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2016 Optima midsize sedan gains new 1.6L engine

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Kia Motors America (KMA) introduced the re-designed Optima midsize sedan at the New York International Auto Show. All new for the 2016 model is a 1.6-liter Available Rack-mounted Motor Driven Power Steering (R-MDPS) improves steering response with a higher gear ratio. liter four-cylinder turbo engine offered on the LX trim.

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DOE awarding $19.4M to 22 advanced vehicle technologies projects; Mercedes-Benz, GM Li-S battery projects

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The three selected EEMS projects will conduct research that evaluates energy savings benefits from connected and automated vehicles. The award is from the FY 2017 Vehicle Technologies Program-Wide Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0001629) issued in December 2016. General Motors LLC. ICME Low Cost Carbon Fiber (Area of Interest 2).

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Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Co., Initiating consideration of the possibility of joint research for hydrogen engine development (Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Yamaha Motor). Going forward, they are planned to be joined by Honda Motor Co.,

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Prius Prime PHEV pricing to start at $27,100; on sale later this year

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The Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, unveiled at the 2016 New York International Auto Show in March ( earlier post ), features a larger 8.8 kWh battery pack for twice the electric range of its predecessor, as well as some enhancements to its powertrain, including a Toyota-first dual motor generator drive system.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.). —2012 Sustainability Report.

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Toyota details design of fuel cell system in Mirai; work on electrode catalysts

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And again at this year’s 2016 SAE World Congress, Toyota presented three more papers: one detailing the development of Mirai’s Toyota Fuel Cell System (TCFS) and two dealing with the critical issues of the fuel cell catalysts. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. Kato (2016) Click to enlarge.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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Akhtar earned an additional master's degree in electrical and computer engineering and a doctorate in neuroscience in 2016 but has not completed his medical degree. The Ability Hand contains six motors housed in a carbon fiber casing. The program allows students to earn both an M.D. and a Ph.D.

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