EV cost parity may not arrive until 2030, suggests Ford CEO
Green Car Reports
JUNE 1, 2023
EVs may not achieve cost parity with gasoline cars until after 2030, Ford CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday.
BMW previews future 7 Series, battery-electric i7
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MARCH 17, 2022
A few weeks before its world premiere and during the BMW Group Annual Conference, Frank Weber, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG for Development, presented a few details about the coming new BMW 7 Series, including the new all-electric BMW i7. This new generation of diesel and gasoline engines offers higher efficiency.
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LiquidPiston unveils 70cc rotary gasoline engine prototype embodying HEHC; power dense, low-vibration
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NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Dr. Alexander Shkolnik, President and Co-Founder of LiquidPiston, is presenting the engine in a paper at the SAE International/JSAE 2014 Small Engine Technology?Conference Conference today in Pisa, Italy. The X Mini 70cc rotary gasoline engine. Water may be injected to internally cool the engine. " x 6.2"
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Calls for an international 48V electrical standard for vehicles; looming WLTP implementation
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DECEMBER 1, 2014
At the 2 nd International Conference Automotive 48 V Power Supply Systems , held last week in Düsseldorf, Germany, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the event, together with leading car makers and Tier 1 suppliers, argued the need for an internationally agreed 48V electrical standard. The conference.
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Hyundai Motor Group outlines new powertrain strategy: Smart Stream targeting 50% thermal efficiency
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OCTOBER 24, 2017
Hyundai Motor Group outlined its future powertrain development strategy at its International Powertrain Conference in Korea. At the conference, Hyundai Motor Group is displaying the first four engines and two transmissions from its forthcoming line-up of new Smart Stream powertrains. Beginning with the introduction of 1.6-liter
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Researchers develop large-scale, economical method to extract hydrogen from oil sands and oil fields
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AUGUST 20, 2019
The researchers are presenting this work at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Barcelona this week. Goldschmidt is an annual, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organized by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society. —Grant Strem, CEO of Proton Technologies.
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Hyundai Unveils Its First Production Gasoline Direct Injection Engine
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NOVEMBER 17, 2009
Theta II GDI, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine before an audience of engineers attending the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea. GDI application will subsequently be expanded across the gasoline engine family and applied to other Hyundai models. Theta II GDI. Click to enlarge.
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France launches new climate plan; Euro 7 lead; targeting ending the sale of vehicles emitting GHGs by 2040
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JULY 7, 2017
Nicolas Hulot, France’s new minister responsible for environment and energy, presented the country’s new climate plan at a press conference at the Ministry. Shorter term actions on the mobility front will include: Converging taxation rates for gasoline and diesel during the next five years.
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New Nissan Qashqai in Europe to offer 12V MHEV and upgraded e-POWER powertrains
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JANUARY 19, 2021
DiG-T gasoline engine equipped with mild hybrid technology, but also e-POWER, Nissan’s non-plug-in series-hybrid electric powertrain in its European debut. DiG-T gasoline engine that was introduced to Qashqai in 2018. gasoline engine charging the battery unit, and a final power output of 108PS.
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Hyundai outlines future powertrain strategy
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OCTOBER 25, 2012
Hyundai Motor Group this week outlined its latest powertrain technologies and future plans at the 12 th Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference, held near the Hyundai Motor Group R&D Center in Korea. 101 lb-ft), and emits less CO 2 than its original gasoline model. The Kappa 1.0
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Hyundai Motor Group showcases new Gamma 1.6 T-GDI and Euro6 R-2.0 diesel engines
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OCTOBER 19, 2011
Hyundai Motor Group is showcasing at the11 th Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference two new powertrains fully developed in-house: the Gamma 1.6 diesel engine, applies technologies such as low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation to meet coming Euro6 specifications, was also introduced during the conference.
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231 Suzuki introduces hybrid concept version of Kizashi at New York show
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APRIL 20, 2011
American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) unveiled a gasoline-electric concept variant of its Kizashi sedan at the company’s 2011 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) press conference. liter inline-four gasoline engine, working in tandem with a belt-driven, liquid-cooled 15-kW motor/generator unit tied to a 115-volt, 0.5
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Clemson research developing integrated modeling and control systems to reduce particulates from GDI engines
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APRIL 21, 2017
Simona Onori, an assistant professor at Clemson University, has received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to advance her work to develop integrated modeling and control for aftertreatment systems to reduce fine-particle emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines.
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Toshiba targeting practical implementation of conversion of solar energy and CO2 to feedstock and fuel in 2020s
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DECEMBER 3, 2014
Toshiba introduced the technology at the 2014 International Conference on Artificial Photosynthesis ( ICARP2014 ) on 26 November. Other artificial photosynthesis technologies use materials that absorb UV light from sunlight to reach the high reaction energy required to convert carbon dioxide into a fuel.
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Direct injection of both fuels in RCCI may offer a way to decrease HC and CO emissions without sacrificing efficiency and NOx/PM benefits
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
Martin Wissink from the team presented a paper on the work at the ASME 2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference in Vancouver, BC, this week. CR Gasoline, in which gasoline was injected through the higher-pressure common rail injector, allowing for much later injections of large quantities of gasoline.
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352 Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. Oh’s hydrogen engine matched the rated power of the original gasoline engine, with an achieved best-point gross indicated thermal efficiency is 42.4%. Oh and Plante. Click to enlarge. Oh and Plante.
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BMW bringing 4-cylinder gasoline engines back to the US; more diesels to come
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2011
We know there is still great potential for the continuing development of the internal combustion engine. BMW will soon announce what vehicles will feature this new turbo 4-cylinder in the US; the vehicles will be introduced before year-end.
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GM Will Produce Cadillac Converj EREV
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JANUARY 11, 2010
GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, at a conference of the Society of Automotive Analysts on the eve of the North American International Auto Show, announced that GM will produce the Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle. Cadillac included the Converj concept car at the 2009 North American International Auto Show.
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150 MIT study concludes V2G-enabled electric commercial trucks could offer lower total operating cost than conventional diesel fleet
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FEBRUARY 1, 2012
The CTL study was conducted using data collected by the international office supplier Staples, as well as ISO New England, the nonprofit firm that runs New England’s electric power grid. Trucks with internal-combustion engines averaged 10.14 The paper will be published in a volume of the conference’s proceedings.
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284 Deloitte suggests Gen Y’s embrace of hybrid vehicles may be auto market’s tipping point
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JANUARY 19, 2012
Gen Y’s strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the “ generation that leads us away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles ,” reports Craig Giffi, vice chairman and automotive practice leader at Deloitte LLP, after seeing the results of Deloitte’s annual survey of consumers and what they want in an automobile. —Joe Vitale.
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277 Ford to Premiere C-MAX at Frankfurt; First Application of 1.6L EcoBoost
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009
liter Ford EcoBoost turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine. In July, Ford officially announced the second member of its turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection EcoBoost family, a 2.0-liter, At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, Ford had also shown a Lincoln C (C-size) concept car powered by a 1.6-liter,
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218 Big Oil Betting On Electric Vehicles
Green Car Congress
MAY 3, 2017
Speaking this week at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference in New York, Total SA’s chief energy economist, Joel Couse, forecasted that EVs will make up 15 to 30 percent of global new vehicle sales by 2030. One barrier is the cost of owning an electric vehicle versus a cheaper, comparable gasoline-engine vehicle.
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Hyundai launches all-new Sonata Hybrid with GDI engine; plug-in hybrid variant coming next year
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2014
The new Sonata Hybrid features an upgraded powertrain incorporating a new hybrid system with a new gasoline direct injection engine that delivers fuel economy of 18.2 liter GDI (gasoline direct injection) hybrid engine mated to a 38 kW electric motor (up 3 kW—8.6%—from km/l (43 mpg US or 5.5 l/100 km).
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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2010
In a special presentation yesterday at the “ Beyond Lithium Ion: Computational Perspectives ” conference held at Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN).
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Germany launches new study of oxymethylene ethers for optimizing clean diesel combustion
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FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Further development of diesel and gasoline fuels now offers the chance of preventing the formation of hazardous exhaust gases directly at their origin, i.e. during combustion in the engine. —Georg Wachtmeister, Head of the Institute of Internal Combustion Engines of TU München. Ford is currently leading a €3.5-million
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Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. —Skarke et al. —Skarke et al.
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312 HyBoost concept achieving close to Prius-level CO2 emissions; aggressive downsizing with advanced boosting and micro-hybrid system
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NOVEMBER 1, 2011
version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius, according to David Boggs, Ricardo Technical Specialist, Engines, in a presentation at the recent 2011 Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference (DEER) hosted by the Department of Energy in Detroit.
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CPT/AVL Study: New Generation of Micro-Hybrid Technologies Can Enable More than 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption at Lower Cost Than Full Hybrid Drive Systems
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
The paper was jointly authored by CPT engineering director and chief technical officer Guy Morris with Mark Criddle, Mike Dowsett and Toby Heason from CPT and Dr. Based on a VW Passat family-sized saloon, the demonstrator currently incorporates a advanced, AVL-developed 2-liter gasoline engine already delivering a fuel consumption of 6.6
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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy
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JULY 8, 2015
million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5
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Study suggests pulsed energy spark plug may support mainstream deployment of advanced, ultra-efficient spark-ignition GDI engines
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OCTOBER 1, 2012
Findings in a study by a team from Texas A&M and Enerpulse ( earlier post ) suggest that pulsed energy spark plugs may be able to serve as enabling technology to support the mainstream deployment of advanced, ultra-clean and ultra-efficient spark ignition internal combustion engines. —Jacobs et al.
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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications
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OCTOBER 31, 2009
million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. Norbert Müller.
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ALABC and CPT to introduce 48V LC Super Hybrid demonstrator at Vienna Motor Symposium
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APRIL 24, 2013
The Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) and Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will introduce a low-carbon 48 volt LC Super Hybrid technology demonstrator at the International Vienna Motor Symposium this week. liter VW Passat, will make its global debut at the 34 th annual powertrain conference. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)
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Infiniti introducing production-ready variable compression ratio engine at Paris Motor Show
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AUGUST 15, 2016
Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years. It is a revolutionary next-step in optimizing the efficiency of the internal combustion engine. liter turbo gasoline engine with a high level of efficiency at the same time. Croguennec, S. Ushijima, K.,
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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) sent a letter to US House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriators in support of additional funding to complete research into the impacts of mid-level blends of ethanol. Source: Joint IEPR/TC workshop. Click to enlarge.
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PNNL solar thermochemical reaction system can reduce fuel consumption in natural gas power plants by about 20%; future potential for transportation fuels
Green Car Congress
APRIL 11, 2013
Syngas can also be used to make synthetic crude oil, which can be refined into diesel and gasoline. Though outside the scope of the current project, Wegeng also envisions a day when PNNL’s solar-driven system could be used to create transportation fuels. The current project is receiving about $4.3
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Ener1 Subsidiary Developing Fuel Cell Range Extender for Electric Vehicles
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MAY 12, 2009
EnerFuel is developing advanced high-temperature PEM fuel cell systems and is currently focused on developing a range extender for electric vehicles, said Daniel Betts, EnerFuel’s Principle Engineer and on the executive management team, on the conference call.
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Oak Ridge researcher developing autonomous intelligent engines capable of real-time calibration based on driver behavior
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MAY 24, 2012
To validate the Predictive Optimal Decision-making (POD) computational learning model, Malikopoulos and his colleagues have modeled various case studies including: Gasoline engine with respect to spark ignition angle over aggressive acceleration profiles. Malikopoulos, Andreas A., Papalambros, Panos Y. and Assanis, Dennis N. and Tzortzis, I.,
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236 CPT developing 48-volt electric supercharger for micro-mild hybrids
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. There will be no torque deficit or other tradeoffs from essential engine downsizing and higher gearing, which now dominates the development of internal combustion engines.
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207 Postcard From Iceland (1 of 2)
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 10, 2008
I came as a guest for Driving Sustainability , Iceland’s conference for the future of cars. They lined up an international and terrific schedule. After the two day conference, we stayed on to film for “Revenge,&# because Iceland’s electricity is 100% renewable — the perfect place for EVs.
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Say Hello To The Cadillac Converj
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JANUARY 11, 2010
GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz made the announcement Sunday at a conference of the Society of Automotive Analysts on the eve of the North American International Auto Show. Detroit — It’s official: the Cadillac Converj will be the second extended-range electric vehicle that General Motors Co. will sell after the Chevrolet Volt.
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Toyota continues prepare the market for fuel cell vehicle in 2015
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2014
From the perspective of mobility zones based on travel distance, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles can match the everyday usability of a current gasoline car, and become mainstream environmentally friendly vehicles. Toyota is also considering integrating a boost converter on the stack itself, McClory said at the SAE conference.
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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation
Green Car Congress
MAY 24, 2011
The “ Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011 ” conference and exhibition will take place in Stuttgart, Germany 27–28 June. The company is also producing a US variant of the conference in San Jose, California in November. These second generation engines retain piston-driven, internal combustion technology.
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230 Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011
Green Car Congress
JUNE 16, 2009
In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009. Mild, moderate and strong hybrids make sense at $5/gallon.
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Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production
Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2011
As it announced during its investor conference earlier this week, Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has increased its 2013 earnings growth objectives to adjusted earnings per share of at least $6.00, or operating EBITDA of at least $1.7 Source: Celanese. Click to enlarge.
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