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MAY 24, 2010

Bob Lutz, newly retired as vice chairman of General Motors, has joined the board of directors of Transonic Combustion, Inc., For the foreseeable future, the internal combustion engine will remain the dominant propulsion system for automobiles and there is still a lot of room to improve its efficiency. Tags: Brief.

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MAY 20, 2010

a start-up developing a supercritical fuel injection system that can improve the fuel economy of internal combustion engines by between 50-75% ( earlier post ), announced that Donald Runkle, CEO of EcoMotors, has joined Transonic’s board of directors. EcoMotors is developing opposed piston opposed cylinder (opoc) engines ( earlier post ).

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JUNE 30, 2010

The Inergy partnership signals the third high-profile technology alliance for Buehler Motor in the greener vehicle segment, and follows previously announced contracts to provide its pump solutions for the General Motors Chevy Volt and CODA Automotive’s electric five-passenger sedan. Buehler Motor, Inc.,

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JULY 14, 2010

General Motors has finalized the production process for its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans, allowing the company to deliver fleet customers complete vehicles with a fully integrated and dedicated CNG fuel system starting this fall. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 9, 2010

Independent engine manufacturer VM Motori SpA of Italy has awarded. liter V6 diesel engine. Following pre-machining of the cylinder blocks and bedplates at Tupy, final machining and engine assembly is performed in a purpose-built manufacturing facility at VM Motori in Cento, Italy. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The EcoCAR competition, along with its headline sponsors—the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM)—challenges 17 universities across the US and Canada to redesign and reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to further minimize fuel consumption and reduce emissions. Tags: Brief. Oge, Director of OTAQ.

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JUNE 14, 2010

As part of its ‘Drive to Green’ strategy, Shanghai GM has announced it wants to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 15 per cent for 2011-2015 while simultaneously improving performance by 14 per cent. The idea behind the Drive to Green concept is to improve and optimise the performance of a traditional internal combustion engine [.].

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JANUARY 11, 2010

These projects will receive more than $115 million in funding to develop and demonstrate systems-level fuel efficiency technologies by 2015, including improved aerodynamics, reducing engine idling technologies, waste heat recovery to increase engine efficiency, advanced combustion techniques, and powertrain hybridization. Cummins Inc.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Turbo, GM’s first product built in China that will be available with a turbocharged direct injection diesel engine, is making its world premiere at Auto Shanghai 2009. The new powertrain gives New Regal buyers a choice of three engines. The new-generation 2.0-liter Tags: Brief. The Buick New Regal 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., These companies have built up extensive expertise in fuel cell technology; the signing marks a major industry step towards the serial production of such locally emission-free vehicles.

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MAY 28, 2010

GM turbodiesel engine and 75 kW UQM generator in a series plug-in configuration. Mississippi State University competed against 15 other universities to win first place in Year Two Finals of the three-year competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy and General Motors (GM). It’s also equipped with a 1.3L

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JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 31, 2023

The United States actually has a regulatory environment that promotes larger vehicles, particularly pickup trucks and SUVs, as they’re not subject to the same stringent emissions regulations as smaller passenger vehicles. Besides the heavy batteries, EVs have gained weight because they are over-engineered for safety, according to experts. "No

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JULY 23, 2010

General Motors Co. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Vehicle Systems. will introduce HFO-1234yf air-conditioning refrigerant in 2013 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac models in the US. This could be the first passenger vehicle application of the new refrigerant in the US, which has 99.7% Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 17, 2009

General Motors and Politecnico di Torino formed the GM-Politecnico Institute of Automotive Research and Education. The advanced engineering team of the DECET will focus on reducing NO x and CO 2 emissions, developing more intelligent controls, optimizing performance and simplifying the combined diesel-hybrid system.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy by model year. For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 16, 2009

The talented engineers at General Motors’ research and development centre are hard at work developing a new low-cost concept for nitrogen oxide control. However, they also have the potential for increased pollutant formant and therefore require careful control of combustion for reduced engine emissions.

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MARCH 26, 2010

Researchers from the General Motors Global Research and Development, Chemical Sciences and Materials Systems Lab have developed and demonstrated the use of strontium-doped perovskite oxides as efficient platinum substitutes in diesel oxidation (DOC) and lean NO x trap (LNT) catalysts. Tags: Catalysts Diesel Emissions.

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APRIL 20, 2009

In Shanghai, General Motors Corp. Group (SAIC) launched SAIC’s Shanghai Brand Fuel Cell Vehicle, powered by GM’s fourth-generation fuel cell propulsion technology. The zero-emission high-tech vehicles will join the Equinox Fuel Cell as part of a fleet of both GM and SAIC vehicles to shuttle VIPs at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

When the second-generation GM Hybrid System is applied to a four-cylinder common rail diesel the fuel economy improvements are achieved along with a corresponding reduction in emissions according to Maurizio Cisternino, the GM powertrain Europe advanced engineering hybrid innovation manager. [.].

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APRIL 21, 2009

The multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) was developed in China by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), a design and engineering joint venture between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), with global design input. Using a more powerful electric motor to enhance engine efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

While significant research efforts have been made to date in studies sponsored by the US Department of Energy and other government and industry bodies evaluating the potential impact of E15 on 2001 model year and newer vehicles, minimal engineering analysis has previously been focused on earlier model year vehicles.

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JUNE 13, 2009

The Ohio State University took first place out of 17 universities in the US and Canada that competed in the first major milestone of this three-year competition sponsored by the US Department of Energy, General Motors, and many others including the Government of Canada. liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 28, 2009

litre engine-generators; $43m for a plant in Brownstown Township outside Detroit that will manufacture battery packs; $37m for a camshaft and connecting rod plant in Bay City, north of Flint; and $27m for GM’s Tech Center in suburban Warren, a Detroit suburb, location of Volt’s battery laboratory.&#. . Related Stories.

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JULY 23, 2009

Opel says that vehicles fitted with an LPG engine ex-works have advantages over retrofit solutions for the customer. CO 2 emissions during LPG operation are 10 - 13% lower than in gasoline mode. Tags: Europe LPG Vehicle Manufacturers. Instead of the spare wheel, a tire repair set is on board for emergencies. LPG ecoFLEX.

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MARCH 30, 2009

A priority project of the Accordo is the creation of the Diesel Electrification Competence Center within the GM Engineering Center to lead research and development on the electrification of diesel vehicles. The planned center would be located within GM’s Engineering Center in the Cittadella Politecnica and administered by GM.

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APRIL 13, 2010

The countdown continues to the launch of the Chevrolet Volt range extended vehicle and recent calibration drives have achieved up to 39.9miles of emissions-free electric only driving.

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JULY 22, 2009

CO 2 emissions per driver down. A companion study by Sivak and Schoettle for that period found that as a consequence of the improved fuel economy of purchased new vehicles and the decrease in distance driven, the carbon dioxide emissions per driver from purchased new vehicles were lower in each month when compared to October 2007.

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MAY 28, 2009

General Motors last week again highlighted the progress it is making with advanced HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) gasoline engines by showcasing a demonstrator unit. Najt, then at the University of Wisconsin, and David Foster published the first study of a gasoline-fueled four-stroke HCCI engine in 1983.).

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

This technology helps circumvent the technical barriers erected by Toyota, General Motors and other overseas and domestic hybrid product makers, SAIC says, so that people can expect SAIC-made new energy vehicles to be equipped with electric transmissions in 2012. ECO engine plus an all-new hybrid powertrain. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

hybrid engines that use gasoline or diesel fuel). reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this is exactly the type of timeframe they must consider. Current members of this research consortium are: Autoliv Electronics; Bosch; FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society; General. Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America.

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MAY 20, 2010

Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan report on the use a “dieseline” blend—an 80:20 blend of diesel and gasoline—for the simultaneous reduction of NO x and smoke emissions in a Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) mode and the extension of low-emission and high-efficiency operational range of the engine.

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APRIL 8, 2009

Fuel consumption and emissions from the ML 450 HYBRID are up to 60% less than a conventional eight-cylinder SUV with permanent all-wheel drive. L/100km), along with a SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle) classification. L/100km), along with a SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle) classification. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 22, 2009

It is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that has been developed in China by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Centre as part of a design and engineering joint venture with both General Motors and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt may grab most of the headlines, but General Motors has other exciting products ready to enter dealerships in 2010. The vehicle will have a choice of two petrol engines – displacements of 1.0 They also feature multi-port fuel injection and are both Euro V emissions compliant. and 1.2litres.

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JULY 23, 2009

It is not yet clear that the hydrogen/fuel cell approach (or for that matter advanced ICEs/biomass, or PHEVs/BEVs) can or cannot meet reasonable emission and driving-range requirements while also being affordable to purchase and operate. Recent fuel cell lifetime and durability improvements are encouraging, as are projected lower costs.

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