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Diesels purring quietly, plotting their upcoming expansion in the American market

None of the diesels that will be sold in the near future in America will be able to go 300+ mph like the Dieselmax that Ricardo helped to build last year, but the company is still predicting that soon (that is, by 2012) Americans will buy 1.5 million diesel vehicles a year. The factors leading to this move are upcoming higher fuel economy standards, cheaper cost of diesels vs. hybrids, and emissions standards-meeting clean diesel. This prediction comes in a report called "Is Diesel set to boom in the US?" that Ricardo is releasing with UBS. ... Read more →

Lifan and Ricardo team up for new family of Chinese car Sebastian Blanco

Yesterday, the Chinese company Chongqing Lifan Industry Group Co. Ltd (known as Lifan) announced that it would use powertrains developed by Ricardo in its upcoming cars. Ricardo's engines for Lifan ...

JCB Dieselmax wins Bonneville speed record with 317 mph measured-mile Sebastian Blanco

No faster diesel-powered vehicle exists than the JCB Dieselmax, now that the needle-sharp vehicle has broken the diesel land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a measured-mile speed of ...

Ricardo working on super ultra-low emission diesel engines Sebastian Blanco

Ricardo, a U.K. company known for various vehicle drivetrain technologies, announced yesterday it was working on advanced research into diesel technology capable of achieving U.S. Super Ultra-Low ...

Diesels purring quietly, plotting their upcoming expansion in the American market 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

None of the diesels that will be sold in the near future in America will be able to go 300+ mph like the Dieselmax that Ricardo helped to build last year, but the company is still predicting that soon (that is, by 2012) Americans will buy 1.5 million diesel vehicles a year. The factors leading to ...

Lifan and Ricardo team up for new family of Chinese car 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday, the Chinese company Chongqing Lifan Industry Group Co. Ltd (known as Lifan) announced that it would use powertrains developed by Ricardo in its upcoming cars. Ricardo's engines for Lifan are going to be in the range of 0.8-2.4 liters displacement, and have new transmissions with ...

JCB Dieselmax wins Bonneville speed record with 317 mph measured-mile 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

No faster diesel-powered vehicle exists than the JCB Dieselmax, now that the needle-sharp vehicle has broken the diesel land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a measured-mile speed of 317 mph Thursday. The JCB Dieselmax did two runs of 308 and 325 mph, giving an average (and record ...

Ricardo working on super ultra-low emission diesel engines 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ricardo, a U.K. company known for various vehicle drivetrain technologies, announced yesterday it was working on advanced research into diesel technology capable of achieving U.S. Super Ultra-Low Emission (SULEV) and Tier II Bin 2 requirements. The global manufacturer that Ricardo is working with ...


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