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MAY 21, 2020

On the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Violation: VW diesel engines with 1.6 In many countries, the EA 189 engines manufactured by the VW group had to be retrofitted with software or hardware updates. Expensive lawsuits followed.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

2012 Mazda3. The refreshed 2012 Mazda3, making its debut at the 2011 Canadian International AutoShow, will offer the option of Mazda’s new SKYACTIV-G gasoline engine and SKYACTIV-Drive automatic transmission ( earlier post ) when it is launched later this fall. SKYACTIV-G gasoline direct injection engine.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Hypothetical market-wide simulation for model year 2020 and 2030 where all internal combustion engine and hybrid engine vehicle models have a battery electric vehicle option associated with them. They then compared these results to those of a similar consumer survey conducted from 2012-2013. —Forsythe et al.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Hyundai has taken two out of the ten spots in the 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engine competition with the all-new 2019 NEXO FCEV fuel cell vehicle and 2019 Kona Electric CUV. This marks the tenth time Hyundai has earned a WardsAuto 10 Best Engine recognition since the awards’ annual inception in 1995. Earlier post.) Kona Electric.

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APRIL 20, 2011

Hyundai Motor America introduced the all-new 2012 Accent at the New York International Auto Show; this marks the US debut of the latest version of the popular subcompact sedan and the new Accent five-door. The 2012 Accent is slated to hit dealerships this summer. The 2012 Accent is the first vehicle to receive the all-new 1.6-liter

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AUGUST 7, 2012

UQM PowerPhase Pro 100 electric drive systems are powering a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell London taxicabs during the 2012 Olympic Games. According to Intelligent Energy, the company plans to put the vehicles into full production after a successful test program in 2012.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Dana Holding Corporation will present its VariGlide planetary variator for beltless continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) at the International VDI Conference, to be held 21-22 June 2016, in Friedrichshafen, Germany. In 2012, Dana formed a strategic relationship with Fallbrook Technologies Inc.

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International Fuel Economy Economy 2016 150

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Ricardo and Cooper Corporation of India, underscoring their long-standing collaboration, launched a new range of engines for both automotive and off-highway applications at Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi.

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2012 Engine Auto India 186

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JUNE 26, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) was named 2014 International Engine of the Year for the third consecutive year. EcoBoost was also named Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter The Best Green Engine Award this year went to the Tesla Model S electric powertrain. liter EcoBoost engine. liter EcoBoost engine.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Wagner, Director of the Fuels Engines and Emissions Research Center, and Dr. Sreekanth Pannala, Senior Research Staff Member in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a keynote talk at the recent Global Powertrain Conference. 3D DNS of auto-ignition with 30-species.

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Engine 2001 2012 Fuel 291

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Navistar International Corporation has reached definitive, long-term supply agreements for heavy-duty diesel engines and emissions aftertreatment technologies with Cummins Inc. Through these agreements, Navistar will offer the Cummins ISX15 in its International ProStar+, PayStar and 9900 models. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Singh, a power-electronics engineer, has been working to replace the internal combustion engines used in the company’s equipment with hybrid (diesel-electric) and all-electric versions. in engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi “I come from a long line of farmers. as a staff engineer.

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Engine Power Powered New Zealand 84

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JUNE 24, 2014

China Yuchai International Limited announced today that new-energy buses running on engines supplied by the company’s main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL), have been launched in Fushun City, Liaoning Province located in Northeast China. In 2013, GYMCL sold 500,756 engines.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) will unveil its SKYACTIV technologies ( earlier post ) at the upcoming New York International Auto Show, alongside the North American debut of its MINAGI Concept and the United States debut of its refreshed 2012 Mazda3.

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

Prototype low-viscosity ionic liquid-additized engine oil demonstrated a 2% improved fuel economy compared to Mobil 1 5W-30 engine oil (3.93% over the 20W-30 baseline oil) in standard fuel efficiency engine dynamometer tests. wt% concentration under both room and elevated temperatures. Jun Qu, Dinesh G. Bansal, Bo Yu, Jane Y.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

liter engine will be one of the first on the market to combine gasoline direct injection (DI) with twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) and E85 flex fuel capability. The North American version of the 2012 Ford Focus will be powered by a 2.0-liter The North American version of the 2012 Ford Focus will be powered by a 2.0-liter

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Engine 2012 Ford Fuel 220

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MAY 12, 2012

The Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has established a partnership with the Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) to address critical fundamental and applied research challenges associated with advanced combustion engine technologies.

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JUNE 2, 2011

liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine—the first three-cylinder engine Ford has built for a regular production car—and an new eight-speed automatic transmission to its line-up. liter engine is a little dynamo.” This enables the engine to run in a wider rpm band with the optimum fuel-to-air ratio.

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MAY 2, 2012

has signed an agreement to acquire the assets associated with the emissions control products of Hilite International. The effective integration of these subsystems is critical to the performance of the aftertreatment system and the overall engine system, Cummins notes. Hilite SCR doser injection nozzle. Click to enlarge. Cummins Inc.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Volkswagen continues to refine its most important diesel engine, the 2.0-liter The four-cylinder TDI engine with the internal designation EA 288 made its debut in 2012. In 2015, the emissions scandal erupted over the use of defeat devices in Volkswagen engines for MY 2009 through 2015. As previously, the 2.0

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Mercedes-Benz marked another milestone in its China strategy with the official opening ceremony of its engine plant—the first for passenger-car engines outside of Germany. Around 100,000 Mercedes-Benz passenger cars were produced locally at BBAC in 2012. With Daimler’s €2-billion (US$2.7-billion)

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Mercedes Germany Engine China 225

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APRIL 23, 2012

SAE’s 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit—the second as an immediate precursor to the SAE World Congress—opened on Sunday with a consideration of several alternative engine designs: opposed piston 2-stroke (Achates Power); variable compression ratio (MCE-5); split cycle (Scuderi); and advanced rotary (Liquid Piston).

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JANUARY 9, 2015

China Yuchai International Ltd’s main subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL), has won a competitive tender for the supply of a total of 635 units of National V natural gas and National VI diesel engines from Beijing Bafangda Express Bus Services Co., a subsidiary of the Beijing Public Transportation Group.

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Transportation Gas Engine China 150

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

L turbocharged four-cylinder engine, with an estimated 270 horsepower (201 kW), will be among the powertrain options available in the all-new 2013 Cadillac ATS compact luxury sedan. The Cadillac-tuned, direct-injected engine will produce an estimated 270 horsepower (201 kW). four cylinder engine and a 3.6L V-6 engine in the ATS.

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Cadillac GM Engine Audi 273

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MARCH 12, 2012

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) have developed a method for analyzing combustion events in an internal combustion engine based on crankshaft torque measurements. They present their method in a paper published in the journal Control Engineering Practice. —Andersson et al. 2011.12.007.

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Engine Sweden Concept International 199

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) marked the start of mass production of the all-new 2012 Civic Natural Gas as it moves to increase production of the alternative-fuel Civic to support an expanding network of certified Civic Natural Gas dealers across the US. Earlier post.). in city driving and 5.5 in city driving and 5.5

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Indiana Honda 2012 Gas 186

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. Since 2012 Audi Hungaria has used this source for most of its requirement for heat at the site. Since 2012 “green trains” have also been in operation on the route from the Audi plant at Neckarsulm to Emden.

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APRIL 20, 2011

The 2012 Mazda3 made its US debut at the New York International Auto Show; the face-lifted 2012 Mazda3 is also the first application in North America of Mazda’s SKYACTIV fuel-saving and performance-oriented technologies, achieving 40 mpg US on the highway.

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New York 2012 MPG Mazda 199

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

This compares to 300 system sales during the whole year ended 31 December 2012. In October, the Company exhibited at GasSUF International Exhibition for Gas-Powered Vehicle Technologies in Moscow.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Ford Motor Company reported that it has built its two-millionth EcoBoost engine since the launch of the line in 2009. With customer demand exceeding its initial projections, Ford now expects EcoBoost production to exceed its global diesel engine production. million for 2013, up more than 60% from 2012. liter three-cylinder; 1.5-liter,

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AUGUST 6, 2014

The two projects are part of a larger multi-year DOE-funded project to develop and to apply innovative simulation strategies and tools to maximize benefits of predictive information from high performance computing (HPC) for internal combustion engines. The Principal Investigator on that DOE project is Dean Edwards of ORNL.

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MAY 29, 2012

Fisker Automotive published its first business update, announcing that revenues had exceeded $100 million in the first four months of 2012. In the first few months of 2012, Fisker has continued to raise private equity investment to fund its expansion plans, securing $174 million of additional private financing since the start of the year.

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

Findings in a study by a team from Texas A&M and Enerpulse ( earlier post ) suggest that pulsed energy spark plugs may be able to serve as enabling technology to support the mainstream deployment of advanced, ultra-clean and ultra-efficient spark ignition internal combustion engines. generally initial pressure of around 6.9

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

will debut the subcompact Prius c ( earlier post ) next January at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity, steering-wheel audio controls, and nine airbags will be among the standard features on the 2012 Prius c. Gasoline Engine. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.,

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Following in the footsteps of Hyundai’s Tau V8 engine, the 1.6-liter liter GDI Gamma engine, which debuted on the all-new Accent ( earlier post ), has been named one of the Ward’s 10 Best Engines by WardsAuto World, and is the smallest displacement engine on this year’s list. TFSI Supercharged DOHC V-6 (Audi A6).

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Engine Hyundai Infinity Buick 210

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JANUARY 10, 2011

The 2012 Sonic. Chevrolet displayed the all-new subcompact 2012 Sonic—called the Aveo in other parts of the world ( earlier post )— at the North American International Auto Show. turbo engine rated at 138 hp (103 kW)—the same engine used in the Chevrolet Cruze in a smaller, lighter package.

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