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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

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Today, it's the turn of the third member of the 2000-2002 Daweoo triumvirate: The compact Nubira, an example of which I found in a Denver self-service yard last week. The 2002 Nubira SE (the base trim level) had an MSRP of $11,699, or about $16,419 in 2023 dollars. The engine is a 2.0-liter There were problems.

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Ricardo partners with Excel Engineering to deliver testing and prototype services; Excel acquiring Ricardo’s Michigan Test Center and Personnel

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the North American operating arm of UK-based Ricardo plc and specialists in advanced propulsion, software and thermal management, signed an agreement to partner with Iowa-based Excel Engineering, which includes the sale of Ricardo’s Michigan engine testing and prototype facility. Ricardo Inc., test facility in Van Buren Township, Mich.,

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Opposed-piston engine company Achates Power raises $35.2M in Series C Financing; new industry advisory board

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the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has finalized $35.2 The company also announced the formation of a new Industry Advisory Board, and its selection as a semi-finalist in the Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) Energy Security Prize. Diesel Engines'

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CES 2002 News: EV Trucks Wars Ratchet Up

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Since the truck was introduced virtually, we didn’t get a chance to see it in the flesh, but some Detroit-based journalists were given a preview last month and noted it looks smaller than the internal engine Silverado. News: GM Commits to EVs The post CES 2002 News: EV Trucks Wars Ratchet Up first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Industrial Light & Magic Engineer Wins a Technical Oscar

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Winning an Academy Award is probably not something most engineers ever expect to do. I got into reverse engineering and understanding how computers worked under the hood,” he says. The company had just been hired for the VFX-heavy Gravity and needed to switch to a far more computationally taxing form of rendering called path tracing.

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Aral pilots two new lower carbon fuels in Germany; 25% less CO? compared to pure fossil fuels

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In parallel with the ramp-up of e-mobility, they are an effective lever for significantly reducing CO 2 emissions in existing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Aral Futura fuels also contain the proven Aral Anti-Schmutz-Formel, the engine cleaning effect of which is certified by TÜV-Rheinland.

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Report: Isuzu, GM to partner globally on pickup trucks, engines

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The partnership reportedly will include joint development of next-generation models, and use common diesel engines. The two firms will continue their discussions on the possibility of the American company taking a stake in Isuzu again. From 1999-2002, GM owned 49% of the company—a holding that subsequently was reduced.

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