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Ford Expands CNG/LPG Conversion Capability to F-450, F-550 Super Duty

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Ford will begin offering an alternative-fuels engine prep package for its 6.8-liter Ford presented details of the conversion option, which will become available this fall and enables the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas), at the annual Ford Fleet Product and Business Conference in Dearborn.

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Ford Conducts Design of Experiment Investigating Thermoelectric Energy Regeneration

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Conceptual schematic of direct thermoelectric generator mounted in a vehicle’s exhaust stream. engine with an Atkinson-cycle engine, as used in Ford’s Escape hybrid SUV. Such devices can recover some of the energy embedded in waste heat, such as that produced by the exhaust gas of an IC engine. (At Adapted from Hussain et al.

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DOE Announces Up to $13M in Funding for Six Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls RD Projects

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Funding beyond 2009 is subject to annual appropriations. The University of Houston (Houston, Texas) has been selected for negotiation of an award for a project to develop coupled NO x storage and reduction, and SCR that enables a high conversion of NO x under the lean conditions typical to a diesel or lean burn gasoline engine.

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Government of Canada investing $6.5M in five next-generation auto R&D projects; total project value of $16M

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Concern over pollutants in vehicle exhaust has led to the development of the catalytic converter, which is a key component of exhaust gas mitigation systems. One of the chief areas of concern is the cold-start period, in which the catalytic converter is below the light-off temperature and the conversion of emissions is low.

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Developing Fords EcoBoost Combustion System

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Source: Ford. Ford’s turbocharged, gasoline direct injection EcoBoost engines are targeted to play a significant near-term role in Ford’s efforts to reduce fuel consumption by enabling downsizing. Source: Ford. Unfortunately, the Ford engineers noted, the two requirements are generally competing. Source: Ford.

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EVs All The Way Down: EV Tractors At Ford's Michigan Plant

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I am exhausted, but I am also really looking forward to this keynote by the incredible Marcia Conner. People are using it whether we like it or not - we need to harness this conversation. © Sumeet Moghe, 2009. You might have read my recent review of her book - The New Social Learning. Great job!

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. The Model T Ford, which debuted in 1908, was originally designed to operate on alcohol. In February, 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie, Inc. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States.