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Volkswagen Taigun concept SUV features new 3-cylinder, direct-injected, turbo 1.0L TSI

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If it were to become a production car, Volkswagen noted, it would not only be offered in South America, but around the world. Technically, the Taigun resembles the very contemporary New Small Family by Volkswagen, which it would round out in an upward direction if it were to be produced. The four-seat Taigun is powered by a new 1.0-liter

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Honeywell Global Turbo Forecast projects 49M turbocharged vehicle sales, $12B revenue per year by 2019

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Automakers are turning to downsized turbocharged engines to satisfy more stringent global fuel economy and emission regulations and customer demand for better-performing vehicles. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

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Regional highlights include: In North America, more engine downsizing is expected. OnRAMP can reduce development time from months to days as well as help optimize engine controls of subsystems designed to reduce CO 2 and other emissions. The current average engine size is a 3.0-liter liter six-cylinder.

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Ford to Launch 3 More EcoBoost Engines by End of 2010; Expects to Deliver 1.5M Annually by 2013

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million EcoBoost engines are expected to be sold in North America, while the rest are to be sold in Europe, South America and Asia Pacific regions. Plans call for an EcoBoost engine to be available in 80% of the company’s global nameplates and 90% of North American nameplates. About half of the 1.5

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New Mahle piston ring coating for high-output GTDI engines; chromium nitride using high-velocity oxygen fuel process

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In downsized GTDI engines conventional top-ring plasma rings are not sufficiently robust to survive high levels of low speed pre-ignition activity associated with low-speed, high-boost conditions found with GTDI engines. Johns, Michigan plant and at Mahle’s facilities in Europe, South America and Aguascalientes, Mexico.

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Ford introduces new Fusion midsize sedan with new hybrid and Energi plug-in hybrid versions

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liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder gasoline engine, significantly downsized from the previous 2.5-liter The car will appear in Ford showrooms in North America and South America later this year. Fusion Hybrid also features an all-new 2.0-liter liter unit while maintaining performance standards.

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The EV Battery Wish List

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Extrapolating from company targets, a future compact-size Lucid—think the size of Tesla Model 3 or Model Y—could decisively downsize its battery without sacrificing useful range. With all that in mind, the company is developing its next generation of batteries. Our target is to improve efficiency even more,” Dlala says. “If