Car tech

Mar 31

GM patents battery cells for EVs that look like Legos.

General Motors has filed a patent application for an unusually shaped battery cell designed to aid cooling.Instead of the rectangular shape of the aut...

Mar 30

Automobiles capable of detecting loose lug nuts will soon be available.

The Falken Tire maker has developed a technology to detect loose lug nuts and plans to install it in production vehicles later this year.The new "sens...

Mar 24

Toyota Developing Color-Changing Paint

Toyota has filed a patent application for color change paint, a technology that would allow owners and dealers to quickly change the color of their ve...

Mar 17

GM to develop expandable truck bed?

Two patents recently filed by General Motors show the potential for an expandable cargo bed system for pickup trucks.Such a feature would allow driver...

Mar 15

Ford wants to make the EV Frank a workhorse.

Electric vehicles like the Ford Mustang Mach E and the F-150 Lightning have flanks for extra storage space. However, Ford is considering other uses.Th...

Mar 12

Ford Developing Deployable Mud Flaps

Mud flaps are a straightforward component for cars and trucks, but Ford has come up with something a little more elaborate.In a patent application pub...

Mar 10

Rivian working on winch integration

Rivian filed a patent application for an integrated winch assembly.As described in the patent application published by the United States Patent and Tr...

Mar 10

Why is ethanol more powerful than gasoline?

Ethanol contains only two-thirds the energy of an equal amount of gasoline, yet engines make more power burning ethanol than gasoline, and the Enginee...