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APRIL 3, 2017

In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals. Near zero sulfur (.

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JULY 12, 2013

GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 GM has a goal of 125 MW renewable energy. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 7, 2019

Projects selected through this solicitation will complement DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) research started in FY 2017. Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. Plug-in Hybrid CNG Drayage Truck “PHET”.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

Beginning sales of fuel cell buses in small numbers by early 2017, focusing on Tokyo; preparing to sell over 100 fuel cell buses ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. Promoting the downsizing and improvement of power control units in hybrids and PHVs, etc.; Achieving sales of 1.5

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MARCH 1, 2016

Our Intelligent Mobility vision is a framework to move customers around the world towards a safer and more sustainable future. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe. To realize this vision, Nissan has launched a long-term strategy, supported by significant R&D investments.

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APRIL 27, 2016

Takashi Moriya, Senior Chief Engineer at Honda R&D, re-iterated Honda’s strategic focus on electrification as the main pathway toward reducing greenhouse gases, and shift to renewable sources of energy. Honda also sees the possibility of a “hydrogen-powered society” based on renewable energy and renewable-energy-generated hydrogen.

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MARCH 27, 2015

The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter Upon federal adoption of the Phase 2 standards, ARB staff plans to present a proposed California Phase 2 program to the Board, most likely in late 2016 or 2017. —Derek Rotz, principal investigator for SuperTruck, Daimler Trucks North America. Click to enlarge.

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