Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2011

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company has filed a US patent application (# 20100326387 , published 30 December 2010) on methods using a wide range of fuel-alcohol blends to expand the operating envelope of engines operating in advanced combustion modes. reduced maximum rates of pressure increase during HTHR.

Alcohol Blend 199

Alcohol Blend Fuel Range Exhaust 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand. These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles.

Transportation 317

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

The control module commands operations of the reciprocating free-piston internal combustion engines to generate electric power responsive to the electrical power demands. Fuels can include gasoline blends, and alcohol blended hydrocarbon fuel grades. Patent Drawing of an FPLA. Click to enlarge.

Extended Range 400

Extended Range Plug-in Engine GM 400