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JUNE 24, 2016

At the 2016 International VDI Congress “Drivetrain for Vehicles” in Friedrichshafen, Germany, John Fuller, Director of Concepts & IP for Torotrak Group, presented and discussed the company’s latest advances to optimize its full-toroidal variator technology for the light vehicle market as applied in continuously variable transmissions (CVTs).

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JANUARY 18, 2010

g/km—in model year 2016. Following review, CO 2 targets may be adjusted in 2016, to be reviewed every three years. Downsizing, gasoline direct injection (GDI), and start-stop will be the key technologies helping original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) achieve emission targets by 2015. Earlier post.) Hariher Balasubramanian.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

What we’re seeing in the market place due to low and stable gas prices is a migration to larger vehicles, but the expectation now is that those vehicles come with increased fuel efficiency. This survey was live on 14-17 July 2016. This is up 14% from 2011. Joe Walicki, president of Johnson Controls Power Solutions.

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JULY 11, 2017

Those attributes make diesels a strong option for customers who put a high priority on towing or fuel economy and manufacturers that want to market high fuel economy, they conclude. Then, just as light-duty diesels were finally gaining market share, the VW emissions testing scandal set diesels back once again. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

During this period, Honda will collect information about the in-market use of the Clarity Fuel Cell as well as its external power output device and gather opinions and requests from customers and other relevant organizations, and then later begin sales to individual customers. Earlier post.). kW/L—approximately a 60% improvement.

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APRIL 27, 2016

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 130 kW of output, with an output density of 3.1 The FC market is slated to increase at a 40% per annum rate including the Asian Pacific, North American and US Market.

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MAY 13, 2010

The new venture, which will be called “Rotrak”, will add Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive to Rotrex’ supercharging technology to address the automotive industry’s need for affordable, effective engine downsizing technologies. million units per year to 12 million by 2016. Torotrak CEO Dick Elsy. million to 16.1

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Using aluminum will extend the efficiencies of other technologies, while enabling secondary cost-savings from downsized powertrains without sacrificing performance. —Randall Scheps, Chairman of the Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group and Marketing Director at Alcoa, Inc. kg) per year per light vehicle.

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MARCH 22, 2018

This is a 25% jump from a similar survey that Ricardo performed for CALSTART in 2016. When presented with a list of technologies that might be used to meet current fuel-efficiency standards, suppliers picked turbocharging and engine downsizing, along with mild 48-volt hybrids (MHEV), as the most critical. strongly agreed.

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MARCH 1, 2016

The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices and the first model will come to Japan this year. An on-road demo event in Europe in 2016, will showcase the maturity of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. Electrics and hybrids are expected to grow from a total of 3 million vehicles in 2016 to a total of 16 million by 2021. million in 2016. liter six-cylinder.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The rapid market penetration of GDI vehicles has led governments to impose stricter standards to control PM emissions. In the study, the team used two MY 2016 passenger cars. liter downsized turbocharged centrally-mounted direct injection engine. —Yang et al. The first was equipped with a 2.0-liter

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The European market holds potential for profitable growth that’s clouded at the moment by the economic crisis. The total European car and CV market, including Russia, is expected to grow 20 percent in the next five years to 23 million vehicles. By 2015, there will be more than 3.5 million SYNC-enabled vehicles on the roads of Europe.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Previewed in the Green Program 2016 announcement in 2011 ( earlier post ) and outlined further in an advanced technology briefing in Oppama in October 2012, the FF-Hybrid system is intended to be adaptable to vehicles of any size, and support applications including all-wheel drive and plug-in hybrid configurations. —Owen Thunes.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

In fiscal year 2016 (beginning October 1, 2015), BETO and VTO jointly funded a consortium of nine DOE national laboratories to begin an initial three-year effort focused on Optima. a mitigation of the technical barriers required for ACI fuel and vehicle market penetration. Market Transformation and Deployment.

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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 Honda will begin lease sales in Japan of this all-new Clarity Fuel Cell in March 2016. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Additionally, suggested one of the speakers, advanced SIDI (spark-ignited, direct-injection) engines can take light-duty market share back from diesels in Europe based on the same trends. don’t think we expect to see a large market share of light duty diesel in the short term. SULEV/Tier 2 Bin 2 is the target. smog and particulates.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), in collaboration with Eaton, Ricardo, JCI, BorgWarner, Honeywell, and the ITB Group, analyzes current turbocharged, downsized gasoline engine technology developments and trends. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 14, 2011

Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). The CAR report, the US Automotive Market and Industry in 2025 , relies on technology and market forecast data from the National Research Council (NRC) and J.D. Source: CAR. Click to enlarge. use of stop/start technology.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The intended application is light-, medium-, and heavy-duty markets including hybrid architectures. In August 2016, DOE announced funding of up to $7 million further to support the initiative. Co-Optima has very aggressive targets for market introduction. Market Transformation. Earlier post.) Fuel Properties.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

In 2016, BETO and VTO jointly funded a consortium of nine DOE national laboratories to begin a multi-year project in support of the Co-Optima initiative. High-research octane number (RON) fuels are known to enable more efficient, higher-performance SI operation via engine downsizing and boosting.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

The product is currently in development, with validation testing set to begin in November 2016 and prototypes available for customer trials from January 2017. Now the core technology is fully established we are diversifying the product range to include a 12V offering, also capable of steady state operation, to meet additional market needs.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Its dive into the financial doldrums was short-lived however, and on July 10, 2009, the company bounced back with the formation of a new, downsized GM (see article ). According to Fritz Henderson, the company’s CEO, the only way to put GM on top again is to win the market with the “best product”. Starting from 2010 its 2.4l

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The action builds on the first phase of the Obama Administration’s national program (2012-2016) ( earlier post ), which will raise fuel efficiency equivalent to 35.5 mpg by 2016 and result in an average light vehicle tailpipe CO 2 level of 250 grams per mile. Earlier post.). features in developing the standards. NHTSA and CAFE.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Co-Optima analysts developed 21 metrics in the categories of process economics, technology readiness, sustainability, and market barriers against which to evaluate a subset of 20 promising Thrust I candidate blendstocks with a RON exceeding 98. Co-Optima’s premise is that current fuels constrain engine design—and thus engine efficiency.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For 2025, manufacturers can meet a 70 g/km CO 2 fleet target for €200 to €500 less per vehicle if they would start deploying electric vehicles earlier, and aim to reach a market penetration level of about 15% by 2025. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 19, 2015

Beginning in 2016, NHTSA and EPA will coordinate a mid-term review that must be finalized by April 2018. In addition, deploying turbocharged, downsized engines—which are expected to replace many current engines—may cost more and produce less fuel savings than the agencies’ analysis indicates. Recommendations.

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MAY 12, 2017

Although real-world fuel economy improvements from GDI technology alone are close to 1.5%, they can reach 8% by downsizing and turbocharging the engine, which can be achieved on GDI engines without loss of power compared to PFI engines.

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APRIL 26, 2016

Advanced after-treatment processes for exhaust gases enable ultra-low emissions in line with stringent Euro Stage VI standards that will be introduced in September 2016, requiring a 55% reduction in NO x emissions compared to Euro Stage V standards. Minimized crankshaft bearing diameters. Commercial vehicle durability. million km (3.4

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JULY 17, 2015

Long electric range PHEVs (vehicles which travel at full performance about 60 miles (100 km) on electricity only, like the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt) can integrate all three essential electric power system elements: the grid, the loads, and the new intermittent renewable energy sources. Conclusions.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

The more efficient combustion engine technologies, with their enabling of downsizing, come in compatibly with hybridization, with hybridization and electrification playing a larger role over time. I4 initially for the C-MAX in European markets. Broadly, these can be described as: EcoBoost–Next Generation (CY 2014-2016).

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