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These light-duty EVs fill the gap between full-sized trucks and small utility carts for low-speed logistics and cargo services in campus and urban environments. The Club Car Current is engineered for multiple bed options and accessories—van box, pickup truck with sides, flatbed configurations—for fleet versatility.

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diesel engines. Mazda announced it will offer the SKYACTIV-D diesel in North America from the second half of 2017. This will be Mazda’s first diesel engine model in the North American market. The engines in the new CX-5 are paired with either the six-speed SKYACTIV-DRIVE automatic or six-speed SKYACTIV-MT manual transmission.

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Auto Start-Stop technology will be available on 70% of Ford’s North American vehicle lineup by 2017, the company said. liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) is set to go on sale in the 2014 Ford Fiesta. The engine restarts instantly when the driver begins to release the brake pedal. Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems'

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Honda unveiled its Cooperative Mobility Ecosystem concept at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, connecting artificial intelligence, robotics and big data to transform the mobility experience of the future. VocalZoom’s optical sensor has the potential to deliver seamless, near-perfect voice-control performance even in a noisy in-cabin environment.

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The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the CO 2 emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12% decrease in average cO 2 emissions, compared with 2019. Average van emissions decreased slightly, by about 1.5 %.

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A 2017 analysis by a Ukrainian/French team (Kyriienko et al. Orlyk, Christophe Calers, and Stanislaw Dzwigaj (2017) “Ethanol Conversion into 1,3-Butadiene by the Lebedev Method over MTaSiBEA Zeolites (M = Ag, Cu, Zn)” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 5 (3), 2075-2083 doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01728 6b01728 Chung, SH.,

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ion Ventures is leading the deployment of the battery in a real-world environment with a view to deploying it into the grid storage market in the future. LiNa’s senior team has accumulated decades of materials engineering and design for manufacturing experience in the fuel cell industry.

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To improve the safety of autonomous systems, MIT engineers have developed a system that can sense tiny changes in shadows on the ground to determine if there’s a moving object coming around the corner. ShadowCam used the tags as features of the environment to zero in on specific patches of pixels that may contain shadows.

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JULY 26, 2023

When Peter Gracey first realized he was gay, admitting it could have cost the engineer his job. Since coming out in 2009 at the age of 44, he has dedicated himself to setting up support networks to help LGBTQ+ engineers find their voice. You can apply the basic principles of being an engineer to any form of engineering,” he says. “You

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A team led by Southwest Research Institute has applied connectivity and automation to achieve a 20% improvement in efficiency on a 2017 Toyota Prius Prime. SwRI engineers used internal funding to deploy the eco-driving technology in a mobile driver advisory app that runs on regular smart phones or tablets. Earlier post.).

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Engineers and technologists can and should play major roles in creating a greener planet, creating tools that address environmental degradation. To create a sustainable environment, we need to contain air pollution. If we don’t care about our environment and the future of our planet, then who will? If not now, when?

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billion) in engine technology to ensure further improvements in fuel consumption and emissions in gasoline and diesel engines in current as well as current vehicles, according to Prof. All components of the new aftertreatment system are now arranged on the engine itself, rather than elsewhere on the vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Among other enhancements, buses will be equipped with Cummins-Westport Near-Zero engines and fueled by Renewable Natural Gas, to further reduce NO x vehicle emissions by more than 90% by December 2018. In 2017, Gillig and Cummins announced a collaboration on electrified powertrains. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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University of British Columbia (UBC) engineers have used polymeric scrap tire fibers (STF) to develop a more resilient type of concrete that could be used for concrete structures such as buildings, roads, dams and bridges, while reducing landfill waste. A paper on the work is published in the journal Materials and Structures. Onuaguluchi, O.

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The team will explore using liquid ammonia as fuel for a jet engine and generating electricity from the engine’s exhaust heat, reducing emissions, and saving on fuel. The team aims to deliver trustworthy autonomy tools to help Advanced Air Mobility aircraft fly safely through complex airspace, typical of dense urban environments.

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The program, offered virtually and in person, combines theory and hands-on training on topics such as community outreach and engagement, health care, the environment, and sustainability. Niyoyita, who attends classes remotely, is a process engineer at Africa Improved Foods , also in Kigali. It teaches leadership and other soft skills.

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Omnitek Engineering Corporation has selected the 12.7 Omnitek Engineering Corporation has selected the 12.7 Omnitek’s diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion system was selected as the best technology under the competitive grant process for the agency’s “Piloting Engine Upgrade Technologies in the Freight Mobility Sector” project.

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The LNG Propulsion system comprises one eight cylinder Bergen C26:33 natural gas engine rated at 2160kW; Promas combined rudder and propeller system; one tunnel thruster in the bow and one in the aft; and a Rolls-Royce automation and DP system. This means the main engine also generates electricity for the ship.

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10,000 hours, the equivalent of 300,000 driven miles, is the point at which hydrogen fuel cell endurance is comparable to the best light-weight diesel engines under such test conditions. This particular test is employed to accelerate aging and to stress wear on car engines and fuel cell systems over time. Earlier post.).

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SAE International is engaged with the Idaho National Lab and US Department of Energy (DOE) in bench-testing of WPT 3 (11 kW) levels in 2017, said Jesse Schneider, chair of the SAE J2954 task force, in his presentation at the SAE 2017 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium last week in San Diego. Click to enlarge.

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The UK government has launched a £75-million (US$120-million) fund to speed the development of low carbon technologies for engines. The LUTZ project is being developed to explore the potential for intelligent mobility concepts within the urban environment. Autonomous driving Engines Fuel Efficiency' Earlier post.)

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 grams more than in 2017. grams of CO 2 per kilometer. g CO 2 /km. g CO 2 /km in 2018. g CO 2 /km).

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The pickup will be launched in late 2017 in Europe under the name Mercedes-Benz X-Class. Ladder-type frame, high-torque six-cylinder engine, and permanent all-wheel drive are compulsory for us. The high-torque engine will provide high driving dynamics on the road and off the road.

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In 2017, AYGO was amongst the top sellers of the A-segment with more than 85,000 units sold, and a segment share of 6.6%. With my 14 years of experience in being a Chief Engineer for joint venture projects, I know the importance of sustaining modernity during a vehicle’s lifecycle. —David Terai, AYGO Chief Engineer.

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Andrews in the UK has developed a new, more thermally robust catalyst for NO x aftertreatment systems for diesel engines. NO x is extremely difficult to reduce under an oxygen-rich environment. This prohibits closer placement of the catalyst to the engine, requiring an aggressive warm-up with extra fuel burning during the cold-start.

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As part of a three-year project led by the US Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC) to mitigate growth of toxic algae blooms, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is investigating these blooms as a viable source of biocrude fuel and fertilizer. 2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. Figure from Tian et al.

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An inaugural partner in Formula E, Renault e.dams clinched its third consecutive FE Teams’ title in Montreal at the end of July 2017 and will soon begin Season 4. As of mid-2017, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi made up the world’s largest automotive alliance. Nissan will enter Formula E in Season 5. Earlier post.).

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BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced that a fleet of approximately 40 autonomous BMW vehicles will be on the roads by the second half of 2017, demonstrating the significant advancements made by the three companies towards fully autonomous driving. BMW engineer André Mueller tests autonomous driving technology in a BMW autonomous test car.

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Toyota Motor Corporation will send two Mirai fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to China in October 2017 to conduct demonstration tests in the country. Coinciding with the start of these tests, Toyota will also establish a hydrogen station at TMEC (Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing China), its Chinese research and development base.

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In order to support safe driving in city environments, the vehicle is installed with safety features such as the Advanced Emergency Braking System, the Lane Departure Warning System, as well as the Electronic Stability Program. In 2017, MFTBC introduced the eCanter, the first all-electric light-duty truck in series production in Japan.

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At Auto Guangzhou 2017, Toyota Motor announced it will introduce an electric vehicle under the Toyota brand in the Chinese market in 2020, and that the scope of a fuel-cell vehicle feasibility study will be expanded to cover commercial vehicles such as buses. Recently, the Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co.,

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The team presented a paper on their work at the ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. liter engine cylinder, liquid fuel (shown in red and orange) is converted to fuel vapor under high temperatures during ignition. In a model of a 1.6 Image courtesy of Ronald Grover. Click to enlarge.

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Tata Motors Limited and MAHLE have signed a joint development agreement for designing and developing a Secondary Loop Mobile Air Conditioning System (SL-MAC), under the aegis of United Nations Environment. The refrigerant never enters the passenger compartment and instead stays in the engine area. Andersen, S., Chowdhury, S.,

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Further investments were made in 2017, when the BMW Group became involved with Desktop Metal, a start-up specializing in additive manufacturing of metal components and developing innovative, highly productive manufacturing procedures.

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TAE’s fifth-generation reactor, Norman, was unveiled in 2017 and was designed to keep plasma stable at 30 million degrees Celsius. TAE’s safe, non-radioactive approach avoids carbon and particulate emissions, mitigating any impact on the environment or climate change.

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Engineers from motorsport and production development have incorporated the knowledge and experience of BMW i in a high-performance motorsport drivetrain. Work on developing the BMW drivetrain for Formula E began in early 2017. Has 100% of the maximum motor speed. Development. By the time it came to the roll-out of the BMW iFE.18

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billion) in its strategic engine initiative. The optimization of advanced high-tech engines plays a key role in our road map towards sustainable mobility. The new engines] also need to be designed with a view to all current and future requirements. The result is a dynamic engine response with no turbo lag. —Prof.

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