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Cummins progressing with lightweight downsized T2B2 diesel for pickup; 40% improvement in fuel economy over gasoline V8

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Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. In 2013, the Cummins-led team demonstrated a Tier 2 Bin 5 version of the engine on the dyno, and then on a vehicle, while development of the Tier 2 Bin 2 engine started. Exhaust system configuration. Resources (DOE will publish Merit Review presentations on its website.).

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Pinnacle’s opposed-piston scooter engine can meet NOx target with lean operation and ignition delay; little fuel economy hit

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For the target market (the Asian scooter market), the low NO x capability of the Pinnacle engine provides a significant cost benefit to manufacturers. When the entire vehicle costs around $700, that’s a significant difference. —Willcox and Cleeves (2013). What can we use that for? —Monty Cleeves. Willcox, James M.

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U. Minn. team proposes strategy for automated selection of optimal biomass-derived fuel blends and synthesis paths

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A number of objective functions such as cost, environmental impact, and efficiency can be formulated to select for desirable chemical processes. In their paper, the researchers presented results for three objective functions (energy loss, catalyst requirement, and heat duty), but others (e.g., —Marvin et al. Resources.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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During his presentation at the TDI Efficiency Rally, UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski first presented a summary of his analysis of the total cost of ownership of diesels with a comparison to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. share and volume are expected to more than double from 2013 to 2018. Earlier post.).

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Winterthur dual-fuel X-DF engines to power CMA CGM’s giant container ships

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French shipping line CMA CGM, based in Marseille, has selected Winterthur Gas & Diesel’s (WinGD’s) largest, 92 cm bore, dual-fuel low-speed engine to power what are presently the largest containerships ever ordered. WinGD has so far received more than 75 orders for X-DF engines since their introduction to the market at the end of 2013.

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32.5M hours of supercomputer time to aid GM, Ford engine projects with Oak Ridge Lab

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Graphic from GM, Edwards AMR 2014 presentation. This flexibility offers a high degree of freedom for design and engine manufacturers need to balance the cost of hardware testing with turn-around time and practicality for mass production. Source: Edwards, AMR 2014 presentation. Simulation of injector. Click to enlarge.

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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Source: Staff presentation. The top set of recommendations call for: Replacing existing switch and medium horsepower locomotives with cleaner locomotives (2010-2013); Retrofitting switch and medium horsepower locomotive with particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) after-treatment devices (2012-2016); and.

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