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The new assembly in Munich will be built on the site currently used for engine production. The combustion engines with four, six, eight and 12 cylinders produced there will be manufactured at the company’s locations in Steyr in Austria and Hams Hall in the UK going forward. Sustainability in production.

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has awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis “Carbon Zero” renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. Worley is providing engineering to implement the Axens North America renewable jet and diesel technology at the Riverbank site. Aemetis, Inc. —Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis.

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JULY 28, 2020

The Volkswagen Group Test Center California has finished an expansion project that furthers the state-of-the-art development center’s capabilities and encompasses additional entities within the company under a new name—the Oxnard Engineering Campus. The DCC originally opened in Simi Valley before moving to Santa Monica in 2006.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10% ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks. Data from DOE testing of MY2001-2006 vehicles is available in EPA Docket #EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211 at www.regulations.gov.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

Infiniti will introduce a production-ready variable compression ratio engine VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbocharged) at the 2016 Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l’Automobile) in September. Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years. 2006) Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

On February 15, the NHTSA opened an investigation into 32 complaints of engine stalling in 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid sport-utility vehicles. While Toyota clearly hopes the worst of its recall problems are behind it, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a new investigation into an older Toyota vehicle.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Westport has introduced a new addition to its alternative fuel industrial engines, a 3.8L liter engine is based on the Hyundai 3.8L V6 automotive engine which first came into production in 2006. liter industrial engine, this one based on the Hyundai 2.4-liter liter industrial engine platform.

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JUNE 26, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) was named 2014 International Engine of the Year for the third consecutive year. EcoBoost was also named Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter The Best Green Engine Award this year went to the Tesla Model S electric powertrain. liter EcoBoost engine are now available in 72 countries worldwide.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

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. Eager to break into the industry, he began applying for jobs, and in 2006 he was hired as a systems programmer at Framestore. “It

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JULY 28, 2020

Over the past 10 years, our engineers have designed more than 150 different EV pack variants, making our ‘platform-based strategy’ a versatile hallmark that our customers rely on. Octillion was founded in 2009 by a group of engineers in the US and China. —Paul Beach, president, Octillion Power Systems.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea has ordered 54 Wärtsilä 50DF dual fuel engines to power 172,600 cbm icebreaking LNG carriers being built for use in Arctic conditions to serve the Yamal LNG project in Northern Russia. The total power output from the Wärtsilä engines is 64,350 kW per vessel.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

The LCFS is one of several programs developed under AB 32 (the 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act) to cut California’s emissions of climate warming greenhouse gas. Source: CARB Carbon intensity for the LCFS program is measured through lifecycle analysis of a fuel which includes all steps from extraction, transport, and production.

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turbo gas engine, the 2.5L Highlander was the first model in its segment to offer a hybrid powertrain back in 2006 and Grand Highlander further expands on our electrification leadership. The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander made its world premiere before the opening day of the Chicago Auto Show.

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APRIL 7, 2018

million in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and California Proposition 1B Bond funds to replace fifty 40-foot New Flyer buses purchased between 2004 and 2006. In 2014, Big Blue Bus became the first transit agency in Southern California to purchase buses with near-zero compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 9, 2014

Omnitek Engineering Corp. has received a Certificate of Conformity from the US Environmental Protection Agency applicable for diesel-to-natural gas engine conversions of all Mack E7 electronic engines up to model year 2006. There is significant pent up demand for converting the popular Mack E7 engine model to natural gas.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Greyrock Energy, a company founded in 2006 to develop technologies for the modular, distributed, production of transportation grade diesel fuel from natural gas, has completed testing of its premium gas-to-liquids (GTL) synthetic diesel fuel at an advanced heavy-duty diesel engine dynamometer laboratory.

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APRIL 9, 2013

A team from the University of California Riverside and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has found a declining emissions (NO x , PM) benefit from the use of California diesel compared to US Federal diesel fuels given the continuing advances in engine and aftertreatment technology. International Journal of Engine Research vol.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

The partnership reportedly will include joint development of next-generation models, and use common diesel engines. and Southeast Asia, pickup trucks are expected to serve as a growth engine for the global auto market along with subcompacts. Isuzu and GM dissolved their capital ties in 2006. and General Motors Co.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

In January 2012, BAL scientists reported the engineering a strain of Eschericia coli that could break down and then ferment alginate—one of the most abundant sugars in brown algae, but a sugar that industrial microbes can’t metabolize—into ethanol. While the engineering of the E. While the engineering of the E.

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JULY 11, 2011

Engineers at Arizona State University have engineered E. Between 1960 and 2006, estimated production ranged from a low of 1,740 million pounds in 1960 to a high of 11,897 million pounds in 2000. In 2006, eight. Nielsen (2011) Styrene biosynthesis from glucose by engineered E. Rebekah McKenna, David R.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The first Urbino hybrid was displayed in 2006. When the bus brakes, the mild hybrid system generates and stores power, whereas when the bus accelerates, the system will assist the diesel engine. Solaris is introducing the Solaris Urbino mild hybrid. New generations of hybrid buses have been part of Solaris’ offer ever since.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

turbocharged, gasoline direct injection engines for applications in Lifan sedans as soon as 2012. In 2006, Lifan signed a Heads of Agreement with Ricardo to develop a new family of car engines and transmissions. engines, which are 20% more fuel-efficient than the 2.0L engines in the market. Earlier post.).

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World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. Hodges continued that line of research at UC Berkeley, which he joined in 1970 as a professor of engineering.

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

Developed for the latest 1-liter downsized gasoline engines. Continental will be supplying Ford with turbochargers for the carmaker’s new three-cylinder direct injection gasoline engine platform. The first two engines will generate 74 and 88 kW from a displacement of just one liter. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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liter 3-cylinder Turbo PureTech engine ( earlier post ) was named best in the 1.0-liter liter category International Engine of the Year 2015 earlier this month. Some 100,000 units of the engine, which displaced the reigning category champion Volkswagen Group 1.4-liter PSA Peugeot Citroën’s new 1.2-liter liter to 1.4-liter

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JULY 12, 2012

Wärtsilä will supply the main engines for two tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. These will also be the first tugs globally to take advantage of the dual-fuel benefits offered by the Wärtsilä DF engine technology.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

Scania unveiled its new global engine platform that will be used worldwide for all emission standards: Euro 3, Euro 4, Euro 5, EEV and Euro 6. European markets also have access to an extended range of Euro 5 and EEV engines with SCR technology. The engines can operate on up to 100% biodiesel.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Unlike the all-battery-electric powertrain of the LEAF, e-POWER adds a small gasoline engine to charge the high-output battery when necessary, eliminating the need for an external charger while offering the same high-output. The engine is the 1.2-liter, Nissan says that although e-POWER uses a much smaller battery than the LEAF (1.5

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

and KAMAZ PTC, producing Cummins ISB series engines since 2006 and ISL series engines since 2017. After tests, enhancement and certification, the partners will consider potential market size in the product segments and define perspective of their further cooperation. Cummins KAMA is a 50/50 joint venture between Cummins Inc.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën will continue their successful engine collaboration. The two companies have agreed to develop the next generation of the jointly designed 4-cylinder gasoline engine which will meet EU 6 requirements. Currently, the engine is being used in several MINI, Peugeot and Citroën brand models.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The facility will have an annual production capacity of 400,000 vehicles and engines. SGMW has been China’s leading mini-commercial vehicle producer since 2006. The joint venture between GM China, SAIC and Wuling Motors will begin construction of its new facility early next year, pending relevant government approvals.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Volkswagen Group laid the foundation stone for its new engine plant next to the Volkswagen vehicle plant at Kaluga. The engine to be produced at Kaluga in the future will be a 1.6-liter liter gasoline engine from the EA 211 series, representing Volkswagen’s most modern engine technology.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Clean Diesel Rebate program, public and private school bus fleet owners are eligible to apply for funding to replace school buses that have older, dirtier Diesel engines. Many of the nation’s school buses use diesel engines, which are durable and long-lasting.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

After five years and use exclusively in AMG engines, twin-wire arc spraying technology will now also be used in the series production of Mercedes-Benz diesel engines to reduce friction and increase wear resistance. Other advantages include lower engine weight, less fuel consumption and lower emissions. liter AMG engines.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Prabhakar Patil, former CEO, LG Chem Power, and Chief Engineer of Hybrid Technologies, Ford Motor Company. Prior to joining LGCPI in 2005, Dr. Patil spent 27 years of his professional career at Ford Motor Company in various engineering and management positions. Dr. Manthiram holds the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #5.

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OCTOBER 13, 2019

Modern piston assemblies are subject to high demands in terms of both loading and lifetime; in addition, there is the environment-friendly demand for low engine emissions. KS Kolbenschmidt has developed its LITEKS concept for particularly low-friction piston systems installed in highly loaded gasoline engines.

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