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U Toronto study measures GDI emissions in urban near-road environment

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A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet. —Zimmerman et al.

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Pi Innovo introducing new M670 rapid prototyping ECU

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Pi Innovo will launch its new M670 rapid prototyping engine control unit (ECU) next week at Engine Expo 2015 at Messe Stuttgart. The ECU supports a broad range of engine control features such as dual ETC, quad VVT, VGT, dual knock, UEGO (Universal Exhaust Gas Oxygen), HEGO (Heated Exhaust Gas Oxygen), and more.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. It is covered by 15 Renault patents and will be the core C-segment engine, in addition to playing a key role in the brand’s D-segment and van ranges. Variable flow oil pump.

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Ford to bring 20 new engines and transmissions to China and improve fleet fuel economy by more than 20% by 2015; producing the new 1.0L EcoBoost in China

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Ford will upgrade its entire powertrain portfolio in China by bringing 20 advanced engines and transmissions to support its planned introduction of 15 new vehicles to China—the world’s largest auto market—by 2015. Superior driving performance: strong low-end torque and responsive performance across the full rev range.

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Ford provides some performance specs for its new 2.7L twin-turbo EcoBoost for the MY2015 F-150

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The MY 2015 Ford F-150 will offer a new high-output, twin-turbo 2.7-liter Due to the extensive lightweighting in the new F-150 ( earlier post ), this will improve the power-to-weight ratio of the 2015 truck by 15% over the 2014 5.0-liter All-new aluminum cylinder heads feature water-cooled integrated exhaust manifolds.

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DLR wrapping up ECLIF in-flight study of emissions from alternative aviation fuels; potential for improved fuel design

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In a three-week series of flight tests lasting until 9 October 2015, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has been investigating how to reduce the impact of air transport on the climate by using alternative fuels. The WTD61 also supports DLR with the logistics for the implementation of the flight tests.

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Big Blue Bus receives nearly $900K to purchase 58 new Cummins-Westport Near-Zero NOx engines

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The NZ engine is the first mid-range engine in North America to receive emission certifications from both the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) meeting the 0.02 In June 2015, Big Blue Bus was awarded $5.9 ISL G Near-Zero (NZ) 0.02 NO x engines. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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