Japanese collaborate on r&d for new fuel efficient engines - 0 views
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Japan’s automakers, aiming to take the lead in fuel-efficient powertrains, have joined forces in a new consortium to develop the next generation of fuel-sipping combustion engines.
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Their goal: A 30 percent improvement in the fuel efficiency of traditional gasoline and diesel engines by 2020.
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The Japanese government will aid the country’s eight automakers by chipping in half of the project’s 1 billion yen ($9.9 million) budget. The automakers will foot the rest.
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