Category: Engineering & Technology
All-Wheel Drive or Four-Wheel Drive?
What are the similarities and differences between all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive? When you look at the names, AWD (all-wheel…
How Do Electric Vehicles Work?
Electric vehicles are the craze nowadays. Tesla considers electric vehicles to be the future. Toyota has gone heavily into electrification…
Hydrogen Power: About Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles
The future of motorized vehicles is highly debated. Most people believe that all-electric vehicles are the future, regardless of their…
What’s the Difference Between Horsepower and Torque?
Horsepower and torque are important numbers with the general idea that bigger is better since it makes your car faster….
What Does an Octane Rating Indicate?
The octane rating varies between gasoline grades. An octane rating is something you notice at the gas pump. But what…
What is a Flat-Plane Crank Engine?
Engines are complex pieces of machinery that are built entirely on a “best decision for the supposed use” basis. Notably,…
Diesel Engine Runaway: Cause and Effect
Diesel engine runaway is rare, to say the least. These days, the chances of such an event happening are low,…
Get Boosted! Supercharging vs. Turbocharging
Most people with even the slightest interest in cars know how a regular car engine works, the most basic of…
How Does a CVT Work?
A CVT works with an engine in sending power to the wheels. Every car out there must have a transmission,…
What is Bidirectional Charging?
Early 2021 brought several weather surprises, including what’s become known as the Texas Winter Storm. That storm, though, ultimately affected…
Michelin, GM Collaborate on Airless Tires
In the near future, checking tire pressure may become a thing of the past thanks to innovative technology. Specifically, tire…
Longer Range Nissan Leaf Debuts at CES
Enhanced Leaf model extends vehicle range. The Nissan Leaf remains the world’s most popular electric vehicle, but the number of…
Upcoming Cadillac CT6 Will Feature Streaming Video
Display expands rearward vision by 300 percent. One of the most anticipated new cars from Cadillac is the CT6, a…
Lower Fuel Prices Will Have No Effect on Big Three Innovation
GM, Ford and Chrysler Embrace Fuel Saving Innovation. Fuel prices are continuing to fall, dropping below $2.50 per gallon for…
Infotainment Systems Take a Beating in Latest Consumer Reports Survey
The Consumer Reports 2014 Annual Reliability Survey is out, what paints a highly critical and negative picture of in-car technologies,…
Flummoxed by New Car Technology? You Are Not Alone.
J.D. Power 2014 Multimedia Quality and Satisfaction Study reveals much. New car owners love their technologies, but only when they…
UC Davis Study Shows Confidence in Hydrogen
Report offers support for an emerging infrastructure. A new study from the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of…
Blue Oval, Ketchup King Seek Tomato Bliss
Ford and Heinz tie one on. While some cars may be called lemons, a term no automaker wants ascribed to…
Ford to Share Inflatable Safety Belt Love
Innovative seat belts provide enhanced crash protection. Nearly five years have passed since Auto Trends first shared news about Ford’s…
California Hydrogen Refueling Network Receives Backing From Toyota
Hydrogen-powered cars are not some futuristic concept. Prototypes of these vehicles have been on the road for many years particularly…