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1.0-liter EcoBoost powering 1 in 5 new Fords sold in 1H 2014 in Europe

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From January through June 2014, Ford sold approximately 120,000 1.0-liter For the first half of 2014, 1.0-liter The engines compact, low-inertia turbocharger spins at up to 248,000 rpm—more than 4,000 times per second and almost twice the maximum rpm of the turbochargers powering 2014 F1 race car engines. Fords 1.0-liter

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Ford tops 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014; Toyota, Honda and Nissan 2nd, 3rd and 4th

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Automakers took the top four slots in the 50 Best Global Green Brands list for 2014, published by Fortune magazine in conjunction with the consulting firm Deloitte and Interbrand. 2014 gap score. Ford bumped last year’s leader, Toyota, to take the top spot. Toyota came in second, followed by Honda and Nissan. Volkswagen.

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China Yuchai LNG engine powers the “Fuel Efficient Heavy-Duty Truck of the Year 2014” in China

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China Yuchai International announced that a “K-Gold” model C&C truck equipped with the YC6K1340N liquid natural gas (LNG) engine has won the “Fuel Efficient Heavy-Duty Truck of the Year 2014” at China’s largest annual commercial vehicle event. YC6KN engine. Click to enlarge. The engine can meet China State 5 and Euro ?

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Elon Musk makes it to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People in AI

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence, aptly dubbed the TIME100 AI. When DeepMind was bought out by Google in 2014, Musk became concerned that the tech giant would not take AI safety seriously.

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2014 Smart ForTwo: More Details, Renault Version Nixed

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Smart's tiny Fortwo city car is being replaced in early 2014, and more details are emerging on the next generation small car. CAR Magazine reports that French carmaker Renault has abandoned plans to.

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Consumer Reports Verdict: 2014 Cadillac ELR 'Priced Out Of Its League'

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The 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range electric car is based on the Voltec system used in the Chevrolet Volt, but costs more than twice as much. In its first assessment of the car, magazine''s testers wrote that they suffered from sticker shock. A Cadillac badge is only worth so much. And Consumer Reports thinks it''s just not worth it.

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Ricardo TorqStor flywheel energy storage technology receives SAE 2014 World Congress Tech Award

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The Tech Award recipients were announced today by the editors of Automotive Engineering magazine, based on engineering innovation, uniqueness, potential for real-world production application and potential benefit for industry customers and end users.