According to a team of mechanical engineers from Stony Brook University, only 10-16 percent of the fuel energy is used to drive the car during everyday usage – that is, to overcome the resistance from ...

Shock absorbers are vital components in a vehicle’s suspension system, specifically designed to reduce the bumps and jolts experienced while traversing uneven terrains or obstacles. A highly efficient ...

Looking through Toyota's comprehensive line-up of current SUV models, it's clear to see which models are targeted towards off-road use and which have been designed primarily for the asphalt. Take, for ...

February 13, 2009 We reported recently on several new methods of regeneration for hybrid vehicles. These included regenerative shocks based on electric motors and a hydraulic drive train. Now students ...

Even with today’s technological advances improving automobiles’ energy efficiency, most vehicles have yet to fully adapt to preserving energy in the best possible way. Even with today’s technological ...

Potholes can turn roads and highways into real-life video games at times, with drivers frantically swerving to avoid the underground cavities, causing a flat tire or some other sort of damage to their ...

INGOLSTADT: German luxury carmaker Audi is working on a prototype called "eROT," in which electromechanical rotary dampers replace the hydraulic dampers of a vehicle used today for an even more ...

We have learned that an effective way to passively control vibration is through the usage of a “vibration absorber”. A typical vibration absorber is a single-DOF spring/mass/dashpot system that is ...