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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet.

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AUGUST 22, 2015

Neste, currently largest producer of renewable drop-in fuels (primarily diesel) with its NEXBTL platform ( earlier post ), has filed a patent ( US20150144087 ) on a gasoline composition (and the method for making it) comprising up to 20 vol% (preferably from about 10-15 vol.%), of paraffinic bio-hydrocarbons originating from the NEXBTL process.

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

A team at Ford Motor Company’s Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn conducted a detailed study of the effect of ethanol blend level in emissions, using a 2006 model Mercury Grand Marquis flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) operating on E0, E10, E20, E30, E40, E55, and E80 on a chassis dynamometer. Engine-out exhaust contains typically 1?3%

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Emissions Ford Exhaust Engine 294

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MAY 31, 2017

A joint study by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and Austria’s Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) into 48V diesel mild hybrid technology verified a 9% reduction of NO x in raw engine-out emissions, while retaining the fuel economy and CO 2 benefits of diesel engine technology. —Paul Bloore. —Paul Bloore.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The process involves introduction of a low reactivity fuel into the cylinder to create a well-mixed charge of low reactivity fuel, air and recirculated exhaust gases. However, RCCI experiments with gasoline and n-heptane (higher volatility) proved to be successful.

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Engine Wisconsin Automobile Gasoline 150

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JUNE 6, 2011

A study conducted by VTT Technical Research Center of Finland indicates that there is practically no difference between commercial gasoline grades 95E10 and 98E5 sold in Finland as regards fuel consumption in normal driving. The study involved six gasoline-driven cars loaned by VTT employees. liters of 98E5 per 100 km.

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Fuel Finland Cars Gasoline 199

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JULY 9, 2015

The vehicles were chosen to be representative of the different segments of the European market; 12 were gasoline-fueled, and 9 were diesel-fueled. Moving from NEDC to WLTP did not have much impact on NO x from gasoline vehicles and CO from diesel vehicles. kW (143 hp). (As

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Emissions Vehicles Diesel Pollution 150

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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

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In addition, they measured emissions from several gasoline vehicles (Euro 5 and 6) and Euro 5 diesel vehicles. Comparison between limit values for NO x , PM and CO 2 from EU type approval regulations (black clouds) to emissions in “real life” city traffic from the average Euro 6 diesel passenger car on the Helsinki city cycle.

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CO2 Diesel Exhaust Emissions 150

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Use of new technologies to reduce friction losses should be able to lower automotive fuel consumption and emissions by 18% within the next 5 to 10 years and by up to 61% within 15 to 25 years, according to a joint study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in the US. million TJ/a.

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Fuel Exhaust MPH Finland 186

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. This is due to raw, externally premixed fresh charge comprising air, fuel and lube oil being short-circuited into the exhaust during the scavenging process. Oh and Plante. Click to enlarge.

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Engine Emissions Fleet Market 329

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APRIL 14, 2010

The next generation of Ford’s EcoBoost turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines will introduce cooled EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), enabling higher compression ratios, according to Ford executives speaking at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit.

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Ford Congress 2010 Gasoline 210

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JULY 14, 2017

A new study by an international team led by researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has found that modern diesel passenger cars equipped with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) emit fewer carbonaceous particulates than gasoline-powered vehicles. a) Aerosol emission factors (g kg −1 fuel) measured in the study.

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Gasoline Diesel Cars Emissions 218

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Not only is it more powerful and contains up to 30% better efficiency than traditional gasoline, etc. During his presentation at the TDI Efficiency Rally, UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski first presented a summary of his analysis of the total cost of ownership of diesels with a comparison to that of their gas vehicle counterparts.

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Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy 366

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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. These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

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APRIL 17, 2014

GDCI engine was significantly better than advanced production spark injection gasoline engines, and comparable to very efficient hybrid vehicle engines at their best efficiency conditions (214 g/kWh). This early work established that gasoline-like fuels with high resistance to autoignition are preferred for PPCI. Combustion stability.

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Gasoline Engine Fuel Wisconsin 304

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JANUARY 31, 2014

(Left) Thermal efficiency and ( right ) soot from different gasoline-butanol blends at different EGR rates. A study by a team at Tianjin University found that the addition of n-butanol to gasoline for use in a compression ignition engine (CI) under Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) conditions has a significant effect on soot reduction.

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Gasoline Engine Exhaust Emissions 210

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MAY 12, 2017

A new study quantifying emissions from a fleet of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines and port fuel injection (PFI) engines finds that the measured decrease in CO 2 emissions from GDIs is much greater than the potential climate forcing associated with higher black carbon emissions from GDI engines. —Saliba et al.

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Fleet Engine Global Fuel Economy 207

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FEBRUARY 1, 2009

To keep the maximum power and thus satisfy the consumer’s drivability demands, the engine is highly supercharged by a turbocharger—which exploits the exhaust gas enthalpy as an energy source, and which boosts the to the desired levels. This also halves frictional losses and increases the engine’s average efficiency. Andrej Ivanco et al.

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Hybrid Engine Downsizing 2009 199

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APRIL 5, 2010

The anticipated results of the Phase I project are the performance data for the process and the engineering and economic feasibility study. The key objective of the project is development of an effective innovative, proprietary catalyst composition possessing exceptional activity for NO x removal from diesel exhaust.

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

This study updates and refines an earlier analysis completed in 2007. The new study uses a different methodology with different mathematical approaches. Cycle deviations of CO 2 emissions averaged over all gasoline and diesel technologies resulting from basic single regression approach with zero intercept. Earlier post.)

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Conversion Emissions CO2 Global 290

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APRIL 9, 2021

The ORNL team conducted engine experiments with both 91 RON E10 gasoline and liquified petroleum gas (LPG). 1) with cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and high compression ratio (13.3:1 1 for LPG only) improved engine efficiency by up to 30% compared with a production turbocharged gasoline direct injection spark ignition engine.

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Diesel Engine Gasoline Emissions 468

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APRIL 10, 2016

A team from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has characterized the intermediate volatility organic compound (IVOC) emissions from on-road gasoline vehicles (LDGVs) and small off-road gasoline engines (SOREs). In this study, IVOC emissions from LDGVs and SOREs were collected during chassis and engine dynamometer testing.

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Gasoline Emissions Engine Exhaust 150

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MAY 15, 2014

In the Tianjin study, the team explored the impact of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates from 0% to 15% and compression ratios (CRs) of 8, 9, and 10 on the combustion characteristics and emission performance of 2-methylfuran (MF) and gasoline. higher indicated thermal efficiency when compared to gasoline with a CR of 10.

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Fuel E6 Alternative Fuels Gasoline 199

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

A 2025 CO 2 target of an average 70 g/km for new cars in the EU could be met with very little electrification and with an average payback period of less than 4 years, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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CO2 Cars 2014 Exhaust 150

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OCTOBER 13, 2013

A review of 43 studies of the effects of E15 (15% ethanol blends) on Model Year 2001 and newer cars by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that the studies reviewed showed no meaningful differences between E15 and E10 in any performance category. The NREL team reviewed 5 studies in this area.

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2001 Minnesota Cars Emissions 300

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JUNE 27, 2013

Among the findings of the study, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , is that a car’s fuel efficiency and occupancy are central to whether the impact from a trip is as high as from air travel or as low as from train travel. In their study, Borken-Kleefeld et al. shorter-lived climate forcers (SLCFs).

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Climate Diesel Climate Change Emissions 186

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JANUARY 13, 2017

Stemming from a major project partially funded with a $9-million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline compression ignition engine (OPGCI) ( earlier post ), Achates Power announced it is developing a 2.7-liter, liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., Source: Achates Power.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Particulate matter (PM) emission measurements from RCCI in earlier studies suggested that hydrocarbons are a major component of the PM mass. bar brake mean effective pressure (BMEP) for the studies. A mixture of approximately 75% gasoline and 25% diesel fuel by mass was used to enable RCCI. The team operated a GM 1.9-liter

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Emissions Diesel Engine Gasoline 231

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APRIL 21, 2014

The Oak Ridge team plans to pursue the in-cylinder reforming technique in a multi-cylinder configuration in which one of the engine cylinders would act as the reformer, “ essentially breathing in reverse compared to the other cylinders (breathing in from the exhaust manifold and exhausting into the intake system).”. Click to enlarge.

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Exhaust Congress Engine Fuel 191

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. It is much more than that.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

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APRIL 16, 2010

A study by Kulzer et al. The results of this study were consistent with the literature—i.e., The larger turbocharger increases the pumping work since it cannot be run efficiently by the exhaust gases. Thermodynamic study. Boosted HCCI with Regular Gasoline. Click to enlarge. Kulzer et al.

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2010 Congress Gasoline Engine 199

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APRIL 18, 2011

We’ve done studies to do it in-cylinder, and we’ve done studies to do it with aftertreatment. Johnson said that currently, Achates can deliver a 12-16% reduction in fuel consumption compared to the best diesel, and about 50% against gasoline, and with a cost and size reduction. —David Johnson.

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Engine Concept Power Powered 199

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APRIL 23, 2015

Out of this, the GM team selected several systems for more intensive study and comparison with two benchmark systems from other OEMs. Comparison of Gen 1 and Gen 2 Voltec drive units. 1) and external cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). liter range extender engine. Gear ratio, EV mode. Modes, engine on.

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