Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The FCA vehicles and model years (MY) involved in the settlement include MY 2012 through 2018 Ram 1500, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles, equipped with 5.7L gasoline engines. This engine configuration was found to not comply with certification emission standards when it was tested by CARB.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2020
the infrastructure changes reduced the number of times drivers had to swerve or brake suddenly or pedestrians had to dodge out of the way by 70%, said IIHS Senior Research Transportation Engineer Wen Hu, the author of the paper. Pedestrian fatalities rose 53% from 2009 to 2018 and now account for 17% of traffic deaths nationwide.
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2014
Neither is the result of immediate wide-spread customer demand, noted Bob Lee, VP and Head of Engine, Powertrain and Electrified Propulsion Systems Engineering for Chrysler Group LLC, later in the day: Electrification has been over-blown by the media. FCA is working on consolidating and improving its large and specialty engines lineup.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Secretive hiring took place at the time, and it was rumored high-level automotive engineers joined the company. 2016 brought more Titan hires, and a statement from Elon Musk that Apple hired over 1,000 engineers for the secretive project. More recruiting occurred throughout the year, again more engineering and software experts.
Green Car Congress
JULY 31, 2018
The degrading catalysts do not pose a safety issue, and do not affect current model year Cummins engine families. Initial readings of some of the Cummins engines revealed higher than expected emissions of NO x. This number includes about 232,000 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 vehicles with Cummins engines that had the same SCR defect.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Consumer Reports’ survey also reveals that some automakers—striving for improved fuel economy—are clearly making more reliable turbocharged engines than others. When compared to the average non-turbo engine among 2016-2018 models, overall, Lexus makes the most reliable turbo powertrain, followed by Honda and Porsche.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The automaker will reportedly be keeping the mid-engine coupe around through March to satisfy demand. "It Audi is basically doing what Dodge did with the Challenger/Charger. The e-tron GT is simply too different and we haven’t heard much on the Audi PB18 e-tron Concept that debuted in 2018.
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