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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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This analysis examines the effect of this downturn in driving on gasoline consumption (both total and per capita), and places the consumption in 2020 in a historical context. The results show that gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that 55 years ago. Total consumption. Total consumption (millions of gallons).

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Toyota to produce hybrid transaxle and new gasoline engines in Poland; adjusting to shrinking diesel share in Europe

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Toyota Motor Europe will start production of a hybrid transaxle in 2018 at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) in Walbrzych, and add two gasoline engines—a 1.5L The hybrid transaxle for Auris is currently being produced at Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan and imported to Europe. in 2017 and a 2.0L Assembly of a 1.5L

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Kia announces new platform and powertrain details for next-generation Sorento; hybrid, GDI and diesel; PHEV to come

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Kia Motors Corporation revealed details of the next-generation Sorento’s new platform and powertrains. When the first-generation Sorento was launched in 2002, it was underpinned by a body-on-frame chassis, maximizing space and all-road ability. liter T-GDi (turbocharged gasoline direct injection) engine, 44.2

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Toyota’s nearest hydrogen powered automobile will likely be a Crown sedan

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Toyota hopes the Crown will assistance propel its international gasoline cellular automobile gross sales to eight,000 gadgets within the tide fiscal future finishing March 31, 2024, from 3,440 the fiscal future sooner than. Gasoline cellular gross sales are emerging from a negligible bottom and now have meager numbers.

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IEEE awards Honeywell software team 2012 Control Systems Technology Award for OnRAMP Design Suite for Powertrain Control

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Honeywell is currently expanding the OnRAMP portfolio to include Diesel After-Treatment systems and Gasoline Engines. This is the third time that Honeywell has received the IEEE Control Systems Technology Award since 2002. OnRAMP has been used to complete development projects with OEMs such as Cummins, Daimler, MAN, Ford and others.

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Orbital suing Daimler and Bosch for alleged patent infringement on direct injection technology

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Australia-based specialized engine and vehicle systems company Orbital Corporation has filed court documents in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging the infringement of Orbital patents on direct injection technology by Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc.

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Honda to provide $13.8M to FirstElement Fuel to support build out of California hydrogen refueling infrastructure

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In May, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) and its affiliate Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) entered into a group of financial agreements with FirstElement Fuel Inc. (FE) The company’s goal is for drivers of fuel-cell vehicles to be able to travel seamlessly throughout the state, just as they are able a conventional gasoline vehicle today.

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