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Empa and partners exploring DME as fuel with new heavy-duty test engine

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An electrically driven compressor for precise exhaust gas recirculation is also used. Then we modify the timing and pressure of the injection, among other things, and look at exhaust emission values and fuel consumption. This is done via exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). —Patrik Soltic. The first results are very promising.

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Lockheed Martin’s CTO Steven Walker on Future Defense Technologies

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The attacks of 9/11 in 2001 further strengthened his resolve. So he returned to Dayton and got an engineering job at the AFRL's Air Vehicles Directorate working on air acoustics and designing exhaust systems for military airplanes. "My desire was to join the Air Force and help build technologies to secure the nation," he says. "I

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BMW introducing new EfficientDynamics engine family; 3-, 4- and 6-cylinder, gasoline and diesel; first member a 1.5L, 3-cylinder TwinPower Turbo gasoline engine

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The company says, therefore, that in the medium term, the internal combustion engine will remain the BMW Group’s underlying technology and will thus power both existing and future series of volume production vehicles as the standard drive unit. Finally, all of the power units have the same “cold” intake and “hot” exhaust sides.

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Joint Research Centre review concludes no serious risk in use of R1234yf MAC refrigerant under normal and foreseeable conditions

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However, in 2012, internal testing by Daimler indicated a safety problem in the use of R1234yf under certain conditions; Daimler ultimately opted not to use R1234yf, and is seeking an alternate solution. Crash test under “warm and wet”—but not hot—conditions. —JRC report. Climate Change Emissions Policy Vehicle Systems'

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Space Station Incident Demands Independent Investigation

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In an International Space Station major milestone more than fifteen years in the making, a long-delayed Russian science laboratory named Nauka automatically docked to the station on 29 July, prompting sighs of relief in the Mission Control Centers in Houston and Moscow. By 2001-'02, the results were as Kranz and his colleagues had warned.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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The following lists are not exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but we have tried to include a representative list of resources for each category. nk City Electric car www.thinkelectric.org Documentary about electric cars, hybrids, hydrogen and the future of transportation. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? htm Advocates of the Th!

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

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J1711 (Recommended Practice For Measuring The Exhaust Emissions And Fuel Economy Of Hybrid Electric Vehicles) is designed to establish uniform chassis dynamometer test procedures for hybrid-electric vehicles that are designed to be driven on public roads. Estimated completion for J1711 is summer 2009. J1772: Charging.

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