Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2013
From 2013-2015, Ford of Europe will increase total EcoBoost gasoline engine production by 35%. EcoBoost technology combines direct fuel injection, turbocharging and variable valve timing to enable a downsized engine to reduce consumption by up to 20% over larger engines. liter three-cylinder and the 1.6- liter EcoBoost engine.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 16, 2011
’s decision to cut stop producing the Colt subcompact there highlight the a downsizing trend in Europe for Japanese carmakers as the new-vehicle market there shrinks. shut one of two production lines at a UK factory last August, shifting its focus to emerging markets. The Nikkei writes that Daihatsu Motor Co.’s
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2010
Hyundai Motor Company has completed development of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle—the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)—and will begin testing next year with an eye toward 2015 mass production. Hyundai plans to make a limited supply of the Tucson ix FCEV in 2012 and begin mass production in 2015.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2014
Toyota Motor continues to lay the foundation for the introduction of its production fuel cell hybrid vehicle in 2015; the company began work on fuel cell technology in 1992. The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. Toyota’s view of hydrogen. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2012
The technology is planned to launch with a major global automaker on diesel and gasoline applications in 2015. Both will be supported by production at a new facility in Eastern Europe. BorgWarner phasers can actuate rapidly, resulting in improved low-end engine performance in downsized, direct-injected boosted engines.
Green Car Congress
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. —Kumar Galhotra, vice president, Product Development, Ford Asia Pacific and Africa.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
The production-intent fuel cell system can be packaged under the hood in about the same space as a four-cylinder engine; by contrast, the first generation system in the Equinox (with the fourth-generation stack) is about the size of a file cabinet, says Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities. Click to enlarge.
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