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Jaguar Land Rover produces more than 1.5M Ingenium engines; adds new straight-six diesel MHEV to family; fuel cell concept coming

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JULY 18, 2020

million Ingenium engines at its Engine Manufacturing Center in Wolverhampton, UK. The UK manufacturer is now adding a new straight-six diesel to the family. The advanced in-line Ingenium diesel engine, featuring mild hybrid technology (MHEV), joins the range of six-cylinder gasoline and four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines.

Land Rover

Land Rover Diesel Engine Concept

MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

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APRIL 9, 2019

In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. Ethanol or methanol would be employed to increase knock resistance. —Daniel Cohn.

MIT

MIT Gasoline Engine Fuel

Jaguar Land Rover expands Ingenium engine family with straight six-cylinder gasoline engine; MHEV 48V system; 20% more fuel efficient than outgoing V6

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its Ingenium engine family with a new six-cylinder gasoline engine designed and engineered in-house, and manufactured at its £1-billion Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) in Wolverhampton, UK. —Nick Rogers, Executive Director Of Product Engineering.

Land Rover

Land Rover Gasoline Engine Gasoline-Electric

Aramco, KAUST team finds hybrid gasoline compression-ignition architecture can reduce GHG 26-55% vs. conventional SI

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APRIL 27, 2020

Researchers from Saudi Aramco and KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology), with a colleague from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, assessed the effects of adopting 4 hybrid architectures on the life-cycle GHG emissions of a novel high-reactivity fuel in an advanced compression-ignition engine (GCI). Abdul-Manan et al.

Gasoline

Gasoline Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Emissions

JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

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MARCH 6, 2018

This rise in average CO 2 emissions correlates with a decrease in demand for diesel cars across Europe—which produce lower CO 2 emissions than gasoline cars—and the rising popularity of SUVs, which emit higher average CO 2 emissions of 133.0 g/km, compared to gasoline cars, which had an average of 123.4

Gasoline

Gasoline Diesel Emissions SUV

Mazdas new SKYACTIV gasoline and diesel engines are steps on the road to its Ideal Engine; focus on compression ratio

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

Mazda

Mazda Engine Gasoline Diesel

Mazda announces SKYACTIV-X: gasoline Spark Controlled Compression Ignition

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AUGUST 8, 2017

As part of the new technology to achieve this vision, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation gasoline engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019. This new proprietary combustion engine combines the advantages of gasoline and diesel engines to optimize environmental performance, power and acceleration performance.

Mazda

Mazda Gasoline Fuel Economy Gasoline-Electric

Audi takes aggressive stance with diesel in the US; four new models and new 3.0L diesel engine; challenge to policymakers

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Audi of America is taking a more aggressive stance with diesel in the US, both in terms of product offerings and in policy. diesel engine, more details of which will emerge closer to launch. As of September 2012, a third of Q7 models sold, and more than 55% of A3 models sold, are diesel. Earlier post.)

Diesel

Diesel Audi Engine Cleaner

Navigator CO2 to provide ~600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels

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MAY 19, 2023

Ultra-low carbon eFuels contain no sulfur and are cleaner-burning than petroleum-based fuels. Infinium eSAF and Infinium eDiesel can be used in planes, ships, and trucks as an immediate replacement for petroleum jet and diesel fuels without modifications to engines or distribution infrastructure.

CO2

CO2 Carbon Fuel Alternative Cleaner

US Postal Service contractor chooses propane for parcel deliveries; F-750s with ROUSH tech

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MARCH 5, 2020

Propane autogas engine technology has progressed to the point where emissions are reduced to near zero. V10 engine and ROUSH CleanTech propane fuel system, which is 90% cleaner than the Environmental Protection Agency’s most stringent heavy-duty emission standard. Each of McAbee’s trucks is equipped with a Ford 6.8L

South Carolina

South Carolina Alternative Fuels Cleaner Fleet

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

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JULY 21, 2021

The results show there is no realistic pathway to full decarbonization of internal combustion engine vehicles, and that only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways. Natural gas does not offer climate benefits compared to gasoline and diesel, and many biofuel pathways do not, either.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

Blue Bird first to offer ultra-low NOx, Type-C school bus fueled by compressed natural gas

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MAY 9, 2019

School districts and transportation contractors can now purchase buses fueled by compressed natural gas that are 90% cleaner than the national emissions standard, opening more opportunities for funding that supports reduced emissions. V10 engine. As a lower-carbon fuel, CNG is naturally cleaner than diesel and gasoline.

Gas

Gas Cleaner Fuel Low Cost

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

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JULY 9, 2019

The vans are driven exclusively by the electric traction motor; a combustion engine serves as a range extender. The trial sought to test whether businesses could carry out the typical daily duties of their diesel-powered vehicles, while maximizing the use of zero-emissions electric-only mode. l/100km (71.2

London

London Cleaner PHEV Plug-in

GM begins market positioning for Cruze Diesel in 2013; small displacement diesels to “fill an important niche”

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APRIL 27, 2012

turbodiesel engine on Cruze—one of the top-selling gasoline-powered cars in the US in 2011 and General Motors’ best-selling model globally—will establish Chevrolet as the only domestic automaker offering an American-manufactured diesel-powered compact car with a European-American developed engine.

Diesel

Diesel GM Market 2013

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. liter, 127 hp engine which can run on both 100% methanol (M100) and gasoline. The version used in the fleet test has a 50-liter methanol tank as well as a 10-liter gasoline tank.

Iceland

Iceland CO2 Gasoline Renewable

Additional details on Honda’s new 1.6L diesel

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

i-DTEC engine. liter i-DTEC diesel engine to be applied first in the Civic is the first engine from Honda’s Earth Dreams Technology series to be launched in Europe. It is the lightest diesel engine in its class, weighing 47 kg (104 lbs) less than Honda’s 2.2-liter liter i-DTEC engine. Honda’s 1.6L

Diesel

Diesel Engine 2000 Emissions

PNNL team develops onboard fuel separation technology to enable octane-on-demand for improved fuel economy

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MAY 22, 2020

Designed to work with a car’s existing fuel, the onboard separation technology is the first to use chemistry—not a physical membrane—to separate ethanol-blended gasoline into high- and low-octane fuel components. High-compression engines that squeeze the most work out of each drop of fuel are the engines of the future.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Gasoline

Tech: New Technology Reduces Diesel Emissions

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 22, 2021

According to dozens of automotive story headlines, the internal combustion engine, running on gasoline or diesel, is dead or dying as customers, auto companies and investors flock to electric powertrains. While 2045 may still be more than two decades away, emissions advances in internal combustion engines (ICE) are continuing.

Diesel

Diesel Emissions Fuel Economy Yukon

BMW bringing 4-cylinder gasoline engines back to the US; more diesels to come

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JANUARY 27, 2011

For the first time in more than a decade, BMW will once again offer a four-cylinder engine in the United States, said Jim O’Donnell, president BMW North America, in remarks at the Washington DC Auto Show. We know there is still great potential for the continuing development of the internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge.

BMW

BMW Diesel Engine Li-ion

Empa recommends buying diesel vehicles only if Euro 6d-TEMP or Euro 6d

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AUGUST 22, 2017

These will plug the gaps in the existing legislation and will help to ensure that diesel vehicles in particular become considerably cleaner as regards their NO x emissions. million passenger vehicles with gasoline engines and 1.3 million with diesel engines were registered in Switzerland.

Diesel

Diesel Buy Vehicles Exhaust

Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

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JUNE 4, 2020

After completing a major body of research focused on boosted (also known as turbocharged) spark ignition (SI) engines in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, Co-Optima’s FY 2019 LD research and development (R&D) shifted to multimode solutions that employ multiple engine operating modes to maximize engine efficiency and fuel economy.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy 2019 Diesel Engine

Study finds highly-turbocharged alcohol-fueled DISI engines could be more efficient than diesels

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Highly turbocharged alcohol-fueled direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

Diesel

Diesel Engine Downsizing Fuel

Cummins Agrees to Pay $1.6 Billion in U.S. Emissions Fines

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The United States Department of Justice has accused Cummins of installing emissions defeating devices on diesel motors and decided to fine the company $1.67 The Justice Department has alleged that Cummins installed devices that allowed the engines to pass emissions during testing. billion for violating the Clean Air Act.

Emissions

Emissions Diesel Installation Pollution

Audi testing find e-ethanol and e-diesel produced by Joule often perform better than conventional counterparts

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Audi investigating its e-fuels in an optical research engine using laser-induced fluorescence. The Audi engineers were primarily interested in mixture preparation and the synthetic fuels’ combustion characteristics. The optical research engine was another test station. Click to enlarge.

Audi

Audi Diesel Fuel New Mexico

Mazda unveiling KAI Concept with SKYACTIV-X SPCCI engine; more details on the technology

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda is introducing the KAI CONCEPT compact hatchback ( earlier post ), powered by the next-generation SKYACTIV-X spark-controlled compression-ignition (SPCCI) gasoline engine ( earlier post ), SKYACTIV-Vehicle Architecture and a more mature expression of the KODO design language. Earlier post.).

Mazda

Mazda Engine Concept Fuel Economy

Transient Plasma Systems says advances are bringing plasma ignition technology closer to commercialization

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Advanced ignition technologies, such as those offered by TPS, have been widely recognized as enablers to achieving higher combustion efficiency and lower emissions for gasoline-powered engines. In particular, TPS technology offers a groundbreaking approach to reducing emissions from combustion engines and improving the environment.

Commercial

Commercial Los Angeles Exhaust Ozone

Revised Nissan Juke offers 1.2 DIG-T turbocharged engine

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MARCH 5, 2014

liter turbocharged engine offering greater performance, economy and lower emissions; a revised 1.6-liter Engines and drivetrains. Three engines are available for new Juke, with changes to the two gasoline options: one is new and the other extensively revised. dCi diesel with 110ps (108 hp, 81 kW) continues unchanged.

Nissan

Nissan Engine Downsizing Europe

SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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APRIL 9, 2019

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, continues to spearhead the introduction of compressed natural gas (CNG) technology, giving customers the widest choice of vehicles that are cleaner, more sustainable and offer even greater efficiency. A CNG vehicle reduces CO 2 emissions by about 25% compared to a gasoline-driven equivalent.

Gasoline-Electric

Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Gas Gas-Electric

NOAA, partners find about 98% decline in VOCs concentrations in LA Basin over last 50 years despite 3x increase in use of gasoline and diesel

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AUGUST 9, 2012

In California’s Los Angeles Basin, levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollutants have decreased by about 98% since the 1960s, even as area residents now burn approximately three times as much gasoline and diesel fuel. The reason is simple: cars are getting cleaner. The difference was amazing. Warneke, C., de Gouw, J.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Gasoline Ozone 2002

SoCalGas reduces CNG price by $0.26 per gallon at its fueling stations by using LCFS credits

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MARCH 27, 2019

Natural gas costs significantly less than gasoline or diesel per GGE. per gallon in February, whereas the average cost of gasoline in California was $3.24 per gallon, and the average cost of diesel was $3.73 Under the program, fuels that help lower GHG emissions, such as natural gas, generate LCFS credits.

Price

Price Fuel Gas Gas-Electric

Federal-Mogul develops advanced high-temperature gasket technology to support cleaner, more fuel-efficient engines

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The HTA technology, already proven in the heavy-duty diesel sector, is now applicable to light-duty diesel and gasoline engines as vehicle manufacturers’ strategies to reduce emissions pushes exhaust temperatures beyond 1000 °C.

Cleaner

Cleaner Engine Exhaust Fuel

Corning expands light-duty vehicle exhaust filter capacity in Germany

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NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Corning Incorporated has boosted its light-duty vehicle filter capacity at its manufacturing facility in Kaiserslautern, Germany for both gasoline and diesel engined vehicles. For gasoline vehicles, direct injection (GDI) engines are growing in popularity as drivers demand more fuel efficiency and engine power.

Germany

Germany Exhaust Light Fuel Economy

Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Coltura is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner. The paper by Matthew N. This is how our federal system should work, with states as laboratories of democracy.

All-Electric

All-Electric Legal Vehicles London

Diesel-Fueled Cyclone External Combustion Engine Shows Near-Zero NOx

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MARCH 31, 2009

Emission testing performed by Cyclone Power Technologies on its Mark II pre-production prototype 18 hp (13 kW) external combustion engine running on diesel fuel showed near-zero emissions of NO x : 16.20 Unlike conventional diesels, Cyclone Engines do not require any exhaust after-treatment. parts per million (.0016%).

Diesel

Diesel Engine Fuel Exhaust

Every Volvo car launched from 2019 to have an electrified powertrain; “the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car”

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JULY 5, 2017

Volvo Cars announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 on will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business. This announcement marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car.

Volvo

Volvo 2019 Engine Cars

UK market sees first decline in alternatively fueled vehicle sales in 27 months in June

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JULY 8, 2019

as ongoing confusion over low emission zones and diesel, the removal of key ultra low emission vehicle incentives and an overall decline in buyer confidence affected the market. The month saw growth for gasoline and battery-electric registrations, up 3.0% respectively. of all registrations in the first six months.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Market Sale Fuel

Euro 6 regs in full effect; ACEA launches clean diesel campaign in support of technology-neutral policies

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

To mark this occasion the automotive and motor trading industries have launched an online clean diesel campaign to raise awareness among consumers and policy makers about clean diesel—a three-part solution comprising cleaner diesel fuel, advanced engines and effective emissions control technology.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Diesel Land Rover

Neste Oil to launch the first diesel complying with Category 4 WWFC diesel specification; reduces fuel consumption by 5% and emissions

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MAY 22, 2012

Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. The new fuel is the first to comply with the most stringent diesel specification (Category 4) drawn up as part of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) by automotive manufacturers in Europe, the US, and Asia. Properties.

Diesel

Diesel Oil Fuel Emissions

UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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JULY 26, 2017

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. —UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide. billion (US$3.5

Gasoline

Gasoline Diesel Pollution Legal

California approves sale of DME as compression-ignition engine fuel

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has approved specifications for dimethyl ether (DME) used as fuel in compression ignition engines. These include gasoline, diesel fuel, and other fuels such as biodiesel and hydrogen.). In contrast, the major components of diesel fuel do not contain oxygen.

California

California Fuel Engine Sale

INFRA and Greenway to partner on GTL plants

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

In addition to these necessary components, building GTL plants requires the leadership and financial discipline of an Engineering Procurement Contractor (EPC) to deliver on-time and on-budget build programs. GIE has been working with Audubon Engineering for several years and named the company its EPC firm in 2018.

Gas

Gas Convert Gasoline Coal

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline. —Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS.

Cost Of

Cost Of Gasoline-Electric Alternative Fuels Los Angeles

Jasper Alternate Fuels Adds Icom JTG Propane Engine System

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Jasper Alternate Fuels, a division of Jasper Engines & Transmissions, has signed an agreement with Icom North America to install and service Icom’s patented JTG propane liquid-injection fuel system on commercial fleet vehicles in North America. Based in Jasper, Ind., Based in Jasper, Ind.,

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Engine North America Fuel

California ARB fines two companies $507K for selling illegal aftermarket parts for cars & trucks

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JUNE 19, 2017

to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code related to the advertising and sales of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California, especially tuner products made for diesel pick-up truck engines. The California Air Resources Board reached. settlements with Derive Systems, Inc., and Hypertech, Inc.

California

California Parts Companies Pollution

Jaguar Land Rover produces more than 1.5M Ingenium engines; adds new straight-six diesel MHEV to family; fuel cell concept coming

MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

Jaguar Land Rover expands Ingenium engine family with straight six-cylinder gasoline engine; MHEV 48V system; 20% more fuel efficient than outgoing V6

Aramco, KAUST team finds hybrid gasoline compression-ignition architecture can reduce GHG 26-55% vs. conventional SI

JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

Mazdas new SKYACTIV gasoline and diesel engines are steps on the road to its Ideal Engine; focus on compression ratio

Mazda announces SKYACTIV-X: gasoline Spark Controlled Compression Ignition

Audi takes aggressive stance with diesel in the US; four new models and new 3.0L diesel engine; challenge to policymakers

Navigator CO2 to provide ~600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels

US Postal Service contractor chooses propane for parcel deliveries; F-750s with ROUSH tech

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

Blue Bird first to offer ultra-low NOx, Type-C school bus fueled by compressed natural gas

London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

GM begins market positioning for Cruze Diesel in 2013; small displacement diesels to “fill an important niche”

Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Additional details on Honda’s new 1.6L diesel

PNNL team develops onboard fuel separation technology to enable octane-on-demand for improved fuel economy

Tech: New Technology Reduces Diesel Emissions

BMW bringing 4-cylinder gasoline engines back to the US; more diesels to come

Empa recommends buying diesel vehicles only if Euro 6d-TEMP or Euro 6d

Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

Study finds highly-turbocharged alcohol-fueled DISI engines could be more efficient than diesels

Cummins Agrees to Pay $1.6 Billion in U.S. Emissions Fines

Audi testing find e-ethanol and e-diesel produced by Joule often perform better than conventional counterparts

Mazda unveiling KAI Concept with SKYACTIV-X SPCCI engine; more details on the technology

Transient Plasma Systems says advances are bringing plasma ignition technology closer to commercialization

Revised Nissan Juke offers 1.2 DIG-T turbocharged engine

SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

NOAA, partners find about 98% decline in VOCs concentrations in LA Basin over last 50 years despite 3x increase in use of gasoline and diesel

SoCalGas reduces CNG price by $0.26 per gallon at its fueling stations by using LCFS credits

Federal-Mogul develops advanced high-temperature gasket technology to support cleaner, more fuel-efficient engines

Corning expands light-duty vehicle exhaust filter capacity in Germany

Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

Diesel-Fueled Cyclone External Combustion Engine Shows Near-Zero NOx

Every Volvo car launched from 2019 to have an electrified powertrain; “the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car”

UK market sees first decline in alternatively fueled vehicle sales in 27 months in June

Euro 6 regs in full effect; ACEA launches clean diesel campaign in support of technology-neutral policies

Neste Oil to launch the first diesel complying with Category 4 WWFC diesel specification; reduces fuel consumption by 5% and emissions

UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

California approves sale of DME as compression-ignition engine fuel

INFRA and Greenway to partner on GTL plants

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

Jasper Alternate Fuels Adds Icom JTG Propane Engine System

California ARB fines two companies $507K for selling illegal aftermarket parts for cars & trucks

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