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DECEMBER 6, 2016

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled new advanced engines and transmissions and further evolved hybrid systems based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Powertrain evolution targeted by TNGA, based on improving and maximizing the efficiency of powertrain systems (engines, transmissions and hybrid systems).

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APRIL 3, 2012

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has launched a cooperative research consortium—the Particle Sensor Performance and Durability (PSPD) consortium—to investigate the performance and durability of particle sensors designed for onboard diagnostics and diesel engine emissions control.

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San Antonio Exhaust Emissions Diesel 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

At the meeting, the chief executives of more than ten global truck and engine manufacturers discussed key issues facing the industry, including fuel efficiency improvements, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, diesel fuel specifications, and issues related to heavy-duty engine and vehicle regulation and certification.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The I-Torque driveline combines the new I-Shift 2 gearbox with a D13 Euro 6 engine. Both the driver’s environment and the relaxation area have been optimized to function in the best possible way, according to the company. —Mats Franzén, head of engine strategy at Volvo Trucks. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Fuel Exhaust Engine 240

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NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Leading global manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines gathering at the annual Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting endorsed a harmonized global approach as an effective pathway to further improve energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Global Commercial Industrial Industry 239

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MAY 23, 2014

A discussion paper published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) asserts “ with a high degree of reliability that it is misleading to claim that people’s exposure to diesel engines of road motor vehicles is the cause of increased risk of lung cancer. ”. —“Diesel Engines Exhausts: Myths and Realities”.

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Diesel Exhaust Pollution Vehicles 247

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The world’s leading heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturing companies are urging the close cooperation between policy makers in Europe, the United States and Japan to develop practical and effective fuel-efficiency measurement metrics, methodologies and regulations which would then be used all around the globe.

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Manufacturer Global Emissions Engine 199

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APRIL 17, 2015

A team from Honda R&D in Japan reports using a gasoline-diesel dual-fuel method to control ignition timing and combustion duration. A paper on their work is published in the International Journal of Engine Research. International Journal of Engine Research doi: 10.1177/1468087415580216. —Kuzuoka et al. Kuzuoka, K.,

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Gasoline Honda Diesel Fuel 150

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MARCH 18, 2016

The world’s leading manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines called for further progress in regulatory harmonisation and closer cooperation among European, North American, and Japanese regulators in order to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption associated with on-road freight transport.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Key issues discussed included fuel-efficiency improvements; reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; global diesel fuel specifications; and issues related to heavy-duty engine and vehicle regulation and certification. Globally, commercial vehicle manufacturers are taking decisive steps to overcome both short and long-term challenges.

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Global Commercial Emissions Fuel 236

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JUNE 19, 2015

liter 1GD-FTV direct-injection turbo diesel engine. Toyota has introduced a new line of turbodiesel engines with more torque, greater efficiency and lower emissions. The new GD engines feature Toyota’s next-generation advanced thermal insulation diesel combustion to reduce cooling loss significantly. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Toyota Fuel 2013 150

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

In the UK and Europe, B to D segment vehicles are responsible for almost 80% of passenger car sales, and there are further significant opportunities to apply the technology in the US, Japan and China. The exhaust gas can reach temperatures greater than 900 °C, whereas the turbine upper functional limit is 850 °C.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Atmospheric chemists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have found that the phase of secondary organic materials (SOM) in the atmosphere—solid, semisolid, or liquid—can effect their chemical reactivity (chemical aging) in the atmosphere. For the environment, ammonia is a very tricky compound.

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Climate Global Ozone Water 252

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APRIL 6, 2015

Toyota Motor has introduced its second turbocharged engine (following the 2.0-liter liter in the Lexus NX 200t turbo last year, earlier post ) from a series of new engines with improved thermal and fuel efficiency. Toyota announced the new engine in March at the Geneva Motor Show. Engines Fuel Efficiency' Earlier post.)

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Gasoline Japan Available Engine 150

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

These factors include market trends, regulatory environment, consumer sentiment and technology development in these markets. million units), Europe (977,000 units), and Japan (875,000 units). The leading markets are the United States (1.7 China is expected to sell fewer than 100,000 HEVs in 2020. Government Regulations.

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2020 Global Electric Vehicles Hybrid 250

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MARCH 29, 2018

Variable Compression Turbo engine. liter V6 engine is the world’s first production-ready variable compression turbo inline 4-cylinder ( earlier post )—which generates the performance of some V6 gasoline engines but with 4-cylinder level fuel economy. As a result, the engine capacity varies between 1,997 cc and 1,970 cc.

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2019 Nissan Engine Fuel Economy 244

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) outlined the progress of development of its green technologies as well as its vehicle deployment plans through 2015. In the area of energy conservation, TMC has developed a new gasoline engine that achieves a maximum 38.5% Gasoline engines. liter AR gasoline engine. Diesel engines.

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APRIL 28, 2014

Honda’s engine technology roadmap and the key role of HLSI, as presented at the 2013 Aachen Colloquium by Toshihiro Mibe, Managing Officer, Honda R&D Co., Honda is developing a Homogeneous Lean Charge Spark Ignition (HLSI) combustion engine as one of the key elements in its technology roadmap for a higher thermal efficiency gasoline engine.

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Honda Emissions Charging Engine 352

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AUGUST 21, 2013

billion and has around 4,600 total staff, of which 3,000 are scientists and engineers. This makes neutrons quite suited for the detection of hydrogenous material within engineering materials and structures, noted Oak Ridge researchers in a 1999 paper. VULCAN: Engineering Materials Diffractometer. Schematic of the SNS.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. And I’m careful about choosing these fights because they’re very exhausting. When I got back from Japan in 2000 I didn’t want to start a computer business.

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Solar Installation California Building 210

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 e-tron quattro features a six-cylinder TDI engine and quattro drive that deliver 275 kW (373 hp) of system power and 700 N·m (516.3 litre V6 TDI engine. litre V6 TDI engine. TDI, a highly efficient, latest-generation V6 diesel engine, delivers 190 kW (258 hp) of power and 600 N·m (442.5 TDI quattro.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Compared to the original Japan/EU-spec i-MiEV, this new US-spec electric vehicle features a roomier interior and improved safety features, due to a 110mm (4.3-inch) The engine placement is just forward of the rear axle and behind the rear seat. i-MiEV, Japan-spec. Click to enlarge. Floor duct. Battery ventilation fan.

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