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BMW provides an update on waste heat recovery projects; Turbosteamer and the Thermoelectric Generator

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with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust-driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function—about 60% of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining half as heat absorbed by the engine cooling system. Click to enlarge.

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Infiniti introducing production-ready variable compression ratio engine at Paris Motor Show

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Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years. In 2008, a team from Renault and Nissan published a study on the application of the use of this VCR technology for HCCI combustion in a diesel engine.). Roland Krueger, president of Infiniti Motor Company.

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Peugeot 2008 crossover delivers CO2 emissions as low as 99g/km for gasoline, 98 g/km for diesel

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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. The exhaust manifold, the cooling outlet module and the engine mounting are integrated in the cylinder head.

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Ford adds 3-cylinder, 1.0L EcoBoost engine and 8-speed transmission to lineup; new hybrid transmission in 2012

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Ford had previewed the small EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection unit, and had confirmed it for production, at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. An exhaust manifold cast into the cylinder head. The one-piece assembly lowers the temperature of the exhaust gases. liter gasoline engines. Ford is adding a 1.0-liter

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Toyota Shows Surfrider Camry Hybrid CNG, Two Modified Prius Hybrids at SEMA

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Metal Crafters also built the CNG Camry Hybrid concept in 2008. To convert the stock Camry Hybrid to a CNG vehicle, the gasoline fuel system was replaced with a CNG system in the spare tire well area. The CNG system in the Surfrider Camry hybrid was built by Metal Crafters of Fountain Valley, Calif.; The CNG Camry Hybrid retains the 2.4-liter,

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Background on the 2.0L diesel engines at the core of the Volkswagen emissions testing debacle

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liter unit introduced in the US in 2008 in the Jetta as Volkswagen’s first Tier 2 Bin 5/CA LEV II-compliant (i.e., Volkswagen engineers redesigned a large number of the base engine components to improve acoustics, fuel consumption, and exhaust gas emissions. The engines at the core of this evolving debacle began with a 2.0-liter

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. Second, a Congressional Budget Office study issued in April said even with subsidies ethanol is only profitable when a gallon of gasoline costs 70% or more than a bushel of corn, i.e, Earlier post.).