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JANUARY 11, 2010

The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. “People downsize cars, not expectations. Core engine technologies.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The clutch module contains a second clutch, currently not activated, which can disconnect the combustion engine from the drive train to enable electric-only driving in a future phase. Downsizing a gasoline engine (e.g., Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

Its work on powertrains focuses on two main areas: the development of a range of electric motors for all-electric vehicles, and new technologies for conventional engines, including a new generation of turbocharged internal combustion engines as well as on new automatic transmissions. Conventional combustion engines.

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JUNE 15, 2009

liter turbocharged gasoline engine equipped with the new MultiAir air handling system ( earlier post ) on the Alfa Romeo MiTo ( earlier post ) in September. This also marks the first production engine using the MultiAir system, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. up to 25% fuel savings on Turbo downsized versions.

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MARCH 25, 2011

The new Solaris Urbino 18 DIWAhybrid features a 150 kW electric motor supporting the downsized diesel engine. In the DIWAhybrid system, an asynchronous electric motor supports the diesel engine when pulling away from stops and accelerating. Field testing by Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG is under way.

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MARCH 27, 2015

By improving thermal efficiency in engines and energy-relay efficiency in transmissions, Toyota has increased the overall fuel efficiency of its powertrains by approximately 25% and overall power output by more than 15%. This work also covers the production of new engines, transmissions and related components.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has amended its diesel rules to offer businesses a variety of options to comply with the regulations to reduce soot from diesel engines. No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. forklifts). —ARB Chairman Mary D.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

When presented with a list of technologies analyzed within a National Academies of Science report ( earlier post ) that might be used to meet fuel-efficiency standards, suppliers picked turbocharging and engine downsizing, along with higher-speed automatic transmissions, as the most critical.

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MARCH 5, 2013

per year between 2005 and 2008. While the pace of improvement has slightly accelerated between 2008 and 2011, it lags behind the required 2.7% Engine power. Engine displacement. The trend is toward smaller displacements (downsizing). Globally, cars with medium-sized engines (1.2 Source: GFEI. Source: GFEI.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

From a “well-to-wheel” perspective, high efficient gasoline and diesel engines are nearly as energy efficient as any technology available. The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines. They determined that only 3.9

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

China’s fourth largest car manufacturer Chongqing Changan Automobile Co and Orbital Corporation Limited have formed a joint development to work on a concept engine. In April 2008, Changan displayed a prototype engine developed with Orbital at the Beijing International Motor Show.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Employing original Honda technologies, the fuel cell stack for this model was downsized by 33% compared to the previous version of the fuel cell stack yet delivers output of more than 100 kW, with an output density of 3.1 V6 engine, enabling it to be packaged under the hood of a sedan-type vehicle for the first time.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet. The technologies considered by the NHTSA and EPA fall under the five broad categories of engine, transmission, vehicle, electrification/accessory, and hybrid technologies.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The Phase 2 review follows on the original NRC Phase 1 review of the Partnership conducted in 2007 and resulting in a report issued in 2008. Further, the report recommends that 21CTP program goals should continue to be established, reviewed, updated, related to available funding, and clearly stated in measurable engineering terms.

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JUNE 14, 2011

CAR did not assume any downsizing of the vehicle sales fleet or significant reduction in performance by vehicles in any segment as a means for increasing fuel economy standards by 2025. the 2008 model year fuel economy ratings. increase from the 2008 actual fleet mpg. use of stop/start technology. Each scenario was trended from.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 16, 2009

litre turbocharged petrol engine equipped with the new MultiAir handling system. It directly controls the air thanks to intake engine valves without using the throttle, and therefore helps reduce both fuel consumption and pollutant emissions. It was launched in 2008 and has already enjoyed 60,000 orders and is sold in 34 countries.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

The competition against PHEVs in 2030 is likely to incorporate a radically downsized, boosted direct-injection engine; an automated manual or 7-8 speed automatic transmission; advanced tires with C R at 0.006 or below; a 30% weight reduction on the glider; advanced aerodynamics with C D of 0.22 Kurani (2008) The Early U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

This number represents the electric propulsion range of the PHEV before it must depend upon its internal combustion engine for motive power. Were a group of entrepreneurs, engineers, environmentalists and consumers promoting high-efficiency, low-emission cars and harnessing buyer demand to help commercialize plug-in hybrids.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently."

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