Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Season 2017 Porsche LMP team. Especially in regard to battery technology, downsizing, efficiency improvements with the turbocharged petrol engine and, in particular, for energy recovery systems. Click to enlarge. —Michael Steiner, Board Member for Research and Development at Porsche AG. Earlier post.).

Porsche 150

Porsche Manufacturer Hybrid Downsizing 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In October 2015, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) launched a broad, joint effort to co-optimize the development of efficient engines and low greenhouse-gas fuels for on-road vehicles with the goal of reducing petroleum consumption by 30% by 2030 beyond what is already targeted. How do engine parameters affect efficiency?

Engine 150

Engine Fuel Vehicles Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. Fiesta will be available with the 1.0-liter

Fuel Economy 261

Fuel Economy Europe Ford Economy 261

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

From the top-of-cab solar panels powering its battery and interior lights, to its ultra-light aluminum frame and highly advanced 425 horsepower 11-liter proprietary engine, the SuperTruck concept vehicle allowed Volvo engineers to push the boundaries of heavy truck efficiency. for the D11 and 2.5% for the D13.

Volvo 150

Volvo Fuel North America Waste 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2013

Only the diesel engine will achieve this in the compact class, but the gasoline engine will come close. In order to further reduce its CO 2 emissions in this vehicle class, the gasoline engine will require a low-cost, basic hybrid solution. Automating the manual transmission, for example with the eClutch. Earlier post.)

Future 291

Future Gasoline-Electric Vehicles Gasoline 291

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

This annual sales estimate, combining both passenger and commercial vehicles, would add more than 232 million turbocharged vehicles globally between 2017 and 2021—an increase of 35% from today. In these regions, a typical powertrain is a three- or four-cylinder engine with a displacement size between 1.2 liters and 1.7

Global 150

Global Sale Transportation Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The EU goal is to introduce the WLTP by 2017 if possible and no later than 2020 to coincide with the 95 g/km requirement. This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP).

Standards 257

Standards International Vehicles Hybrid 257

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Further, the report recommends that 21CTP program goals should continue to be established, reviewed, updated, related to available funding, and clearly stated in measurable engineering terms. Among the findings and recommendations, by area, from the new report are: ENGINE SYSTEMS AND FUELS. ENGINE IDLE REDUCTION. Finding 3-1.

EPA 199

EPA Fuel Engine Hybrid 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

A team from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Shell Global Solutions has investigated the effect of RON, octane sensitivity and charge cooling in splash-blended ethanol fuels with different volume percentages of ethanol on a single-cylinder direct-injection spark ignition (DISI) research engine. and 85 vol.% —Wang et al.

Engine 150

Engine Downsizing Fuel Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

New engines and transmission. Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines at the Paris Motor Show 2014. Both engines—1.0-liter liter T-GDI is the first of a new generation of small turbocharged gasoline engines, offering enhanced performance, driving pleasure and efficiency.

Hyundai 239

Hyundai Downsizing Engine Hybrid 239

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. liter GDI four-cylinder engine, engineered specifically for hybrid applications. The Niro features an all-new, advanced Kappa 1.6-liter

Hybrid 150

Hybrid Chicago Plug-in Kia 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the 2017 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 topics , including three subtopics focused on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Further, a technology transfer opportunity is the use of a new Argonne catalyst for reducing NO x.

Engine 253

Engine Fuel Hydrogen Batteries 253

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

A new study quantifying emissions from a fleet of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines and port fuel injection (PFI) engines finds that the measured decrease in CO 2 emissions from GDIs is much greater than the potential climate forcing associated with higher black carbon emissions from GDI engines.

Fleet 207

Fleet Engine Global Fuel Economy 207

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

Co-Optima’s premise is that current fuels constrain engine design—and thus engine efficiency. Co-Optima’s premise is that current fuels constrain engine design—and thus engine efficiency. The teams are also evaluating the impact of discrete fuel properties on advanced SI engine performance.

Engine 150

Engine Fuel Downsizing Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

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. The car’s downsized 1.2 Aeristech’s eSupercharger technology has been publicly validated and exhibited in a prototype vehicle by MAHLE Powertrain UK.

Downsizing 150

Downsizing Electric Electrical 2015 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The primary CO 2 and associated technology cost data used in the development of the cost curves in the study are from simulation modeling and bottom-up cost estimation work performed for the ICCT by the engineering consultancy FEV. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

CO2 150

CO2 Cars 2014 Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Furthermore, OLEA T222 technologies and feature set address other applications; it can also serve as a controller for battery management systems (BMS), exhaust or selective catalytic reduction systems (SCR), or even conventional internal combustion engines. A starter kit will soon be announced to complete the offer with AUTOSAR 4.2

Hybrid 150

Hybrid Electric Electrical DC 150

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.

Fuel Economy 186

Fuel Economy Economy Ford Downsizing 186