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Studies highlight effects of different gasoline components on fuel economy, combustion and emissions

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

Researchers at Jilin University (China) have investigated the effect of gasoline components on fuel economy, combustion and emissions in a GDI (gasoline-direct-injection) engine. The team subsequently followed up this first study with a second, exploring the effects in a PFI (port-fuel-injection) engine. —Han et al.

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Study finds 12-30% fuel consumption gap between certified and real-world use in China

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2019

Since carbon dioxide emissions are highly correlated with fuel consumption (FC), fuel consumption regulation is a useful policy instrument to combat climate change. —Dror et al. 2018.12.039.

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Researchers propose new hybrid resistance spot-laser welding process to join aluminum to steel

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Researchers from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed a new hybrid resistance spot-laser welding process to join aluminum to steel. However, there are two main challenging impediments for welding of aluminum to steel dissimilar materials. and 424.8% Mingfeng Li et al.

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EcoMotors establishes R&D Center with Hunan University to develop opoc engine technology in China

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MARCH 14, 2014

(EM), developer of opposed-piston opposed-cylinder (opoc) engine technology, has established a joint research and development center together with Hunan University (HNU) in Changsha to further develop and adapt their technology for the Chinese market. Earlier post.). —Amit Soman, EM’s president and chief operating officer.

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Opinion: GM Shooting Itself in Foot By Killing Chevrolet Malibu

The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2024

It may be improved fuel economy or ride and handling. Or if the Chinese come to our market with well-built, affordable sedans -- most of which would be EVs. And soon, perhaps, the Chinese. Yes, crossovers are hot and yes they can make OEMs money. Some folks don't want to climb up into a taller vehicle.

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Deloitte Survey finds only 4% of global consumers likely to be satisfied with current EVs despite increasing consideration and willingness to buy; higher ICE fuel economy reduces interest in EVs

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Chinese consumers appear the most willing to pay a price premium, but even still, 44% indicate they will not pay anything extra. More than 50% of all consumers globally indicate they are unwilling to pay any kind of a price premium for an electric vehicle, which includes 65% of American respondents. —Craig Giffi.

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ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Among the findings of the report, “HFC-134a phase-out in the Chinese light-duty motor vehicle sector”, was that, considering the social cost of CO 2 e, up to 1 trillion RMB in costs (US$150 billion) required to address climate change could be avoided through 2050 by transitioning to low-GWP alternative MACs. Background.

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DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2016

In parallel, and with equivalent resources, Chinese funding will support a collaborative counterpart Chinese Consortium. Projects that demonstrate systems-level fuel efficient technologies must be matched with the duty cycle of the specific truck application to deliver the expected fuel savings. Background.

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Eaton Supercharger Debuts in China on Three New Chery Engines

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2010

This latest Eaton supercharger application will be the first on a Chinese-produced vehicle. Its quick response eliminates the lag of many competing systems, and it allows vehicle manufacturers to replace larger engines with smaller, more efficient engines that provide better fuel economy and reduced emissions. Tiggo, 1.3S

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Eaton Chery Engine China

J.D. Power forecasts hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles will represent 7.3% of global auto sales in 2020

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Interest in HEVs and BEVs is driven by a dramatic reduction in or elimination of tailpipe emissions, and the increased fuel economy of these vehicle types helps reduce the world’s dependence on oil. These factors include market trends, regulatory environment, consumer sentiment and technology development in these markets.

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Berkeley Lab study finds hybrids more fuel efficient in India, China than in US

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

To represent typical Chinese driving conditions, the researchers selected drive cycles from 11 Chinese cities of different size, with the drive cycles capturing on-peak and off-peak driving times, and road types including freeways, major arterials, sub-arterials, and residential roads. fuel savings in China versus 13.2%

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MFERD Life Cycle Analysis Finds Aluminum Front End Materials Achieve Best Performance for Overall Energy Use and GHG Emissions

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2010

Initiated early in 2007 to develop key enabling technologies for a lightweight magnesium front end body structure, MFERD is sponsored by Natural Resources Canada, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, the United States Department of Energy and the United States Automotive Materials Partnership. —Dubreuil et al.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry. Electric drive system power density of 2.5

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Between 2009 and 2011, Chinese buyers purchased 13,000 EVs and PHEVs—more than U.S. Trends toward deregulation of the electric sector in all regions will facilitate greater market-based procurement of decentralized generating capacity and load management resources. Policies will play a key role here, the report notes.

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UC Davis, ITDP study suggests global shift to public transport, NMT and away from cars could save $100T through 2050 and cut GHGs

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

million early deaths associated with exposure to vehicle tailpipe emissions could be avoided annually by 2050 if governments require the strongest vehicle pollution controls and ultralow-sulfur fuels, according to a related analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation included in the report. Further, an estimated 1.4

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Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

By 2050, all regions have reduced new vehicle fuel consumption by 83% relative to 2010 yielding average new vehicle TTW emission targets in 2050 ranging from 24 g CO 2 /km in Latin America to 32 g CO 2 /km in North America. Similarly, with the addition of fuel actions, the OECD Europe glide paths are relaxed from 4.5-5%

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Tsinghua Study Finds That Conventional Three-Way Catalyst Can Handle the Unregulated Emissions from Low-Content Methanol-Gasoline Blends

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

Despite problems with its characteristics (toxicity; handling, storage and delivery requirements; and materials compatibility), methanol attracted a great deal of interest in the 1970s and later as an alternative fuel, partly because it can be produced from a number of raw and renewable resources. —Fan et al.

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Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2013

Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. Fuel-cycle emissions of both EVs and CNGVs in China are highly subject to a variety of regional factors. On a national average, EVs and CNGVs can reduce fuel-cycle GHG emissions per kilometer traveled by 20% and 6%, relative to ICEVs.

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Sandia study finds the alcohol isopentanol appears to have a good potential as a HCCI fuel, either neat or in a blend with gasoline

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Additionally, in many cases, blending ethanol into gasoline enhances the vapor pressure of the gasoline, which causes high evaporative emissions and potential operational problems such as vapor lock.Another clear advantage of higher alcohols is their higher energy content, which would significantly improve fuel economy over ethanol.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The PHEVLER battery provides the electric fuel when the vehicle is driven, and then becomes an electric storage resource for the power grid whenever the vehicle is parked and plugged in for charging. [ Dual fuel PHEVLERs can always be driven using liquid fuel on occasions when the vehicle battery is low (e.g.

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Buick to introduce extended-range electric vehicle in China this year; also new generation 1.0T/1.3T Ecotecs and 9-speed

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2017

GM has leveraged its global resources to create an all-new intelligent nine-speed transmission that was developed and validated globally, including on Chinese roads. This design not only optimizes vehicle acceleration and fuel economy, but also reduces engine noise while cruising. 9-speed transmission. More efficiency.

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Buick Extended Range China Electric Vehicles

New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

EV emission factors vary by the city they are in; they estimated that an e-car (180 Wh/km in Beijing emits 220 gCO 2 /km, equivalent to a gasoline car with a fuel economy of 9 L/100 km (26 mpg US), whereas in Chengdu the same e-car would emit only 135 gCO 2 km ?1 1 , equivalent to a gasoline car with a fuel economy of 5.6

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Emissions China Gasoline-Electric Fleet

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Cornell Tweet This Post Tags: BMW , electric vehicles , Fiat , Ford , General Motors , plug-in , Toyota , Volkswagen You might also like: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? Subscribe Subscribe via RSS What is RSS? About Gas 2.0

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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APRIL 21, 2009

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

The Road Noise Cancellation and Engine Order Cancellation systems will provide vehicle manufacturers with the ability to greatly improve in-cabin refinement, with additional design opportunities for optimising vehicle weight reduction and fuel economy. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more. - a key Randy C.

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GM introducing new generation of modular 3- and 4-cylinder Ecotec engines; 11 variants from 1.0L to 1.5L

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

naturally aspirated direct-injection engines that will be offered in the 2015 next-generation Chevrolet Cruze for the Chinese market. GM’s Seoul, South Korea engineering center has taken the lead on calibrating and validating the new Ecotec port-fuel-injection variants. turbocharged and 1.5L By 2017, more than 2.5 turbo three-cylinder.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. It is much more than that.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

ENVI is a cross-functional, nimble team empowered to move quickly and access vast resources within Chrysler LLC in order to integrate electric-vehicle technology into existing products. market share, the third-largest nameplate in Canada, unsurpassed 25 highway mile per gallon fuel economy and sales in more than 80 countries.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", It also may have a rheostat so drivers can select a performance or fuel-economy mode. Red Herring ).

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Auto Lobby Says EPA Targets Aren’t Achievable

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

Bozzella likewise requested that the EPA align its proposal with the California Air Resources Board and NHTSA's forthcoming fuel economy standards. If the United States transitions to all-electric vehicles immediately, that’s going to throw a lot of business at Chinese companies.

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The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Like fuel economy standards, the new tax credit regime can be seen as a “technology-forcing” regulation. For example, would batteries produced in the US by a Chinese company fall foul of the law? Furthermore, it appears to be up to regulators to decide exactly which components would be proscribed.

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EV Driven

Studies highlight effects of different gasoline components on fuel economy, combustion and emissions

Study finds 12-30% fuel consumption gap between certified and real-world use in China

Researchers propose new hybrid resistance spot-laser welding process to join aluminum to steel

EcoMotors establishes R&D Center with Hunan University to develop opoc engine technology in China

Opinion: GM Shooting Itself in Foot By Killing Chevrolet Malibu

Deloitte Survey finds only 4% of global consumers likely to be satisfied with current EVs despite increasing consideration and willingness to buy; higher ICE fuel economy reduces interest in EVs

ICCT study finds that transitioning to low-GWP MAC refrigerants in China could avoid up to US$150B in costs

DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

Eaton Supercharger Debuts in China on Three New Chery Engines

J.D. Power forecasts hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles will represent 7.3% of global auto sales in 2020

Berkeley Lab study finds hybrids more fuel efficient in India, China than in US

MFERD Life Cycle Analysis Finds Aluminum Front End Materials Achieve Best Performance for Overall Energy Use and GHG Emissions

China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

UC Davis, ITDP study suggests global shift to public transport, NMT and away from cars could save $100T through 2050 and cut GHGs

Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

Tsinghua Study Finds That Conventional Three-Way Catalyst Can Handle the Unregulated Emissions from Low-Content Methanol-Gasoline Blends

Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

Sandia study finds the alcohol isopentanol appears to have a good potential as a HCCI fuel, either neat or in a blend with gasoline

PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Buick to introduce extended-range electric vehicle in China this year; also new generation 1.0T/1.3T Ecotecs and 9-speed

New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

GM introducing new generation of modular 3- and 4-cylinder Ecotec engines; 11 variants from 1.0L to 1.5L

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Auto Lobby Says EPA Targets Aren’t Achievable

The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

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