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NREL report on electric bus demo at Foothill Transit finds Proterra fuel economy >8x higher than CNG on same line

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The CNG buses had an average fuel economy of 3.89 However, because Foothill Transit operates its BEB and CNG bus fleets differently, the efficiency results presented are not an apples-to-apples comparison. An apples-to-apples comparison of fuel cost—i.e., mpgge, equating to 4.34 gge for CNG.

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2014 Cascadia Evolution Class 8 rig delivers 10.67 mpg on closed-track demo; 7% better fuel economy than EPA 2010 Cascadia in cross-country tour

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The Freightliner Trucks 2014 Cascadia Evolution—powered only by the newly designed Detroit DD15 engine and featuring enhanced aerodynamic specs—delivered fuel economy of 10.67 100km) on a closed-track demo, according to Freightliner. Fuel consumption and distance traveled were again documented by ATDS.

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AVL Concept Turbohybrid Mild Hybrid System Approaches Full Hybrid Fuel Savings at Lower Cost; Improved Driveability

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Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. In testing on a BMW demo 3-Series vehicle, a 1.6-liter liter AVL Turbohybrid prototype delivered a 24% reduction in fuel consumption on the NEDC compared to the 2.0L The demo Turbohybrid powertrain. Click to enlarge.

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Achates Power building 2.7L opposed-piston light-duty engine; exceeding CAFE 2025, Tier 3 targets at lower cost

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liter compression-ignition OPE will will be 30-50% more fuel efficient than comparable diesel and gasoline direct injection engines, reduce emissions and cost less than alternative technologies under development for meeting 2025 CAFE fuel economy and Tier 3 emission targets. A comparison between the 2.7L Earlier post.).

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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & More…

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Solar charging stations and Conventional charging stations (electricity from coal) comparison. Comparison of P1, P2, P3, P4 configuration of HEV using simulation studies 3. PHEV & BEV comparison (economics) Even though these projects are related to electrical engineering, I think you can use them for mechanical as well. #42

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