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Iran-Khodro to introduce cars equipped with its own new diesel engine this year

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Fars News Agency reports that automaker Iran-Khodro Company (IKCO) will begin introducing cars equipped with its self-developed diesel engine by 2013. Mass production of the engine will start in 2015, according to Alireza Aslani, the project manager of the IKCO diesel engine. Fuel consumption is 5.5

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Iran Khodro Unveils First National Diesel Engine for Passenger Cars

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Iran Khodro Powertrain Co. IPCO) unveiled its first national diesel engine for passenger cars. The unveiling ceremony was concurrent with the first day of the “Sixth International Conference on Internal Combustion Engines” in Tehran, organized by IPCO.

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Iran Heavy Diesel Engine Mfg. Co. Developing V-12 Natural Gas/Diesel Engine

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Iran Heavy Diesel Engine Mfg. DESA) is designing a V-12 engine that will run on a blend of 80% natural gas and 20% diesel. DESA was established four years ago to design, develop and manufacture medium-duty diesel engines for automotive, industrial and power generation applications.

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IHS: continued legislative focus on pollutants to drive sensor market for internal combustion engines

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The global market for sensors used in internal combustion engines (ICE) is on the road of steady growth for the next few years, propelled by increasing utilization in engine management and exhaust aftertreatment, according to a new report from IHS Technology. IHS projects that sensor shipments for ICEs will top 1.34 billion in 2013.

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Study links air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea; suggested solutions include diesel filters and two-stroke engines running on LPG fuel

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The aerosol buildup creates formations known as atmospheric brown clouds (ABCs) in which smog from diesel emissions, soot and other by-products of biomass burning accumulate and become widespread to a degree significant enough to affect regional climate. A three-kilometer (1.9-mile)-thick —Veerabhadran Ramanathan.

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Saudis Expand Price War Downstream

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Is Saudi Arabia likely to win a potential price war against Asian producers of diesel? million barrels of low-sulphur diesel to Asian and European markets, the Saudis are directly competing with Asian refiners, potentially sparking a price war. By offering almost 2.8 In fact, at $5.60 In fact, at $5.60

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MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

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emissions are reduced by around 25% relative to the use of gasoline for the same engine efficiency. More than 70% of all NGVs and one-half of all fuelling stations can be found in just five countries: Pakistan, Iran, Argentina, Brazil and India. I.e., on an energy basis at the point of use, the CO 2. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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