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BorgWarner Combined Regulated Two-Stage and VTG Turbo Technologies for New BMW 740d

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Working with BMW, BorgWarner combined two advanced turbocharging technologies—regulated two-stage (R2S) and variable turbine geometry (VTG)— to accelerate BMW’s engine downsizing strategy without compromising power and torque. 100km (34 mpg US) and Euro 5 emissions compliance.

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Federal Mogul develops advanced aluminum piston for high-performance light-duty diesel engines

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BMW is the first to use the piston in its triple-turbo 3.0-liter downsized diesel engines with improved fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. Federal-Mogul's 2D ultrasonic inspection technique enables high performance pistons for diesel downsizing. Click to enlarge. Federal-Mogul Corporation has. Click to enlarge.

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CAM/PwC name Volkswagen Group most innovative global automotive company, Mercedes-Benz most innovative brand

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Top spot went to Volkswagen Group, followed by Daimler, BMW, GM and Toyota. Daimler followed in second place, then BMW Group, GM and Toyota. CAM also selected Mercedes-Benz as the most innovative brand; BMW came in second, followed by Volkswagen, Audi and Ford. Source: CAM. Click to enlarge. Conventional drives. Source: CAM.

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. g/km—in model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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Alset dual-fuel Hybrid Hydrogen system to debut in Aston Martin Rapide S at the Nürburgring

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liter engine will showcase that engine downsizing or electrification is not the only way to achieve low emissions, the company said. Our system offers, dependent on tank size, a range of up to 250 km [155 miles] with zero [tailpipe] CO 2 emissions. Four carbon-fiber tanks holding 3.23 In addition, the use of the existing 6.0

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ZF showcasing second-generation 8HP 8-speed transmission at NAIAS; additional 3% boost in fuel savings

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Furthermore, the objective was to take the changing vibration behavior of the increasingly economical yet, at the same time, more powerful downsizing units into account. The new 8HP entered volume production at the start of July 2014 in the BMW 520d as the 8HP50 version that is designed for torques of up to 500 N·m.

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Calls for an international 48V electrical standard for vehicles; looming WLTP implementation

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One of the issues for the industry to confront in moving away from the NEDC test is that the WLTP typically halves the measurement of CO 2 reduction gained from first generation stop-start systems, which characteristically reduce CO 2 emissions on the NEDC by 5%. This reduces to 2.5% when measuring the same vehicle on the WLTP.

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