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Stop/start to be standard with V-6 in Jeep Cherokee and I-4 in 2015 Chrysler 200; up to 3% better fuel economy

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Chrysler Group is offering fuel-saving Engine Stop-Start (ESS) technology as standard equipment on certain models of the award-winning 2015 Jeep Cherokee mid-size SUV and 2015 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan. liter Tigershark comes standard in the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200. Chrysler 200 customers who opt for the 2.4-liter

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DOE announces $60M to accelerate advanced vehicle technologies research

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The Vehicle Technologies Office funds a broad portfolio of early-stage research to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies. a 2015 baseline of 36 miles per gallon).

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Navigant forecasts global medium- and heavy-duty alt powertrain sales to exceed 820K units in 2026

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has estimated that transportation was responsible for about 28% of US the nation’s carbon emissions in 2015, second only to power plants at 31%. Medium- and heavy-trucks represent 4.3% of vehicles in the US, drive 9.3% —“ Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Technologies ”.

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Toyota goes all hybrid for Frankfurt Motor Show; Yaris Hybrid-R concept, fuel cell update

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Toyota will also use the venue to unveil further potential technology directions in the future of low-emission and zero-emission vehicles with the world premiere of the Yaris Hybrid-R concept, as well as the latest status of its fuel cell technology development, due to be launched in a production car by 2015. Yaris Hybrid-R concept.

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ExxonMobil & FuelCell Energy pursue novel technology in carbon capture with carbonate fuel cells; initial projected 1/3 cost savings

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In the carbon capture context, power plant exhaust is directed to the fuel cell system, replacing air that is normally used in combination with natural gas during the fuel cell power-generation process. In 2015, ExxonMobil captured 6.9

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Kia introduces new mild hybrid powertrain, 7-speed DCT

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Developed by Kia’s European R&D centre, the new hybrid system employs a 48V lead-carbon battery, which powers a small electric motor to increase the engine’s power output and cut exhaust emissions. The new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission will start to appear on production Kia cars in 2015. Hybrids Transmissions'

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BMW Accused of Emissions Cheating, Does Anyone Really Care?

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Regulators in Germany have opened an investigation into alleged diesel exhaust rule circumvention on the part of BMW. It’s a situation reminiscent of the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal from 2015. But it also played a role in killing demand for affordable diesel vehicles in both Europe and the United States.

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