General Motors has filed a new patent that offers a look at how the company may be rethinking cylinder deactivation for its next generation of pushrod engines. The application, published by the U.S.

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In the era of downsizing, automakers are gradually moving away from high-cylinder engines. As a result, they are increasingly in favor of smaller, often turbocharged or hybridized powertrains. A few ...

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BELLAIRE — Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology has announced plans to open a new community hub, the Crosshatch Meeting Place + Mercantile, in downtown Bellaire. According to an Oct. 30 news release ...

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Active Fuel Management (AFM), otherwise known as Cylinder Deactivation is a General Motors engine technology that shuts down half of the engine’s cylinders in light driving conditions to improve fuel ...