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Engine products group files legal challenge to EPAs partial waiver for E15

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The newly formed Engine Products Group (EPG)—comprising the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance), The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. We want to be sure that any new fuel will not increase air pollution, harm engines or endanger consumer safety.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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Their low cost and ability to start the engine at cold temperatures sets them apart in conventional and basic micro-hybrid vehicles, and as auxiliary batteries in all other automotive applications, according to the report. The maximal charge voltage (of the legal limit of 60V) is still being defined by OEMs.

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Volkswagen AG timeline on diesel emissions scandal

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For this purpose, the company decided to develop a new diesel powertrain unit with the EA 189 type diesel engine that featured high performance and cost-efficient production. This software modification required a selective but significant modification of the existing engine management software.

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Strapped In: Why Seatbelts are Non-Negotiable! | Autocar Professional

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India has the highest number of total persons killed due to road accidents, followed by China and the United States as per the World Road Statistics, 2022 published by the International Road Federation. A major turning point occurred in 1959 when Nils Bohlin, a Swedish engineer, created the revolutionary three-point seatbelt for Volvo.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. 40 CFR § 80.27

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House Chairmen Waxman, Markey Release Draft of Energy and Climate Legislation; Among the Many Provisions Are Cap-and-Trade, Harmonization of CAFE and California Vehicle Regulations, and Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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heavy duty on-road vehicles, off-road vehicles, locomotives, marine and aviation engines. heavy duty on-road vehicles, off-road vehicles, locomotives, marine and aviation engines. The draft directs EPA to achieve additional reductions in global warming pollution by entering into agreements to prevent international deforestation.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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To be clear, said Sandra Novak, Audi Regulatory Engineer who now works on the e-fuels projects out of the Volkswagen Group of America office in Auburn Hills, MI, Audi itself is not in the partner companies’ labs; Audi is, however, “ pushing the companies in the right direction ”—i.e, —Reiner Mangold. Audi e-gas. Earlier post.)

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