article thumbnail

Ricardo Study Suggests E15 Poses Minimal Risk to MY 1994-2000 Vehicles

Green Car Congress

A study by Ricardo for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) concludes that the adoption of E15 as the blend limit for standard US pump grades of gasoline rather than the current E10 should not adversely affect vehicles manufactured between 1994 and 2000 in terms of their performance and durability based on normal specifications and usage profile.

2000 210
article thumbnail

Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

Green Car Congress

The SMP model calculates 2000?2050 The Ford team updated the SMP model with historical data for 2000, 2005, and 2010, and extended the model to calculate the total CO 2 emissions (tonnes) and the TTW (tank-to-wheel) emission rate (g CO 2 /km) for the new vehicle fleet. They converted from an absolute amount to scale relative to 2000.

Light 261
article thumbnail

FEV to show compressed natural gas light-duty concept engine with ATAC combustion system at 2011 SAE World Congress

Green Car Congress

The engine is designed for use in light-duty vehicles, and demonstrates the potential of modifying passenger vehicle engines to achieve diesel-like fuel efficiency and power using CNG as an alternative fuel. Stommel (2000) Fuel Efficient Natural Gas Engine with Common-Rail Micro-Pilot Injection ( SAE 2000-01-3080 ). FEV Inc.,

Congress 231
article thumbnail

Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. of the registered vehicles (2000/325000). In their study, Bishop et al. —Bishop et al.

Emissions 150
article thumbnail

Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIII)

The Truth About Cars

Worth a quick comparison, the equivalent Thunderbird weighed 3,536 pounds with a V6 engine or 3,725 with the V8. Panoz also used the engine in the AIV roadster between 1997 and 1999, and in the more popular (and ugly) Esperante from 2000 to 2009. The Mark VII was 3,748 pounds, and Mark VIII was 3,757 pounds.

Parts 96
article thumbnail

Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

Cars That Think

Global electrification has risen steadily since World War II, reaching 73 percent in 2000 and 90 percent in 2019 (the pandemic year of 2020 was the. For purposes of comparison with rates in affluent countries I will leave out the top per capita consumers (from Iceland’s 50,000 kilowatt-hours per year to Canada’s 14,000 kWh/year).

article thumbnail

The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

Setec Powerr

Lithium iron phosphate batteries have a long life and cycle life of more than 2000 times. Lithium iron phosphate battery single cell life is long, about 2000 times, but the lithium iron phosphate battery group life is generally short about 500 times. Light electric vehicles: electric bicycles, golf carts, electric wheelchairs, etc.