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GAC Motor completes phase II factory, launches GA3S PHEV

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Atkinson engine, advanced G-MC (GAC Mechatronic Coupling) system, liquid-cooled battery pack and e-machines. liter engine features a compression ratio of 13:1, with fuel consumption of 225 g/kWh only. seconds; top speed is 180 km/h (112 mph). Unveiled in November 2015, the GA3S PHEV is equipped with an efficient 1.5L

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Study finds clear trend of increasing NOx with higher biodiesel blends with CARB diesel; NOx neutrality achieved by blending in renewable or GTL diesel

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Biodiesel, noted the authors, is the most widely used biofuel in diesel engines, and it is currently the main fuel being used or considered to meet renewable fuel requirements for diesel fuel. for B100, with the magnitude of this effect differing for different feedstocks, engines, and cycles. Credit: ACS, Hajbabaei et al.

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World premiere of new smart fortwo and forfour

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The new smart fortwo, developed in partnership with Renault (sharing the third-generation Twingo platform) has undergone improvements in virtually all areas and is markedly more comfortable, while the smart rear engine concept is now being offered for the first time in the four-seater smart forfour as well. Its statistics are 8.65

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Toyota Motor introducing three new automated driver assistance safety systems; begins operations at new ITS Proving Ground

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Research has shown that a speed of 40 km/h to 60 km/h (25 mph to 37 mph) at the time of a rear-end collision is the range in which the number of fatal and injury-causing accidents increases. Drive-start Control reduces engine or motor output if such an instance is detected. Drive-start Control.

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UC Riverside team characterizes impact on PM of fuels with varying aromatics and octane rating; benefit of increased ethanol fraction

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In a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , they present the changes in PM emissions for different fuels, engine technologies, and operating conditions. Among their findings is that an increased ethanol fraction in gasoline could help reduce PM mass and black carbon (BC) from gasoline direct injection engines (GDI).

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. On the highway at around 130 km/h (80 mph) , we get by with about 5.3 The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. petrol engine is not running. Awesome, relaxing car to drive.

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BMW provides initial look at X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid prototype

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BMW also presented the first four-cylinder member of its new EfficientDyanamics engine family—the 2.0-liter liter unit would serve as the engine component in a future production X5 eDrive PHEV—as well as ideas for future solutions in the field of lightweight design, aerodynamics and thermal management.

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