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Kia introduces 5th-generation Sportage SUV; gasoline, diesel, HEV, PHEV

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JULY 6, 2021

Developed on a new architecture, the all-new Sportage will offer gasoline and diesel powertrains at market launch later this year, followed by hybrid-electric (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) models. The Sportage will be launched with a range powertrains, including clean gasoline and diesel IC engine technology.

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PHEV Kia Gasoline Diesel

Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

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JUNE 2, 2022

This post examines the recent changes in the costs of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles. The expectation was that the cost of electricity had recently increased much less than the costs of gasoline and diesel. Gasoline vs. diesel changes are now possible to calculate already for May.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cost Of Diesel

New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

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APRIL 25, 2021

Sales of traditional fossil-fuel cars continued to decrease in the European Union, although gasoline and diesel still made up 65.4% Gasoline and diesel cars. From January to March 2021, diesel volumes fell 20.1% Diesel now holds a market share of 23.2%, down from 29.9% Alternatively-powered vehicles (APV).

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Diesel Electric Vehicles

DTF: Diesel dominates commercial truck, transit and school bus fleets in US

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JULY 14, 2022

Diesel is the predominant technology in commercial trucking, school, and transit bus sectors, according to the Diesel Technology Forum’s analysis of data sourced from S&P Global Mobility TIPNet data of vehicles in operation for Class 3-8 as of December 2021. Of the largest trucks (Class 8) in operation, 97% are diesels.

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Diesel Commercial Fleet District of Columbia

LiquidPiston introduces XTS-210 25hp heavy-fueled rotary engine; 1/5th size & weight of current diesel piston engines of same power

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APRIL 4, 2023

LiquidPiston, an innovator of compact and efficient engine technology and hybrid power systems, intends to commercialize the XTS-210, a 25-horsepower, two-stroke, supercharged, liquid-cooled, 210cc rotary engine. The XTS-210 is heavy-fuel compatible (diesel, Jet A, JP-8, kerosene) and multi-fuel capacble (gasoline, propane, hydrogen).

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Engine Diesel Fuel Power

Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Bosch and Weichai Power have increased the efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from their current level of roughly 46% to 50%. Even though the diesel engine is nearly 130 years old, its development continues. Bosch provides its modular common-rail system for the six-cylinder diesel engine with 12.9

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Diesel Engine Power Powered

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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APRIL 18, 2023

Chevron USA kicked off a road trip across the US Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. During the tour, Chevron representatives will talk with members of the public about the benefits of lower carbon fuels such as biofuels and renewable gasoline blend.

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Chevron Gasoline Renewable Toyota

ORNL team achieves diesel-like efficiency with SI engine

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APRIL 9, 2021

A team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has achieved diesel-like efficiency in a single-cylinder spark-ignition (SI) research engine while maintaining compatibility with stoichiometric 3-way catalyst (TWC) systems. The ORNL team conducted engine experiments with both 91 RON E10 gasoline and liquified petroleum gas (LPG).

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Diesel Engine Gasoline Fuel

Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop renewable gasoline with 20% lower CO2; rollout of Blue Gasoline this year

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MAY 4, 2021

Following on the introduction of R33 Blue Diesel ( earlier post ), Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen have now developed a low-carbon gasoline. The new fuel, called Blue Gasoline, similarly contains up to 33% renewables, ensuring a well-to-wheel reduction in carbon emissions of at least 20% per kilometer driven. Every bit of CO?

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Gasoline Renewable CO2 Gasoline-Electric

California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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APRIL 20, 2022

By shifting the biggest gasoline users into ZEVs first, AB 2816 also reduces the total number of ZEVs that would be needed to reach the state’s near-term target of cutting light-duty vehicle emissions in half by 2030. California’s biggest gasoline users currently are on track to be the last people to switch to ZEVs.

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Gasoline California San Francisco Jordan

Jaguar Land Rover produces more than 1.5M Ingenium engines; adds new straight-six diesel MHEV to family; fuel cell concept coming

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JULY 18, 2020

The UK manufacturer is now adding a new straight-six diesel to the family. The advanced Ingenium family, which includes a range of diesel, gasoline and electrified engines, are built to maximise performance while at the same time reducing the environmental impact and running costs for customers.

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Land Rover Diesel Engine Concept

New Volkswagen Golf GTI, GTD and GTE; gasoline, diesel and PHEV

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MARCH 4, 2020

The new Golf GTI is powered by a 180 kW (245 PS) 2.0-liter liter, four-cylinder TDI diesel power unit (EA288 evo series) with an output of 147 kW (200 PS). liter, four-cylinder TDI diesel power unit (EA288 evo series) with an output of 147 kW (200 PS). liter turbocharged direct injection engine (EA888 evo4).

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Diesel Gasoline PHEV Plug-in

Mercedes-Benz bringing series of 3rd-generation plug-in hybrids to market; EQ Power, gasoline or diesel; C-, E- and S-Class

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OCTOBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz is delivering the first new third-generation plug-in hybrids—labelled EQ Power—to customers now and over the coming months. kWh battery in the hybrid vehicles is paired with either a gasoline engine or, for the first time, a diesel engine. kWh/100 km). Earlier post.).

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Plug-in Mercedes Plug Hybrid

UK accelerates end of sale of new gasoline and diesel cars to 2030, hybrids to 2035

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the government will accelerate the ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles, bringing it forward by ten years to 2030, as part of a “Green Industrial Revolution.” The sale of hybrid cars will be allowed until 2035.

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Gasoline Diesel Sale Hybrid

Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Audi’s latest e-fuels project is participation in a a pilot plant project in Dresden that produces diesel fuel from water, CO 2 and green electricity. The sunfire plant, which operates according to the “power-to-liquid” (PtL) principle, requires carbon dioxide, water and electricity as raw materials. PtL = Power-to-Liquids.

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Audi Water Diesel Fuel

4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In the last quarter of 2019, EU demand for diesel cars further decreased , dropping to 29.5% Gasoline cars accounted for 57.3% powered vehicles (APV) combined held a market share of 13.2%. Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6% Source: ACEA.

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2019 Gasoline Plug-in Diesel

SEAT launches all-new Leon; gasoline, diesel, CNG, mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid; €1.1B investment

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The new-generation compact car benefits from gasoline (TSI); diesel (TDI); compressed natural gas (TGI); mild-hybrid (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) units. The new Leon’s offer of standard gasoline engines are all direct-injection, turbocharged units and provide power outputs between 66kW/90PS and 140kW/190PS.

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Plug-in Gasoline Diesel Hybrid

JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

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MARCH 6, 2018

This rise in average CO 2 emissions correlates with a decrease in demand for diesel cars across Europe—which produce lower CO 2 emissions than gasoline cars—and the rising popularity of SUVs, which emit higher average CO 2 emissions of 133.0 g/km, compared to gasoline cars, which had an average of 123.4

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Gasoline Diesel Emissions Europe

Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

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JANUARY 30, 2020

In a commentary in the journal Joule , Rob McGinnis, founder and and CEO of Prometheus , a company that is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuels, discusses the technology advances that could lead to the potential price-competitiveness of renewable gasoline and jet with fossil fuels.

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Gasoline Renewable Fuel Price

New SEAT Leon first model of the brand to offer five different powertrain technologies: gasoline, diesel, MHEV, PHEV and CNG

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MARCH 30, 2020

The all-new SEAT Leon offers five different powertrain technologies: gasoline (TSI); diesel (TDI); mild-hybrid (eTSI); plug-in hybrid (eHybrid); and compressed natural gas (TGI). In total, there are eleven different mechanical variants, with power outputs ranging from 90 PS with the 1.0 The most powerful version of the 1.0

Gasoline

Gasoline Diesel PHEV Gasoline-Electric

Achates Power and Aramco Services Company partner on opposed-piston engine projects; Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI)

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JANUARY 15, 2018

Achates Power, Inc. The first result of this agreement is the demonstration vehicle that will be shown at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS): a light-duty truck with an Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) Engine. Achates Power 2.7L Earlier post.). Click to enlarge. liter, 3-cylinder (i.e.,

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Gasoline Engine Companies Power

Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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JULY 11, 2023

Analysis of a study by S&P Global Mobility shows the number of new near-zero emission diesel trucks on the road in the US increased 10.2% between 2021 and 2022, according to the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). Near-zero emission trucks are advanced diesel technology manufactured in the 2010 and later model years. are CNG, 0.3%

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Diesel Commercial Emissions District of Columbia

Cummins and Tula study of Diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) shows 74% reduction in NOx, 5% in CO2 on low load cycle

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APRIL 14, 2021

a leader in propulsion efficiency, announced at SAE International’s WCX the results of their collaborative study on the effectiveness of Tula’s diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) in reducing nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions on a Cummins X15 HD Efficiency Series diesel engine. Cummins Inc. Earlier post.).

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Diesel CO2 Emissions Engine

Motiv Power Systems receives large follow-up order for electric delivery vans from Bimbo Bakeries USA

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Motiv Power Systems announced a renewal of its partnership with Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU), the largest bakery in the United States. This follows a successful 12-month pilot of five Motiv-powered electric trucks that performed flawlessly on real-world delivery routes. Earlier post.).

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USA Power Powered Pennsylvania

BMW presenting three new PHEV 3-Series models, two new 48V MHEV M diesels at Geneva show

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

l/100 km; combined power consumption: from 15.7 l/100 km; combined power consumption: from 17.8 l/100 km; combined power consumption: from 16.7 In addition, the fully variable power distribution promotes agility in sporty driving. Two new 48V mild-hybrid M diesels. The intelligently controlled interaction of a 2.0-liter

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BMW Diesel PHEV Volt

Achates showcases 2.7L, 3-cylinder opposed piston gasoline compression ignition engine in F-150; estimated 37 mpg combined

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JANUARY 18, 2018

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Achates Power and new development parter Aramco Services ( earlier post ) showcased a Ford F-150 fitted with a 3-cylinder, 2.7-liter liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. —David Johnson, president and CEO, Achates Power. Earlier post.).

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F-150 Gasoline MPG Engine

SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

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AUGUST 8, 2017

The mobile chemical pilot plant produces gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide. An electrolysis unit developed by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) uses solar power to produce the required hydrogen. The pilot plant has a production capacity of up to 80 liters of gasoline per day.

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Solar Fuel Finland CO2

Aramco, KAUST team finds hybrid gasoline compression-ignition architecture can reduce GHG 26-55% vs. conventional SI

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APRIL 27, 2020

They contrasted 4 hybrids against conventional fuels/engines and a comparable battery electric vehicle using regionally-explicit power mixes in the 3 biggest automotive markets worldwide (China, US and Europe). WTW GHG reduction for BEV depends on the availability of cleaner power. diesel compression ignition (CI) engine.

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Gasoline Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Emissions

Two new V6 engines with 48V mild hybrid system for Audi Q8; gasoline and diesel

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

With the turbocharged gasoline engine, the Audi Q8 sprints from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 The second new engine is an additional version of the three-liter diesel. It provides 170 kW (231 metric hp) of power and also develops ample torque of 500 N·m (368.8 Its maximum speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h (155.3

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Audi Gasoline Engine Diesel

MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

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APRIL 9, 2019

In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. Ethanol or methanol would be employed to increase knock resistance. —Cohn and Bromberg (2019).

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MIT Gasoline Engine Fuel

Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Ford announced that it intends to invest up to £230 million (US$316 million) at its Halewood vehicle transmission facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles sold in Europe. —Stuart Rowley, president, Ford of Europe.

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Ford Building Turkey Power

Volkswagen Millerized 1.5 TSI ACT BlueMotion gasoline engine offers diesel-like fuel economy; derivatives may be applied in hybrid systems

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MARCH 19, 2018

Volkswagen has developed and deployed a gasoline engine that offers diesel-like fuel economy but is significantly cheaper to buy. This enables further reduced fuel consumption and emission levels plus powerful torque even at low engine speeds. Compared with other gasoline engines, the intake valves of the 1.5

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Fuel Economy Gasoline Engine Economy

New Mo-doped Ni catalyst for SOFCs enhances use of fuels such as gasoline

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JUNE 10, 2020

Researchers led by a team at Washington State University (WSU) have developed a unique and inexpensive nanoparticle catalyst that allows a solid-oxide fuel cell to convert logistic liquid fuels such as gasoline to electricity without stalling out during the electrochemical process. —Qusay Bkour, lead author. Gray, Steven R. Saunders, M.

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Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric Hydrogen

DHL Express deploys nearly 100 new Lightning Electric delivery vans in US

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MARCH 24, 2021

Produced by Lightning eMotors, a designer and manufacturer of elelctric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, the new electric vehicles are highly durable and capable of achieving 61 MPGe, compared to 13 MPG for similar gasoline-powered vans. Earlier post.).

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Los Angeles Isuzu Colorado Ford

New VW Golf now available to order with natural gas drive

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The engine of the quasi-monovalent drive system is powered primarily with CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), but can also run on gasoline. The Golf TGI is also equipped with a gasoline tank with a useful capacity of 9 liters (2.4 Driving in CNG mode produces around 25% fewer carbon emissions than with gasoline.

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Gas Available Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric

DARPA awards additional $2.5M to LiquidPiston for development of 30kW X4 rotary diesel engine prototype

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JUNE 26, 2018

to LiquidPiston for development of 30kW X4 rotary diesel engine prototype. million to continue development of its 30kW X4 rotary diesel engine prototype, bringing DARPA’s total funding of the engine technology to $6M. DARPA awards additional $2.5M The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded LiquidPiston Inc.,

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Diesel Engine 2018 Connecticut

US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. Source: Diesel Technology Forum.

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2018 Diesel Light Sale

Cummins & Tula demonstrate Diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) cylinder deactivation; up to 66% reduction in NOx on CARB LLC #7

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APRIL 23, 2020

developer of Dynamic Skip Fire cylinder deactivation technology ( earlier post ), collaborated on a significant technical demonstration of diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) cylinder deactivation. Cummins’ X15 Efficiency Series 6-cylinder diesel engine enhanced with Tula’s diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF). Cummins Inc.

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Diesel Emissions Exhaust Engine

Cummins to launch new X10 engine in N America in 2026; next in the fuel-agnostic series

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The diesel version will be first available, with other versions for gaseous fuels introduced later. We are committed to advancing diesel technology while our markets and our customers need it to run their businesses. The new X10 diesel will emit 75% less NO x emissions than required at launch in 2026. Additionally, the B6.7

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America Engine Fuel North America

Tesla leads in vehicle longevity and mileage, study finds

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

. “The best-performing electric car manufacturer is Tesla, while Skoda and Audi lead for diesel and gasoline-powered cars, respectively. Comparative Insights: While Tesla led the study’s overall rankings, Skoda topped the diesel category with an expected lifetime mileage of 181,000 miles over 17.7

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Tesla Vehicles Gasoline-Electric Audi

WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The resulting biofuel, n -butanol, is a carbon-neutral fuel alternative that can be used in blends with diesel or gasoline. Here we have harnessed the power of microbes to convert carbon dioxide into value-added multi-carbon compounds in a usable biofuel.

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Solar Light St. Louis Power

ACEA: electric buses made up 4% of new bus registrations in Europe in 2019

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APRIL 27, 2020

tonnes) registered in the European Union were fueled by diesel; the market share of gasoline in this segment was close to zero. All alternatively-powered vehicles (APV) combined accounted for 15.0% In 2019, EU demand for diesel buses decreased by 3.1% Last year, 85.0% of all new medium- and heavy-buses (over 3.5

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Mazda adding new 3.3l 48V MHEV diesel to CX-60 line-up next year

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JULY 6, 2022

In Europe, Mazda announced that it will add an all-new e-Skyactiv D diesel engine to the Mazda CX-60 line-up in 2023, joining the PHEV CX-60, which is available to order now. The new diesel powertrain that will make its debut in the CX-60 is a Mazda first—a 3.3-liter An in-line straight-six 3.0-liter

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Mazda Diesel Fuel Economy MPG

Ford’s redesigned Transit Connect Wagon gets 1.5L EcoBlue diesel option in US

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with direct injection with Auto Start-Stop as standard equipment, or the new 1.5-liter liter EcoBlue diesel, both paired with a new 8-speed automatic. EcoBlue diesel to deliver an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of at least 30 mpg (7.8 Ford is targeting the 1.5L Ford is targeting the 1.5L

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Transit Connect Connected Connect Diesel

Kia introduces 5th-generation Sportage SUV; gasoline, diesel, HEV, PHEV

Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

DTF: Diesel dominates commercial truck, transit and school bus fleets in US

LiquidPiston introduces XTS-210 25hp heavy-fueled rotary engine; 1/5th size & weight of current diesel piston engines of same power

Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

ORNL team achieves diesel-like efficiency with SI engine

Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop renewable gasoline with 20% lower CO2; rollout of Blue Gasoline this year

California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

Jaguar Land Rover produces more than 1.5M Ingenium engines; adds new straight-six diesel MHEV to family; fuel cell concept coming

New Volkswagen Golf GTI, GTD and GTE; gasoline, diesel and PHEV

Mercedes-Benz bringing series of 3rd-generation plug-in hybrids to market; EQ Power, gasoline or diesel; C-, E- and S-Class

UK accelerates end of sale of new gasoline and diesel cars to 2030, hybrids to 2035

Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

SEAT launches all-new Leon; gasoline, diesel, CNG, mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid; €1.1B investment

JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

New SEAT Leon first model of the brand to offer five different powertrain technologies: gasoline, diesel, MHEV, PHEV and CNG

Achates Power and Aramco Services Company partner on opposed-piston engine projects; Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI)

Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

Cummins and Tula study of Diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) shows 74% reduction in NOx, 5% in CO2 on low load cycle

Motiv Power Systems receives large follow-up order for electric delivery vans from Bimbo Bakeries USA

BMW presenting three new PHEV 3-Series models, two new 48V MHEV M diesels at Geneva show

Achates showcases 2.7L, 3-cylinder opposed piston gasoline compression ignition engine in F-150; estimated 37 mpg combined

SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

Aramco, KAUST team finds hybrid gasoline compression-ignition architecture can reduce GHG 26-55% vs. conventional SI

Two new V6 engines with 48V mild hybrid system for Audi Q8; gasoline and diesel

MIT team proposes flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine PHEV long-haul trucks

Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

Volkswagen Millerized 1.5 TSI ACT BlueMotion gasoline engine offers diesel-like fuel economy; derivatives may be applied in hybrid systems

New Mo-doped Ni catalyst for SOFCs enhances use of fuels such as gasoline

DHL Express deploys nearly 100 new Lightning Electric delivery vans in US

New VW Golf now available to order with natural gas drive

DARPA awards additional $2.5M to LiquidPiston for development of 30kW X4 rotary diesel engine prototype

US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

Cummins & Tula demonstrate Diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) cylinder deactivation; up to 66% reduction in NOx on CARB LLC #7

Cummins to launch new X10 engine in N America in 2026; next in the fuel-agnostic series

Tesla leads in vehicle longevity and mileage, study finds

WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

ACEA: electric buses made up 4% of new bus registrations in Europe in 2019

Mazda adding new 3.3l 48V MHEV diesel to CX-60 line-up next year

Ford’s redesigned Transit Connect Wagon gets 1.5L EcoBlue diesel option in US

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