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Renault Powertrain Strategy: Focus on Electric Motor Development for EV Powertrains, New Technologies for Conventional Engines

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This work covers both gasoline and diesel powerplants, although the greatest scope for reducing CO 2 emissions concerns gasoline engines; and. Renault is developing a new family of modular TCe gasoline engines. Renault is developing a new family of modular TCe gasoline engines. The new-generation 2.0 liter engines by a 2.3

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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The competition against PHEVs in 2030 is likely to incorporate a radically downsized, boosted direct-injection engine; an automated manual or 7-8 speed automatic transmission; advanced tires with C R at 0.006 or below; a 30% weight reduction on the glider; advanced aerodynamics with C D of 0.22 Kurani (2008) The Early U.S.

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