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Nissan 1.5L, 3-cylinder 400 hp engine to complement electric Le Mans ZEOD RC powerplant

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The 400 hp DIG-T R race engine. liter, three-cylinder turbo gasoline engine weighing only 40 kg (88 lbs) as the companion internal combustion engine for its electric ZEOD RC which will debut at Le Mans this year. liter three-cylinder turbo engine will take over. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion

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The petrol-electric hybrid boost will be allied with an aim to more than triple battery electric vehicle sales led by the new EV3 and EV5 – to 11,000 in 2025. Petrol four-cylinder and V6 have a greater emissions impact. litre V6 petrol engines on offer with Sorento and Carnival will also dip in availability.

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KAIST team engineers novel pathway for direct production of biogasoline by E. coli bacteria

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A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through the metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli. The team engineered engineered platform E. The team engineered engineered platform E. 1 ), dodecane (136.5?mg?l

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New PSA 1.2-liter 3-cylinder turbo takes International Engine of Year category award

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liter 3-cylinder Turbo PureTech engine ( earlier post ) was named best in the 1.0-liter liter category International Engine of the Year 2015 earlier this month. Some 100,000 units of the engine, which displaced the reigning category champion Volkswagen Group 1.4-liter PSA Peugeot Citroën’s new 1.2-liter liter to 1.4-liter

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Jaguar Land Rover investing $1.6M in two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at Oxford and University College London; gasoline and diesel

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Jaguar Land Rover announced the creation of two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at two leading UK universities. Each center will focus on specific combustion technologies, both targeting higher engine efficiency. —Brian Cooper, Principal Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover Powertrain Research.

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Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel engines from the new S60 sedan

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The new Volvo S60 sedan to be launched later this spring will be the first Volvo to be produced without a diesel engine option. The company said that the move highlights its commitment to a long-term future beyond the traditional combustion engine. Our future is electric and we will no longer develop a new generation of diesel engines.

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Fiat introducing new 2-cylinder 0.9L Turbo TwinAir in 2014 MiTo mini

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Turbo TwinAir 105 HP engine for the 2014 Alfa Romeo MiTo sport mini. The gasoline engine delivers 105 hp (72 kW) at 5500 rpm and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb-ft) at 2000 rpm/min, with combined cycle fuel consumption of 4.2 liter engine is 184 km/h (114 mph) and it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 11.4 78 HP 1.4;

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