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Toyota continues prepare the market for fuel cell vehicle in 2015

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Toyota Motor continues to lay the foundation for the introduction of its production fuel cell hybrid vehicle in 2015; the company began work on fuel cell technology in 1992. The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. Toyota’s view of hydrogen. —Yoshikazu Tanaka. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Plug-In Hybrid: More Details Revealed

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Mercedes-Benz revealed back in May that it would launch a plug-in hybrid version of its all-new C-Class in the fall of 2015. Mercedes sources have revealed to Autocar that the new car will use a downsized 2.0-liter.'

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Peugeot Launches New Marque Plan with Downsizing, Hybrids and Plug-ins for Two-, Three- and Four-Wheeled Vehicles; Unveils SR1 Hybrid Concept

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Peugeot launched a comprehensive new Marque plan, with the objectives of moving up three places in the world car market by 2015 (it is currently in 10 th place); establishing Peugeot as a benchmark for style; and becoming the leader in mobility services. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Peugeot said it will also target new markets.

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Downsized 3-Cylinder Engines Not Refined Enough For Mercedes

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Once the preserve of basic economy cars, they''re now used in everything from the latest generation of economy vehicles, through sporty hatchbacks like the 2015 MINI Cooper and Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost, to BMW''s i8 plug-in hybrid sports car. Three-cylinder engines are all the rage right now.

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Toyota Aims to Reduce Fuel Cell Vehicle Cost to 1/10 of Current By Commercialization in 2015; Reduction to Another 1/10 With Scale

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In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. Cover area of EVs, Plug-in Hybrids, and Fuel-Cell Vehicles. Source: Toyota.

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Ricardo’s “deep” Miller cycle concept: Magma

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In its new report on downsized and boosted gasoline engine technologies ( earlier post ) the ICCT highlighted Ricardo’s work on an “extreme” Miller cycle concept with high (13:1) compression ratio (CR) and central direct injection in a downsized boosted engine. Magma boost system layout. Source: Lewin (2016). Click to enlarge.

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Omron introducing smallest and lightest high capacity DC power relay; hybrids and EVs

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This contributes not only to device downsizing and weight-reduction, but also makes wiring and mounting much simpler. Omron is targeting annual sales for the Type G9EN in 2013 & 2014 of 500,000 units, and 1 million units from 2015 onwards. DC power relays enclose pressurized gas which enables them to hinder arc formation by cooling.

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