Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

GM plans to become carbon-neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality. The use of GM’s products accounts for 75% of carbon emissions related to this commitment. The company has also signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5?C, Electrification.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

To achieve its goals, Peugeot is relying on a new products strategy that includes electric propulsion (the i0n i-MiEV-derived electric car) and E-Vivacity scooter from 2010; diesel hybrid in the 3008 from 2011 ( earlier post) ; e-HDi (microhybrid) from 2011 on the entire diesel range; and a plug-in diesel hybrid in 2012. Micro-hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Ah lithium-ion battery and began mass production of the battery this December. This high energy density battery can also contribute to downsizing and weight reduction of portable devices. Charging voltage. Panasonic Corporation has developed an 18650-type high-capacity 3.1 The new 3.1 Volumetric energy density.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2017

First significant use generally represents a production threshold of about 1%.). Many auto manufacturers have used the combined benefits of GDI and turbocharging for increasing power output from downsized engines. Only nine years after its first significant use in the market, GDI penetration has climbed to 48.5% market share.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In its new report on downsized and boosted gasoline engine technologies ( earlier post ) the ICCT highlighted Ricardo’s work on an “extreme” Miller cycle concept with high (13:1) compression ratio (CR) and central direct injection in a downsized boosted engine. Source: Lewin (2016). Click to enlarge. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. The EcoBoost begins production. The “downsize and boost” strategy provides consumers better fuel economy without sacrificing the power for driving performance. Click to enlarge. Cleveland Engine Plant No.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Engine downsizing through charge boosting is a well-recognized means of improving internal combustion engine fuel efficiency, by increasing the proportion of the drive cycle at which the powertrain operates within or close to the region of peak fuel efficiency of its operating map.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2016

hybrid vehicles, downsizing, plug-ins)—or under some specific operating conditions (e.g. High-efficiency gasoline engines, diesels and turbo- and super-charged engines, as well as hybrid or full electric powertrains, are examples of where HELLA’s new electric vacuum pump is designed to provide on-demand brake-system vacuum.

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Green Car Congress

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 Cost, productivity, efficiency and fuel economy now offer the highest focus for technology investment, he said.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2019

Permanent magnets are a class of magnets that retain their magnetization and flux lines after they have been magnetized, conceptually similar to a battery holding electrical charges. In the past 15 to 20 years, the increase in magnet energy product reached a plateau due to lack of material solution. —Yuepeng Zhang.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Pierburg GmbH, part of the KSPG Group, has developed an electric compressor for spontaneously boosting the charge pressure of engines fitted with an exhaust-gas turbocharger. The electric compressor fits in well and without any constraints with the proven strategy of downsizing, the company said.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 16, 2023

If you buy vehicles that will add no purpose or lack functionality, such as vans that are too small to move products, then you will have wasted your money. This will impress customers as it will prove that you care about the appearance of your business as well as the quality of the product or service you’re delivering to them.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The third factory will be built adjacent to the first and second factories, and is planned to start mass production in March 2012. Initially, the production capacity of this new factory will be around the 150,000-unit per year level, and in the future it can be boosted to the 200,000-unit per year level.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. There will be no torque deficit or other tradeoffs from essential engine downsizing and higher gearing, which now dominates the development of internal combustion engines.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

However, they noted, graphene sheets have a high tendency to restack themselves during preparation and electrode production, leaving behind intergraphene pore sizes that are not sufficient for accessibility to the electrolyte and formation of EDL charges. Chenguang Liu, Zhenning Yu, David Neff, Aruna Zhamu, and Bor Z.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

Knock and fuel octane rating are becoming increasingly important due to many powertrain design trends including downsizing, downspeeding, cylinder deactivation, and hybridization. … The concept of an “effective octane number” calculates overall knock resistance of fuel in modern engines, including the effects of charge cooling.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

Honda will begin with small-volume production at the Production Supervisory Unit and Powertrain Production Supervisory Unit (located in Tochigi, Japan), eventually expanding production volume. Honda is planning to introduce the Clarity Fuel Cell to Europe and the US before the end of 2016. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

A battery will be the high-voltage heart of each of those 77 million electric vehicles, and by far their most expensive component, setting off a worldwide race to ethically source their materials and crank up production to meet exploding demand. That still leaves another blind spot: Charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Bosch currently supplies water injection parts for the BMW M4 GTS—the first production vehicle to feature a water injection system. Bosch is now more broadly commercializing its water injection system for turbocharged engines ( earlier post ). Earlier post.) A port-injection WI system is low complexity and highly effective, he noted.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The product is designed for integration into both Otto and Diesel engines to deliver enhanced torque, emissions control and CO 2 reduction. When applied to a radically downsized 1.2-liter Our electric supercharger is an ideal enabling technology for the extreme engine downsizing being advocated by European carmakers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

In a direct injection engine, they noted, the cooling of the charge and consequent knock relief provided by the evaporation of the fuel is proportional to the fuel flow per unit mass of air. Further, the effect of charge cooling on reducing the rate of autoignition kinetics is amplified by the high sensitivity of ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2015

kW to reduce charging time. All suppliers are working on downsizing the charger by 10% to 15% by decreasing its weight and volume and increasing the power density. kW to 43 kW, charging station manufacturers are developing a range of compatible stations. kilowatts (kW). kW onboard chargers. Because chargers range from 3.0

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2019

Several products take advantage of Eaton’s modular variable valve actuation technology, which allows OEMs to choose the technologies they want to use based on their needs. Mihai Dorobantu, director, Technology Planning and Government Affairs, Eaton’s Vehicle Group.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2014

The V-Charge variable drive supercharger allows smaller engines to provide the drive feel of a larger unit, enabling downsizing without compromising driveability. Torotrak’s Dr. Adrian Lee, product leader, core variator technologies, says it is easy to forget manufacturability and cost when innovating to meet pressing targets.

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Green Car Congress

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. Rotrex’ standard product range consists of the C15, C30 and C38 families. Torotrak CEO Dick Elsy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The new system is expected to be in production vehicles by 2011. Eaton said that a series of process improvements and new engine valve product designs will help engine manufacturers address issues related to engine downsizing to achieve better fuel economy and reduced emissions. New Engine Valves.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Independent on-engine test results have verified the simulation predictions that a Torotrak V-Charge variable drive mechanical supercharger enables more ambitious levels of engine downsizing. version when fitted with a V-Charge unit. GTDI engine, which in production form is fitted with a single fixed geometry turbocharger.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2016

Industry OEM’s are also facing significant challenges in terms of meeting fleet consumption thresholds in nearly all of their production vehicle segments. These costs then need to be amortized over what, at least for the moment, are relatively small production volumes.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2012

The company is also preparing for the release of other advanced new products including a 150A main relay, and an air-break switch pre-charge relay. Features of the G9EN DC power relay include: 50% reduction in volume (28×40×50mm) and weight (140g) compared with previous Omron models in the same product class.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2015

Audi introduced its new series-production 2.0 Owing to a higher boost pressure on the inlet side, the engine attains optimal cylinder charges despite the shorter intake time. TFSI gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine for the first time at the Vienna Motor Symposium this week. Stroppiana, A.,

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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. kW/L—twice as high as that of its previous FCV, the Toyota FCHV-adv (earlier post).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Hyundai announced a sustained product blitz of 12 new and enhanced SUVs continuing through the 2021 calendar year. The fresh pipeline of new SUV products will include new and refined internal combustion, hybrid, plug-in, BEV and N performance models. The Plug-in Hybrid battery is larger than the hybrid battery, with 13.8

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

The Kona Electric utilizes a Level-II on-board charging system capable of a 7.2 kW rate of charge for rapid recharging characteristics. An 80% charge can be achieved in 54 minutes with a Level-III quick charge (zero to 80 percent charge @ 100 kW), using the SAE-Combo charging port, while a 7.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Created to guide the Nissan product evolution, Intelligent Mobility will anchor company decisions around how cars are powered, how cars are driven, and how cars integrate into society, all while staying focused on creating more enjoyable driving experiences.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Within this category falls transportation and efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of product manufacturing and shipping. Retail and E-Commerce In retail and e-commerce, transportation costs also impact product prices. Install electric charging stations at your business and train your employees to drive EV cars and trucks.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

will address natural gas engine emissions and efficiency improvements by developing a natural gas specific combustion design utilizing optimized in-cylinder charge motion and cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. Cummins Inc.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

—Kumar Galhotra, vice president, Product Development, Ford Asia Pacific and Africa. The EcoBoost approach enables the downsizing engine capacity—replacing naturally-aspirated engines with much smaller units without sacrificing power output. By 2013, the company plans globally to produce 1.5

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