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DECEMBER 13, 2013

MY 2012 adjusted fuel economy is 23.6 mpg fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012 is the second largest annual improvement in the last 30 years. l/100 km) fuel economy, which, if achieved, will again represent all-time records. Click to enlarge. l/100 km), which is 1.2 mpg, or 22%. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

For 2009, the last year EPA has final data from automakers, the average CO 2 emissions from new vehicles were 397 grams per mile and the average fuel economy value was 22.4 The report confirms that average CO 2 emissions have decreased and fuel economy has increased each year beginning in 2005. mpg, or 16%, since 2004.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Achates Power, the developer of next-generation two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston (OP) engines ( earlier post ) announced that OGCI Climate Investments has invested in the company’s Series-D round. This investment closes the Series-D offering through which Achates Power has raised $29.8

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. The DOE-funded Amerigon thermoelectric project originally began in 2004 as one of several projects targeting fuel economy improvements in light-duty vehicles of 10%.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Transportation emissions increased as a result of a small increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and fuel use across on-road transportation modes. By sector, power plants were the largest source of emissions, accounting for 31% of total US greenhouse gas pollution. MMT CO 2 in 2004, and since then have declined about 13%.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Achates Power, the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has been selected by APRA-E under its OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ) for an award of more than $9 million to develop a multi-cylinder opposed piston engine operating with compression ignition that uses gasoline as the fuel.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Mazda Motor Corporation has launched the fully updated the Mazda Carol micro-mini for the Japanese market, its first full remodeling since September 2004. The CVT and five-speed manual transmission grades exceed Japan’s “2010 fuel economy standard plus 25%.” Mazda Carol XS (FWD model with CVT). km/L (58 mpg US, 4.0

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel economy of 35 km/liter (82.3 15 mode with a 5-speed MT vehicle—at the time the world’s highest fuel economy among all mass-production gasoline-powered vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The new Ford in-house Li-ion hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) pack delivers peak charge and discharge power of 35 kW, compared to 25 kW and 27 kW, respectively, in the older Fusion hybrid NiMH pack, said Chuck Gray, Chief Engineer - Ford Electrification Engineering, at the SAE Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium. Atkinson from the earlier 2.5L

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JANUARY 19, 2011

The technology has shown substantial increases in fuel economy when compared with traditional powertrains in the same type of vehicles. The system produces power with engine torque driving a hydraulic pump that charges the high pressure accumulator of up to 5,000 psi (34.5 The prototype showed an 85% improvement in fuel economy.

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JUNE 8, 2023

British maker MG used the engine for three years on the crazy X-Power SV , on sale from 2003 to 2005. Further British usage included the Invicta S1 , a badly made sports luxury coupe offered between 2004 and 2012. Perhaps the most exclusive (and powerful) implementation of an InTech was in Koenigsegg’s early vehicles.

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MARCH 7, 2018

The California Air Resource Board (CARB) is awarding $7 million to CALSTART to develop a Class 8 truck that will achieve a 90% reduction in NO x along with a 15-20% fuel efficiency improvement. We also deliver a significant fuel economy improvement. California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02 Earlier post.).

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MARCH 8, 2013

The new Infiniti QX60 Hybrid is projected to realize fuel economy of 26 mpg US (9.0 l/100 km) combined city/highway driving—a 24% increase over non-hybrid QX60 models and is projected to have best 7-passenger fuel efficiency in the segment. The result is a delivery of power equivalent to the 3.5-liter

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Both solutions enable stop-start functionality and can help reduce the fuel consumption of a traditional internal combustion engine by 2-3% during the standard driving cycle and by up to 15% in congested urban traffic. Allowing the engine to stop before the vehicle does, maximizes the fuel economy benefits of a vehicle coasting to a stop.

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Cischke cited the recent agreement on one national standard for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions regulations as an example of how the government, the auto industry and the environmental community can work together toward common goals. The agreement provides a framework to reach an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

When Auto Start-Stop debuts in North America, it will be available on gasoline-powered cars and utilities with either a manual or automatic transmission as well as vehicles that use Ford’s patented dual-clutch six-speed automatic transmission. The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets.

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JULY 21, 2009

liters for increased power, performance and productivity.). The retrofitted hybrid trucks are projected to improve fuel economy by 44%, decrease particulate matter by 96% and reduce NO x emissions by 75% compared to the standard FedEx Express delivery truck. Cummins increased the displacement of the ISB line to 6.7

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MAY 20, 2009

EcoBoost technology combines turbocharging and direct gasoline injection to deliver up to 20% improved fuel economy, 15% fewer CO 2 emissions and superior driving performance compared with larger displacement engines. Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio. liter V-8 family.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Increasing complexity of vehicle design is driving the need for better simulation and more powerful computers. Current understanding and modeling capability of stochastic processes in engines remains limited and prevents designers from achieving significantly higher fuel economy, the workshop found. Wagner and Pannala.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The C3 was also Citroën’s first production vehicle fitted with a stop-start system, beginning in 2004. Controlled weight and aerodynamics (C d 0.30) contribute to management of fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions; a 99 g/km HDi DPFS 90 diesel version is available from launch. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 2, 2009

The Gen III Prius offers an EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy of 50 mpg (now revealed to comprise 50 mpg city and 49 mpg highway). The Gen III Prius offers an EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy of 50 mpg (now revealed to comprise 50 mpg city and 49 mpg highway). Click to enlarge. DOHC 16-valve VVT-i engine.

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MAY 22, 2009

A number of studies have concluded that fuel economy could be improved by about 30% with a combination of VCR, boosting and engine down-sizing. Targeted power output is 300 hp (224 kW), or about 162 hp/L. Envera is currently developing a 1.85-liter liter VCR 4-cylinder engine with DOE sponsorship.

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MARCH 11, 2009

The second-generation Prius launched in the fall of 2003 as a 2004 model year. In April 2005, Lexus introduced the crossover RX 400h, the world’s first hybrid-powered luxury vehicle. Toyota launched of the Prius in late 1997 in the Japan market, and in the US in July 2000.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The new engine is designed to deliver an estimated 155 hp (116 kW) and 145 lb-ft (197 N·m) of torque and is up to 20 horsepower more powerful than the current 2.0 Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fuel economy gains of more than 10%. liter I-4 was examined to identify ways fuel economy could be improved.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This system allows the energy generated during braking to be stored in the batteries and use the stored energy to power the vehicle’s electrical components, thus ensuring power availability even when the engine is not being used. The system is also designed to supply power to the drive assist motor, improving fuel economy.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Brazil introduced its current generation of ethanol-powered cars in 2003, the same year in which anhydrous ethanol consumption peaked. Named flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs), these automobiles run on gasoline, ethanol, or any blend of the two. In 2005, their sales increased even further, accounting for approximately 54% of all new car sales.

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MAY 17, 2015

System power (hp). Fuel consumption ( ECE ) 1 (L/100km). Fuel consumption ( ECE ) 1 (L/100km). seconds); system power is up by 25% to 400 hp; and system torque is up 60% to 472 lb-ft. Bottom) Acceleration comparison of the new XC90 T8 PHEV, the older V8-powered XC90, and the Tesla Model S 85. Twin turbo V6.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Larger battery packs allow drivers to go longer distances on electric power. The researchers used the split drivetrain configuration of a 2004 Prius as the baseline HEV, and examined PHEV versions of it sized for 7, 20, 40, and 60 miles (11, 32, 64 and 96 km) of all-electric range (AER) with comparable performance characteristics.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

It has a greater potential for saving fuel with diesel engines by additional heating of the interior, while on the gasoline engine the exhaust gas heat exchanger serves to shorten the warm-up period required. Under realistic everyday driving conditions, on the other hand, the customer will feel the greater fuel economy, BMW says.

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JUNE 29, 2009

With a lighter and more and compact power-train, the latest Prius is greener than ever with a best-in-class WhatGreenCar environmental rating of 33, official combined fuel economy of 72.4 Counter-intuitively, the new Prius uses a new four-cylinder, 1.8-litre litre petrol engine in place of the 1.5-litre

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

This year’s Index finds that 2017 marked the first time that a greater portion of California’s power mix came from renewable sources such as wind and solar than it did from fossil fuels. Landfill emissions are also emerging as a policy challenge, having risen every single year since 2004 in California, and shooting up 7.4%

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APRIL 15, 2014

Brake specific fuel consumption map for the LD Achates opposed-piston engine. Source: Achates Power. Achates Power, Inc., Founded in 2004, Achates Power is designing and developing engines based on a two-stroke, opposed-piston, compression-ignition technology. Source: Achates Power. Achates Power OP.

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APRIL 21, 2009

A PHEV can provide power to an entire home in the case of an outage; A fleet of PHEVs could power critical systems during emergencies. Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. The GREET 1.6

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APRIL 23, 2009

Standards under development in these areas include: J1711: Emissions and Fuel Economy Testing. Such procedures will be used during exhaust emissions tests and fuel economy certification tests, and may be used for future “charge economy” certification tests. J2894: Charging Power Quality. battery pack fans.

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JANUARY 28, 2009

Romm, 2004 "Out of Gas, The End of the Age of Oil", by David Goodstein, 2004 "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage", by Kenneth S. Brown and Shari Prange, 1993 "The Electric and Hybrid Electric Car", by Michael H.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Achates Power will work with Delphi Automotive and Argonne National Laboratory on its ARPA-E-funded project to develop an innovative opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. Gasoline compression ignition uses high cylinder temperatures and pressures to spontaneously combust gasoline fuel without requiring spark plugs.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 e-tron quattro features a six-cylinder TDI engine and quattro drive that deliver 275 kW (373 hp) of system power and 700 N·m (516.3 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (138.4 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (138.4 The electric motor produces 94 kW of power and 350 N·m (258.1 kW of power.

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