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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

TFSI engine produces 96 kW (131 PS) and generates 200 N·m (147.5 Its turbocharger with variable turbine geometry makes optimal use of the exhaust gas energy for early and harmonious torque development. The cylinder head, injection system, turbocharger and catalytic converter were modified accordingly for the CNG engine.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) was named 2014 International Engine of the Year for the third consecutive year. EcoBoost was also named Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter The Best Green Engine Award this year went to the Tesla Model S electric powertrain. liter EcoBoost engine are now available in 72 countries worldwide.

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Engine Ford Green Gasoline-Electric 268

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2012

Five Mazda engineers are receiving the 2011 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Medal for developing Mazda’s 1.3-liter liter gasoline engine with “Skyactiv” technology that allows an exceptionally high 14.0:1 Other awards presented by the Society include the JSME Award for Young Engineers and the JSME Education Award.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2023

Emissions from automobile exhaust systems have decreased in recent years due to the introduction of cleaner fuels and new control technologies on internal combustion engines, as well as increases in numbers of hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2012

Under laboratory-simulated diesel exhaust conditions, this mixed-phase oxide material was superior to Pt in terms of cost, thermal durability, and catalytic activity for NO oxidation. Mullite is not only easier to produce than platinum, but also better at reducing pollution in diesel engines. Kyeongjae Cho. Wang et al.,

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Exhaust Diesel Dallas Conversion 240

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Researchers at Environment Canada have found that vehicle exhaust is a significant source of isocyanic acid (HNCO), a toxic gaseous acid that is a product of various forms of combustion and a potential health concern. Automobile exhaust is also a known source of inorganic acids such as nitric (HNO 3 ) and nitrous (HONO) acids.

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Exhaust Canada Environment Emissions 207

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A team at the Engine Research Center (ERC), University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated the viability of reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) in a two-stroke engine. A paper on their work is published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering.

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Engine Wisconsin Automobile Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

UpValve will be used by several Chinese automobile brands at the same time. The ordered system will be installed in a 4-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine co-designed with the Pierburg engineers at Neuss. In addition to fuel consumption savings, the dynamics of the engine are improved. Torque is also beefed up.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2012

3-cylinder EcoBoost engine. EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ); Kuga; Edge; and Explorer. China’s SUV sector is developing quickly, Ford notes—the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that 1.59 liter gasoline engine. liter gasoline engine. conventional engine.

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SUV Ford Engine China 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

Despite improvements in engine efficiency—e.g., Despite improvements in engine efficiency—e.g., Finding ways of recovering this lost heat energy has been one of the major goals being pursued by engineers working on BMW EfficientDynamics for the future.

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Waste BMW Exhaust Gas-Electric 376

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2010

CCTV reports that the Haw Tai Motor Plant, China’s largest Euro-5 diesel engine plant, has gone into production in Inner Mongolia. Initial capacity for the plant, which is a subsidiary of Haw Tai Automobile , is 300,000 units in its first phase, with planned production to reach 1 million units. Party Secretary of Foton Motor Co.,

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Diesel Engine China South Korea 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2010

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully demonstrated that its HEDGE (High-Efficiency, Dilute Gasoline Engine) technology, using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and advanced ignition systems, suppresses low-speed pre-ignition in turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engines. Earlier post.).

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Engine Fuel Economy Gasoline Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2016

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled new advanced engines and transmissions and further evolved hybrid systems based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Using TNGA, Toyota has been changing the automobile from its very structure, lowering. Dynamic Force Engines. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota 2017 Engine Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Other research has shown that carbonyls directly influence physiological response to diesel exhaust particles and can also contribute to secondary organic aerosol formation. In the Tianjin study, they team fueled a four-cylinder light-duty diesel engine fueled with CFT and DF, identifying 13 individual carbonyl compounds in the exhaust.

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Coal Diesel Emissions Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2015

billion) in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim and is transforming it into a center of competence for highly efficient engines, hybrid powertrains and the production of fuel cell systems. In addition, assembly capacities for engines in Untertürkheim will also be significantly increased.

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Engine Hybrid Mercedes Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on 8 October. Once fully phased-in, the Tier 3 exhaust emission standards would be as much as 80% lower than current Tier 2 emission standards.

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Canada Light Vehicles Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Automakers are turning to downsized turbocharged engines to satisfy more stringent global fuel economy and emission regulations and customer demand for better-performing vehicles. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions. Regional growth projections.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The UK’s Royal Automobile Club (RAC) has awarded the prestigious Dewar Trophy , presented for outstanding technical achievement in the automotive industry, to. The aim for 2014 was to raise the engine efficiency from around 29% for the previous normally aspirated 2.4-liter Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For corporate automobiles that also see private use, benefit-in-kind taxes are calculated as a perk on top of the base salary. Rather than simply pegging corporate car allowances primarily to income, Britain’s BIK taxes also take into account what kind of vehicle you’re driving and whether it has an exhaust pipe.

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Sale Tax United Kingdom Automobile 88

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. The global EcoBoost engine family is the cornerstone of Ford’s near-term sustainability plan.

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Fuel Economy China Economy 2015 236

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2012

KSPG is showcasing the unit, along with other of its engine efficiency technologies such as the UniValve variable valve system, at the Detroit Auto Show. The new power unit consists of a two-cylinder, 800 cc V-type gasoline engine with a vertically positioned crankshaft and two generators with gear wheel drive.

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Range Gasoline-Electric Exhaust Engine 252

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

To mark this occasion the automotive and motor trading industries have launched an online clean diesel campaign to raise awareness among consumers and policy makers about clean diesel—a three-part solution comprising cleaner diesel fuel, advanced engines and effective emissions control technology. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2015

In the future, Berlin will be a global center of competence for the production of the CAMTRONIC engine management system, giving it a unique position within the production network. The V6-cylinder diesel engine is produced in Berlin. CAMTRONIC is an engine management system that helps to reduces an engine’s CO 2 emissions.

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Mercedes Global Germany Infinity 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Pneumatic hybrid engine on the test bench. Researchers at ETH Zürich are developing a pneumatic hybrid engine—an internal combustion engine connected to a compressed air tank instead of a battery system. If fuel is also injected, the engine responds quickly. Rüegg / ETH Zurich. Click to enlarge.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The C4 Cactus AIRFLOW 2L project was conducted as part of the “2l/100 km vehicle” program set up by the Plateforme de la Filière Automobile, an industry group. Hybrid power, drawing upon both the combustion engine and the compressed air. Combined with efforts to optimise combustion, overall engine efficiency has been improved by 5%.

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Concept Hybrid Parts Carbon 290

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

All five engines options—3.0 This mHEV technology enables the car to coast with the engine switched off, and to restart smoothly. A pad in the garage floor transfers the power inductively to a receiver coil in the automobile with a power output of 3.6 On the diesel, AVS operates one exhaust valve in each cylinder.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Too, the BMW 320i EfficientDynamics Edition Sedan will be available as the first gasoline-driven model with additionally enhanced technology for reducing fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. In future, there will be a choice of four diesel and two gasoline engines for the new BMW 3 Series Touring.

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BMW Fuel Economy Diesel Emissions 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) is maintaining its stance on B5 (5% biodiesel, i.e., fatty acid methyl ester, blends) as the maximum until further findings and market observations on the use of B7 are reported. Impact on exhaust aftertreatment systems. Impact on engine oil. Source: JATOP.Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

Early government investment in charging infrastructure went a long way toward soothing the range anxiety that made car buyers in other places reluctant to make the switch to battery power from gasoline or diesel. Globally, according to research by the Rocky Mountain Institute , EVs will comprise two-thirds of the world’s car sales by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

New EA288 TDI engine. liter TDI Clean Diesel engine that is transversely mounted, driving the front wheels. The engine delivers 184 horsepower at 3500 rpm and maximum torque of 280 pound-feet is developed at 1750 rpm. The engine has a compression ratio of 15.8:1. The engine has a compression ratio of 15.8:1.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The mid-engine design has outstanding steering, generous sight lines, confident racing-type braking and the type of power a car aficionado expects from McLaren. It is more of an exotic sports car beginning with a high-performance mid-engine twin-turbo V8. This is the McLaren you can take across town or across the country.

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Carbon Fiber Clean Cleaning Carbon 90

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2014

Audi is presenting an Audi TT offroad concept at the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. The combustion engine is a turbocharged 2.0 At part load, indirect injection supplements gasoline direct injection for lower fuel consumption. Powered by the engine, it recharges the battery and thus extends the electric range.

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Audi Plug-in Concept Plug 385

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

The reformer technology allows significantly optimized emission values during the warming-up phase of the engine. The size of the fuel cell is optimized for use at low speeds, whereas the performance benefits of the internal combustion engine are better shown at higher speed. A reduced gasoline tank leaves space for the hydrogen tank.

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BMW Hydrogen Hybrid Fuel 220

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Offering both gasoline and diesel engines at launch (depending upon market), output is up by as much as 10 kW over the new car’s 1 Series predecessor, yet average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle has dropped by up to 21%, depending on the model. The US will see the gasoline model as the 228i.) BMW 2 Series Coupe.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 5, 2023

Each fashions won a untouched V-8 engine with 48-V delicate hybrid era. The ability unit of the X6 xDrive40i is a part of a untouched technology of inline six-cylinder engines. The V-8 engines within the M60i fashions have 48-volt delicate hybrid era. The V-8 engines within the M60i fashions have 48-volt delicate hybrid era.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The diversified manufacturer also said that in addition to boosting engine performance, its superchargers can provide up to a 5% fuel savings and reduce emissions compared to competing technologies. Eaton has developed a range of next-generation variable valvetrain systems for high-speed overhead camshaft engines.

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