Automotive The Racket

It seems that 2009 will be a year that will leave your mark on the BMW Group. At least that seems to indicate the level of presentations by the brand in the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. It happens that the Mini Coupe Concept, a vehicle that is already revolutionizing the world of motoring, the BMW is added EfficientDynamic Vision, an efficient concept who had been captured during transport to Frankfurt and was waking up all kinds of suspicions on the web.

Finally today BMW has decided to end the rumors and has issued a press release with a lot of photographs that makes clear that the car goes. This is a 2 +2 display described as the BMW ActiveHybrid technology. That is, according to the company, a symbol of high performance and efficient conduct of the future.

To illustrate that most of the public understands that it is, would a car with a BMW M performance combined with fuel economy and emissions of a small modern car in the high-end segment. This is the core of the BMW EfficientDynamics development strategy. Read the rest of this entry →

The new trucks Volvo will benefit from a new rear axle with a mechanism optimized for reducing consumption.

The mechanical losses by friction s due to the lubricant are very important in the world of mechanics , although most deaths go unnoticed. The gearboxes, differentials, etc. on energy-intensive operation , especially the need to “shake” constantly inside the oil to lubricate the components.

According to Volvo, the truck equipped with this new reduction in the drive axle will consume up to 2% less fuel than their counterparts . Not bad when you consider that a big truck consumes more than 30 litres/100 km.
This shaft is designed up to 60 tons, high speed, ie for the larger trucks that travel more miles per year (eg those carrying perishable agricultural products and foodstuffs).

This post serves to remind us that the fuel savings is not achieved only through systems Start & Stop , lower fairings and low-friction tires.