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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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He was awarded an honorary doctorate in business administration by Indiana University in Bloomington. DeWitt downsized his operations after an economic recession hit the United States in 1975. He closed the business in 2018. He also was a member of the IEEEā€“Eta Kappa Nu honor society. Johnson served in the U.S.

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Split injection Miller cycle with boost decreases knock tendency and increases torque in downsized engine

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Researchers at Tianjin University in China report that combing split injection to the Miller cycle with boost pressure can effectively decrease the knock tendency and increase the engine torque in a downsized spark-ignition engine. Their paper is published in the journal Fuel. 2017.11.006.

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Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

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liter downsized turbocharged centrally-mounted direct injection engine. In the study, the team used two MY 2016 passenger cars. The first was equipped with a 2.0-liter liter all-guided direct injection SI Atkinson cycle engine; the second was equipped with a 1.5-liter —Yang et al. Jiacheng Yang, Patrick Roth, Thomas D. Durbin, Kent C.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter DTNA began work on the SuperTruck program in 2010 together with Detroit and other partners, including national labs, universities and suppliers. Lightweighting: MSI-ACPT, Maxion Inmagusa, Oregon State University, Strick, Toray. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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UK Consortium in Ā£8M project to design EV powertrain for global market

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GKN Automotive, Drive System Design and the University of Nottingham are collaborating on an Ā£8-million (US$10 million) project to design and develop a world-leading electric vehicle powertrain for the global market. The University of Nottingham is noted for its expertise in thermal management, semiconductor technology and high-speed motors.

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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

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Beginning in 2016, NHTSA and EPA will coordinate a mid-term review that must be finalized by April 2018. In addition, deploying turbocharged, downsized engines—which are expected to replace many current engines—may cost more and produce less fuel savings than the agenciesā€™ analysis indicates. Recommendations.

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