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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Ford revealed its new 2015 version of the Mustang (with great fanfare simultaneously in six cities on four continents and CEO Alan Mulally on ABC’s Good Morning America ) with a choice of three powertrains: a upgraded 5.0L Larger exhaust valves. Revised exhaust camshafts. Click to enlarge. liter V6 and an all-new 2.3-liter

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Recently, Volkswagen announced that its charging station subsidiary Electrify America has completed its first round of financing, with Siemens leading the investment and Volkswagen following. More charging piles, wider coverage. billion US dollars, or about 16.4 billion yuan, making it a new energy unicorn.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The NOV alleges that Volkswagen and Audi cars from model years 2009-2015 equipped with 2.0-liter, Affected diesel models include: Jetta (Model Years 2009 – 2015). Beetle (Model Years 2009 – 2015). Audi A3 (Model Years 2009 – 2015). Golf (Model Years 2009 – 2015). Passat (Model Years 2014-2015).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Ford will upgrade its entire powertrain portfolio in China by bringing 20 advanced engines and transmissions to support its planned introduction of 15 new vehicles to China—the world’s largest auto market—by 2015. By 2015, EcoBoost engines will be available on most Ford branded passenger cars in China.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

Of particular concern, said CARB, are AECDs found in these vehicles which reduce or turn off exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) or reduce the effectiveness of selective catalyst reduction (SCR) system. EGR shut-off for exhaust valve cleaning. Both EGR and SCR control the emissions of NO x from the engine.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2016

engine reaches 60 mph a half-second faster than the previous generation 2015 Q7 3.0T 2015 Premium 3.0T. The specifications of the 2.0- liter engined cars are virtually the same except for the engine; the inlays which are a mix of aluminum and wood on the lower and upper dash vs all wood; and 18-inch wheels instead of 19-inch wheels.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

In 2014, Mazda said that it was planning a second generation of SkyActiv gasoline engines around 2020 that would achieve approximately 30% better fuel economy than production SKYACTIV engines using a form of homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) (see Yamasaki et al. Earlier post.). Yamasaki, Y., Umahashi, S., Uesugi, Y.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The pantograph for rapid charging can be seen on the roof. The conventional hybrid offers up to 37% fuel savings compared to a diesel version and 40-50% lower exhaust emissions. The batteries are charged at the bus terminus via the B?sbaar Volvo Bus’ plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

Conflicting evidence does not support making a firm conclusion on the fuel consumption benefit of catalysed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), according to a review of current studies by a team at the University of Bath (UK). According to the review, the conversion of HCs, CO, and NO in the exhaust gas by the catalyst can result in up to a 4.5%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2016

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined plans to crackdown on the most polluting vehicles, including an additional £10 (US$13) per day charge for the most polluting vehicles and an extended Ultra-Low Emission Zone. These figures were set by the previous Mayor in 2015.The

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2014

Among these technologies are autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and lane departure warning (LDW) systems which will be mandatory features for all new heavy-duty vehicles by 1 Nov 2015. Ethernet penetration in new vehicles will grow from 1% in 2014 to 40% in 2020 according to ABI research.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2016

Belgium-based VRT News has charged that Opel dealers have been modifying the software in the Zafira Tourer 1.6 In a statement, Opel noted that: As highlighted many times in recent months, we reaffirm that we do not deploy any software that recognizes if the car is undergoing an exhaust emissions test.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

A long exhaust stroke then extracts maximum efficiency. The expansion ratio on the exhaust stroke is much higher than the effective compression ratio; the longer expansion provides extra power to the crankshaft and extracts more energy from the combusted fuel. Magma boost system layout. Source: ICCT, Pendlebury et al. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

l/100 km), higher than the combined cycle mileage ratings of the Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata hybrid variants and a significant boost over the 29 mpg combined of the MY 2015 Malibu with 2.5L Additional fuel economy benefits come from Exhaust Gas Recirculation, or EGR. engine with start/stop. An 80-cell, 1.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2013

Toyota will also use the venue to unveil further potential technology directions in the future of low-emission and zero-emission vehicles with the world premiere of the Yaris Hybrid-R concept, as well as the latest status of its fuel cell technology development, due to be launched in a production car by 2015. Yaris Hybrid-R concept.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

By the end of 2015, there will be a total of about 50,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the roads in Germany (about 75% below plan); nevertheless, structural transformation towards electromobility is continuing, according to the firm. Build the charging infrastructure.

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MAY 3, 2023

Stadler was once charged in 2020 over his function within the scandal next Audi mum or dad VW Workforce admitted in 2015 to having old unlawful tool to cheat on emissions checks. 1 million euros ($1.21 million), his protection group mentioned on Wednesday.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

RCCI, a dual-fuel combustion technology developed by Dr. Rolf Reitz and colleagues, is a variant of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI). The process involves introduction of a low reactivity fuel into the cylinder to create a well-mixed charge of low reactivity fuel, air and recirculated exhaust gases.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

However, to enable greater affordability and PEV accessibility for all Americans, VTO seeks new battery chemistries and cell technologies to reduce the cost of electric vehicle battery packs by more than half, to below $80/kWh, while increasing driving range to 300 miles and decreasing charge time to 15 minutes or less by 2028.

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JULY 24, 2015

Atkinson cycle mode is used in extremely low load conditions, when the intake valve remains open for a fraction of time, after the compression stroke has set in, allowing part of the gas charge to be pushed back into the intake. As a result, the effective compression stroke is shortened.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The locomotives will be delivered at the end of 2015 and the end of 2016. Whereas the old traction vehicles consume over 20 liters of fuel per hour, the generator of the hybrid locomotive, which is needed only to charge the battery block, requires a maximum of nine liters per hour. Noise emissions are also significantly reduced.

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MAY 8, 2015

Owing to a higher boost pressure on the inlet side, the engine attains optimal cylinder charges despite the shorter intake time. Contributing to this benefit is also the exhaust manifold, integrated in the cylinder head. Audi attributed the increase in efficiency in the new 2.0L Stansfield, P., and Freeland, P. Stansfield, P.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2016

BBB began using Redeem by Clean Energy in January 2015. The ISL G NZ features the same stoichiometric cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (SEGR) combustion technology and spark ignition as the ISL G natural gas engine. Earlier post.). ISL G Near-Zero 0.02 g/bhp-hr optional Near Zero NO x Emissions standards. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

With the adoption of Idling Stop, direct-injection, variable valve timing, electro-hydraulic power steering and charging control, the new Skyline 200GT-t achieves fuel economy of 13.6 All grades of the next-generation Skyline turbo model achieve the 2015 fuel economy standard, qualifying for tax breaks. km/L (32 mpg US, 7.35

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2015

Highlights of the Gen2 TFSI were the Audi exhaust valve lift system and a pressure- and volume-flow-controlled oil pump. mm, and moved the intake and exhaust valves—slightly reduced in diameter—axially downward. Maintaining charge motion. The visualization on the left shows charge motion in the Gen.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2015

The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat’s supercharged 6.2-liter Turbochargers are typically driven by energy from the exhaust—i.e., starting from very low revs, the rise in boost pressure and therefore torque becomes gradually greater only as the exhaust energy increases.

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APRIL 20, 2014

2015 Lexus NX 300h. The Lexus-developed direct-injection turbo engine features the first combination of a cylinder head with an integrated water-cooled exhaust manifold and a twin scroll turbocharger. 2015 Lexus NX 300h. 2015 Lexus NX 300h. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2015

Premixed charge compression ignition technology for diesel engines has been attracting increasing interest in recent years because of its ability to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. A paper on their work is published in the International Journal of Engine Research. International Journal of Engine Research doi: 10.1177/1468087415580216.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

With a range of 200 km (124 miles) and charging time of just two hours, the Maxus EV80 is expected to be suited to businesses with typical usage cycles that incorporate predominantly urban routes. In 2015, the company ranked 46 th on the annual Fortune Global 500 list, with $106.68 The maximum payload capacity is 950 kg (2,100 lbs).

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APRIL 25, 2012

The new Cima achieves both a 20% improvement in fuel economy (JC08 mode) over 2015 standards and SU-LEV certification, emitting 75% fewer exhaust emissions than 2005 standards. The Cima goes on sale 21 May at Nissan dealers nationwide in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2015

For such electrified powertrain applications the VERC is also able to measure battery state of charge in addition to vehicle emissions. The facility has been designed to meet all the demanding requirements for the measurement of regulated emissions and the development of advanced aftertreatment.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Since this energy loss is primarily thermal in nature and can be attributed to the exhaust, cooling system, and engine and transmission surfaces, Mazda’s R&D team’s central focus is on improving the engine’s thermal efficiency cost-effectively. This corresponds to a 23% reduction in fuel consumption and, therefore, CO 2 output.).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Under this condition, the water effectively reduced the in-cylinder temperature and the exhaust gas temperature; therefore, charge cooling through over-fueling (fuel enrichment) was eliminated with reduced brake-specific fuel consumption. International Journal of Engine Research doi: 10.1177/1468087415613221.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

These projects will receive more than $115 million in funding to develop and demonstrate systems-level fuel efficiency technologies by 2015, including improved aerodynamics, reducing engine idling technologies, waste heat recovery to increase engine efficiency, advanced combustion techniques, and powertrain hybridization. Chrysler Group LLC.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 25, 2024

Regulators in Germany have opened an investigation into alleged diesel exhaust rule circumvention on the part of BMW. It’s a situation reminiscent of the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal from 2015. The company is known as Electrify America and it has consistently been the worst-ranked charging network in the country.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

In addition, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging six VW executives and employees for their roles in the nearly 10-year conspiracy. From February 2015 through September 2015, Schmidt returned to VW headquarters to work directly for Neusser, including on emissions issues.

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