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Infiniti introducing production-ready variable compression ratio engine at Paris Motor Show

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Nissan, in a 2003 paper, said that its multi-link geometry resolved those previous issues. In 2008, a team from Renault and Nissan published a study on the application of the use of this VCR technology for HCCI combustion in a diesel engine.). Croguennec, S. Hiyoshi, R., Takemura, S., Takahashi, N., and Hiyoshi, R. Ushijima, K.,

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Mercury Marine Launches New Lower-Emission Outboard Motors with Orbital FlexDI System

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The three-star label identifies engines that meet the Air Resources Board’s Personal Watercraft and Outboard marine engine 2008 exhaust emission standards or the Sterndrive and Inboard marine engine 2003 exhaust emission standards.

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BMW Group Receives Order for More Than 240K Diesel Engines from Carbon Motors for US Law Enforcement Vehicles

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The agreement calls for delivery of inline six-cylinder diesel engines complete with cooling and exhaust gas system and automatic transmission. was founded in 2003 and is the world’s first manufacturer of purpose-built law enforcement vehicles. to supply more than 240,000 diesel engines. Carbon Motors Corp.

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EPA updates rules to ease commercialization of alternative fuel conversion systems

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Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing. MY 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and < useful life mileage. Exhaust and Evap testing + OBD scan tool test and attestation. MY >= current calendar year - 1. MY 2010, 2011, 2012 and < useful life mileage. Certification application. Intermediate age.

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EPA Proposes to Streamline Approval Process for Fuel Conversion Systems

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Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing 2. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. Exhaust and Evap testing + OBD attestation. current calendar year - 1. MY 2009, 2010, 2011 and < useful life mileage. Certification application. Intermediate age. Data submission 3. Outside useful life.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Consumption of anhydrous ethanol has grown steadily since the 1990s, peaking in 2003. Brazil introduced its current generation of ethanol-powered cars in 2003, the same year in which anhydrous ethanol consumption peaked. Named flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs), these automobiles run on gasoline, ethanol, or any blend of the two.

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Toshiba To Begin Mass-Producing Portable Direct Methanol Fuel Cells in 2009

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The current returns to the fuel cell cathode (air side); Protons (H+) and electrons (e-) react with the air at the cathode to form humid air, which is exhausted from the system. Toshiba demonstrated the first DMFC for portable PCs in March 2003. Toshiba has conducted R&D on both active and passive fuel cells since the early 1990s.

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