The Battery Electric Revolution
The term “electric vehicles” (EVs) has now evolved to “battery electric vehicles” (BEVs) to differentiate battery-powered electric from fuel cell-powered electric vehicles. Why BEVs? First, and from a manufacturer’s point of view, BEVS meet all federal and state vehicle emissions requirements without continually modifying complex engine designs, catalytic exhaust systems and engine management software.
Tenneco Supplies Suspension On Jaguar I-PACE All-Electric SUV
The vehicle features Tenneco’s passive front and rear dampers and coil and air spring suspension modules.
Dodging The Silver Bullet: How The 21st Century Is Changing Vehicle Diagnostics
While understanding the symptoms of a failure are key to diagnosing the failure itself, replacing an expensive component based upon a symptom rather than a set of factual data is a very risky and expensive proposition. So, in the world of advanced diagnostics, it’s important to begin dodging the Silver Bullet solution as a diagnostic tool.
Gates Introduces 4 Differentiated Technology Solutions To Stay Ahead Of Vehicle Propulsion System Demands
As vehicle propulsion systems evolve to meet rigorous regional and global emissions and efficiency standards, these new products from Gates represent unique market solutions to help vehicle engineers meet these needs for internal combustion and the rapidly growing hybrid-electric and full-electric vehicle propulsion systems.
Midtronics Introduces CPX-900 Battery, Electrical System Analyzer
As electronics, such as vehicle start/stop systems, rear-view cameras and infotainment have become more commonplace, automotive batteries are required to support far more than just cranking and starting the vehicle.
Arnott Introduces New And OE Reman Rear Shocks, Reman Front OE Air Struts For Several Mercedes-Benz E-Class, CLS-Class And R-Class Vehicles
The new Arnott shocks bypass the aging and often-problematic Adaptive Damping System on these older vehicles and include a coil resister, which plugs in to the vehicle’s electrical system to eliminate any suspension dashboard warning lights.
Diagnostic Solutions: How Electric Power Steering Systems Are Changing Undercar Service
Electric power steering contains a steering wheel position sensor and a steering input torque sensor. The data from these two sensors report to an EPS module, which translates the steering input torque into an appropriate level of steering assist via a pulse-modulated, bi-directional electric motor that’s connected to the steer gear input shaft or integrated into the steering rack assembly. The steering position sensor should read “zero” when the vehicle is traveling straight ahead.
Midtronics Introduces CPX-900 Battery, Electrical System Analyzer
As electronics, such as vehicle start/stop systems, rear-view cameras and infotainment have become more commonplace, automotive batteries are required to support far more than just cranking and starting the vehicle.
Diagnosing Active Motor Mounts On Asian Vehicles
Many automakers, including Toyota and Honda, have changed their lineup of engines to improve fuel economy and emissions. Gone are the high-revving 1.8L and 2.0L four-cylinder engines. Replacing them are engines with displacements ranging from 2.3L to 2.5L. These engines are more efficient and produce more power lower in the power band. But, these new engines increase the stroke and not the bore, making for some unique vibration conditions the motor mounts have to minimize.
Service Opportunities With Stop/Start-Equipped Vehicles
A vehicle that is equipped with a stop/start system may soon be coming to your bays or might already be there on some European and Asian vehicles. These systems can improve fuel economy by 3-5 percent, depending on the driving habits of the customer. For your shop, it is essential to understand what is different on these vehicles, and how those differences might change your diagnostic approach.
