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EPA proposes stringent new emissions standards for light-, medium-, heavy-duty vehicles for MY 2027 and beyond

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. The light-duty vehicle category includes passenger cars and light trucks consistent with previous EPA criteria pollutant and GHG rules.

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ORNL-led team developing breakthrough high-temperature, high-strength Al alloy for advanced light-duty engines

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A team led by researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is developing a lower-cost cast aluminum (Al) alloy capable of at least a 50 ˚C temperature increase over the current cylinder head alloys 319 and 356 for use in light duty engines. Improved powertrain materials are a necessity for next generation ICEs.

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Cadillac reveals CELESTIQ show car

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Conceived to lead Cadillac’s electric future and inspired by the brand’s 120-year heritage, it serves as a touchstone for the Cadillac design and engineering teams, who continue to develop CELESTIQ as it moves closer to production. Availability for the production version of CELESTIQ will be announced at a later date.

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Letting in the Light

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Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics. Ten years later, 11 TEVA of NC members, representing 1 out of every 10 people in the chapter, had followed Gerhardt into becoming Certified Light EV Technical instructors.

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What’s the Tech Background of an Autonomous-Vehicle Engineer?

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Cruise , the San-Francisco–based designer and operator of all-electric self-driving cars, employs nearly 2,000 engineers, including somewhere between 300 and 900 engineers with Ph.D. Here’s what Mohamed Elshenawy , Cruise’s executive vice president of engineering, told IEEE Spectrum about the company’s workforce.

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SEAT manufacturing automated ventilators with adapted windshield wiper motors

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A team of engineers diligently set about designing several prototypes—13 in all—until the definitive model was produced. —Sergio Arreciado from the Process Engineering area of SEAT. The project is taking shape with gears printed at SEAT, gearbox shafts and the adapted motor of a windshield wiper.

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Ricardo to assist China’s JAC with advanced diesel engine

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Under the terms of the deal, Ricardo engineers based both at Ricardo Shanghai as well as the company’s UK technical centres, will work with their counterparts at JAC to develop the new 2.0 liter turbocharged and intercooled diesel engine. CTI diesel engine features low emissions and high efficiency.

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