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Chrysler unveils 2013 Ram with array of new systems focused on fuel economy

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liter Pentastar V-6 engine (Ward’s 10 Best Engines Award two years in a row) with variable-valve timing (VVT) offers best-in-class standard 305 hp (227 kW), with 269 lb-ft (365 N·m) of torque and best-in-class fuel economy for V-6 trucks, according to Chrysler. Specific fuel economy figures are note available yet.)

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BorgWarner raises full-year 2024 adjusted profit outlook – ET Auto

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BorgWarner, which supplies parts to Ford Motor and Volkswagen , develops and manufactures products to improve fuel economy, EV powertrains, chargers and battery systems, among other components. The company has benefited from automakers rushing to put out vehicles with smaller engines that are powerful and meet modern emission norms.

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Ricardo Software adds new advanced electrification features to software suite with release 2019.1

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Now available for download by customers, Ricardo Software’s 2019.1 Faster than real-time simulation and design and optimization tools provide models that can be used at all phases of the development process in order to study a range of applications including vehicle performance, fuel economy and emissions prediction.

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

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Consumers are looking for help when it comes to understanding their own fuel economy performance. By connecting through technology already built into our cars, we have the capability to share information that will empower drivers to better understand, learn from and improve their personal fuel efficiency.

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DOE announces Apps for Vehicles Challenge Winners

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Green Button Gamer , based in Boston, Massachusetts, won the Safety Innovation award and Augusta, Georgia-based Fuel Economy Coach received the Fuel Efficiency Innovation award. The products developed through the Apps for Vehicles Challenge are now available for download.

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EPA Offers Gas Mileage Stickers, Embeds For Selling Used Cars

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Now, its effort to help used car buyers get fuel-economy information is going digital. In addition to the printable fuel economy labels, the EPA has added a downloadable graphics that sellers can use in online ads. Used-car.'

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Once vehicle-classification labels were applied using commercial software, and DOE fuel-economy estimates added, the team had a unique dataset to train a convolutional neural network for vehicle identification. Gee, “Estimating Vehicle Fuel Economy from Overhead Camera Imagery and Application for Traffic Control.”

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