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Mazda introduces HAZUMI concept along with new 1.5-liter SKYACTIV-D diesel

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The system is referred to as MZD Connect in other markets.) The result is cleaner combustion with low NO x and soot emissions. Misfiring is avoided by adopting a variable valve lift (VVL) system for the exhaust valves. The name Mazda Connect is used in Japan, US, Canada and Mexico. Source: Mazda. Click to enlarge.

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U. Mich, Ford team studies effect of ethanol in reducing PM from DISI engines; insights into fueling strategies to reduce soot

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A team from the University of Michigan and Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering group in Dearborn has studied the effects of ethanol on reducing particulate emissions from a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine by comparing neat anhydrous ethanol with a baseline fuel of reference grade gasoline (indolene).

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