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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Tennessee Technological University. Development of a Flex Fuel Mixing Controlled Combustion System for Gasoline/Ethanol Blends Enabled by Prechamber Ignition.

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Nissan to produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines in North America; latest step in collaboration

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powertrain assembly plant will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models. The collaboration marks the first production of Mercedes-Benz engines in the North America Free Trade region. In 2011, Decherd produced more than 580,000 engines on a covered area of more than 1.2

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Hydrogen Engine Center and Wisconsin Motors Form JV for Wet-Sleeve Version of Oxx Engine

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Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. six-cylinder engine. The new engine will replace both the Ford F300 and the Oxx Power 4.9L engines in the industrial market. A wet sleeve comes in direct contact with the engine’s coolant; a dry sleeve is surrounded by the metal of the block, and does not directly contact the coolant.).

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Structurally and Electrochemically Stabilized Silicon-rich Anodes for Electric Vehicle (EV) Applications. Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Enovix Corporation. Group14 Technologies Inc.

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Daimler putting ~€1B into Stuttgart-Untertürkheim to make it the center of competence for efficient engines, hybrid powertrains and fuel cell system production

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billion) in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim and is transforming it into a center of competence for highly efficient engines, hybrid powertrains and the production of fuel cell systems. Daimler already offers a wide range of battery-electric vehicles and hybrids around the world. Earlier post.) This includes.

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Toyota to begin hybrid powertrain production in US; $374M investment in 5 plants

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liter engine capacity at the Georgetown, Kentucky, plant; increasing production of 2.5-liter liter cylinder heads at Bodine Aluminum’s Troy, Missouri, plant; and modifying the Bodine Jackson, Tennessee, plant to accommodate production of hybrid transaxle cases and housings and 2.5-liter liter engine blocks.