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Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

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Particularly when it comes to commercial vehicles, and above all when heavy loads have to be transported over long distances, the diesel engine will remain the preferred choice for the foreseeable future, the two companies said. Their strategic alliance began back in 2003.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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Electric vehicles are no exception. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Cars catch fire. In the U.S.,

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BMW Brilliance Automotive opens battery factory in Shenyang; 3rd battery factory in BMW Group production network

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Alongside the electric motor, the high-voltage battery is a central element of partially and fully-electrified vehicles. The company already produces electrified vehicles at ten locations worldwide. The Dingolfing plant will play a leading role within the network as the centre of competence for electric drive systems.

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Cumulative worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids surpass 10 million units; Europe outpaces N America in 2016

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The Toyota Hybrid System (THS), which was incorporated in the first generation Prius, evolved into THS II in 2003, and was thereafter rolled out in a wide range of Toyota vehicles. As the number of companies developing and launching hybrid vehicles increased, so a new segment of “hybrid vehicles” was established. thousand vs. 266.2

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

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In other words, the company purchased credits to be compliant, and will continue to do so when appropriate to provide time to understand and decision the complex business cases associated with new technologies, Lee said. FCA also plans to consolidate its small gasoline engine lineup with a new family to be launched in 2015. Cooled EGR.

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Report: Top Japan and S. Korea refiners to join forces

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Faced with flagging demand for gasoline and other petroleum products in their respective home markets, the two giants will invest a total of around 120 billion yen [US$1.5 The companies reportedly will form two joint ventures: In petrochemicals, the JX Holdings Inc. A formal announcement is expected today, the paper said.

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JEC updates well-to-wheels study on automotive fuels and powertrains; electro-mobility, natural gas and biofuels

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It adds an assessment of electrically chargeable vehicle configurations, such as plug-in hybrid, range extended, battery and fuel-cell electric vehicles. In 2003 JEC issued its first Well-to-Wheels study, a type of analysis which takes into account the entire energy lifecycle of fuels and powertrains and their possible combinations.

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