Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2015

Porsche retained the basic concept of its Class 1 Le Mans Prototype (LMP1) for the second generation: a downsized turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine and two different energy recovery systems. The kinetic energy produced at the front axle when braking is converted into electrical energy. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

From the top-of-cab solar panels powering its battery and interior lights, to its ultra-light aluminum frame and highly advanced 425 horsepower 11-liter proprietary engine, the SuperTruck concept vehicle allowed Volvo engineers to push the boundaries of heavy truck efficiency. Not every idea made it to the concept vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies, which will last up to one year, and six longer-running full research and development projects. BladeBoost - A Novel Rotary Supercharger for Ultra-Efficient Downsized Gasoline Engines. Flexible Multiport Converter Technology. EDS TurboClaw.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Toyota EPU (effectively an electric Hilux) Toyota EPU concept is an electric four-door ute Toyota has been glacially slow to the EV market but at the 2023 Tokyo motor show there were signs the message had finally sunk in. Toyota showed off a concept car called the EPU (or electric pick-up) alongside an electric version of the LandCruiser.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The Ricardo-led Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) project will apply 48V “intelligent electrification” concepts, mild hybridization and waste heat recovery in a Ford Focus diesel demonstrator. TIGERS is being developed in conjunction with an electronically controlled by-pass system.

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Fuel Economy Diesel Economy Gasoline 239

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

The internal combustion engine is a chemical process, not a thermodynamic cycle, Foster said, and all of the energy in the fuel is theoretically available to be converted into work. Two concepts need to be kept in mind. If that is the case, why do we fall so short? Well, the engine processes are not ideal.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

The new C-Class, features a lightweight design concept with weight savings of up to 100 kg (220 lbs); excellent aerodynamics; and new, economical engines (along with a hybrid model). The fall in primary energy demand by 45 GJ (2013) and 170 GJ (2007) corresponds to the energy content of about 1,400 and 5,300 liters of gasoline respectively.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

The company is also the thermodynamic efficiency of gasoline engines using a suite of technologies that include downsizing, turbocharging, direct injection, variable valve timing and cylinder deactivation. Earlier post.). Manufacturing Technologies that yield cost and quality improvements while decreasing the use of resources and materials.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This downsizing concept coupled with energy recuperation and stop-start technologies from the Audi modular efficiency platform give them fuel consumption ranging from 3.8 The newly developed four-cylinder exemplifies the Audi’s downsizing strategy of substituting turbocharging for volume. liters per 100 km (43.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Estimated price increases are based on current economic conditions and the concept of “incremental retail price equivalent (RPE) cost,” which represents the average additional price consumers would pay for a fuel economy technology. For example, the report notes the promise of cylinder deactivation, turbocharging and downsizing.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2013

converted all vehicle efficiency measurements into vehicle energy efficiency (VEE, km/MJ) based on fuel energy densities reported in each study. Innovative engine concepts and designs such as the Direct Injection Ethanol Boosted Gasoline Engine (DIEBGE) that improve the efficiency of gasoline use through the leverage effect of ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

RegEnBoost integrates the three devices into a powertrain electrical power network (PEPN), which also incorporates a DC to DC converter and an enhanced lead acid battery, optimized for fast energy storage and release.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The front end’s compact package was made possible through the consistent downsizing of all F-CELL components. For many decades now, our research vehicles have been turning pioneering concepts into reality and thereby setting future trends. As a result, the entire interior space is preserved and offers ample room for five occupants.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Ford’s approach to the project was to engineer a comprehensive suite of gasoline engine systems technologies, including: Aggressive engine downsizing in a mid-sized sedan from a large V-6 to a small I-4. I4 / 25 bar BMEP; during the concept evaluation in 2010 and 2011, the research team revised the architecture to 2.3L Earlier post.).

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Fuel Economy Economy Ford Engine 247

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Although the basic concept of the Class 1 Le Mans Prototype (LMP1)— a downsized turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine and two different energy recovery systems—was retained in the second generation, virtually every component was refined. They were also able to further reduce shift times.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

The Schaeffler eSolutions concept model at NAIAS showcased technologies such as the eWheel Drive electric wheel hub drive and the eDifferential—an electric axle that allows both the specific distribution of the drive torque to individual wheels and torque vectoring to provide enhanced driving dynamics in electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Due to a new actuator concept, the power can be transferred by the overlapping shifting through the disc clutches from one speed to the other without using a synchronisation or a dog clutch. It is designed for a maximum electric motor input torque of 500 N·m and an output torque of 6,000 N·m.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2022

The company calls this dual-chemistry hybrid pack Gemini, and recently told Charged that it is enabled by utilizing cutting-edge cell technologies and a proprietary high-power-density DC-DC converter. kWh battery with an energy density of 416 Wh/l, and drove it 752 miles on a single charge, as a proof of concept.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2017

Fuel cells, which directly convert the chemical energy from fuel into electricity, have been recognized as electrocatalysts for PEMFCs. As the limit in downsizing metal morphology, the concept of single-atom catalysts (SACs) has emerged since it maximizes the exposed atom efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

Methods of converting new types of biofuels in the TMFB Cluster of Excellence. All fuels were analyzed in four load points, three of which are within the NEDC range for an inertia weight class of 1590 kg, the fourth being of interest for future downsizing concepts. it can be produced from biomass.). Janssen et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. The engine retains the proven concept of a turbine-integrated exhaust manifold.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. There are trucks and buses being converted commercially today.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

In addition to standardizing conventional internal combustion engines, the MQB also enables an identical mounting position for all current alternative drive concepts without limitations, from natural gas and hybrid versions to the pure electric drive. NO x storage catalytic converter or selective catalytic reduction system (SCR).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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