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European Automotive Design's Technology provides an archive of editorial features classified into key industry sector topics. These feature stories are uploaded onto the website three months after publication within the magazine. The latest 25 articles are displayed below.
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At your service
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20/05/2009
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| If manufacturing isn’t what it used to be, what might it become? Ken Hurst finds out that the answer could be a blue and white collar hybrid |
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Dual clutches take the lead
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13/03/2009
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| Tom Shelley reports on what seems to have become the dominant technology in high efficiency automatic transmissions |
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Controlling the burn
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13/03/2009
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| Tom Shelley reports on the feasibility of fuelling cars with powdered magnesium and magnesium hydride |
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Bubble tracking
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13/03/2009
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| Tom Shelley reports on a development in wind tunnel monitoring with significant results |
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Testing times
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13/03/2009
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| The Millbrook automotive test centre is looking to prove a point. Justin Cunningham reports |
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Volte face
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01/01/2009
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| Not long ago it was hard to find a mainstream car-maker with more than a passing interest in electric cars. At the Paris Salon it was a different story with OEMs stumbling over each other in the race to be greenest. Ian Adcock reports |
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T1 for technology
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01/01/2009
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| The Caparo T1 with its stunning performance might be making all the headlines but the real work going on at the company behind it, is designing lightweight composite systems for future road cars. Ian Adcock reports |
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A place for everything
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01/01/2009
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| Breaking away from conventional packaging with innovative materials and techniques will open up new opportunities in concept design, says Andrew Noakes |
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Safety in numbers
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01/11/2008
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| Applications for external cameras and sensors are proliferating, and this can only be good news for vehicle occupants, Steve Snook suggests |
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Automatically better?
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01/11/2008
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| Despite significant improvements in automatic transmissions in recent years, manual gearboxes are still most European users' default choice. Andrew Noakes asks if a shift to new transmission concepts can change that |
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The hard cell
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01/10/2008
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| Intense development is making fuel cells more viable, says Andrew Noakes, but there are still financial and environmental questions to answer |
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Power struggles
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01/10/2008
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| Increasing demands for electrical power within the vehicle mean bigger and heavier components. Ian Adcock looks at how suppliers are addressing the need for greater performance from smaller devices |
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Waving in the new
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01/09/2008
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| The X-Wave concept car is the first from 3M and Visteon's collaboration to specifically target European car-makers. Ian Adcock takes a look at the technologies it shows off |
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Lower Expectations
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01/09/2008
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| Suppliers are facing increasing demands for materials and systems that help the OEMs reduce the environmental impact of their products. Steve Snook looks at some of the results |
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Inside knowledge
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01/09/2008
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| Although buyers can be seduced by the appearance of a vehicle, they spend the vast majority of their time inside it looking out rather than admiring its looks. The interior has therefore become a major selling point for modern cars. Ian Adcock looks at the materials that are making a difference |
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An open and shut case
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01/09/2008
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| Camless valvetrains offer numerous benefits, says Andrew Noakes, but their drawbacks are proving difficult to overcome |
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The common touch
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01/08/2008
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| Common rail technology has brought greater efficiency and refinement to millions of small diesel engines over the past 10 years – and there is more to come, says Andrew Noakes |
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People of influence
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01/08/2008
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| Each month brings new predictions of the technology that will be essential to the vehicles of the future, but who actually determines what features will be in them? Vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and, increasingly, the consumer all seek to influence the outcome. Steve Snook gets bombarded with information |
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Double the benefits
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01/08/2008
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| Ian Adcock reports on Porsche's nw seven-speed dual clutch AMT that, uniquely, has separate oil systems for clutches and gears |
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A little more development
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01/08/2008
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| Low cost cars for emerging markets are attracting the attention of both mainstream and specialist developers. Ian Adcock reports |
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Torque it up
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01/06/2008
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| Asymmetrical distribution of drive and brake torques is the way forward for handling and safety, says Andrew Noakes
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Paint my wagon
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01/06/2008
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| The painting process takes time and energy, and improvements here can have a significant impact on overall production costs. Ian Adcock looks at how Daimler and Ford have boosted productivity |
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Glazing over
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01/06/2008
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| Developments in plastic materials and processes are allowing increased functionality in roof modules while reducing weight, but glass is far from redundant. Steve Snook reports on the latest systems |
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