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Porsche will continue with V8 engine beyond 2030, plans to make it quieter

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While car manufacturers are increasingly focusing on downsizing the engines in the face of tightening emission norms across the world, Porsche is planning to continue with its V8 engine beyond 2030. Porsche aims to keep the V8 engine in business beyond 2030, but with necessary tweaks to safeguard it from tightening regulations.

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Argonne’s HyMag technology boosts usable magnetic flux density of permanent magnets by 10-30%

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HyMag could especially benefit a weight-sensitive application, such as wind turbines, because the technology’s higher efficiency could lead to downsized structures. Sponsored by R&D Magazine , the awards recognize the 100 most innovative technologies of the last year.

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After 50 Years, Digital Voices Speak Again

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Instead, they were encoded in the grooves of a phonograph record bound inside the magazine. Due to their low cost, thin form factor, and pliability, flexi discs became the medium of choice for magazine publishers who wished to supplement articles with audio content. Recordings were not limited to musical performances.

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DOE BETO seeking input on Optima initiative for co-optimization of fuels and engines

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High-research octane number (RON) fuels are known to enable more efficient, higher-performance SI operation via engine downsizing and boosting. Wagner (2015) “ Engines of the Future ” ASME Mechanical Engineering magazine. At a fleet level, Optima will result in an additional 9%–14% fleet greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction by 2040.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0 Automakers are finding it difficult to challenge those boldface numbers with internal combustion alone, especially as engines are relentlessly downsized to meet regulations. Ferrari conservatively quotes a 2.5-second

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. Comstocks Magazine, February, 2006 ) "Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., We hope Ford will, and then move ahead! The largest category: 39% want PHEVs. But those large batteries dont yet exist. Hell, yes," he says.

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