If you build engines, tune cars, or even just like mashing your foot on the throttle with conviction, you’ve probably heard the term “wideband O2 sensor” being thrown around at the track, dyno ...

In a performance application at wide open throttle, the ECU needs to control the air to fuel ratio to hit a small target somewhat richer than stoichiometric. The narrowband sensors most OEs use only ...

When the Toyota Prius was first introduced, it changed the whole way that drivers thought about fuel economy. However, like any vehicle, the hybrid battery that powers your Prius will ultimately need ...

The Toyota badge benefits from its impressive reliability standards, but eventually you are going to need to have the supplementary hybrid battery pack replaced. Unfortunately, this is an inevitable ...

The Costco advantage doesn't just extend to your favorite grocery items and low-priced Interstate batteries. The warehouse retail chain also offers wholesale prices for tires, and they're a fantastic ...

Whether you’re working in the front of the shop or turning wrenches in the bays, part of TPMS service is teaching customers what they don’t know about their vehicles. Many drivers may believe TPMS ...

Abstract: When deployed for long-term tasks, the energy required to support sensor nodes' activities is far more than the energy that can be preloaded in their batteries. No matter how the battery ...

1 Department of Chemical Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany 2 Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany This paper followed ...

Like we've said, the Prius has continually benefitted from good long-term reliability ratings, and this also includes how long the HEV system's battery pack lasts, even with regular usage. At some ...