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Roskill: Japanese steel industry is poised for a major downsizing in the years to come

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The steel quality gap between Japanese and Chinese material has narrowed; Korea is another strong regional player. With these headwinds in mind, there is no doubt that the Japanese steel industry is poised for a major downsizing in the years to come, according to Roskill.

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Ricardo to assist Lifan in development of 1.2L turbocharged DI gasoline engines for downsizing applications

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Ricardo will assist Lifan Automobile Group based in Chongqing, China, with the development of a family of highly downsized gasoline engines capable of meeting future Chinese and international fuel economy and emissions regulations.

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Seres EV startup postpones US launch amid downsizing

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The electric-car company was founded in 2017 when the Chinese industrial company Sokon bought the battery-technology company founded by former Tesla CEO and founder Martin Eberhard. Seres, the startup electric carmaker formerly known as SF Motors, is shelving plans to bring a new electric car to market in the U.S.

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GM fast-charging, Hummer EV details, Lucid DreamDrive, Kandi cars: The Week in Reverse

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Which Chinese brand is aiming to have the most affordable EV in the U.S. What looks like a modern-but-downsized electric VW Microbus? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 31, 2020. General Motors showed a little more of its upcoming GMC Hummer EV on.

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Rheinmetall logs €250M order for electric vacuum pumps for PHEVs

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The pumps will be installed in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) in the Chinese plants of the customer. Especially for today’s downsized gasoline engines, the electric pumps are also useful since they always guarantee an adequate vacuum level, for example for boosting braking power.

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Ricardo extends work with Lifan for new turbo gasoline direct injection engine

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The new engine will achieve both China stage 3 fuel consumption and Euro 6 emissions regulations, offering the potential of application in both the Chinese and international markets. With work on the project starting in July, the first engines are due for production in late 2014.

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China’s JAC collaborating with Ricardo on advanced thermal engineering for vehicle development

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Under the contract placed by JAC—officially the Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) of Hefei, Anhui Province—Ricardo is providing advanced thermal simulation and test guidance to support the development of a passenger vehicle with a downsized gasoline engine.

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