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SLS AMG E-CELL electric super sportscar slated for production in 2013

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Mercedes-AMG plans to begin production of the SLS AMG E-CELL electric super sportscar ( earlier post ) in 2013, said Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG during the company’s press conference at the North American International Auto Show.

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

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a leading provider of dynamic connected car services worldwide, and Parkmobile, the leading provider of on-demand and prepaid mobile payments for on- and off- street parking and mobility solutions, announced a strategic partnership at the annual International Parking Institute (IPI) conference. INRIX, Inc.,

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University of Maryland wins 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest

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The team of the University of Maryland is the winner of the 2012 Hydrogen Student Design Contest, announced on Sunday by the US Department of Energy at the Young Scientist Symposium of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012 in Toronto, Canada. At the awards ceremony, the theme for the next Contest was announced as well.

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ICCT benchmarking report finds wide 51% gap between most- and least- fuel-efficient transatlantic airlines

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The gap between the most- (Norwegian Air Shuttle) and least- (British Airways) fuel-efficient airlines on 2014 transatlantic operations was 51%—roughly twice the performance gap between the best and worst US airlines on domestic operations (25% in 2014), according to a newly released study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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SAE project update on R-1234yf refrigerant

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The SAE International Cooperative Research Project (CRP1234-4) team was recently established to perform an updated engineering review—the fourth such—of usage of the low global warming potential (GWP) R-1234yf refrigerant in vehicles. Earlier post.) Many new vehicles in Europe have received “type approval” to use this refrigerant.

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Protean Electric and FAW-VW developing production-intent electric propulsion system with in-wheel motors

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Protean Electric introduced its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. Superior regenerative braking capabilities, which allow up to 85% of the available kinetic energy to be recovered during braking. —Kwok-yin Chan, CEO of Protean Holdings Corp. Earlier post.)

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Pinnacle’s opposed-piston scooter engine can meet NOx target with lean operation and ignition delay; little fuel economy hit

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—Willcox and Cleeves (2013). Cleeves (2013) “Drive Cycle Fuel Economy and Engine-Out Emissions Evaluation Using an Opposed-Piston Sleeve-Valve Engine with Lean Operation and Ignition Delay for NO x Control” (JSAE 20139064/ SAE 2013-32-9064) doi: 10.4271/2013-32-9064. What can we use that for? —Monty Cleeves.