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DOE to Award $187M to 9 Projects to Improve Vehicle Efficiency for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Passenger Vehicles

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Develop and demonstrate a highly efficient and clean diesel engine, an advanced waste heat recovery system, an aerodynamic Peterbilt tractor and trailer combination, and a fuel cell auxiliary power unit to reduce engine idling. 38,831,115. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. 39,559,868. . 37,328,933. Grantee Project Award. Chrysler Group LLC.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

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There was little difference between the two by the end as the Blass adopted LSC features and power. There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. Only trim remained to tell them apart. But the Mark VIII would be different, special. The “independent” platform was called FN10.

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National Research Council Study Finds That Available Technologies Can Result in Significant Fuel Savings for Passenger Vehicles Over the Next 15 Years, But at Higher Purchase Prices for Consumers

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Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles over the next 15 years without compromising vehicle performance or safety, according to a new report by the National Research Council.

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Achates OPGCI project targeting 50% fuel efficiency gains over downsized GDI engine at reduced cost

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Achates Power will work with Delphi Automotive and Argonne National Laboratory on its ARPA-E-funded project to develop an innovative opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans.

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NRC report finds significant number of near-term technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars

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Because of the flexibility offered by this approach, and given the size of the SI engine-powered fleet, the implementation of SI engine technologies will continue to play a large role in reducing fuel consumption. Turbocharging and downsizing can also yield fuel consumption reductions.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. And ride off into the sunset on electric power. Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By

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