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ARPA-E holding Workshop on Powertrain Innovations for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be holding a Workshop on Powertrain Innovations for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, taking place in Denver, CO on 14-15 May 2015. To express an interest in attending please contact Dr. Chris Atkinson, ARPA-E Program Director.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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The all-new 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan—the second-generation of the vehicle—is powered by the latest version of the EA888 four-cylinder engine, the 2.0L This is the only engine/transmission combination available in the Tiguan in the US. L TSI EA888 Gen 3, the new B-Cycle engine delivers about an 8% improvement in efficiency.

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

Cars That Think

Engineers and technologists can and should play major roles in creating a greener planet, creating tools that address environmental degradation. Engineers and computer professionals can use them to help make buildings, energy production, farms, health care, and manufacturing greener.

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Foton Motor to extend cooperation with Cummins; second stage of the “China Super Truck” program

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At the 8 th US-China Energy Efficiency Forum in Denver, Foton Motor and Cummins signed a Memorandum of Green Power and Smart Truck Cooperation Development. Foton Cummins engines can meet Euro IV, Euro V and Euro VI emission standards. The signing also marked the launching of the second stage of the “China Super Truck” program.

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NVIDIA dives into Parker mobile processor for next generation of autonomous vehicles

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Built around NVIDIA’s highest performing and most power-efficient Pascal GPU architecture and the next generation of NVIDIA’s Denver CPU architecture, Parker delivers up to 1.5 The Denver 2.0 The two Denver cores and the Cortex A57 CPU complex are interconnected through a proprietary coherent interconnect fabric.

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Junkyard Find: 2001 Oldsmobile Alero Sedan With Manual Transmission

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Very few American buyers of these cars were willing to operate three pedals by the dawn of the 21st century, but I have managed to find a five-speed-equipped Olds Alero in a Denver self-service car graveyard. liter pushrod V6 engine rated at 170 horsepower, but this 150-horse 2.4-liter Connect to the road like a punch to the jaw!

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