Continental Supplies World's First Turbocharger with Aluminum Turbine Housing in Cars
Jul 21, 2014
Smaller cubic capacity and lower fuel consumption while offering the same, if not better, performance â that is the recipe for success when it comes to downsizing. A modern turbocharged system is necessary to achieve this. The global development trend toward turbocharging for gasoline engines is in full swing. Int ... Continue reading
EcoCAR 2 Team from University of Victoria Wins MathWorks Award for Model-Based Design
Jul 17, 2014
MathWorks today announced that University of Victoria has won the MathWorks Modeling Award as part of the EcoCAR 2 collegiate engineering competition. The award recognizes the teamâs use of MATLAB and Simulink for Model-Based Design during the three-year project-based learning competition where students were taske ... Continue reading
Jul 17, 2014
The QUANT e-Sportlimousine with nanoFLOWCELL drivetrain concept has been approved by TÜV Süd in Munich for use on public roads. Nunzio La Vecchia, chief technical officer at nanoFLOWCELL AG, was handed the official registration plate with number ROD-Q-2014. After an in-depth inspection by TÜV Süd, this means that t ... Continue reading
Navistar Ships First Vocational Vehicles With 9- And 10-Liter SCR Engines
Jul 15, 2014
Navistar, Inc. announced today that it has started customer shipments of its first International DuraStar and International® WorkStar® vehicles with the company's 9- and 10-liter engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology. The company's internal testing shows these products are deliveri ... Continue reading
Fourteen Percent of Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles Sold in 2035 Will Run on Alternative Fuels
Jul 14, 2014
Medium and heavy duty vehicles (MHDVs) represent less than 5 percent of the total vehicle market today, and the vast majority of these use conventional internal combustion engines (ICE) powered by either gasoline or diesel. That is changing as less expensive alternatives to petroleum-based fuels, such as natural gas, l ... Continue reading
New Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium Engine
Jul 11, 2014
Ingenium is an all-new family of compact, lightweight, low-emissions diesel and petrol turbocharged engines that deliver both the efficiency and performance that our global customers desire Configurable and flexible common diesel and petrol architecture enables maximum manufacturing efficiency, more variants, higher qu ... Continue reading
Vauxhall GTC -- Economical and Refined 1.6 CDTi Whisper Diesel
Jul 11, 2014
Just 104g/km/109g/km CO2 and up to 72.4mpg combined economy Up to 320Nm torque and 136PS offers increased performance Luton â Vauxhallâs rakish GTC, is now available with the refined and powerful 1.6 CDTi âWhisper Dieselâ engine. It is the latest model to benefit from the economical new engine, foll ... Continue reading
EPA Proposes to Replace and Reduce Harmful Greenhouse Gases
Jul 10, 2014
Today, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to prohibit the use of certain chemicals that significantly contribute to climate change where safer, more climate-friendly alternatives exist. This is the agencyâs second action aimed at reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a class of ... Continue reading
U.S. Clean Diesel Car Sales Increase 25% in 2014; Overall U.S. Car Market is Up 4%
Jul 10, 2014
July 10, 2014: U.S. clean diesel car sales have increased 25 percent during the first six months of 2014 while the overall U.S. car market has increased by 4.2 percent, according to data compiled by Hybrid Cars.com and Baum and Associates. The 2014 clean diesel sales total includes six months of consecutive sales incre ... Continue reading
Nissan Launches 'No Charge to Charge' Program
Jul 9, 2014
The economics are simple: buy an all-electric Nissan LEAF, and you save money by avoiding the gas pump. With Nissanâs âNo Charge to Chargeâ promotion, new LEAF buyers in certain markets get an even better deal with two years of free public charging. âThe popularity of âNo Charge to Chargeâ ... Continue reading
Nissan Creates World's Cleanest Car -- a Zero Emissions Nissan LEAF
Jul 9, 2014
What do you get when you combine the worldâs best-selling zero emission vehicle with innovative paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyday dirt? Answer: A very special Nissan LEAF electric vehicle that might just be the âworldâs cleanest car.â âThis is one LEAF that never has to stop a ... Continue reading
EPA Designs Test Engine With ANSYS Simulation Technology
Jul 9, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected ANSYS simulation solutions to model in-cylinder combustion to develop an advanced test engine that will demonstrate fuel-saving and emissions-reducing technologies. The EPA's test engine will help establish the feasibility of meeting recently issued fuel stand ... Continue reading
Volvo's New XC90 --Clean and Powerful
Jul 9, 2014
Volvo Carâs all-new XC90 will offer an unrivalled combination of power and clean operation when it is launched later this year. The all-wheel drive, seven seater offers drivers up to 400 horsepower but with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of around 60 g/km (NEDC driving cycle). There has never been an SUV offering ... Continue reading
Cummins Recognized by Chrysler as a Supplier of the Year
Jul 7, 2014
Cummins Awarded the 2013 Powertrain Supplier of the Year and Technical Cost Reduction Supplier of the Year Cummins Inc. was recognized by Chrysler Group as one of the 2013 Supplierâs of the Year during the companyâs 2014 Annual Strategy Meeting and Supplier Awards Ceremony on June 24held at the Palace of Aubu ... Continue reading
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