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A US federal indictment is charging Martin Winterkorn, the former chairman of the management board of Volkswagen AG (VW), with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW’s cheating on US diesel vehicle emissions requirements. The FBI and EPA Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the case.

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V8 Turbo Diesel. Nissan’s new 2016 Titan XD full-size pickup, which made its debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, was also the platform for the debut of the first vehicle installation of the all-new Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel engine. V8 Turbo Diesel since the partnership began in 2007.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Clean Air Power, the developer of Dual-Fuel combustion technology enabling heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on a combination of diesel and natural gas, will supply Volvo Bus Corporation with 11 Dual-Fuel systems. Earlier post.). million) of funding towards the project through the Swedish Energy Agency.

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DECEMBER 18, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has amended its diesel rules to offer businesses a variety of options to comply with the regulations to reduce soot from diesel engines. No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. forklifts). Off-Road (e.g.,

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

has begun production and supply of the first EPA Tier 4 Interim and EU Stage IIIB certified engines and aftertreatment for early installation by off-highway equipment customers. engine is certified to a higher power output of 300 hp (224 kW), while the QSL9 engine increases output up to 400 hp (298 kW). Cummins Inc.

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The California Air Resources Board issued the California Diesel Risk Reduction Plan in 2000 with the goal of reducing diesel PM emissions 85% statewide by 2020. Installations of retrofit-diesel particulate filters in model year 2007 and older vehicles have further decreased particle emissions. 87%), black carbon (?76%),

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Volvo Car Corporation is postponing its plans to produce a full hybrid based on a diesel engine and instead will introduce a series-produced plug-in diesel hybrid (PHEV) in Europe as early as 2012. For longer distances, the diesel automatically takes over. Tags: Diesel Europe Hybrids Plug-ins. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Aerodynamic improvements, weight savings and engine enhancements have reduced fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions across the range. Toyota anticipates a 1/3 full hybrid, 1/3 gasoline, 1/3 diesel engine mix. When the first generation Auris was launched in 2007, the average emissions were 152 g/km. Powertrains.

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Volkswagen AG has agreed with the US government to resolve criminal and federal environmental and other civil claims against the company relating to the diesel emissions cheating débâcle. The Supervisory Board directed the law firm Jones Day to share all findings of its independent investigation of the diesel matter with the DOJ.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Mastervolt and Steyr Motors, the Austrian specialist for marine diesel engines, have formed a working partnership to develop and distribute a range of series hybrid diesel-electric drive installations for boats.

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JULY 24, 2009

The California Air Resources Board adopted amendments to help business owners comply with its 2007 regulation aimed at reducing toxic diesel emissions from the state’s estimated 180,000 off-road vehicles such as tractors and bulldozers used in construction, mining and other industries. Earlier post.). ARB Chairwoman Mary D.

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a leading manufacturer of engine components that converts vehicles to operate on cleaner gaseous fuels, such as propane. CleanFUEL USA will install IMPCO systems and provide vehicle service and support through its partners. less than gasoline/diesel per gallon. CleanFUEL North America, Inc. 2008 and 2009 3.5L Chevrolet Impala.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

is introducing Ethanol Boosted Direct Injection (EBDI) technology to optimize flex-fuel engines to a level of performance the company says will exceed gasoline engine efficiency and approach levels previously reached only by diesel engines. Ricardo, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The prototype EBDI is a 3.2-liter

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

AMP’s all-electric system incorporates a dual-motor system that produces 250 kW and accelerates the 19,500 GVW vehicle faster than the original factory-installed diesel engine does. AMP is a plug-in electric drive motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in 2007 by entrepreneurs who have created several hi-tech companies.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The diesel-electric full-hybrid vehicle, weighing just 380 kilograms (838 lbs), offers an initial glimpse at how a future production version might appear. In 2007, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn confirmed that VW was resurrecting the 1-liter car project and would place it in production. bar, also contributes to engine efficiency.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Removing the rail from the high-pressure circuit can reduce production costs, enable easy installation on the engine, and deliver a fast dynamic response during engine transients, the team says. The pressure sensor and the throttling valve are installed on the pump body and are fluid-dynamically connected to the storage volume.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

The three winning companies are: Umpqua Energy , a startup company based in Medford, Oregon, is using an Argonne National Laboratory technology to develop a system that allows a gasoline engine to operate in an extreme lean burn mode in order to increase gasoline mileage.

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In addition to the hybrid model, the Auris 2010 powertrain line-up also offers three gasoline and three diesel engines offering the performance and economy-enhancing benefits of Toyota Optimal Drive. Powered by the NiMH battery, the electric motor works in tandem with the gasoline engine to boost acceleration during normal driving.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Results from a 2007 GE study on HC-SCR showing %NO x conversion with 0 ppm H 2 , b) 1900 ppm H 2. The two companies also announced that Tenneco has been awarded a development contract for locomotive projects and that Tenneco is positioned to become a long-term strategic supplier of diesel aftertreatment solutions to GE Transportation.

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liter engine, meet all Canadian Environmental Protection Agency certifications. Propane autogas also costs about 35 to 40% less than gasoline and 50% less than diesel, and installing a propane autogas refueling station costs less than any other transportation fuel.

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liter EcoBoost gasoline engine. More than 400,000 S-MAX models have been sold in Europe since Ford introduced the S-MAX, which won European Car of the Year in 2007. Diesel engine CO 2 engine emissions from the new S-MAX will be reduced by an anticipated 7%, with options including a 120 PS (88 kW) 2.0-liter

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Further, although compared with the previous model the car’s dimensions have grown, its weight has been reduced by up to 120 kilograms (265 lbs), depending on the engine. All engines comply with the Euro 6 emission limits, so that the TDI has been labeled a clean diesel. The entry-level gasoline engine is the 1.4

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

GM’s second-generation fuel-cell system (engineer included for scale.) The system looks about like a small inline gasoline engine, you could even put it into a sedan. In 2007, GM took fuel cell development activity out of R&D and moved it over to GM Powertrain, along with 500 scientists and engineers. Charles Freese.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) is a European classification used for engines which comply with a more stringent exhaust emission standard that reduces particulate emissions by roughly a further one-third compared to Euro 5 limits. The engines in the OM 920 and OM 501 series have been developed even further for this purpose.

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We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. l/100 km (44 mpg US), a figure that some diesel cars might be jealous of. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. petrol engine is not running.

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The VTES unit (inset) and installed in the AVL VW Passat demonstrator. The electric supercharger operates independently of engine speed, making it suitable to maintaining vehicle transient performance and driveability. Mark Criddle, CPT senior engineering manager. in Click to enlarge. When applied to a radically downsized 1.2-liter

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MARCH 18, 2011

Daimler Trucks has launched the Mercedes-Benz OM 47x, under the name “Blue Efficiency Power” The Blue Efficiency Power generation of Mercedes-Benz engines has been specifically developed for use in Europe and is the first of its type to meet, from the outset, the Euro VI emission standard. Mercedes-Benz OM 471, with a 12.8-liter

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APRIL 20, 2010

In March 2006, the ARB published Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure Assessment Study for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which found harbor craft to be the third highest source of diesel particulate matter (PM) emissions contributing to cancer risk associated with port activity. Applications are due to ARB by 28 May 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The largest PV installation in Georgia. Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Hybrid Buses: Upgrade a planned order of buses from diesel to hybrid technology.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

The plans would reduce installed vehicle assembly capacity 18% or 355,000 units and would yield gross annual savings of $450 million to $500 million. liter diesel engine in Dagenham that will power future Ford vehicles from 2016. This includes plans to add a new next-generation, low-CO 2 , 2.0-liter

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liter diesels in the US have used a software defeat device to cheat on the results of NO x testing, and thus have violated the US Clean Air Act. The engines at the core of this evolving debacle began with a 2.0-liter able to be sold in all 50 states) diesel. liter TDI engine with the Unit Injector System (UIS) “pumpe düse”.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Mercedes-Benz has launched its new C-Class, featuring a lightweight design concept with weight savings of up to 100 kg (220 lbs); excellent aerodynamics and new, economical engines along with a hybrid model. New C-Class launch engines. Soon after the market launch, Mercedes-Benz will expand the range of engines substantially.

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JUNE 24, 2009

ClearFuels and Rentech will integrate ClearFuels’ BTG technology platform with Rentech’s Fischer-Tropsch Process for the production of certified renewable synthetic jet and diesel fuels at commercial-scale facilities. The renewable synthetic diesel and jet fuels produced can also have carbon footprints of near zero.

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MAY 27, 2014

bi-turbo diesel. A highlight of the new MQB-based Passat’s range of engines is a high-performance, four-cylinder, 2.0-liter, liter, bi-turbo diesel delivering 240 PS (237 hp, 177 kW) and 500 N·m (369 lb-ft) from 1,750 rpm. This engine will be available only with a new seven-speed DSG gearbox and 4MOTION all-wheel drive.

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Finally, from 2021, Groupe Renault will install a stationary energy storage device in Flins from electric vehicle batteries with a capacity of 15.5 When they are at the end of their life, the batteries are systematically recycled. A key player in the recycling of ELVs in France, Indra relies on a network of 400 demolition workers.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). The MLB is characterized by the longitudinal installation of the powertrain. Audi's MLB. Developed by Prof. Aerodynamics.

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MARCH 20, 2009

The US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has published a report summarizing interviews with participants in the hydrogen-powered buses trials underway in more than 20 cities around the world from 2002 to 2007. Key challenges to commercialization revealed by the demonstrations were: Vehicle Range. The most significant challenge was range.

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