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IperionX to produce 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium components for Ford Performance

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Ford Performance is the high-performance and racing division of the Ford Motor Company, known for a leading range of performance cars such as the F150 Raptor, Bronco Raptor, Mustang Mach 1 and the Shelby GT500.

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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

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Together, the companies are committing $2 million in funding plus mentors and other resources to support participating startups. Focus RS will join Ford’s existing performance lineup, including Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Shelby GT350 Mustang and F-150 Raptor. Earlier post.).

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Ford / AVL study concludes mid-level ethanol blend attractive as a long-term future fuel for use in optimized engines in US

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If E20 and E30 were used in the baseline 10:1 CR engine, there would be a 1.1% benefits for CO 2 relative to E10, but 2.8% reductions in fuel economy and range. Anderson, J., and Wallington, T., “An An Overview of the Effects of Ethanol-Gasoline Blends on SI Engine Performance, Fuel Efficiency, and Emissions,” SAE Int. Anderson, J. Anderson, J.

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Team from GM, Ford, FCA reviews how to calculate engine efficiency benefits of high octane fuels

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Considering vehicles and fuels as a system, such fuel changes would be supported if the net effect of light-duty vehicle efficiency improvements and fuel production impacts yielded reductions in fuel consumption, emissions, resource consumption, and/or cost. Shelby, and William M. —Leone et al. Leone, James E. 5b01420.

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Concept: AET Reaches Final Development Stage of OX2 Barrel Engine

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Advanced Engine Technologies was incorporated in 1996 to commercialize the OX2, with automotive racing pioneer Carroll Shelby on its Board of Directors and involved in the engine development. The engine can be adapted to run any combustible gas or liquid as fuel. OX2 in a test rig. Click to enlarge. OX2 animation files.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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17:51 CST – Laurie Shelby takes the stage to talk about the sustainability for Tesla for employees. And with recycling in the picture, the resources that the world will need to shift to sustainability will be even more efficient. The electrified economy will use less resources than the (fossil fuel) economy.”

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Developing Fords EcoBoost Combustion System

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Jianwen Yi, Brad VanDerWege, Corey Weaver, Zheng Xu, George Davis, Brett Hinds, Andreas Schamel, Steven Wooldridge, Gary Coulson, James Hilditch, Claudia Iyer, Peter Moilanen, George Papaioannou, David Reiche, Michael Shelby. Testing showed an improvement in combustion stability, and NO x and UHC emissions below the engineering PZEV targets.

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