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China Merchants Heavy Industry orders methanol dual-fuel engines for new Pure Car and Truck Carrier segment

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The order represents a number of firsts, including the first order globally for the S60ME-LGIM variant, the first methanol-fueled engine for a PCTC, and the first Chinese-built methanol engine. The engines will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system.

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BYD debuts DM-i PHEV technology and 1.5L Xiaoyun Engine; 43% BTE

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an increased B/S ratio, an Atkinson cycle for improved combustion efficiency, an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system, a series of friction-reducing measures and an engine control system that is uniquely optimized for high thermal efficiency targets. The Xiaoyun engine features a high compression ratio (CR) of 15.5,

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EV startup Byton commissions D?rr for paint shop; EcoInCure technology

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The Chinese start-up Byton, which is developing fully networked and highly automated electric vehicles ( earlier post ) has commissioned Dürr to construct a complete paint shop. In October 2019, the Chinese OEM Future Mobility Corporation (FMC) will begin production of electric vehicles under the Byton brand at its company site in Nanjing.

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China’s auto employees undergo the brunt of price competition as fallout grows

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Chinese language vegetation already have been a long way from working at complete tilt when Tesla first snip costs in October latter hour and later once more in January. A number of automakers together with Mitsubishi Motors and Toyota have laid off 1000’s in China then gross sales slumped.

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Since 2018, Bosch has won electromobility orders amounting to ~€13 billion

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Despite the market’s current significant downward trend, the sector’s sales from operations will come in at just under the previous year’s level. At the start of the year, Bosch forecast sales of €5 billion by 2025 with electromobility components and systems for passenger cars and light trucks. We want to grasp them. Earlier post.).

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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Most eVTOL manufacturers are targeting 2023 for the start of commercial operations, and the IDTechEx report provides forecasts in unit sales and battery demand through 2042. Health and safety concerns, like the impact of diesel particulate exhaust emissions on construction worker health, and noise, could be equally important drivers.

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Europe’s auto suppliers reach the end of the road – ET Auto

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But EU plans to outlaw the sale of new fossil fuel-powered cars from 2035, meaning some jobs will inevitably become redundant. Making exhausts, headlights, gear boxes or brakes has long been a steady job with suppliers in Germany alone employing some 270,000 people. “That’s not the case in production.”

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