Jesse Crosse

Jesse Crosse
Title: Technical editor

Articles by Jesse Crosse

Swindon Powertrain porsche head upgrade
Four-valve M64 upgrade is for 993 and 964 Porsche 911s
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How to make a 12,000rpm Porsche engine

Swindon Powertrain's £35k upgrade can double a 911's redline with aerospace tech and lightweight construction

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse2 November 2023
How to make a 12,000rpm Porsche engine
AI talking to cars
Google’s data and AI technology will be introduced directly into car computers
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How AI will allow us to talk to our cars

Google and Continental's system allows us to ask cars questions without taking our eyes off the road

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse23 October 2023
How AI will allow us to talk to our cars
Titan steering rack
Titan’s steer-by-wire system can provide meaningful driver feedback
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Under the skin: How steer-by-wire can still give engaging handling

Systems are now becoming so advanced they have driving involvement engineered in - here’s how

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse16 October 2023
Under the skin: How steer-by-wire can still give engaging handling
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup rear
Porsche and partners will produce e-fuel at the Haru Oni demonstration plant in Chile
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Under the skin: How to make fuel out of fresh air

Innovative direct air capture technology combines CO2 with green hydrogen to make methanol for e-fuels

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse5 October 2023
Under the skin: How to make fuel out of fresh air
Continental MK C2 brake system architecture
Continental's MK C2 brake system architecture
News

What is brake-by-wire and how does it work?

Saving weight and space are just two of the ways this new method of braking is improving cars

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse26 September 2023
What is brake-by-wire and how does it work?
IBIS batteries
New Ibis inverter tech means fewer parts on an EV
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The tech making electric car batteries smaller and cheaper

Ibis project uses package-friendly microinverters to reverse current and remove need for on-board charger

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse14 September 2023
The tech making electric car batteries smaller and cheaper
Toyota BX4X wheel
EVs have quickly outpaced earlier tech predicitions
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Under the skin: How Toyota will make 'like-for-like' ICEs and EVs

Toyota's new 620-mile battery gives the same range as a comparable ICE car, thanks to huge tech advances

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse4 September 2023
Under the skin: How Toyota will make 'like-for-like' ICEs and EVs
Opposed piston engine
The engine is intended for commercial vehicles such as American full-sized pick-up trucks
News

Under the skin: Could opposed pistons save the combustion engine?

Ricardo has developed an opposed-piston petrol engine that's lighter, cheaper and has a diesel's torque

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse28 August 2023
Under the skin: Could opposed pistons save the combustion engine?
Continental Care tyre
Continental says fuel economy boosted (or rather energy efficiency increased) by up to 3%
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Under the skin: the tyres that maintain pressure automatically

Embedded sensors could remove need for regular maintenance and improve lifespan by 4600 miles

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse21 August 2023
Under the skin: the tyres that maintain pressure automatically
Porsche 911 cup car with fuel
Making a litre of e-fuel takes three litres of desalinated water and the CO2 extracted from 6000m3 of air
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Under the skin: Can Porsche's e-fuels completely replace petrol?

E-fuels using CO2 extracted from the atmosphere are cleaner than those extracted from the ground

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse14 August 2023
Under the skin: Can Porsche's e-fuels completely replace petrol?
Mercedes autonomous
Mercedes’ new ALC feature can perform semi-autonomous overtakes
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Under the skin: autonomous cars still have a long way to go

Mercedes' lane-change assist is one of several leapfrogging developments, but it's a complicated business

Jesse Crosse
Jesse Crosse7 August 2023
Under the skin: autonomous cars still have a long way to go

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