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Two new Wärtsilä JVs with CSSC: 2-stroke engine business and medium-speed diesel and dual-fuel engines

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The first will take over Wärtsilä’s 2-stroke engine business. Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) also signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for manufacturing medium- and large-bore medium speed diesel and dual-fuel engines. Ltd, while Wärtsilä will hold a 30% ownership position.

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Fairbanks Morse Engine and Achates Power team up on opposed-piston engines

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Fairbanks Morse Model 38 opposed-piston engine. The leading manufacturer of opposed-piston engines, Fairbanks Morse Engine (FME), an EnPro Industries company, has signed a joint development and licensing agreement with Achates Power, Inc., while meeting the most stringent, global vehicle emissions standards.

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Ford Motors to Manufacture Batteries

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Ford Motors to Manufacture Batteries. The role of this park would be researching in manufacturing of new battery technology which could cut down the cost of the vehicle rapidly and it plans to produce batteries internally and set to open next year. Ford Mustang Mach-E. This will help Ion Park to find the right battery chemistries.

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Ford expanding global electrified vehicle battery R&D

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Ford is expanding its electrified vehicles research and development program in Europe and Asia this year, creating a “hub-and-spoke” system that allows the global team to further accelerate battery technology and take advantage of market-specific opportunities. Ford electrified vehicle sales in the US.

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

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Analysts say the group companies’ problems are likely to have a limited impact on Toyota’s earnings because their sales and profits are a small fraction of Toyota’s overall global earnings. reported it sold over 11 million vehicles in 2023 to retain its status as the world’s top car manufacturer.

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NSF awards UIC $1.44M to discover new 2D materials for better batteries

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million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to discover new 2D materials that can be used to manufacture better and cheaper batteries. Since the discovery of graphene in 2004, about 700 2D materials are predicted to be stable; many remain to be synthesized. The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $1.44-million

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Ford Unveils Next-Generation Global Focus at NAIAS; Features New 2.0L DI Engine with Powershift Dual-Clutch Transmission for NA Market

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The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. Earlier post.). For the NAIAS preview, Ford is showing a completely new 2.0-liter

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