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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

Green Car Congress

The WDG also can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 95 percent in comparison to modern internal combustion vehicle engines. Other car manufacturers including Opel, Mercedes, Peugeot and Ferrari used the Comprex. Norbert Müller. The Wave Disc Engine. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

Clean Fleet Report

First introduced in 2002, versions of this suspension system are found on Camaro, Corvette, Cadillac, Acura, Audi, Land Rover, Ferrari, and Lamborghini models. Accent stitching on the seats, console and heated, leather-wrapped steering wheel combined with carbon fiber on the dash to add custom detail. V8 for extra performance.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Behind the spent carbon fumes, a skeptic might detect a whiff off electric opportunism on the part of some lesser racing organizations, desperate to grab a foothold, headlines or the overtaxed attention spans of sports and racing fans. The latest is World Rallycross , a wild-and-wooly mix of off-road rallying and tarmac sections.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

These lower cost EVs will also come with smaller batteries that produce fewer carbon emissions than their larger counter parts. Since the tax credit is based on base MSRP, this is a valid comparison as the cost differential between the ICE and BEV versions of the F-150 is $10,684.