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Q&A

  • Magazine Article
  • 20AUTP03_16
Published March 01, 2020 by SAE International in United States
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San Jose-based Tula Technology is best known for its innovative Dynamic Skip Fire technology. DSF uses sophisticated firing-control algorithms to adjust, on a cycle by cycle basis, the effective displacement of an IC engine. It's been proven on over a half-million GM V8s, providing optimum efficiency at each load point. DSF is considered a high-value solution for reducing CO2 emissions and for extending the ICE's market viability.

But with the future looking increasingly electrified, what's next for Tula? Editor-in-chief Lindsay Brooke caught up with Scott Bailey, the company's president and CEO, to find out. Highlights of their conversation follow.