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JANUARY 16, 2012

The new Peugeot 208 B-segment supermini, which launches this spring in Europe, will be available in 3- and 5-door bodystyles with a range of gasoline and diesel engines including a new 3-cylinder gasoline engine range and the latest generation of Stop & Start System (e-HDi) diesel engines. mpg US or 4.3

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 22, 2010

The total lead inventory for 2008 will be available in 2010. EPA has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft using leaded aviation gasoline (avgas). Lead is added to fuel for piston-engine aircraft in the form of tetraethyl lead (TEL). Source: EPA.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The new Regal, drawing on work on the award-winning Opel Insignia, will offer two gasoline direct-injection engines and is directly targeted at competitors such as the Acura TSX and Volvo S60. The Regal has already gone on sale in China in December 2008 and more than 64,000 Regals have been sold there. Available 2.0L

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Controlled weight and aerodynamics (C d 0.30) contribute to management of fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions; a 99 g/km HDi DPFS 90 diesel version is available from launch. The C3 can be fitted with three HDI units (70, 90 and 110 DPFS) and four Euro5 gasoline engines (1.1, Tags: Diesel Engines Europe Fuel Efficiency.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The effects of WLTP and the lack of availability of many key versions affected registrations in Q4, which is not surprising given that by late November less than two in three versions available in Europe were homologated. of total registrations in 2008. market share. market share.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Ford will bring the all-new Ford Transit commercial van to market with an option for an all-new diesel engine as well as the 3.5L in 2008 to 53.7% E-Series full-size vans and cutaways are available with flex fuel or CNG/LPG gaseous engine prep package fuel systems. EcoBoost V6. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 2, 2011

liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine—the first three-cylinder engine Ford has built for a regular production car—and an new eight-speed automatic transmission to its line-up. Ford had previewed the small EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection unit, and had confirmed it for production, at Auto China 2010 in Beijing.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Honda will further develop its dealer network as more hydrogen fueling stations become available. The more compact fuel cell and integrated powertrain, comparable in size to a V-6 engine, now fits entirely under the hood of the car, allowing for a more spacious cabin with seating for five passengers.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Additionally, suggested one of the speakers, advanced SIDI (spark-ignited, direct-injection) engines can take light-duty market share back from diesels in Europe based on the same trends. Bin 5 engine out is what we’ll need, and then to get it down to Bin 2. SULEV/Tier 2 Bin 2 is the target. smog and particulates. Robert Czarnowski.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

With sales of 1,002,216 vehicles, Toyota sold more than one million vehicles for the first time since 2008 delivering 4.5% liter Hybrid Dynamic Force gasoline engine is based on the unit featured in the regular RAV4 Hybrid, with improvements to meet the performance requirements of the plug-in hybrid system. growth on 2018.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the current pace of research and development, replacing gasoline and diesel with renewable fuel alternatives could take some 131 years, according to a new University of California, Davis, study using a new sustainability forecasting approach based on market expectations. The forecast was published online 8 Nov.

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MAY 17, 2012

The study claims mechanical damage and suggests degraded engine performance, emissions and durability on conventional vehicles from the use of E15 or E20 fuel. Growth Energy, an ethanol industry trade group, petitioned the EPA in March 2009 to raise the limit on ethanol in gasoline from 10 to 15 percent. Background. The CRC test.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

The second generation of MINI, introduced in 2000, optimized the relationship between fun driving and fuel consumption, including the introduction of diesel engines. In 2008, MINI was a trailblazer for electromobility in the BMW Group. New MINI models in the crossover and premium compact segment.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Rendering of the Grail Engine. Grail Engine Technologies , the designer of a two-stroke engine using forced semi-homogeneous charged compression ignition (FS-HCCI) combustion, has adopted the Pulstar pulse plugs from Enerpulse ( earlier post ). Elements of the Grail Engine. Click to enlarge. Matthew Riley.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The gasoline engine extends the range to 350 more miles. PG&E joined with VIA Motors in 2008 to develop the extended-range electric vehicle, or eREV. Based on the positive results of that test, PG&E received the first pre-production models of the VTrux this month, with full-production models available in early 2013.

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MAY 27, 2011

A 2008 paper by a team at the University of Michigan. The effect on long-term savings for the LED system depended upon the type of vehicle in use (gasoline-powered vs. electric). While the long-term fuel cost savings (dollars) were higher for the gasoline-powered vehicle, long-term distance savings (range) favored the electric vehicle.

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AUGUST 20, 2011

liter Duratec Ti-VCT gasoline engine can now be specified with a 6-speed Ford PowerShift automatic transmission with dual dry-clutch technology. Allows the clutches to disengage when the engine is at idle or during deceleration, thus reducing friction and improving fuel economy and NVH. Earlier post.) liters/100km (36.8

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JUNE 15, 2009

liter turbocharged gasoline engine equipped with the new MultiAir air handling system ( earlier post ) on the Alfa Romeo MiTo ( earlier post ) in September. This also marks the first production engine using the MultiAir system, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Tags: Engines Vehicle Systems.

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MAY 7, 2019

Engineering work is expected to begin this summer and once funding is secured, the next phase of construction will begin in the second half of 2020. Founded in 2008, Anellotech has raised more than US$80 million in cash and in-kind contributions to date.

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JULY 1, 2009

While full electric powertrains (battery and fuel cell) will at some point become pervasive in light-duty vehicles, the dominance of the internal-combustion engine will remain unchallenged over the next twenty years, according to Robert Bosch GmbH executives at their annual International Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Credit: ACS, Boot 2008. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. This will be offered at the university pump in a 10:90 mixture with gasoline.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Hyundai had introduced the i-blue systems concept, an optimized combination of currently available technologies (i-blue package) at the 2008 Geneva show. liter GDi turbocharged engine. Available in showrooms by mid-year, the i30 blue will come in both five-door hatchback and CW estate body styles and a choice of 1.4-liter

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AUGUST 16, 2009

Kizashi is slated to begin sales in North America later this year as a 2010 model; Suzuki introduced a concept Kizashi at the New York Auto Show in 2008. The planned vehicle will get about 20% better mileage than comparable gasoline-driven cars. liter DOHC inline four-cylinder engine. liter gasoline-powered car.

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MARCH 6, 2013

The 2008 on display in Geneva. l/100km (62 mpg US) and 98g/km for diesel, and 99g/km for gasoline. l/100km (62 mpg US) and 98g/km for diesel, and 99g/km for gasoline. New generation of 3-cylinder gasoline engines. Being 6kg lighter, this cylinder head contributes to reducing the overall weight of the engine.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand.

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APRIL 19, 2009

This year’s challenge brought together a number of returning teams striving to beat the 2,843 mpg (0.083 L/100km) record set by Mater Dei High School in 2008, combined with a number of new teams adding fresh innovation and vehicle designs to the competition. Grand Prize - Combustion Engine. Grand Prize - Combustion Engine.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

(Renault introduced the New Renault Mégane Hatch and New Renault Mégane Coupé at the Paris Motor Show in 2008, marking the beginning of the renewal of its C-segment lineup.). From launch, and depending on market, Renault Fluence will be available with a range of engines.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Gevo’s biobutanol can be blended directly into gasoline. Gevo’s technology also enables using the biobutanol for the production of renewable hydrocarbons such as isooctene and isooctane for the gasoline market, renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel blendstocks. Gevo was founded in 2005 by Drs. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Reaction Design is introducing the first volume of the industry’s most well-validated available Model Fuel Library, the result of seven years of research and validation under the Model Fuels Consortium ( earlier post ). Gasoline components, including toluene, propylbenzene, ethyl benzene and xylene. Source: Reaction Design.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

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. Core engine technologies. The engine will also be E85 flex fuel-capable.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

The product of four years of testing and research and outreach to industry, environmental organizations, labor unions, and other stakeholders, the vehicle and engine performance standards will cover model years 2021-2027, and apply to semi-trucks, large pickup trucks and vans, and all types and sizes of buses and work trucks.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

From a “well-to-wheel” perspective, high efficient gasoline and diesel engines are nearly as energy efficient as any technology available. The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines.

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MARCH 4, 2014

Honda, which is also participating in the SAE J2601 work on a standardized light-duty vehicle hydrogen fueling protocol, will make the new research station available to other automakers to further validate the MC Fill protocol’s performance and functionality. Honda’s fueling station. Click to enlarge. —Steve Mathison. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The Research Council is the principal operating agency of the US National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. In the PHEV-40, the electric motor provides all the propulsion; the gasoline engine drives a generator that powers the motor and keeps the batteries charged above some minimum level.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The technology pathways are intended to show the different cost impacts of achieving different levels of stringency, if the industry were to place more or less emphasis on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles as compared to advanced gasoline technologies and vehicle mass reduction. A common theme across the.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. A pathway to achieve 55% is being developed.

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