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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Weaver (2013) Advanced Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) Engine Development (DOE 2013 Merit Review). Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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MARCH 19, 2013

This first report (Phase I) examines only the impact of improving the efficiency of fossil-fueled vehicles, in which efficiency gains are delivered by the improvement of the internal combustion engine vehicle, including lightweighting, engine downsizing and hybridization. —“An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles”.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

Knock and fuel octane rating are becoming increasingly important due to many powertrain design trends including downsizing, downspeeding, cylinder deactivation, and hybridization. … The vast majority (87%) of gasoline sold in the US in 2013 was regular grade, with 10% premium and 3% midgrade. In their study, Leone et al. 5b01420.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

One goal is the reduction of resources required for development by 20% or more. Based on the new management structure we announced this month, it is important that we improve our true competitiveness, including strengthening our human resources. This reduction in required investment frees up resources. New platform under TNGA.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Homogeneous GDI provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Resources. The efficiency advantage is not as large as with diesel engines, making use of gasoline particulate filters (GPF) a less practical solution to PM emissions aftertreatment.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2013

Dedicated ethanol (or E85) engines have the promise to improve efficiency substantially over comparable regular gasoline engines through direct-injection, increased geometric CR, variable valve timing, exhaust gas recirculation, aggressive turbocharging, and downsizing and/or downspeeding. Xiaoyu Yan, Oliver R. Inderwildi, David A.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

The second-generation hybrid system has been thoroughly enhanced from its predecessor: The downsized GDI engine features an aluminum block and head, a compression ratio of 13.5:1, Insup Kim, Hyunsup Kim (2013) “Configuration Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Systems using Global Optimization” EVS27. Charge by ISG. Song et al. Song et al.

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JUNE 23, 2014

The original project target was Tier 2 Bin 2 emissions, but in August 2013, it was agreed to shift that to the Tier 3 target—essentially the same with combined NO x and NMOG emissions, but more strict with CO and PM. Installed in a 2013 Fusion. Resources (DOE will publish Merit Review presentations on its website.).

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APRIL 2, 2010

2012; 2013 3014 2015 2016. Generally, the larger the vehicle footprint, the higher the corresponding vehicle CO 2 emissions target, in the case of the GHG regulations. Each manufacturer will have its own fleet-wide standard which reflects the vehicles it chooses it produce. Projected Flee-wide Compliance Levels. Passenger cars. mpg US (EPA).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2013

At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. Engines 6(1)doi: 10.4271/2013-01-0287.

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JUNE 23, 2015

A comparison of the benefits of two different cylinder deactivation operating strategies for downsized 3-cylinder engines such as the 1.0L Even for an aggressively downsized engine such as the 1.0-liter Is Cylinder Deactivation a Viable Option for a Downsized 3-Cylinder Engine?” The largest difference proved to be in cost.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

For this reason, GDCI is a good candidate for aggressive downsizing, downspeeding, and boosting, which is a proven strategy for high vehicle-level fuel economy. The specially developed boost system (reported at the SAE events in 2013), features a turbocharger, supercharger, two intercoolers, and a low-pressure loop EGR system.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

Even with substantial reductions in exhaust line thermal mass, downsizing of the reformer is likely to be required to achieve heating times significantly below 5 min. Taylor, Nichilos Chomic, and Jennifer Wheeler (2013) Reforming of Ethanol with Exhaust Heat at Automotive Scale Energy & Fuels doi: 10.1021/ef4011274. —Sall et al.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Compared to gasoline, the lower alcohols exhibit high latent heat of vaporisation and anti-knock rating, which makes them attractive for use in future “downsized” highly boosted SI engines that endure significantly higher peak in-cylinder pressures and temperatures. 2012.10.041.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In 2013 the European Parliament recommended an “indicative range” of 68–78 g/km for 2025, while holding out the possibility that even lower targets should be considered if justified. Under current European Union regulations, average new car CO 2 emissions must decrease from the present 120 grams per kilometer (g/km) to 95 g/km by 2021.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Pinnacle has signed a licensing and joint development agreement with a major, as yet unnamed, Asian vehicle OEM, with lower power products targeted for two- and three-wheel applications in the developing country markets expected to be available in the first quarter of 2013. Pinnacle Engines’ 4-stroke opposed-piston engine. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

In a paper presented at the SAE 2013 World Congress, Kalghatgi and his colleagues argued that: Demand for transport energy is growing, but this growth is skewed heavily toward commercial transport, such as heavy road, aviation, marine and rail which uses heavier fuels like diesel and kerosene. Engines 6(1):101-119, doi: 10.4271/2013-01-0267.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

As part of a consortium over the last several years, the authors worked with industrial partners in developing 2/4-stroke switchable engine technologies through engine downsizing, from which the current research on 2-stroke CAI via poppet valve operation have been initiated and performed. and Cairns, A. and Zhao, H.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, Ford will offer its first-generation turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) in 90% of its product lineup by 2013. Planning background. ” First-generation EcoBoost.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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