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Ricardo partners with Excel Engineering to deliver testing and prototype services; Excel acquiring Ricardo’s Michigan Test Center and Personnel

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The facility provides Excel with capabilities in light-duty and heavy-duty engine testing and capacity to test alternative fuels as well as advanced battery and hybrid drive systems. Ricardo Inc., For Excel, the Diagonal, Iowa company acquires a 30,000 sq. test facility in Van Buren Township, Mich., and retains roughly 30 of its employees.

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TNGA-based 2019 Toyota Avalon features new hybrid system

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Toyota unveiled the new fifth-generation Avalon at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. liter Dynamic Force four-cylinder Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) with 650-volt electric motor (A25A-FXS) and Continuously-Variable Transmission (CVT). Avalon Hybrid continues to be the only full hybrid vehicle in the segment.

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MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

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In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. We think that the way to enable the use of electricity in these vehicles is with a plug-in hybrid.

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Hyundai NEXO FCEV and Kona electric CUV win spots in 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engines

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This new development plan also represents the next step for Hyundai Motor Group toward realizing a cleaner environment via advanced eco-friendly vehicles. liter plug-in Hybrid) in 2016; the four-cylinder Turbocharged DOHC (1.4-liter); NEXO leads Hyundai Motor’s plans in development of zero-emission vehicles. liter), 2010 (4.6-liter)

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UCS analysis finds Hyundai-Kia with best sales-weighted new vehicle environmental performance in US in 2013

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Due to strong federal and state emissions standards, the average new car has gotten 43% cleaner since 1998. Ford led the Detroit automakers while achieving the greatest percent reduction in smog-forming emissions of any manufacturer evaluated. Source: UCS. Click to enlarge.

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Scuderi Group Will Present Results from Split-Cycle Prototype Testing at IAA

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Scuderi introduced the proof-of-concept prototype for its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine ( earlier post ) at the SAE World Congress in Detroit in April. And when fully developed with its turbocharged and Air-Hybrid components, the engine is expected to achieve efficiency levels of 25-50% higher. Earlier post.).

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First Firing for the Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine

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The Scuderi Group had unveiled a cutaway model of the first proof-of-concept prototype for the engine at the SAE World Congress in Detroit in April. By firing after top-dead center, it produces highly efficient, cleaner combustion with one cylinder and compressed air in the other. Earlier post.).

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