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Hino to use Cummins engines in MD and HD trucks for North America; shifting resources to Project Z BEV development

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Hino plans to redirect engineering and other resources to accelerate the development of the battery electric vehicle (BEV) portion of Project Z, the company’s development path to zero emission vehicles (ZEV). will be paired with Allison’s 2000 and 3000 Series transmissions. Hino intends to offer Cummins B6.7 Earlier post.).

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Survey shows % of Californians walking, biking or used public transit more than doubled since 2000

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Results from the California Household Travel Survey ( CHTS ) —the largest and most complex review of its kind— show that the%age of California residents walking, biking, or using public transportation on a typical day has more than doubled since 2000. In 2000, that share was only 11%.

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BIT, FAW team develops turbocharged, DI hydrogen engine; high power and efficiency, near-zero NOx

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Peak power of 120 kW @ 4400 rpm and a maximum torque of 340 N·m @ 2000 rpm can be achieved with the matched turbocharger. of 1.91 @ 2000 rpm and 40.4% is reached at low speeds (below 2000 rpm) and drops to 90% at 4400 rpm with the use of an NH 3 -SCR aftertreatment system. A paper on the study appears in the journal Fuel.

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DeepDrive to unveil new central drive unit at IAA Mobility

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DeepDrive has developed a cost- and resource-efficient dual-rotor motor, extending the range of electric vehicles. The optimized design significantly reduces the need for magnets (-50% compared to the competition) and iron (-80% compared to the competition) and underlines the company‘s commitment to resource-efficient innovations.

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UCLA team uses graphite to boost performance of lithium iron phosphate cathode materials

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C), ultrahigh rate capability (107 mAh g –1 under 60 C), and outstanding cycle performance (>95% reversible capacity retention over 2000 cycles). In a paper in the ACS journal Nano Letters , the team reports achieving high-mass-loading electrodes with high reversible capacity (160 mAh g –1 under 0.2 1c00037.

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Ricardo Study Suggests E15 Poses Minimal Risk to MY 1994-2000 Vehicles

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A study by Ricardo for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) concludes that the adoption of E15 as the blend limit for standard US pump grades of gasoline rather than the current E10 should not adversely affect vehicles manufactured between 1994 and 2000 in terms of their performance and durability based on normal specifications and usage profile.

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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concentrations and associated mortality trends in more than 13,000 cities globally between 2000-2019. attributable mortality rates between 2000 and 2019 for the top 250 most populated urban areas based on 2019 WorldPop estimates. (A) concentration between 2000-2019. In both 2000 and 2019, 1.2 This new study examines PM 2.5

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