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In a new study, IHS Markit forecasts that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) will by 2040 grow to an all-time high of around 11 billion miles per year (a 65% increase since 2017) in China, Europe, India and the United States—the key markets examined for the study—and will keep growing. IHS Markit, “Reinventing the Wheel.”

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AUGUST 3, 2012

Renault’s engine plant in Brazil is to increase capacity by 25% between now and 2013. million engines, of which 335,813 in 2011. million powerplants to South American markets. million powerplants to South American markets. Renault is aiming for an 8% share of the market by 2016.

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MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 Engine power (kW). Engine torque (N·m).

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JUNE 1, 2017

and L9 engine platforms are compatible with 100% renewable diesel fuels meeting the EN 15940 specification (paraffinic diesel fuel from synthesis or hydrotreatment). EN 15940 was approved by CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, in April 2016. Cummins Inc. announced that the B4.5,

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AUGUST 6, 2022

This analysis builds on a previous comprehensive life cycle analysis, updating that study’s 2016 assumptions and methods. By far the largest and the most consequential change in the input assumptions between the 2016 study and this current update is in battery costs for BEVs.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

MAHLE Engine Components has developed an innovative lead-free bearing system combining highly engineered polymeric coatings with robust lead-free bearing linings for heavy-duty truck engines. Joachim Wagenblast, head of Product Development for MAHLE Engine Components USA.

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JULY 16, 2016

The US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends ( DE-FOA-0001623 ) to issue, on behalf of the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled “Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines.”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will consolidate their joint diesel engine development and production under the control of TICO. TICO currently manufactures gas, gasoline and diesel engines in classes ranging from 1,000 cc to 5,200 cc. Current TICO light-duty diesels. Combustion chamber.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Although GDI vehicles offer the potential of improved fuel economy, less fuel pumping, and charge air cooling, they tend to produce higher particulate matter (PM) emissions when compared with the traditional port fuel injection engines. In the study, the team used two MY 2016 passenger cars. —Yang et al.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

As part of this new line, TM4 is launching the SUMO HP HV900, a new motor/generator and inverter combination for the commercial heavy-duty market. It was purposely developed for series and parallel-hybrid configurations and can be coupled with diesel engines, multi-speed gearboxes or integrated to axles for ultra-low floor buses.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) have released a request for information (RFI) ( DE-FOA-0001460 ) titled “Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines” (Optima). Earlier post.) Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 26, 2016

The FOA will include the three areas of interest: medium- and heavy-duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs); direct injection propane engine; and alternative fuel vehicle community partner projects. Direct Injection Propane Engine. Recent advances in DI technology have enabled higher efficiency spark-ignited gasoline engines.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins 5.0L Nissan’s new 2016 Titan XD full-size pickup, which made its debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, was also the platform for the debut of the first vehicle installation of the all-new Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel engine. V8 Turbo Diesel. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 2, 2017

The new joint venture, which has initially been concluded for a term of 25 years, will develop electric vehicles and launch them on the hotly contested Chinese mass market. The objective is to deliver 400,000 electric vehicles to the Chinese market in 2020 and 1.5 Each of the partners is to hold a 50% stake in the new company.

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JUNE 30, 2021

g (12%) lower than in 2019 and represented the first decrease observed since 2016. Since 2017, the new Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) has been put in place with the objective to gradually replace the outdated New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). grams of CO 2 per kilometre (g CO 2 /km). This was 14.5

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

To complement its work on real-world emissions in Europe, TRUE has compiled remote sensing data from the states of Colorado and Virginia and the University of Denver to investigate the emissions of US light-duty vehicles. Average fuel-specific NO emissions of gasoline light-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks per model year and vehicle age.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Chevrolet will offer a small number—initially approximately 500 through California dealers—MY 2016 Silverado pickup trucks equipped with eAssist mild-hybrid technology. Sandor Piszar, marketing director for Chevrolet Trucks. V-8 engine to operate in 4-cylinder mode for longer periods, resulting in additional fuel economy benefits.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Citroën is a leading player in the Light Commercial Vehicles market. Already present in very targeted markets with Berlingo Electric and the forthcoming launch of Jumpy Electric (beginning of 2020), the Brand plans to extend its electric offering for business customers with a range of 100% electric compact vans by 2021.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

EPA recently released the latest edition of its annual report Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Fuel Economy Trends. Model year (MY) 2016 vehicle fuel economy was 24.7 Average new vehicle horsepower (hp) was also basically unchanged in MY 2016, as the average vehicle was 1 hp higher than MY 2015.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

FCA US will conduct an emissions recall to update emission control software in an estimated 100,000 model-year 2014-2016 Ram 1500 pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs equipped with 3.0-liter liter EcoDiesel V-6 engines. —Mark Chernoby, FCA Head of North American Safety and Regulatory Compliance.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In October 2015, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) launched a broad, joint effort to co-optimize the development of efficient engines and low greenhouse-gas fuels for on-road vehicles with the goal of reducing petroleum consumption by 30% by 2030 beyond what is already targeted. How do engine parameters affect efficiency?

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

announced its new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016). The company said it will spend 70% of its annual research and advanced engineering budget on environmental technologies. Nissan Motor Co., 1 in Zero-Emission Vehicles: cumulative sales of 1.5 1 in Zero-Emission Vehicles: cumulative sales of 1.5

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AUGUST 1, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $7 million in project funding to accelerate the introduction of affordable, scalable, and sustainable high-performance fuels for use in high-efficiency, low-emission engines as part of the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Co-Optima) initiative. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan ( earlier post ) made its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show as Honda announced additional details for the vehicle’s entry into the US market. The Clarity Fuel Cell will be available in black, white and signature red exterior paint schemes.

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AUGUST 30, 2020

This clearly establishes the leadership of NuScale and the US in the race to bring SMRs to market. NuScale’s DCA was completed in December 2016 and accepted by the NRC in March 2017. This is what DOE’s SMR Program was created to do, and our success is credited to strong bipartisan support from Congress.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The Alliance is forecasting total annual sales to exceed 14 million units with $240 billion in revenue by the end of the plan—up more than 30% on the $180 billion aggregate revenues achieved in 2016. The increased synergy target of €10 billion by the end of the plan follows a 16% rise in synergies in 2016 to €5 billion.

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MARCH 12, 2021

Launched in 2016, ARPA-E’s NEXTCAR program focuses on reducing vehicle energy consumption by developing Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) technologies that optimize vehicle dynamic controls and powertrain operation, allowing a vehicle to automatically process and react to its surrounding environment, traffic conditions and nearby vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The usage of primary aluminum intensive, extrusions and rolled products will be significantly higher than seen in internal combustion engine vehicles today. Sales of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) grew by more than 40% year on year globally in 2016. Battery housing is the biggest volume element of this market.

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JULY 14, 2021

India’s Hero motor corp is spreading wings above the potential European E-bike market. The market for E-bike in Europe is growing every day as the lifestyle of people is being centered around experiences rather than materialistic things. HMC acquired Avocet Sports in Manchester in the UK in 2016. The Ambitious Goal.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. In these regions, a typical powertrain is a three- or four-cylinder engine with a displacement size between 1.2 liters and 1.7

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MARCH 7, 2015

100 km) three-wheeled vehicle with a target date of 2016, unveiled its engine prototype: a 0.9-liter, As the team began to dive into some of the details and changes to meet the desired Elio targets, it found that the Geo Metro engine would not meet the fuel efficiency targets to enable the vehicle fuel economy goal of 84 mpg highway.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Porsche introduced the fully redeveloped second-generation of the Panamera in the summer of 2016. The four all-wheel drive models—Panamera 4S, Panamera 4S Diesel (310 kW / 422 hp), Panamera 4 E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) and Panamera Turbo—are already available on the market. Shown: the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Executive.

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APRIL 25, 2016

Volkswagen unveiled the T-Prime Concept GTE all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid in a world premiere at Auto China 2016 in Beijing. The T-Prime Concept GTE is based on the Volkswagen Group’s modular longitudinal platform (MLB); it covers full-size models with longitudinally mounted engines and gearboxes. The concept vehicle is 199.6

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JUNE 5, 2018

Production of the new compact SUV starts in June 2018, to be launched in the European market in summer. In addition to the upgraded powertrain portfolio, all Tucson engines meet the new Euro 6d-TEMP emission standards. —Andreas-Christoph Hofmann, Vice President Marketing and Product at Hyundai Motor Europe.

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JUNE 16, 2017

TDI engines for GAZ light commercial vehicles, opening up new business opportunities in international markets. TDI engines. engines from the Salzgitter plant in Germany. Volkswagen will provide technical support to integrate the engines in the GAZ model range. Supply of Volkswagen 2.0

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

The final MY 2013 adjusted, real world CO 2 emissions rate for all light-duty gasoline and diesel-fueled vehicles is 369 g/m—a 7 g/mi decrease relative to MY 2012. Of the five light-duty vehicle types, cars have the highest average adjusted fuel economy of 28.3 Light truck market share. Source: EPA. Fuel economy.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The longer-term purpose of the ACC program, according to ARB, is to shape the development of light-duty transportation to contribute to meeting the state’s 2050 GHG reduction goal of 80% below 1990 levels. This rulemaking is an opportunity for the Board to commit to the transformation of California’s light-duty vehicle fleet.

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