Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

The study claims mechanical damage and suggests degraded engine performance, emissions and durability on conventional vehicles from the use of E15 or E20 fuel. Three main engine wear mechanisms are impacted by ethanol fuels: abrasive wear, adhesive wear and corrosion. We believe the study is significantly flawed. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

JULY 26, 2023

When Peter Gracey first realized he was gay, admitting it could have cost the engineer his job. Since coming out in 2009 at the age of 44, he has dedicated himself to setting up support networks to help LGBTQ+ engineers find their voice. You can apply the basic principles of being an engineer to any form of engineering,” he says. “You

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will consolidate their joint diesel engine development and production under the control of TICO. TICO currently manufactures gas, gasoline and diesel engines in classes ranging from 1,000 cc to 5,200 cc. Current TICO light-duty diesels. Combustion chamber.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

unveiled the Rasa, a road-legal engineering prototype of its first two-seater hydrogen fuel cell road car, built for full European type approval. million) grant from the Welsh government in 2015, the Rasa was designed for lightness, strength, affordability and safety. Riversimple Movement Ltd. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

since 2001 and enjoyed a working partnership with Japan’s largest automaker since the 1960s. The scandal snowballed later that year when Hino said new problems were discovered in a light-duty engine, among revelations in other power plants. Meanwhile, Hino Motors has been wholly owned by Toyota Motor Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. Mature automotive markets—i.e., million tons.

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