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Achates near-zero heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel enters fleet service; compliant with 2027 NOx levels

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liter, heavy-duty opposed-piston, three-cylinder diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners ( earlier post ) has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor. liter engine. Achates Power announced that the 10.6-liter,

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Co-Optima team publishes details on its boosted SI engine research and figure of merit

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For the past four years, the US Department of Energy’s Co-Optima team ( earlier post ) has focused research efforts on turbocharged (or “boosted”) spark-ignition (SI) engines, which is the dominant combustion approach for light-duty vehicles such as passenger cars and light trucks. —Szybist et al.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry.

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2025 Subaru WRX tS Review -- STI? What STI?

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And while the extra cash doesn't buy more horsepower or more twist, the engine still has enough grunt to power you out of said corner with alacrity. The engine also remains high strung and high-revving, no matter how you match it with the gearbox. The freeway droning, even at light-throttle cruise, is also annoying.

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Cummins progressing with lightweight downsized T2B2 diesel for pickup; 40% improvement in fuel economy over gasoline V8

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At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Annual Merit Review meeting in Washington, DC last week, Michael Ruth from Cummins noted that the DOE program target for the project is a fuel economy (CAFE) target of 26 mpg (9.05 Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. Earlier post.). l/100 km) for a vehicle of that size.

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Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

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A new study by a team from Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) has found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than those from gasoline—a decrease in emissions from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. EH&E) and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at Harvard’s T.H.

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2024 Jeep Wagoneer S Review -- Finding the Space Between

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The S is positioned more as upmarket SUV than an outright performer -- maybe we'll see a Trackhawk down the line -- but that didn't stop some of the assembled media from lighting up the tires at a stoplight. I did not take the proffered hat but did take a notebook and pen.) So yeah, it occupies a strange space in the Jeep lineup.

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