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Automotive wiring insulation and environmental concerns collided in the 1990s and the automotive industry lost. Or they didn’t do their research well. Or whatever. You be the judge after reading the following.

To reduce the carbon footprint of cars and trucks worldwide, many automotive engineers, designers and manufacturers are pushing to expand the feasibility, supply and affordability of all-electric vehicles. A primary focus is the development of a battery for efficient energy storage.

In this technical article, we will cover the design, function and how to test and diagnose issues with Hot Film Mass 6 Air Flow Sensors, also known as HFM6 sensors. This is the next generation in hot film air mass sensors.

In this technical article, we will cover the design, function and how to test and diagnose issues with Hot Film Mass 5 Air Flow Sensors, also known as HFM5 sensors. These sensors are responsible for reporting air-mass volume to the engine control module for precise air fuel control.

This technical article will cover the design, function and how to test piezoelectric knock sensors on gasoline engine equipped vehicles.

Watch the video on how to handle troublesome turbochargers or a lack of power caused by non/semi-operational turbocharger actuator.

And although you might not have seen one on the roads yet, they are out there. Business Insider predicts two million self-driving cars on the road by the end of this year, and ten million by 2020.

Learn how to test a Hall Effect sensor using a lab scope or DVOM.

In this video, Tom Morgan Autologic Technical Support Specialist, demonstrates how to test a leak detection pump (LDP). This test can be sued to confirm the LDP is functioning properly and sealing during evaporative emission system tests.

California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations have driven the now-global attempt at controlling atmospheric emissions by cars and trucks. The US Environmental Protection Agency and the European Union have followed the lead of CARB in requiring manufacturers to design increasingly stringent emission limits into their automotive products.

Automakers are now integrating Amazon’s Alexa in vehicles. For those of you who are not sure who or what that is: Alexa is to appliances what Siri is to iPhones. If for some reason you don’t know who Siri is, please come out from under the rock where you’ve been living; we won’t bite.

This article discusses Takat's effect on automotive industry safety staring in 1995 with seat belt issues to the current day airbag recalls.

There is currently a flood of flooded cars in the country – maybe ½ a million of them, maybe even more – after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma got through with Texas and Florida. Many of these cars will be declared totaled and sold off for scrap or to rebuilders, but many others will be dried out and refurbished and sold, often far from the scenes of flooding, as ordinary used cars. Beware!