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BMW showing H2R Record Car and new iX5 Hydrogen at Goodwood

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BMW Record Car H2R BMW anticipated a future for hydrogen-powered production car with the BMW H2R, which set nine world records back in 2004, using an adapted version of the 6.0-liter liter 12-cylinder engine taken from the BMW 760i. Based on the current BMW X5, it was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019.

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Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

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has produced a total of three-million of the Yamaha Performance Damper , an anti-vibration damper for automobiles since its manufacturing began in 2004, the company said. In 2006, it received the Technological Development Award at the 56th JSAE Awards , hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co.,

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Cadillac's New Electric V-Series Concept is Far From a Silent EV

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It was easy to make fun of Dodge and the “fake” exhaust it chose to employ on the new Charger EV, but it’s no longer the only one trying to capture the thrill of a performance gas engine with a silent electric powertrain underneath. Cadillac has since created several performance cars, including the most recent and most rowdy, the Escalade-V.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Schematic model of a wave disk engine, showing combustion and shockwaves within the channels. The wave disc engine, a new implementation of wave rotor technology, was earlier developed by the Michigan State group in collaboration with researchers from the Warsaw Institute of Technology. The Wave Disc Engine. Source: MSU.

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BMW’s GM of battery cell technology joins Wildcat Discovery’s board

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After a short period as project leader for fuel cell systems at Webasto Thermo Systems International GmbH, he joined BMW AG in 2001 as a development engineer for fuel cell systems.

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SwRI develops D-EGR demonstrator highlighting fuel-efficient, cost-effective engine; 10% and above fuel economy improvements

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has built a demonstrator vehicle, based on a 2012 Buick Regal GS, incorporating the latest D-EGR (dedicated EGR) technology ( earlier post ), an outgrowth of SwRI’s HEDGE (High Efficiency Dilute Gasoline Engine) consortium projects ( earlier post ). The compression ratio of the engine was increased to 11.7:1

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DeltaWing to develop GT race car concept; step toward street-legal DeltaWing sports car

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DeltaWing Technology Group is beginning development of a DeltaWing GT race car concept. DeltaWing GT concept race car chassis. Brian Willis, DeltaWing Technologies’ newly appointed vice president, Engineering and Design, will lead this project. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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