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Federal-Mogul electrical brushless diesel fuel pump offers enhanced durability and improved fuel economy

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Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed an electrical brushless diesel fuel pump for on- and off-highway engines with significantly improved durability. Federal-Mogul says that its electrical brushless fuel pump addresses the shortcomings of a conventional fuel pump. Brushless motor design. Click to enlarge.

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Mazda to begin deployment of i-ELOOP ultracapacitor-based regenerative braking system for passenger vehicles in 2012

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Mazda Motor Corporation has developed the first production passenger vehicle regenerative braking system that uses an ultracapacitor. In real-world driving conditions with frequent acceleration and braking, i-ELOOP improves fuel economy in stop-and-go driving conditions by approximately 10%, according to the company.

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. —Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Corporation. Autonomous driving has potential for improving road safety, traffic flow and fuel economy.

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UMTRI study finds US diesel vehicles generally have lower total cost of ownership than gasoline vehicles

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The study — Total Cost of Ownership: A Gas Versus Diesel Comparison —was conducted for Robert Bosch LLC; the results were released at the 2013 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in Washington DC. —“Total Cost of Ownership”. Highlights from the diesel-gasoline comparisons include: Total Cost of Ownership.

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ALTe Reveals Converted Ford F-150 Range Extended Electric Vehicle Demonstrator at NTEA Show

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Production-intent specs for the powertrain in the F-150 REEP (range-extended electric powertrain) include a Ford 2.0L, 4-cylinder normally aspirated gasoline engine powering an 82 kW (peak) Remy DC generator. Fuel economy in charge sustaining mode is 32 mpg US (7.35 V8 Ford powertrain originally installed in the vehicle.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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The study, which was funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Electric Power Research Institute, the Heinz Endowment, the National Science Foundation, and Toyota Motor Corporation, also examined a hypothetical case with increased wind power.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Develop and demonstrate an off‐board bi‐directional DC charging system for plug‐in electric vehicles and evaluate impact of grid services on PEV batteries. West Virginia University Research Corporation. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. Description. Federal funding.

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