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ZF Developing Novel EV Range Extender, Production Starts Next Year

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Range extenders can admittedly feel a little backwards when all-electric vehicles were initially marketed as a way to pivot the public away from fossil fuels. This permits the vehicles to travel shorter distances using nothing but electricity, or tap into the fuel tank and use gasoline or diesel to help accommodate longer journeys.

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Ram Power Wagon May Eventually Receive Diesel Engine Option

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liter V8 that burns gasoline. Complicated emissions systems designed to minimize particulate matter coming out of the exhaust and the introduction of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) or AdBlue have successfully managed to capture pollutants. While the brand offers the Cummins diesel 6.7-liter

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part LXII)

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automotive market had endured the OPEC crisis, increases in gasoline prices generally, fuel economy pressures from consumers, and increased competition from efficient and reliable Japanese cars. Emissions regulations increasingly demanded engines spew a lower volume of toxic chemicals from their exhausts. By 1979, the U.S.

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Road Test: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

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However, many people wanted exhaust sounds and the feeling of transmission gear changes. They make the IONIQ 5 N sound and feel oh-so like a gasoline-powered car. The Ioniq 5 N is an absolute blast to drive on a race track, equaling and bettering many gasoline-powered sports cars, but that isn’t what we are considering here.

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Must-Have Mods for Early V8 Fords

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A dual exhaust system can spice things up, adding an electric fuel pump helps prevent drivability issues with modern gasoline, and adding sound deadener can cut down on noise and heat intrusion for a more comfortable drive. AutoEsoterica host Craig Coles beautiful black 1936 Ford V8 sedan looks stock, but its really not.

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New Emissions Analytics study suggests pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

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In early 2020, UK-based independent testing firm Emissions Analytics published a study claiming that tire particulate wear emissions were 1,000 times worse than exhaust emissions ( earlier post ). As testament to the filtration efficiency of the latest gasoline particulate filters (GPFs), tailpipe mass emissions are now as low as 0.02

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Study finds engines emit exhaust nanoparticles even when not fueled during engine braking

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Exhaust particle size distributions measured by ELPI (color map) and particle concentration measured by CPC (white line) during individual engine braking conditions (speed change from 32 km/h to 0 km/h). The exhaust sample was taken from the exhaust manifold. The exhaust sample was taken from the exhaust manifold.

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