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Mercedes releases two more efficient E-Class models in Europe
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Mercedes Benz, HCCIAt September's Frankfurt Motor Show Mercedes-Benz showed off an array of more efficient vehicles including diesels, HCCI and hybrids. Two of the new models...
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2008 Prius price up slightly, Camry hybrid and Yaris also up.
Filed under: Hybrid, Toyota, HCCIToyota announced the new price for the 2008 Prius hybrid yesterday, and the long and short of it is that it's slightly more expensive than before. $150 more, to be...
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Mercedes-Benz wins Safety and Technology award for DiesOtto
Filed under: Mercedes Benz, HCCIAt their annual award ceremony, British magazine AutoCar singled out the Mercedes-Benz DiesOtto engine concept for recognition. The DiesOtto is a turbocharged...
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2/4SIGHT engine concept switches between 2 and 4 stroke operation
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, HCCIUntil electric cars and their associated technologies (motors, batteries, controllers etc.) become mainstream, the internal combustion engine will need to be...
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Mercedes boss doesn't plan to let cost be an issue for more efficient cars
Filed under: Diesel, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Mercedes Benz, HCCIMercedes-Benz CEO Dieter Zetsche told Motor Trend this week that increased cost was not going to be an issue for his company to meet new fuel...
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Daimler touting breakthrough in battery technology, increases R&D spending
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Mercedes Benz, HCCIClick on the image to view high-res shots of the Mercedes F700 conceptAs part of an annual meeting held in Berlin, Daimler CEO...
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Most promising green technologies number six: HCCI
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, HCCIClick on the image to view high-res shots of the Mercedes F700 conceptHomogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, or HCCI, holds out a great deal of hope for green...
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VIDEO: GM's Paul Najt talks about HCCI engines
Filed under: GM, HCCILast summer we had the chance to meet up with GM powertrain researcher Paul Najt and drive GM's prototype HCCI engines. Homegeneous charge compression ignition engines basically...
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Does diesel have a future?
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, HCCI, UKDoes diesel have a future? Autoexpress editor Dan Strong believes the answer is a clear no. He doesn't mince words in his new column:...
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GM to debut HCCI on Opel Insignia?
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, GM, HCCI, OpelClick on the HCCI equipped Opel Vectra for a high-res galleryThere are rumors floating around the interwebs today regarding the Opel Insignia being the...
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Mercedes wants to eliminate petroleum from its lineup by 2015
Filed under: Biodiesel, Diesel, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Mercedes Benz, HCCIBy the middle of the next decade Mercedes-Benz wants its entire lineup to be able to operate...
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GM HCCI engine can operate at idle
Filed under: GM, HCCIGeneral Motors first showed off its prototype Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines last summer in an Opel Vectra and a Saturn Aura. We had the opportunity to...
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General Motors opens new powertrain engineering center that will create E-Flex
Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, MPG, Chevrolet, GM, Natural Gas, HCCIOn Friday GM officially kicked off use of its new Powertrain Engineering...
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Bosch CEO talks lithium ion batteries and diesels
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, HCCIIn the wake of a new lithium ion battery joint venture, Bernd Bohr, CEO of Bosch is not concerned that automakers will try to keep battery production in...
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GM powertrain plans: high-tech, low weight
Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, GM, HCCI, LightweightClick above for more early images of the production Chevy VoltIt's no secret that we appreciate what General Motors has been able...
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GM's HCCI engines now run from idle to 60 mph!
Filed under: GM, HCCISince our first encounter with General Motors' HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) engines in August 2007, the powertrain research engineers at the GM Tech Center in...
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Lotus' Omnivore engine is already 10% more efficient, with more to come
Filed under: MPG, Lotus, HCCILast March at the Geneva Motor Show, Lotus announced its new Omnivore research engine. The Omnivore is a two-stroke direct injected engine designed to take advantage of the...
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Lotus gets animated with its Omnivore engine technology
Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Lotus, HCCI Omnivore [(om-nuh-vawr)]: An animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals. Human beings and bears, for instance,...
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Delphi to discuss next-generation direct injection at SIA Congress
Filed under: Diesel, HCCI At the SIA (French Automotive Engineers Society) Congress in Rouen, France this week, Delphi will be presenting information on its latest-generation direct fuel injection and...
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Don't put gasoline in your diesel engine, unless you work at Argonne
Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, HCCI What do you get when you cross a diesel engine with its gasoline counterpart? If Steve Ciatti (pictured), a mechanical engineer at Argonne National...
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