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DOE to Award $187M to 9 Projects to Improve Vehicle Efficiency for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Passenger Vehicles

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Develop and demonstrate a highly efficient and clean diesel engine, an advanced waste heat recovery system, an aerodynamic Peterbilt tractor and trailer combination, and a fuel cell auxiliary power unit to reduce engine idling. Grantee Project Award. Cummins Inc. 38,831,115. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. 39,559,868. 14,458,572.

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Road Test: 2024 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

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The fueling process is fast and easy and a FCEV operates exactly like a gasoline-powered car, but with no noise, exhaust fumes or emissions. If you can fill a tank with gasoline, then you will have no problems with hydrogen. Hydrogen prices fluctuate in a broader range than gasoline or electricity.

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Westport unveils next-generation High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI 2.0) natural gas system for HD trucks

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In SI gasoline and natural gas engines, air and fuel are pre-mixed before entering the combustion chamber. Westport first-generation HPDI systems have been delivered on more than 1,200 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks since its first wide-scale introduction in 2010. Engines incorporating Westport HPDI 2.0

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NRC releases second report on 21st Century Truck Partnership

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Whereas future US gasoline demand is expected to be flat for the next 20 years, diesel fuel demand is expected to grow, necessitating changes in refinery operations. the validation, demonstration, and deployment of advanced truck and bus technologies, and growing their reliability sufficient for adoption in the commercial marketplace.

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