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Cummins progressing with lightweight downsized T2B2 diesel for pickup; 40% improvement in fuel economy over gasoline V8

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So far this year, the team has integrated the T2B2 aftertreatment in the dynamometer environment and is in the process of convert the demonstration vehicle to the T2B2 configuration. The approach that Cummins and partners have taken features: Replacing the aluminium V8 gasoline engine and emission control system with smaller diesel (2.8-liter)

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Rolls-Royce and Flanders Electric to develop hybrid retrofit solution for mining trucks

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Rolls-Royce and Flanders Electric have agreed to develop a retrofit concept for hybridizing mining trucks that can reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 30%. The mining truck hybrid concept recovers braking energy using the mtu EnergyPack battery system. Hybrid solutions are already part of the mtu portfolio.

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ADEPT project to apply gasoline engine HyBoost system to diesel; 48V architecture; full hybrid fuel economy at much lower cost

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The Ricardo-led Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) project will apply 48V “intelligent electrification” concepts, mild hybridization and waste heat recovery in a Ford Focus diesel demonstrator. Diesel Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems' The overall project budget is approximately £3.25

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Hyundai Introduces i-flow Diesel Hybrid Concept at Geneva; New Blue Drive Vehicles and Technologies

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The i-flow concept. Hyundai staged the global debut of its i-flow diesel hybrid concept car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Hyundai’s first diesel-electric hybrid powertrain uses the new U2 1.7-liter The thermal electric generator then converts the wasted heat into useful electrical energy to help power auxiliary systems.

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UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than 12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells

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The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies, which will last up to one year, and six longer-running full research and development projects. BladeBoost - A Novel Rotary Supercharger for Ultra-Efficient Downsized Gasoline Engines. Low CO2 High Efficiency Diesel Fuel Injector Nozzle (LOCOFIN). EDS TurboClaw.

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Full lifecycle CO2 of new Mercedes C-Class 10% less than outgoing model

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The new C-Class, features a lightweight design concept with weight savings of up to 100 kg (220 lbs); excellent aerodynamics; and new, economical engines (along with a hybrid model). The diesel variant also ensures a very high level of efficiency. The new C-Class. l/100 km (31 mpg US and 31.8 l/100 km (36.8 l/100 km (42.8

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SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium opens with consideration of alternative engine designs

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The internal combustion engine is a chemical process, not a thermodynamic cycle, Foster said, and all of the energy in the fuel is theoretically available to be converted into work. Two concepts need to be kept in mind. If that is the case, why do we fall so short? Well, the engine processes are not ideal.

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