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Are Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru Doing the Right Thing By Snubbing EVs?

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That was its plan for cleaner, downsized 1.4-liter But they’re extremely expensive to produce in comparison to both regular and ethanol-blended gasoline. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association has likewise stressed its concern that a blind push toward EVs endangered the jobs of 5.5 liter and 2.0-liter

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SwRI’s HEDGE Technology Eliminates Low-Speed Pre-Ignition in Highly Boosted Engines

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully demonstrated that its HEDGE (High-Efficiency, Dilute Gasoline Engine) technology, using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and advanced ignition systems, suppresses low-speed pre-ignition in turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engines. Earlier post.).

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National Research Council Study Finds That Available Technologies Can Result in Significant Fuel Savings for Passenger Vehicles Over the Next 15 Years, But at Higher Purchase Prices for Consumers

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Using a 2007 base vehicle, the committee estimated the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines over that timeframe: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition (CI) diesel, and hybrid. The practicality of full-performance battery electric vehicles (i.e.,

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NRC report finds significant number of near-term technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars

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The report, Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy estimates the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition diesel, and hybrid. Compression-ignition technologies.

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