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APRIL 5, 2016

Groupe Renault has studied and is deploying a number of actions designed to reduce the NO x emissions of its diesel Euro 6b vehicles in customer driving conditions without a noticeable impact on performance or fuel consumption. The measures will be applied in factory on diesel Euro 6b vehicles from July 2016.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

In December 2015, the Volkswagen Group presented specific technical measures to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) for the EA189 engines affected by the NO x issue. As agreed, the Group began implementing the measures in Germany at the end of January for 2.0L liter EA189 engines. liter EA189 engines.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Pinnacle Engines, developer of a highly efficient 4-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ), named Phil Murtaugh as the newest member of its board of directors. —Ron Hoge, Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Engines.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell engines for on- and off-road mobility, signed a memorandum of understanding with Netherlands-based clean technology engineering company Urban Mobility Systems (UMS). Nuvera is a subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc., Nuvera currently offers 45 and 60 kW systems.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Volkswagen announced that the Taos compact SUV, which slots into the lineup below the Tiguan, will feature a new version of the EA211 turbocharged four-cylinder engine that currently powers the Jetta sedan. Making 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, the new engine increases in size from 1.4 Taos teaser image.

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JULY 16, 2020

The BMW Group has signed a long-term supply contract worth €2 billion for battery cells with the Swedish company Northvolt. The BMW Group will also source cells manufactured in Europe from the Chinese manufacturer CATL from the plant currently under construction in Erfurt, Germany. —Andreas Wendt.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

The Volkswagen Group is expanding its capacities in Russia with the construction of a new engine plant in Kaluga, Russia. The Volkswagen Group will invest approximately €250 million (US$314 million) at the new location, where a a 1.6-liter liter gasoline engine from the EA 211 series will be produced locally as of 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) has appointed Dr. Jaiwon Shin as Executive Vice President and Head of its newly established Urban Air Mobility Division. An internationally renowned aeronautics engineer, Dr. Shin will lead the company into a new era of developing smart mobility products within the aviation industry.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

This Panel will focus on the agency’s development of a rule that proposes to set a new phase of greenhouse gas requirements for heavy-duty engines and trucks that would apply beginning in Model Year 2030. EPA first adopted GHG requirements for heavy-duty vehicles in 2011.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2015

liter diesel engines from model years 2009 through 2016. On 2 November, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) issued to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., liter diesel engines, alleging that these model years included defeat devices.

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JULY 10, 2017

Volkswagen Group Research and its partners in the EU-funded GasOn research project are developing an innovative monovalent natural gas engine. liter diesel engine, the unit permits very high compression. Extremely lean combustion (λ~2) leads to low consumption and initially to very low engine-out emissions. Based on a 2.0-liter

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The Volkswagen Group is continuing its restructuring in the aftermath of the diesel engine emissions scandal. The number of top managers reporting directly to the CEO has been almost halved, and new appointments to several posts will take effect in the first quarter of 2016. Eichhorn holds a PhD in mechanical engineering.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Hyundai has taken two out of the ten spots in the 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engine competition with the all-new 2019 NEXO FCEV fuel cell vehicle and 2019 Kona Electric CUV. This marks the tenth time Hyundai has earned a WardsAuto 10 Best Engine recognition since the awards’ annual inception in 1995. Earlier post.) Kona Electric.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

Groupe Renault, IDRO and PARTO NEGIN NASEH Co (NEGIN Holding) are forming a new joint venture company in Iran to boost Renault's presence in the country and step up the brand’s growth. In addition to the vehicle plant announced in September 2016, an engine plant is also planned with a capacity of 150,000 units a year.

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JUNE 16, 2017

The Volkswagen Group and GAZ Group have extended their manufacturing agreement for Volkswagen and ŠKODA models in Russia until 2025. TDI engines for GAZ light commercial vehicles, opening up new business opportunities in international markets. TDI engines. GAZ Group plans to equip GAZ vehicles with Volkswagen TDI 2.0

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APRIL 13, 2022

Unreal Engine 5 , released on April 5, is among the leaders. Its creator, Epic Games, is best known for its megahit game Fortnite , but the company’s engine expertise has deep roots. The engine spun off from the 1998 shooter Unreal and seized an early lead when Epic licensed it for use in over a dozen games from 1999 to 2001. “I

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Volkswagen Group laid the foundation stone for its new engine plant next to the Volkswagen vehicle plant at Kaluga. The engine to be produced at Kaluga in the future will be a 1.6-liter liter gasoline engine from the EA 211 series, representing Volkswagen’s most modern engine technology.

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Shanghai-based AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. will introduce China’s first domestic commercial jet engine in 2016, a significant step of its large-jet program. We hope the home-made engine will fly together with the home-made large aircraft,” he said. AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Ballard Power Systems has entered into a Technology Solutions transaction with Volkswagen Group for an aggregate amount of approximately US$80 million for the transfer of certain automotive-related fuel cell intellectual property (IP) and a two-year extension of an engineering services contract. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

GAZ Group, Russia’s largest manufacturer of commercial motor vehicles, has introduced new compressed natural gas (CNG) models of specialized vehicles: a garbage truck with rear loading and a repair mobile workshop created on the base of a GAZon Next CNG medium-duty truck.

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MARCH 22, 2022

naturally aspirated methanol engine providing 97kW (130HP) of power and 175 N·m of max torque together with an electric motor providing 100kW (134HP) of power and 320 N·m for a combined 272kW (364HP) and 495 N·m of torque. methanol engine to operate at peak efficiency and lower emissions. The sedan houses a 1.8L

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Ramo served as a presidential chair and professor of electrical engineering at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering from 2008 until he died in 2016.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Ford will return to Le Mans in 2016 with the all-new Ford GT supercar ( earlier post ) to compete in the LM GTE Pro class, commemorating the 50 th anniversary of Ford’s 1966 overall victory. The Ford GT race car will debut in 2016, and will be campaigned by Chip Ganassi Racing. Click to enlarge. Drivers will be announced later.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

The technology group Wärtsilä, through its joint venture company CSSC Wärtsilä Engine (Shanghai) Co (CWEC), has been contracted to deliver 16 engines for four new LNG carrier vessels being built at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in China. Delivery of the engines to the yard will commence in the second half of 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The Volkswagen Group will invest around €62.4 The ratio of capital expenditure to sales revenue will be at a competitive level of around 6% on average in the period from 2012 to 2016. This will allow the Volkswagen Group to systematically continue its model rollout with a view to tapping new markets and segments. billion (US$85.4

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MARCH 1, 2016

At the Volkswagen Group Night event on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show, CEO Matthias Müller said that the Group is realigning its Group Design for the digital era. These two key strategic decisions underscore the Group's conviction that digitalization will open up new fields of business and sales potential.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Dahn is a pioneering researcher and developer of lithium-ion battery technology and leads a large research group at Dalhousie University. Dahn held the position of NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair with Dalhousie University from 2016 to 2021. Dahn’s research group in 2013. In 2021, Prof. He holds a B.Sc.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

At the BWM Group’s engine plant in Steyr (Austria), in a reference project accompanied by the Technical University of Vienna, Ecoclean Monschau (formerly Dürr Ecoclean) has significantly raised the energy efficiency of a. The first EcoCFlex unit for cleaning and deburring engine components went into service at the BMW Group in 2005.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

million units by 2016. The dual-clutch gearboxes produced especially for the Chinese market will be used in several Group models in China in the future. The new transmission production company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Think Blue Factory. Test and analysis center.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2015

On 3 November, Volkswagen AG announced that during the course of its internal investigation into the diesel emission cheating issue, it had uncovered “irregularities” when determining type-approval CO 2 levels, affecting around 800,000 vehicles from the Group. Engines affected are: 75 PS 1.4L Earlier post.). 75 PS 2.0L 90 PS 1.4L

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

million diesel vehicles to date; these are vehicles with the EA189 engine type and displacements of 2.0, Vehicles that received official approval for the retrofit early on in spring 2016 have already been to service garages for the software update with few exceptions. Volkswagen has so far successfully retrofitted around 3.4

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APRIL 2, 2015

The eighth hybrid in the Toyota lineup, the RAV4 Hybrid offers more power as well as better fuel economy than the conventional RAV4, according to Toyota Group Vice President and General Manager Bill Fay. TSS will be standard on 2016 RAV4 Limited grades. The 2016 RAV4 models will arrive at dealers this fall. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 12, 2017

ST Engineering announced several initiatives to advance Singapore’s Smart Mobility 2030 vision of a smart transportation network and to strengthen its leadership in the development of autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies. —Vincent Chong, President & CEO of ST Engineering.

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JUNE 18, 2015

Tesla Motor’s Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel signed a 5-year research agreement with Dalhousie University’s Jeff Dahn, Li-ion battery researcher with the Faculty of Science, and his group of students, postdoctoral researchers and technical staff. combinatorial solutions handling robot for respirator carbons. —Prof.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In Europe, three weeks after implementation of its technical corrections for EA189 engines affected by the NO x cheating ( earlier post ), the Volkswagen Group reports successful completion of more than 50% of the first wave in Germany. By Thursday, new engine control software had been installed in some 4,300 Volkswagen Amarok units.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

EPA issued a second notice of violation ( NOV ) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., liter engines for model years (MY) 2014 through 2016 that results in increased NO x emissions of up to nine times EPA’s standard. liter engines for MY 2009-2015 vehicles.

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JANUARY 5, 2016

Torotrak Group and Wrightbus have completed the in-service trial of a Wrightbus StreetLite midi bus fitted with Torotrak’s Flybrid mechanical kinetic energy recovery system (KERS). In collaboration with its global Tier 1 manufacturing partner, Torotrak is on track to commence production of bus KERS systems from mid-2016 onwards.

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