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Toyota investing $383M in US engine production

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Toyota will invest $383 million in four of its US manufacturing plants—in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee—to support the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles. —Norm Bafunno, senior vice president, Unit Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota. 222 million.

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USNC, Hyundai Engineering, SK E&C to partner on nuclear hydrogen production; MMR and SOEC

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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), a US-based vertical integrator of nuclear technologies and services, Hyundai Engineering and SK E&C are teaming up to conduct research and development for carbon-free hydrogen production. It is also participating in a government-led green hydrogen production demonstration project.

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Report: HEMI V8 Engine Production Resumes In Michigan This Summer

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Stellantis clearly did itself a major disservice by discontinuing its iconic line of V8 engines. The latest of these are reports that the Dundee Engine Plant in Michigan will be retooled to manufacture the entire HEMI V8 family by August. That production ended in favor of the new twin-turbocharged HURRICANE I6 engines.

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Yuchai ignites 16L hydrogen engine

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The Yuchai YCK16H hydrogen-fueled engine was successfully ignited in Yulin, Guangxi. The engine, with a displacement of 15.93 liters and a maximum horsepower of 560 hp, is the largest hydrogen-fueled engine with the largest displacement and horsepower in China.

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China Yuchai launches China’s first operating hydrogen engine for commercial vehicles

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The YCK05 engine is the first operating hydrogen engine for China’s commercial vehicle market, the world’s largest commercial vehicle market. The YCK05 engine is the first operating hydrogen engine for China’s commercial vehicle market, the world’s largest commercial vehicle market.

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In Praise of “Normal” Engineers

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A version of this post originally appeared in Refactoring , a Substack offering advice for software engineers. I think their existence is what explains the curious durability of the notion of a 10x engineer, someone who is 10 times as productive or skilled as their peers. The problems I do have are twofold. What scale of usage?

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Bosch Engineering and Ligier Automotive present Ligier JS2 RH2 with hydrogen engine at Le Mans

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Just a few months into a joint innovation project ( earlier post ), engineers from Bosch Engineering and Ligier Automotive have built a high-performance vehicle with a hydrogen engine. The vehicle features a V6 hydrogen engine and a carbon monocoque that integrates three 700-bar type IV hydrogen cylinders from Hexagon Purus.

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