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Mazda announces SKYACTIV-X: gasoline Spark Controlled Compression Ignition

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Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. As part of the new technology to achieve this vision, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation gasoline engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019. Earlier post.). Yamasaki, Y.,

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KCL study finds London air pollution from traffic improving, but continues to exceed limits in many parts of city

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Fitting new exhaust clean-up technology to older buses helped to curb nitrogen dioxide along some of London’s roads. Putney High Street, for example, saw a particular improvement with a significant reduction in NO 2 levels after 2010, due largely to the retrofitting of older buses technology to cut emissions. Roadside PM 2.5

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Kia unveiling new cee’d GT line with new 1.0L T-GDi and 7-speed DCT at Geneva

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Kia’s new turbocharged engine, developed in-house at the company’s Namyang R&D center in Korea, features a high-pressure direct injection system, advanced engine cooling and an integrated exhaust manifold for cleaner emissions and efficient packaging. The Kia cee’d GT Line will be available from Kia dealers across Europe in Q4 2015.

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