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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

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This combination of natural resources and readily available electricity make Yunnan Province an ideal location for electrified transportation and new energy vehicle manufacturing, the partners said. The BYD-Yunnan cooperation will follow three stages over the coming year. —Yunnan Authorities.

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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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Overall fuel economy (miles per gallon gasoline equivalent) and average tailpipe + net upstream CO 2 emissions for EVs and PHEVs in 2014 Trends report. The agency’s reasoning was that since alternative fuel vehicle production has generally been less than 0.1% —EPA 2014 Trends report. —EPA Trends report.

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan EPA-rated at 84 MPGe in electric-only mode; role of eFlite dual-motor/one-way clutch strategy

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(As examples of SUV/MPV-style electric vehicle fuel efficiency, the 2016 Tesla Model X AWD - 75D is EPA-rated at 93 MPGe combined city/highway; the Model X AWD - P90D is EPA-rated at 89 MPGe; and the 2016 BYD e6 compact MPV is EPA-rated at 72 MPGe. All figures from fueleconomy.gov.). The MSRP of the non-hybrid Pacifica minivan is $28,595.

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Improving performance of 2-methylfuran as alternative SI fuel using cooled EGR

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In the Tianjin study, the team explored the impact of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates from 0% to 15% and compression ratios (CRs) of 8, 9, and 10 on the combustion characteristics and emission performance of 2-methylfuran (MF) and gasoline. higher indicated thermal efficiency when compared to gasoline with a CR of 10.

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Split injection Miller cycle with boost decreases knock tendency and increases torque in downsized engine

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The researchers used a Ricardo E6 4-stroke SI engine in the study, with a swept volume of 0.5 —Wei et al. L and a compression ratio of 10:1. To achieve split injection, they used a piezoelectric injector. The first SOI was fixed at 240 CAD BTDC and the secondary SOI timings at 60 CAD BTDC, 100 CAD BTDC, 140 CAD BTDC, and 180 CAD BTDC.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Marc Gunther Last Updated: April 13, 2009: 9:29 AM ET Warren Buffett with BYDs E6. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. tons of carbon dioxide.

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