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Article: The Fuel Economy Solution? GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION
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- Motor
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright Hearst Business Publishing Jul 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Federal fuel economy standards have been changed, with substantial improvements mandated within a tight time frame. Manufacturers are turning to gasoline direct injection (GDI) to meet the new goals.
The worlds earmakers are in the midst of a major technology change. The fuel prices of ayear ago, combined with long-term financial stability issues, have forced new arrangements for the companies, their workers and financial investors and-most importantly-big changes in the vehicles themselves.
Our government has struggled for years with the idea of how to create a national energy policy, and it looks like it may finally be possible.
The technical side of all of this is all about how to ...