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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Westport has introduced a new addition to its alternative fuel industrial engines, a 3.8L unit for stationary or off-road applications that operates on either liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or natural gas (NG). liter engine is based on the Hyundai 3.8L liter industrial engine, this one based on the Hyundai 2.4-liter

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) and Walmart have collaborated to build the first hybrid electric Freightliner Cascadia. In addition, initial assessments of fuel efficiency further indicate the potential of this technology. —Mark Lampert, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Daimler Trucks North America.

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MARCH 13, 2022

Wabtec and BNSF Railway are partnering on a new biofuel project aimed at quantifying the impact of alternative fuels on emissions, durability, and performance in Wabtec locomotives. Wabtec continues to be a good innovation partner for us – last year, we piloted the first battery-electric freight locomotive in North America.

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JULY 17, 2009

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has introduced another natural gas-powered truck, the Freightliner Business Class M2 112 NG. liter engine is supplied by Cummins Westport, a manufacturer of alternative-fuel engines based in Vancouver, Canada.

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MARCH 29, 2010

For the second year in a row, the student team from Laval University in Quebec, Canada took home the grand prize at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, taking top place in the 2010 competition with 2,487.5 The 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas roster contained 42 teams from 9 high schools and 28 universities from across the Americas.

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2010 MPG America Houston 273

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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

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

announced Euro 6 (VI) engine compatibility for use with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) renewable diesel and other EN 15940 paraffinic fuels, representing a significant step forward to reduce the carbon footprint of Cummins-powered bus, truck and coach fleets operating in Europe. Cummins Inc.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Volvo Trucks has put on hold plans to launch its own compression ignition liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for North America. The company had originally planned to begin limited production of DME-fueled heavy-duty trucks for North America in 2015. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Natural gas engine and vehicle company Westport Innovations Inc. Founded in 1986, Prins is a leading developer of high quality alternative fuel systems powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or propane), compressed natural gas (CNG), and liquefied natural gas (LNG) for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty applications.

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MAY 1, 2014

Volvo Trucks will showcase a compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Volvo VNL daycab and a prototype dimethyl ether (DME)-powered VNL daycab ( earlier post ) at next week’s Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s largest alternative fuel and clean vehicle technology conference.

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JUNE 2, 2016

The City of Santa Monica, California has awarded Clean Energy a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract to fuel its Big Blue Bus (BBB) fleet of vehicles. ARB has defined this certified Near Zero NO x emission level as equivalent to a 100% battery truck using electricity from a modern combined cycle natural gas power plant.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Topic 4: Predictive Modeling Capabilities for the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Multi-Mode Engines ($3.5 Topic 5: New Materials and Engine Technologies for High Efficiency Powertrains (up to $15 million). Topic 6: Technology Integration (up to $17.5

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JULY 12, 2013

New fuel booster valve for ME-LGI engine showing the main constituent parts. On 1 July MAN Diesel & Turbo announced the development of a new ME-LGI dual fuel engine. The new engine expands the company’s dual-fuel portfolio, enabling the use of more sustainable fuels such as methanol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. —Tucker Perkins.

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JUNE 22, 2015

After extensive field testing of renewable diesel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils), Volvo Trucks has approved the fuel for all Euro 5 engines and is preparing certifications for Euro 6 engines. The field test showed that the HVO works very well in our engines and can be used under the same conditions as regular diesel.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Volvo trucks powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and dimethyl ether (DME) will be on display this week at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s largest alternative fuel and clean vehicle technology conference. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 19, 2009

Some of the vehicles in the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas. The student team from Laval University (Quebec, Canada) took the grand prize in the “Prototype” category at the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas , held 15-18 April at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, with 2,757.1 Grand Prize - Combustion Engine. achieved 1,912.9

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2009 MPG America Engine 199

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Mahle has developed a new thermal spray coating for modern high-output direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engines (GTDI). Under development since 2011 at Mahle’s thermal spray development labs in Michigan, the new process initially was designed for high-output GTDI engines currently in production by two US domestic automakers.

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JUNE 8, 2013

Dimethyl ether (DME) is of interest as an alternative fuel for compression ignition (CI) engines due to its ease of production and advantageous properties as a diesel alternative. However, the characteristics of DME autoignition at CI engine-relevant conditions have not been widely explored at this point.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The global medium- and heavy-duty bus market has been dominated by internal combustion engine vehicles. However, Navigant says, the adoption of electric buses (e-buses) will continue to rise as battery prices decline and a greater importance is placed on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has approved specifications for dimethyl ether (DME) used as fuel in compression ignition engines. These include gasoline, diesel fuel, and other fuels such as biodiesel and hydrogen.). The approval of the quality specifications opens the way for public sale of the fuel.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Republic Services, a provider of recycling and solid waste collection, transfer and disposal in the United States and Puerto Rico, announced that 20% of the trucks it is adding to its fleet in 2010 will be powered by natural gas. Of the 226 NGVs, 173 are compressed natural gas and the remaining 53 are liquefied natural gas.

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MARCH 26, 2010

Among its other product introductions at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Peterbilt announced the limited production availability of the Model 320 Hybrid Class 8 refuse truck, equipped with Eaton’s Hydraulic Launch Assist ( HLA ) technology ( earlier post ). Natural gas. The Model 320 Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 8, 2011

Founded in 1975, Emer is a leading fuel system provider in the compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry. The combined operations, under Westport’s Juniper Engines business, will offer a complete systems solution to OEMs looking to take advantage of the growing alternative fuel market.

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JULY 28, 2014

Navigant also projects that investments in alternative fuel and fuel efficiency improvements will reduce annual energy consumption in the United States year-over-year. In contrast, energy consumption will grow in developing regions, particularly in Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.

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Transportation Global Fuel Alternative Fuels 255

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JULY 17, 2020

Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Greatly Reduced Vehicle Platinum Group Metals Content Using Engineered, Highly Dispersed Precious Metal Catalysts.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Volkswagen of America will invest $10 million by 2016 to support the build-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US, said Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy. Volkswagen of America teamed with 3Degrees, a renewable energy and carbon offset services provider. Earlier post.) This should be a U.S.

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JUNE 21, 2013

Volvo Trucks had announced earlier this month that it would commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. The Pinnacle Axle Back model powered by DME will be equipped with a MACK MP8 engine, offering a 13-liter engine. Earlier post.).

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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 26, 2011

Scania unveiled its new global engine platform that will be used worldwide for all emission standards: Euro 3, Euro 4, Euro 5, EEV and Euro 6. European markets also have access to an extended range of Euro 5 and EEV engines with SCR technology. The engines can operate on up to 100% biodiesel.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

The ATJ technology was initially developed with DOE funding by PNNL and subsequently scaled-up by LanzaTech to produce 4,000 gallons of sustainable jet fuel from Lanzanol and other sources, as well as 600 gallons of diesel fuel, for fuel quality testing, certification and a proving flight with Virgin Atlantic. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

“We are focused on delivering improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions through smaller and optimized engines. Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines.” Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines. —Chrysler S-1. Vehicle energy use.

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APRIL 11, 2012

the solid waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America (VESNA), has introduced Indiana’s first fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered refuse trucks to its Evansville, Indiana (Vanderburgh County) service area. Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc.,

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APRIL 30, 2010

The city of Boston this week became the first municipality in America to approve the Ford Transit Connect for taxi use, paving the way for taxi owners to purchase the new vehicle for their fleets. With its standard 2.0-liter With its standard 2.0-liter

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JULY 29, 2015

Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

With its deep first gear ratio and industry-leading ratio coverage, the Allison nine-speed transmission provides significant fuel savings as the efficient gear train allows the torque converter to lock up early in first gear. —Randy Kirk, senior vice president of product engineering and product teams with Allison Transmission.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

EPA fuel economy label for the LEAF. The label also puts the LEAF as best in the mid-size car class in terms of fuel economy, greenhouse gas emissions, and emissions of criteria pollutants. —Scott Becker, senior vice president, Finance and Administration, Nissan Americas. Click to enlarge.

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