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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. Ford’s patented new Auto Start-Stop system for gasoline engines will improve fuel economy for most drivers by at least 4%.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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MAY 13, 2014

Consumption of gasoline in China grew from 0.9 China vehicle sales and gasoline consumption. Under the Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Plan for 2012 to 2020 released in 2012, average passenger car fuel economy is targeted to increase to 34 miles per gallon (6.9 Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. l/100 km) by 2020.

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AUGUST 18, 2015

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is approving the use of E15 (15% ethanol and 85% gasoline) in its model year (MY) 2016 Chrysler/Fiat, Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. The detailed data supporting the report were obtained directly from automobile manufacturers. mpg higher than MY 2012. mpg higher than MY 2012), and for trucks is 19.8 Fuel economy.

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JULY 19, 2011

When addressing the absence of clean diesel automobile options in the U.S. market, one of the most frequent objections raised by automakers is the price difference between gasoline and diesel engines.

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AUGUST 13, 2018

Territory customers can choose between a fuel-efficient gasoline engine option; 48V mild hybrid with Miller-Cycle technology; and a plug-in hybrid powertrain when it goes on sale in early 2019. According to McKinsey’s China auto consumer survey 20172, the midsize SUV segment saw an annual growth rate of 38% in China between 2012 to 2016.

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JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. —2012 Sustainability Report. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 25, 2013

John DeCicco at the University of Michigan argues that to reduce transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions, the proper policy focus should be upstream in sectors that provide the fuel, rather than downstream on the choice of fuels in the automobile. —“Factor Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Automobiles”.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The team modeled consumer preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for conventional, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), and battery electric (BEV) vehicle technologies in China and the US using data from choice-based conjoint surveys fielded in 2012–2013 in both countries.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Companies are physically unable to blend more corn ethanol into gasoline without causing problems for many gas stations and older automobiles. As the World Bank recently concluded, ‘most of the contribution to food price changes from 1997-2004 and 2005-2012 comes from the price of oil.’. …

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JULY 22, 2011

Global sales of automobiles, particularly in China and across Asia, are forecasted to grow steadily over the next several years, increasing demand for Corning’s advanced substrates. Production from this recent expansion is expected to begin shipping in the second half of 2012.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

The UK’s Royal Automobile Club (RAC) has awarded the prestigious Dewar Trophy , presented for outstanding technical achievement in the automotive industry, to. A traditional rule of thumb decrees that the conventional gasoline engine achieves efficiency of around one third. Ford was awarded the Dewar Trophy in 2012 for the 1.0-liter

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JUNE 25, 2013

Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. Ground was broken in September 2012, and the topping-out ceremony was celebrated in December. Audi’s e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JULY 8, 2015

Methanol-powered vehicles are one pillar of Geely Auto’s diversified new-energy strategy, which also encompasses ethanol, CNG, gasoline-electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure-electric, and extended-range solutions. Their results showed that in comparison with gasoline mode, CO emitted in methanol mode decreased 11.2%. —Wang et al.

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JUNE 26, 2014

In addition to collecting seven International Engine of the Year awards in three years—including Best New Engine in 2012—the 1.0-liter liter turbo gasoline engine. liter category was topped by BMW’s 3-liter twin-power turbo six-cylinder gasoline engine. Other category awards. liter to 1.8-liter liter to 2.0-liter

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JULY 9, 2012

However, generally speaking, the government continued, China has not achieved a breakthrough with new energy automobiles and core components of the key technologies. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry.

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Auto Industry Industrial Industry 2015 334

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MARCH 14, 2012

liter, turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine to power the DeltaWing car as it races at the Le Mans 24 Hours (16-17 June). Nissan is becoming a founding partner in DeltaWing Le Mans project ( earlier post ) and will provide an advanced and efficient Nissan 1.6-liter, Basically, we’re able to use a 1.6

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JUNE 23, 2022

This was the first time that Tesla entered the negative territory since starting the mass production of the Model S back in 2012. for its automobiles in fiscal 2021. Conventional electric cars are estimated to require about 20,000 parts, while gasoline-powered cars require about 30,000.

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MARCH 15, 2011

Freescale Semiconductor is providing advanced microcontroller (MCU) technology to Chery Automobile, one of China’s largest automotive manufacturers, for the engine control unit (ECU) in future Chery vehicle models. The new Chery vehicle models using the higher-performance Qorivva 32-bit MCUs are expected to reach full production in 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The two CEOs cited the joint production of Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder gasoline engines in Decherd (Tennessee, USA) as a good example of how the partners profit from the cooperation. It is the first Infiniti automobile to have a powertrain comprising a diesel engine and automatic transmission from the cooperation with Daimler.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

liter gasoline engine from the EA 211 series, representing Volkswagen’s most modern engine technology. The Volkswagen Group is the largest foreign automobile investor in Russia. In 2012, the Group will deliver more than 315,000 vehicles to Russian customers, corresponding to growth of 38% compared with the previous year.

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AUGUST 20, 2011

This will effectively include all on-road vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 3,856 kg (8,500 pounds), except those vehicles that are subject to the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations (e.g. medium-duty passenger vehicles up to 4,536 kg). Consultation document.

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Canada Gas Emissions Fuel 225

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MARCH 2, 2015

It may come as a surprise for you, but I highly welcome the interest of Apple, Google and others in the automobile. Winterkorn introduced Future Tracks at the Geneva Show in 2014, saying that over the next few years, the automotive industry will face one of the greatest upheavals since the invention of the automobile. —Prof.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The NO x concentration in the exhaust of an automotive gasoline engine with spark ignition can be as high as 4000 ppm. Since hydrocarbons (HCs) are usually formed in automotive gasoline engines owing to cylinder wall quenching and other effects, HCs must be treated in an exhaust after-treatment system.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The ratio of capital expenditure to sales revenue will be at a competitive level of around 6% on average in the period from 2012 to 2016. The Volkswagen Group is investing a record amount in forward-looking projects to achieve its goal of becoming the world’s best automobile manufacturer in economic and ecological terms.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Start of ethanol production and electricity supply is slated for February 2012. The Philippine Bio-fuel Act, enacted in February 2009, requires that gasoline produced for automobile fuel contain a minimum 5% ethanol by volume, today, and 10% starting in 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

BMW is making a number of enhancements to its 1 and 3 Series in fall 2012. Too, the BMW 320i EfficientDynamics Edition Sedan will be available as the first gasoline-driven model with additionally enhanced technology for reducing fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. New entry model: The BMW 114d. The BMW 316i Sedan.

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BMW Fuel Economy Diesel Emissions 225

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JANUARY 29, 2012

On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. For the 2012 through 2017 model years, BEVxs will be referred to as Type I.5x Earlier post.)

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APRIL 23, 2010

Fisker automobiles are range-extended electric vehicles, driven by electric motors that get their power from a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, or, when that is depleted, by a generator driven by an efficient gas-powered engine.

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JULY 12, 2011

billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels. per gallon cheaper than gasoline and diesel; and. Sundrop Fuels.

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MAY 24, 2012

Dr. Andreas Malikopoulos at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is leading an effort to enable an automobile engine to function as an autonomous intelligent system capable of learning and realizing its optimal calibration in real-time under different conditions while the driver is driving. Source: Malikopoulos 2010. Click to enlarge. in review).

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The Tiexi plant in the west of Shenyang, which went on-stream in 2012, builds the BMW X1 Long-Wheelbase Version (including a plug-in hybrid variant), the BMW 1 Series Sedan, the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, the BMW 3 Series Long-Wheelbase Version and the BMW 3 Series Sedan. In 2014, the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Separately, Ford announced that its joint venture with Changan in China—Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA)—is building a new, manufacturing facility in Chongqing, scheduled for completion in 2012. Ford said that is will provide further details about the vehicle closer to its production launch. China expansion.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

billion market for energy storage devices, according to a 2012 Lux Research report on micro and mild hybrids. Micro hybrid vehicles are traditional gasoline- or diesel-powered cars with automatic, battery-powered stop-start systems that shut off the engine while the vehicle is at rest and restart it upon re-engaging the gas pedal.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The technology pathways are intended to show the different cost impacts of achieving different levels of stringency, if the industry were to place more or less emphasis on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles as compared to advanced gasoline technologies and vehicle mass reduction. —Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking.

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APRIL 4, 2011

Liter BMW Twin Power Turbo gasoline engine. The engine’s technology package comprises a supercharging concept according to the Twin Scroll principle, direct gasoline injection, double VANOS variable camshaft control and VALVETRONIC variable valve control. New 4-cylinder gasoline direct injection engine. Click to enlarge.

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