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Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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The all-new electronic limited slip differential, Ultra Posi is designed for front and rear-wheel drive vehicles, performs comparably to four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive systems and provides up to a 10% savings in fuel economy, Eaton says. —Chris Ostrander, vice president and general manager - Eaton Torque Controls.

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Vicinity Motors releases specs for new medium-duty electric truck

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Canada-based Vicinity Motor Corp. formerly Grande West Transportation Group), a supplier of electric, CNG, gasoline and diesel vehicles, released specifications for the new VMC 1200, a fully electric Class 3 medium-duty commercial truck. —William Trainer, Founder and CEO of Vicinity Motor.

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DOE awards Envera $2.8M to develop and to test efficient variable compression ratio engine

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The engine will include new technologies developed by Envera and Tier-1 supplier Eaton. Eaton will provide a new advanced supercharger and variable valve actuation (VVA) technology. Current production gasoline engines are limited in the degree of engine boosting by detonation (combustion knock) at high boost levels.

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Bright Automotive Launches Bright eSolutions; US Army Hybrid Vehicle Contract

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He has had active leadership roles working with vehicle design and engineering of US OEMs, systems integrators and tier suppliers, including Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Orion Bus, Magna, Eaton, Continental and others. IDEA performance upgrade. The initial IDEA had an all-electric range of 30 miles.

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Ford partners with Haier, Trina Solar and Delta Electronics to launch MyEnergi Lifestyle in China

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Ford introduced a MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration for the US in 2013, working with Whirlpool, SunPower and Eaton. —Mike Tinskey, global director of Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Ford Motor Company. Technologies in the MyEnergi Lifestyle program include: Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. 2 Audi is also developing a gasoline-engine version of the Q7 e-tron specifically for the Asian markets China, Singapore and Japan.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company. This project will enable diesel-like efficiency and increased maximum power output in a gasoline engine by using a secondary fuel to suppress engine knock under high load. Advanced power electronics and electric motor (PEEM) technology. General Motors LLC. General Electric.