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Skeleton Technologies appoints former GM Technical Fellow Dr. Scott Jorgensen as a Board advisor; curved graphene ultracaps

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In a 2010 paper published in the ACS journal Nano Letters , researchers from Nanotek Instruments, Ångström Materials and Dalian University of Technology (China) observed that graphene is an outstanding candidate electrode material for supercapacitors. This is also an advantage because cooling systems can be downsized or removed altogether.

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UC Riverside team fabricates nanosilicon anodes for Li-ion batteries from waste glass bottles

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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to fabricate nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. An open access paper describing the research was published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports.

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NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

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Projects selected through this solicitation will complement DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) research started in FY 2017. Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. A Compression-Ignition Mono-Fueled NG High-Efficiency, High-Output Engine for Medium and Heavy-Duty Applications.

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Bosch leading Direct4Gas consortium to develop direct injection for monovalent natural gas engines

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Researchers in an unrelated study of direct injection natural gasoline engines (dual-fuel combustion in CI-engines using RCCI as well as conventional duel-fuel combustion) at Chalmers University (Sweden) noted that methane’s very high octane number allows the use of high compression ratios in spark ignition engines. million (US$4.3

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Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

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California LEVIII and US Tier 3 regulations will begin a four year phase-in starting in 2015 and 2017, respectively, to a PM maximum of 3 mg/mile from the current 10 mg/mile LEVII limit. In the EU, the Euro 6a particle number (PN) standard for GDI vehicles was reduced from 6x10 12 particles/km to 6x10 1 1 particles/km in September 2017. …

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Calls for an international 48V electrical standard for vehicles; looming WLTP implementation

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The EU goal is to introduce the WLTP by 2017 if possible and no later than 2020 to coincide with the 95 g/km requirement. This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP).

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter Upon federal adoption of the Phase 2 standards, ARB staff plans to present a proposed California Phase 2 program to the Board, most likely in late 2016 or 2017. Lightweighting: MSI-ACPT, Maxion Inmagusa, Oregon State University, Strick, Toray. Click to enlarge.

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