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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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Diesel vehicles posted their lowest market share since 2001, as demand fell by double digits in 20 of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis, with the biggest drops in the UK (-30%), Scandinavia (-22%) and Benelux (-22%). and recorded its lowest volume since 2014. In total, 5.4 million registrations—a volume increase of 17%.

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Former Royal Navy Officer Advocates for LGBTQ+ engineers

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When Peter Gracey first realized he was gay, admitting it could have cost the engineer his job. Since coming out in 2009 at the age of 44, he has dedicated himself to setting up support networks to help LGBTQ+ engineers find their voice. You can apply the basic principles of being an engineer to any form of engineering,” he says. “You

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Toyota Motor to consolidate development and production of diesel engines under TICO; manual transmissions under Aisin Seiki; brake systems under Advics

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Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will consolidate their joint diesel engine development and production under the control of TICO. TICO currently manufactures gas, gasoline and diesel engines in classes ranging from 1,000 cc to 5,200 cc. Manual transmissions.

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Oak Ridge-GM prototype low-viscosity ionic liquid-additized engine oil delivers 2% fuel economy improvement over 5W-30

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Prototype low-viscosity ionic liquid-additized engine oil demonstrated a 2% improved fuel economy compared to Mobil 1 5W-30 engine oil (3.93% over the 20W-30 baseline oil) in standard fuel efficiency engine dynamometer tests.

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Pike Research forecasts accelerating hybrid locomotive sales from 2015-2020

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Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. In 2001, Railpower launched the first hybrid electric switching locomotive in North America, using battery energy storage, called the Green Goat. between 2015 and 2020).

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This Engineer Promotes Innovation-Based Projects in Uganda

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When he understood the impact his work had, he was inspired to pursue engineering as a career. “I The nonprofit, which was launched in 2001, works to foster technological development in Uganda. Both IEEE programs collaborated with Neopenda , a health tech startup founded in 2015 that designs and manufactures wearables.

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TRW Forecasts Electric Park Brakes on 1 in 5 European Passenger Cars by 2015

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is forecasting —based on vehicle manufacturer data—that Electric Park Brake ( EPB ) technology will be standard on one in five of all European-built vehicles by 2015. —Josef Pickenhahn, TRW vice president, braking engineering. TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. Click to enlarge.

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