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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

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100 km) three-wheeled vehicle with a target date of 2016, unveiled its engine prototype: a 0.9-liter, As in the standard tappet, valve lash adjustment can be by hydraulic or mechanical means. The Elio engine uses a cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system. Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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Such engines may incorporate novel thermodynamic cycles, but should not simply involve regurgitation of existing concepts (e.g., In the most-general terms, the term “advanced combustion regimes” is intended to encompass clean and highly-efficient, liquid-fueled combustion engines. Miller Cycle).

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2019 Nissan Altima features VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine, AWD, ProPILOT Assist

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Altimas equipped with the VC-Turbo (SR VC-Turbo and Platinum VC-Turbo grades) include a meter in the standard 7.0-inch liter VC-Turbo engine is projected to have a double-digit percentage increase in highway mpg for the front-wheel drive models. New standard 2.5-liter Standard on all grade levels is the new 2.5-liter

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