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Sales of Ford trucks with CNG/LPG prepped engines up 350% since 2009; company expanding range offered

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Sales of Ford trucks with CNG/LPG-prepped engines have jumped more than 350% since 2009, the company said. Since 2009, we’ve seen the number of Built Ford Tough commercial vehicles sold with factory-prepped engines for CNG/LPG upfit increase by more than 350 percent.

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Oregon State partnering with Daimler on fuel-cell electric Class 8 truck for SuperTruck 3

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Cao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Fern, professor of computer science, have received $860,000 for their role in the four-year Daimler SuperTruck project. Earlier post.). The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8 The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8

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Hyundai NEXO FCEV and Kona electric CUV win spots in 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engines

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Hyundai has taken two out of the ten spots in the 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engine competition with the all-new 2019 NEXO FCEV fuel cell vehicle and 2019 Kona Electric CUV. This marks the tenth time Hyundai has earned a WardsAuto 10 Best Engine recognition since the awards’ annual inception in 1995. Earlier post.) Kona Electric.

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Toyota Joint-venture engine plant in China begins production of advanced four-cylinder engines

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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced that GAC Toyota Engine Co. Ltd (GAC), began production in October of a lineup of four-cylinder, in-line AR engines at its plant in Nansha, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. The engine comes in three displacements: A 2.5-liter, liter, a 2.7-liter liter and a 2.5-liter

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EPA report: diesel engine grant program has delivered major air, public health benefits

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Clean diesel grants aimed at cleaning up old diesel engines have greatly improved public health by cutting harmful pollution that causes premature deaths, asthma attacks, and missed school and workdays, according to a new report by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). over the lifetime of the affected engines.

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Renault and French Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission Sign RD Agreement on Cleaner Vehicles and Sustainable Mobility

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Renault and the CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives) have signed a cooperative research and development agreement that encompasses work on electric vehicles, new energies, and cleaner combustion engines. connected vehicles. Earlier post.).

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CARB puts HVIP on hold after receiving voucher requests for entire $142M budget

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CARB, in partnership with CALSTART, launched HVIP and Low NO x Engine Incentives in 2009 to accelerate the purchase of cleaner, more-efficient trucks and buses in California. From its inception in 2009, more than $589 million has been allocated to HVIP.