News By Topic: Engine

TransPower Announces New Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Achievements

Mar 26, 2015

Transportation Power Inc. (the "Company" or "TransPower"), a leading provider of clean vehicle and stationary energy storage technologies and products, announced today that it has achieved several significant new milestones in its development of battery-electric, hybrid, and fuel cell propulsion technologies for heavy- ... Continue reading

Green Planet's On Demand Hydrogen Generator Hits the Road

Mar 24, 2015

AAQIS HHO Generator Begins On-the-Road Testing TEMPE, AZ -- March 24, 2015: Today, the AAQIS, Inc. subsidiary of Green Planet Group, Inc. ) passed an important milestone in the road to commercialization of the Company's On Demand Hydrogen Generator as the first on-the-road testing of this revolutionary product began. I ... Continue reading

BorgWarner's Turbocharging Technology Boosts All Of Volvo's New Four-Cylinder Gasoline Engines

Mar 24, 2015

BorgWarner's Optimized Turbocharging Technology Improves Performance and Fuel Economy for Volvo's New Gasoline Engine Platform AUBURN HILLS, MI -- March 24, 2015: BorgWarner's optimized turbocharging technology powers all new four-cylinder gasoline engines from Volvo. The backbone of Volvo's gasoline Drive-E powertrain ... Continue reading

Nissan LEAF Battery Reliably Outperforms Cynics, Critics and Alternatives

Mar 23, 2015

Five years on, Nissan reports 99.99% battery success rate across Europe More reliable than a petrol or diesel engine, according to industry averages Nissan LEAF is the world’s best-selling all-electric car, with over 165,000 sold globally ROLLE, Switzerland--Five years and more than 35,000 European sales since the ... Continue reading

Cadillac Next-Gen V-6 Engines Led by 3.0L Twin Turbo

Mar 20, 2015

Cadillac today announced a new generation of V-6 engines, led by an exclusive Twin Turbo V-6 that will be one of the industry’s most advanced six-cylinder gasoline engines. It leverages the latest technology to balance efficiency, performance and refinement in the upcoming, top-of-the-range CT6 luxury performance ... Continue reading

Nissan Teams up with Ricker's to Fuel Electric Cars

Mar 20, 2015

Thanks to a local partnership, Nissan is now bringing its popular “No Charge to Charge” program to Indianapolis, providing two years of no-cost, public charging to new Nissan LEAF buyers within the Greater Indianapolis market. “We are pleased to support private sector partnerships like the one between Ni ... Continue reading

Ford Marks Production Milestone As 5-Millionth EcoBoost-Equipped Vehicle Rolls Off Assembly Line

Mar 17, 2015

Ford has hit a new production milestone with its fuel-efficient EcoBoost ... Continue reading

Why An Auto Care Career Is A Good Choice For You +VIDEO

Mar 7, 2015

Auto care industry stats There are over 254.8 million registered vehicles plus 7.2 million commercial trucks and vehicles in the U.S. that make up the auto care industry. The auto care industry is a significant sector of the U.S. economy, employing more than 4 million people. Industry sales in 2013 totaled $318.2 billi ... Continue reading

Ford Cleveland Engine Plant Begins Production of the New Twin-Scroll 2.0-liter EcoBoost and 2.3-liter EcoBoost Engines

Mar 6, 2015

Production officially begins on the all-new twin-scroll 2.0-liter EcoBoost and 2.3-liter EcoBoost engines for North America at Cleveland Engine Plant in Ohio, marking the first time Ford has built these engines in the U.S. Twin-scroll 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine is available in all-new Ford Edge; 2.3-liter EcoBoost engin ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Builds 5 Millionth Turbocharger in China

Feb 26, 2015

Ningbo Facility also Receives BorgWarner CEO's Safety Excellence Award for Achieving 1 Million Safe Hours BorgWarner has built its 5 millionth turbocharger at its manufacturing facility in Ningbo, China. Since 2005, the plant has produced a variety of turbochargers for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Customers ... Continue reading

All Roads Lead to Synthetics on the Global Lubricants Market, Foresees Kline

Feb 25, 2015

PARSIPPANY, NJ -- Feb. 25, 2015: Low viscosity SAE 0W-XX passenger car motor oil (PCMO) accounted for under 5% of the total global PCMO demand in 2014. This grade is forecast to increase to over 7% by 2023, according to the recently released LubesNet Database, from Kline & Company, a global market research and manageme ... Continue reading

2016 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Complete Specs and Prices

Feb 24, 2015

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV – America's most affordable electric vehicle – offers distinctive styling, a space-efficient interior and an EPA-rated "fuel" economy of 126 MPGe. Every i-MiEV includes a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, CHAdeMO DC quick charge port, heated front seats and side mirrors, and aluminum whee ... Continue reading

World Premiere for Kia's New 1.0-litre Turbocharged Engine

Feb 20, 2015

World premiere for Kia’s new downsized 1.0-litre T-GDi engine Developed in-house at Kia’s Namyang R&D centre Newly-developed laser-drilled injectors enable more efficient combustion Single-scroll turbocharger with electric scavenging system Innovation dual-thermostat cooling for cylinder heads and engine bloc ... Continue reading

World production premiere for Kia's new 1.0-litre turbocharged three-cylinder 'Kappa' engine

Feb 20, 2015

Kia's all-new 1.0-litre T-GDI (turbo gasoline direct injection) 'Kappa' engine will make its world production debut at the 85th Salon International de l'Automobile in Geneva on 3 March 2015. Previewed by Kia in a special powertrain technology exhibition at Geneva in 2013, the new downsized engine is now fitted in a pro ... Continue reading

Subaru Boxer Engine Production Hits 15 Million

Feb 18, 2015

Major milestone for Subaru’s iconic horizontally-opposed ‘Boxer’ engine 49 years since the introduction of the first Boxer engine in the Subaru 1000 14 million Symmetrical All Wheel Drive vehicles manufactured Production of Subaru’s horizontally-opposed ‘Boxer’ engine has reached 15 millio ... Continue reading