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JUNE 5, 2020

To date, Yanmar has successfully addressed the various regional demands for emission control regulations by developing dual-fuel engines and ever-cleaner diesel engine technologies. The next challenge is to develop non-fossil fuel powertrains.

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Hydrogen Fuel Automobile Manufacturer Mariner 365

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JUNE 14, 2018

The Rüsselsheim Engineering Center will take on the global responsibility for the development of the next-generation of high-efficiency gasoline engines for all Groupe PSA brands (Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Opel and Vauxhall). —Opel’s Managing Director Engineering, Christian Müller. Restraint systems.

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Engine Gasoline Hybrid Gasoline-Electric 186

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JUNE 28, 2010

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully demonstrated that its HEDGE (High-Efficiency, Dilute Gasoline Engine) technology, using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and advanced ignition systems, suppresses low-speed pre-ignition in turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engines. Earlier post.).

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Engine Fuel Economy Gasoline Emissions 186

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The world’s leading heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturing companies are urging the close cooperation between policy makers in Europe, the United States and Japan to develop practical and effective fuel-efficiency measurement metrics, methodologies and regulations which would then be used all around the globe.

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Manufacturer Global Emissions Engine 199

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Ford is the first automobile manufacturer in China to offer cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in mass production vehicles and will deploy C-V2X in Mach-E to help drivers in China anticipate potential driving hazards and improve traffic safety and efficiency.

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China Manufacturer Ford Production 353

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JULY 14, 2012

China-based and -focused CCID Consulting estimates that the China passenger vehicle market will need at least 1.802 million tons of aluminum sheets annually, assuming that aluminum replaces 15% of the steel used in automobile manufacturing by 2015.

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Automobile Automobile Manufacturer China South Korea 244

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JUNE 14, 2022

In the future, Schaeffler will supply beam axles to automobile manufacturers, particularly in North America. Heat is a scarce and valuable resource in electric cars, which do not have the waste heat from internal combustion engines for heating the interior, for example. Axles like these are more than two meters wide.

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Electric Electrical Automobile Manufacturer Motor 369

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The company, expected to become operational this year, will provide internal combustion engines, transmissions, and next-generation dual-motor hybrid systems for use by both companies as well as other automobile manufacturers.

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Volvo Auto Companies Cars 320

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

At the meeting, the chief executives of more than ten global truck and engine manufacturers discussed key issues facing the industry, including fuel efficiency improvements, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, diesel fuel specifications, and issues related to heavy-duty engine and vehicle regulation and certification.

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Global Manufacturer Engine Vehicles 199

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) will launch road-trials of an 18% blend of hydrogen with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the next 2-3 months. Business Standard. Earlier post.). The project was taken up under the National Hydrogen Energy Road Map for developing greener fuel technologies to cut emission.

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India Automobile Manufacturer Automobile Hydrogen 231

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MARCH 15, 2017

Evonik Industries and Forward Engineering have established the joint venture VESTARO GmbH. Dr. Leif Ickert, general manager of VESTARO, said that the JV is bundling expertise in engineering and in specialty chemicals. VESTARO is an important step in further expanding our partnership with automobile manufacturers.

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Engine Automobile Manufacturer Automobile Industrial 150

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Although the traction motor system will be launched in the Chinese market first, Nidec plans to make the product available to European automobile manufacturers as well in the near future. Nidec started out as a manufacturer of small electric motors for appliances and other machines in 1973 in Kyoto, Japan.

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Motor Motors Motoring Poland 309

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FEBRUARY 8, 2014

liter diesel engine with an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery. SsangYong Motor is the fourth largest South Korea-based automobile manufacturer, and specializes in SUVs. SsangYong will unveil its new XLV concept (eXciting smart Lifestyle Vehicle) at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show in March. XLV concept.

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Concept SUV Diesel South Korea 252

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NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Leading global manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines gathering at the annual Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting endorsed a harmonized global approach as an effective pathway to further improve energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Global Commercial Industry Industrial 239

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JULY 5, 2023

The €1-billion investment will support, among other things, the development of ethanol-based combustion engines and new business models. The engines developed in Europe will be adapted and developed in Volkswagen Brazil’s newly opened development center specifically for this purpose. performance program.

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South America Brazil America Gasoline-Electric 369

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JULY 20, 2023

Other topics at the trade fair will include components for green combustion engines. As a global partner to automobile manufacturers, the Stuttgart-based technology group focuses on the needs of the global markets with an open approach to technology.

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Kits Motor Motors Motoring 281

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Plug-in hybrids are all the rage in the world of automobile manufacturing today. The post Porsche Plants A Big Wet Kiss On The Internal Combustion Engine appeared first on CleanTechnica. Porsche is one company planning to go the PHEV route.

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Porsche International Engine Automobile Manufacturer 112

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Audi’s A1 e-tron is a range-extended electric city concept vehicle featuring a 75 kW (102 hp) peak power electric traction motor and a single-rotor Wankel engine coupled with an electrical generator with a charge rating of up to 15 kW.

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Audi Fleet Building Supplies 218

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APRIL 21, 2016

Next month, Toyota will become the first automaker to use biohydrin, a newly-developed biosynthetic rubber product, in engine and drive system hoses. biohydrin rubber is manufactured using plant-derived bio-materials instead of epichlorohydrin, a commonly-used epoxy compound.

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Toyota Engine Ozone Automobile Manufacturer 150

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

share during the same period last year, according to figures from ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). During the second quarter, passenger cars with conventional internal combustion engines took the biggest hit from the coronavirus crisis, with sales falling by more than half across the EU from April to June 2020.

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2020 Market Spain Europe 357

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

during the same period last year, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). During the third quarter, cars powered by conventional internal combustion engines lost further ground, with their overall market share going down from 88.6% In the third quarter of 2020, 9.9% this year.

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Market Sale Cyprus Gasoline-Electric 353

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Two new reports—one on technology, the other on policy— released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outline pathways to improve the fuel efficiency of combustion-engined road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, saving as much as four-fifths of current annual global oil consumption. Technology Roadmap.

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Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine 236

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MAY 17, 2012

The study claims mechanical damage and suggests degraded engine performance, emissions and durability on conventional vehicles from the use of E15 or E20 fuel. Three main engine wear mechanisms are impacted by ethanol fuels: abrasive wear, adhesive wear and corrosion. We believe the study is significantly flawed. The CRC test.

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2001 2009 Engine Industry 199

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

Sales of China’s domestically-made automobiles totaled 1.09 percent from a year earlier, the fifth month in a row that saw auto sales exceed one million units, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. liters, resulting in a boost to the development of the small-engine vehicle segment.

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China Stimulus Vehicles Automobile Manufacturer 218

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MARCH 28, 2021

Parts of the common specifications agreed upon are compliant with the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.

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Electric Motorcycles Motorcycles Standards Batteries 199

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) sent a letter to US House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriators in support of additional funding to complete research into the impacts of mid-level blends of ethanol. Source: Joint IEPR/TC workshop.

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Auto Industry Industry Industrial Automobile Manufacturer 170

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MAY 30, 2009

year-on-year in April, marking the seventh consecutive month of declines, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). Production of cars with engine displacement of more than 2,000cc plummeted 62.4% Production of light-duty vehicles, trucks and buses in Japan fell 47.1% to 183,403 units.

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Japan Production Automobile Manufacturer Auto 199

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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Forty percent of new automobiles manufactured worldwide now incorporate electric power steering, which can improve fuel economy by three to five percent compared to those using hydraulic steering. —Mark Rakoski, director, Sales and Engineering, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America.

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Mitsubishi Motor Motors Motoring 231

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Engineers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) have designed a “2-in-1” electric motor unit which can increase the range of electric vehicles in hot climates. NTU’s partner DLR will conduct further tests and improvements to the new engine with the aim of eventual commercialisation.

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Motor Motors Motoring Climate 326

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The California Air Resources Board sent a letter to automobile manufacturers notifying them that ARB will begin using enhanced testing procedures for modern light-duty diesel vehicles to determine compliance with emission levels to which they were originally certified. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Diesel Emissions Light California 150

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

compliant Gateway ECU (Electronic Control Unit) for Subaru, the automobile manufacturing division of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Tata Elxsi’s Safety Engineers have also ensured that the Gateway ECU is ISO26262 ASIL-C compliant.

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Hybrid Automobile Manufacturer Maintenance Automobile 218

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

The company’s customer base includes nearly all of the well-known automobile manufacturers, primarily from the premium. The core competencies of SGL Group in material sciences and carbon fiber-based preliminary products are complemented by the market and engineering technical. Benteler-SGL GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 2008.

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Austria Production Carbon Fiber Automobile Manufacturer 225

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The “Chemical Recycling of Plastics in Automotive Engineering” pilot project targets the creation of smart circular systems for plastics and to establish this method as a complement to mechanical recycling and replacement of energetic recovery. In the long run, this method can also play a role in end-of-life vehicle recycling.

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Kits Audi Oil Automobile 410

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JUNE 7, 2019

Better and more cost-efficient production methods for energy storage are increasingly in demand, especially in Germany: All major automobile manufacturers have launched ambitious electric vehicle programs that will ensure a sharp rise in demand for batteries. The Fraunhofer engineers want to change this. © Fraunhofer IWS.

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Low Cost Production Energy Storage Polymer 339

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OCTOBER 1, 2017

of new car registrations in the first half of 2017, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). This drop was offset by an increase in the sale of gasoline engined vehicles. Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2% In absolute numbers, 152,323 fewer diesel cars were sold.

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Gasoline Europe Diesel Market 150

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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.,

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JANUARY 27, 2014

In addition to physicists, electrical engineers and mechanical engineers, psychologists and transport scientists will work together on topics relating to automobile manufacturing. One special aspect is the interdisciplinary approach, because various faculties are involved in the project. —Prof.

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