Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2018
The all-new 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, unveiled in January at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit ( earlier post ) will offer improved EPA-estimated fuel economy for the model: 30 mpg city (7.8 All told, the refinements of the Jetta’s exterior reduce its coefficient of drag to a class-leading 0.27.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2012
liter Pentastar V-6 engine (Ward’s 10 Best Engines Award two years in a row) with variable-valve timing (VVT) offers best-in-class standard 305 hp (227 kW), with 269 lb-ft (365 N·m) of torque and best-in-class fuel economy for V-6 trucks, according to Chrysler. Specific fuel economy figures are note available yet.)
Green Car Reports
JULY 26, 2018
With the 2019 A-Class, Mercedes-Benz says it's raised the aerodynamic bar. Mercedes-Benz claims that the new 2019 A-Class sedan has the lowest aerodynamic drag of any. Efficiency comes in many automotive forms: electric powertrains, continuously variable transmissions, smaller-displacement engines.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 17, 2014
New for 2015, all Outback models come standard with the Lineartronic CVT (continuously variable transmission), which features paddle-shift control switches and is instrumental in the Outback’s significantly improved fuel economy. helps to improve fuel economy by reducing wind resistance when closed.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 7, 2014
The ProStar ES was developed to have the lowest wind averaged drag coefficient in the industry. This is part of what enables the ProStar ES to achieve an 11 percent improvement in fuel economy vs. the 2010 ProStar/MaxxForce 13/10-speed manual baseline.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 4, 2019
Ultraconductors for Motor Windings – Covetic copper and copper/nano-tube alloys for high-conductivity windings are two approaches to increase the conductivity of copper and both reduce the size and increase the efficiency of the electric motor. Covetic steel is one approach that can achieve this.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
Variable speed mechanical output with a fixed input mechanical speed is achieved by exporting/importing electrical power through a set of control windings—splitting the power along a “variator” path. winding copper losses). The original MAGSPLIT. The magnetic gear is central to MAGSPLIT. at rated load. MAGSPLIT 2.
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