago.The...
The need for green in automotive
The need for environmentally friendly practices and products has become so painfully obvious in recent years that it’s no longer possible to call it a debate or a controversy. Nowhere is this more conspicuous...
Harman infotainment systems gear up with QNX technology
Paul LerouxIf you've ever driven an Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes, or Porsche, chances are it used a sound system or infotainment unit from Harman International. Mind you, Harman isn't just about the...
