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Efficient Drivetrains and Ford enter hybrid vehicle patent license agreement

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EDI) and Ford Motor Co. entered into a license agreement for hybrid vehicle patents effective 13 August 2015. at the University of California-Davis (the Frank/UC Portfolio). The terms of the license to Ford are confidential, but it includes an amicable resolution of all disputes related to the Frank/UC Portfolio.

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Ford provides some performance specs for its new 2.7L twin-turbo EcoBoost for the MY2015 F-150

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The MY 2015 Ford F-150 will offer a new high-output, twin-turbo 2.7-liter Due to the extensive lightweighting in the new F-150 ( earlier post ), this will improve the power-to-weight ratio of the 2015 truck by 15% over the 2014 5.0-liter Ford testing shows the 2.7-liter liter V8-equipped F-150 with similar torque output.

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Orders beginning for Ford F-150 Diesel; best-in-class torque, towing, targeted EPA-est. 30 mpg

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Ford dealers will begin taking orders for the 2018 F-150 with all-new 3.0-liter The same Ford powertrain team behind the 6.7-liter For greater responsiveness and reduced turbo lag, the Ford truck team chose a high-efficiency variable-geometry turbocharger. —David Ives, Ford diesel engine technical specialist.

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Argonne analysis shows greenhouse gas emissions similar for shale, conventional oil

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The research, conducted by Argonne researchers in collaboration with Stanford University and the University of California, Davis, analyzed the Eagle Ford shale formation in Texas and the Bakken play mainly in North Dakota. For Eagle Ford, GREET-derived WTR (well-to-refinery gate) GHG intensities range from 8.8 for jet fuel.

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Team from GM, Ford, FCA reviews how to calculate engine efficiency benefits of high octane fuels

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A team of engineers from GM Powertrain, Ford and FCA have published a detailed review of how to estimate the engine efficiency benefits of higher octane fuel—e.g., Davis, Asim Iqbal, Ronald A. fuel with higher ethanol content—for part- and full-load operation for different engine types and fuel assumptions. Leone, James E.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. Ford / 8 / 152. The average British driver comes sixteenth in the list with 158g/km (eg. VW Passat). Ranking in 2008.

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