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Underwriters Laboratories approves SAE J1772 charging plug

The SAE standard J1772 charging connector for plug-in vehicles passed another threshold on its way to finalization this week. Underwriters Laboratories has completed its certification testing on the connector developed by Yazaki. The UL testing has verified the safety and durability characteristics of the 5-pin connector. Virtually all of the automakers from the U.S., Japan and Europe are planning to use the standard plug on upcoming electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, including in the Chevy Volt. The plug supports both charging and two way ... Read more →

Automakers and utilities reach agreement on plug-standard Sam Abuelsamid

Just days after General Motors put out the call to settle on a plug standard for electric vehicles, it appears that an agreement has been reached - in Europe at least. The plug design will be unveiled ...

SAE 2009: Arnold Schwarzenegger goes shopping for his next HUMMER Sebastian Blanco

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't kidding when he said that there's nothing wrong with HUMMERs. Soon after finishing his opening session talk at the SAE World Congress this ...

SAE 2009: Ford's contributions include over 70 papers, many on green mobility Sebastian Blanco

At the SAE World Congress that starts today, Ford will be showing off its EcoBoost engines (seen it) and some of the lithium-ion battery systems used in the companies upcoming electric drive ...

SAE 2009: FEV will bring Dodge Caliber plug-in hybrid concept to Cobo Sebastian Blanco

We're looking forward to seeing Raser's plug-in 100 mpge HUMMER at the SAE World Congress next week. Raser's partner in that project, FEV, will also bring along a Dodge Caliber to Cobo Hall next ...

Detroit 2009: Fuel cells, a "promising solution," come to Cobo Hall 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Even though the SAE World Congress last year featured a seminar titled, "The Problems of Fuel Cell Commercialization," the SAE is putting a positive spin on fuel cells for the public at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Tomorrow, for example, the SAE International's A World In Motion program will ...

SAE of Japan picks Mazda for diesel particulate filter award 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan will honor Mazda next month for the automaker's research into combustion of catalysts in diesel particulate filters (DPFs). Mazda's goal, unsurprisingly, is to design future DPFs that burn up exhaust soot and other particulates better. Mazda's winning ...

SAE Congress '08: Panel projects 20% diesel, 10% hybrid by 2020 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

During a panel discussion at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit today, a group of industry executives projected that diesel engines with grab 20 percent market share in the US by the end of the next decade. BorgWarner CEO Tim Manganello also projected that hybrid ...

DuPont and SAE say that environmental issues are the biggest challenge facing automakers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Seems like AutoblogGreen's been on to something these last couple of years as it relates to the greening of the automotive industry. For the first time in fourteen years, the annual DuPont Automotive/SAE survey of OEM and supplier designers and engineers, conducted by Consumer Insights, Inc, found ...

GM's hybrid SUV duo win Best Engineered Vehicle from SAE 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Tahoe hybrid for a high-res gallery Regardless of your viewpoint on the role that the Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon Hybrid play in the marketplace, the engineering that went into the vehicles is laudable. Seamlessly integrating the dual gasoline and electric drivetrains has managed to win ...

The blind and electric drive cars: Death by silent hybrid committee 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There has been quite a hub-bub about the dangers of hybrids because they are more quiet than internal combustion motivated vehicles. The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) naturally takes these matters quite seriously and in the Spring of 2007 approached SAE International about the problem. ...

Chrysler VP talks about fuel efficiency at SAE luncheon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The theme of this year's Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress is "A Climate for Change" and the host company is Chrysler. Chrysler's VP of Regulatory Affairs, Deb Morrissett, spoke today at an SAE luncheon in Detroit in advance of the Congress next month. Morrissett spoke about the new ...

SAE Detroit micro electric vehicle competition 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery from the competition Imagine a mashup of a pinewood derby and a tractor pull running uphill and powered by a AA battery. That's the Micro-electric vehicle competition sponsored by the Detroit Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers. This year's event ...

Dartmouth launches Formula Hybrid student design competition 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Society of Automotive Engineers has been sponsoring design competitions for engineering students for several decades with one of the most popular being the Formual SAE. In that event, teams of college students design, build, develop and race a single seat open-wheel race car, generally powered ...

Clean Snowmobile Challenge draws student teams to develop greener machines 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Next month, four teams supported by the National Science Foundation will compete in the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge in Michigan. The goal is to develop snowmobiles that leave less of an impact on the environment. Driving the competition is a growing demand for cleaner snowmobiles. Just as ...

Supermileage competition begins tomorrow; MPG to beat is 1836 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The annual Supermileage engineering competition begins tomorrow at the Eaton Corporation Proving Grounds in Marshall, Michigan. The competition's goal is to build the most fuel-efficient one-person vehicle based around a small, four-cycle engine. The vehicles are "raced" not against the clock but ...


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