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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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and will accelerate the consolidation of brake system engineering, manufacturing and sales under Advics, which was founded in July 2001 by Aisin Seiki, Denso, Sumitomo Electric, and TMC. TICO currently manufactures gas, gasoline and diesel engines in classes ranging from 1,000 cc to 5,200 cc. Current TICO light-duty diesels.

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Emmy Award Winner’s Algorithms Bring High-Quality Video to Your TV

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Clarke , who penned 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Isaac Asimov , author of the Foundation series. Developing the SSIM index At the University of Illinois, Bovik took a class on digital image processing taught by Thomas Huang , a professor of electrical and computer engineering. In 2001 he and his team developed SSIM.

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U-M study finds current CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

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Furthermore, their results suggest that the incentive is larger for light trucks than for passenger cars, which could increase traffic safety risks. Skerlos (2001) Design incentives to increase vehicle size created from the US footprint-based fuel economy standards. 10 11 –5.17×10 Their paper is published in the journal Energy Policy.

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The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.

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All of the recessions listed above were caused by oil except the early 2000 recession that was caused by September 11th, 2001. The Early 2000 recession was caused by the events of September 11th, 2001 and this was the mildest recession of any of the ones listed on this page. The effect of this was the current housing mess we have.

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National Academies release third review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership

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The 21CTP was formed in 2001 to reduce fuel usage and emissions in trucks of Classes 3 through 8. a SuperTrailer program to help trailer manufacturers build engineering capability; and a delivery truck of Class 3, 4, 5, or 6. Significant progress has made since the Academies issued its first report in 2008.

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New 450hp Small Block V8 for 2014 Corvette features direct injection, cylinder deactivation, continuously variable valve timing

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The application of GM’s Active Fuel Management (AFM) cylinder deactivation system is the first on Corvette; it shuts down half of the engine’s cylinders in light-load driving. The Gen 5 all-aluminum block was developed with math-based tools and data acquired in GM’s racing programs, providing a light, rigid foundation.

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A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market – ET Auto

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In a recent media interaction, CARS24 Co-Founder and CEO, Vikram Chopra, noted that the Indian used car market is expected to touch the USD 100 billion-mark in 2034 as against USD 25-billion in 2023, owing to the rising disposable incomes and a growing middle class.