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MARCH 7, 2012

The Hi-Cross Concept hybrid. Nissan unveiled the Hi-Cross Concept hybrid at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, heralding a possible new design direction for the company as well as a possible expansion of the current Juke-Qashqai-Murano portfolio. liter gasoline direct injection engine to provide the performance potential of a 2.5-liter

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Peugeot will introduce the HR1 urban hybrid concept car at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. liter THP gasoline engine at the front and a rear electric motor. The HR1 features HYbrid4 technology ( earlier post ), with a new three-cylinder 1.2 liters/100 km (67 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 80 g/km. The HR1 is compact (length of 3.69

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MARCH 3, 2011

Ford introduced its new new B-MAX concept vehicle at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, providing an early preview of its plans for the European small car market. The key innovation on the B-MAX is the adoption of an integrated B-pillar door concept. liter Ford EcoBoost gasoline engine equipped with the Ford Auto-Start-Stop system.

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APRIL 23, 2012

SAE’s 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit—the second as an immediate precursor to the SAE World Congress—opened on Sunday with a consideration of several alternative engine designs: opposed piston 2-stroke (Achates Power); variable compression ratio (MCE-5); split cycle (Scuderi); and advanced rotary (Liquid Piston).

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AUGUST 10, 2009

Cackette was in effect suggesting that the future tailpipe emissions baseline (LEV III) for light duty passenger vehicles—both diesel and gasoline—was likely to be or to approximate CA SULEV/US Tier 2 Bin 2. We see dramatic downsizing and boosting [as] something that’s going to for gasoline engines especially. John Kirwan.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

Knock and fuel octane rating are becoming increasingly important due to many powertrain design trends including downsizing, downspeeding, cylinder deactivation, and hybridization. … Alcohol and gasoline-alcohol blends also offer efficiency benefits independent of their octane value. —Leone et al.

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APRIL 22, 2013

downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio. There have been a number of concepts proposed to enable such VCR systems. Working principle of FEV’s two-stage VCR system. Tomazic, D.,

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MARCH 11, 2014

Showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the FCV Concept, which presages the introduction of the series-production vehicle, made its European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. Toyota’s view of hydrogen.

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APRIL 19, 2016

Continental will present an innovative close-coupled annular catalytic converter that supports near-complete NO x conversion in downsized turbocharged gasoline engines at the 37 th Vienna Motor Symposium next week. For downsized turbocharged gasoline engines, this presents two challenges. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. There will be no torque deficit or other tradeoffs from essential engine downsizing and higher gearing, which now dominates the development of internal combustion engines.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Honda R&D began developing the VCR mechanism due to what Masahsi Kato, who presented a paper on the control system of the dual piston mechanism, described as drawbacks to current approaches to improving fuel-efficiency in gasoline engines of downsizing and new combustion technology. Tags: Concept Engines Engines. Kato and S.

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MARCH 3, 2010

The i-flow concept. Hyundai staged the global debut of its i-flow diesel hybrid concept car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. liter Kappa gasoline engine, which produces 69 PS at a lower rpm level of 6200 rpm while generating 94 N·m of torque, and is fitted with a dual continuous variable valve timing (CVVT) system.

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MAY 6, 2011

The C-X75 concept in Paris. Jaguar will develop the micro-turbine hybrid C-X75 concept car ( earlier post ) as a limited production supercar (maximum of 250), priced at between £700,000 - £900,000 (US$1.15 - $1.48 The road-going supercar will use a downsized, highly-boosted gasoline engine with one electric motor at each axle.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Especially in regard to battery technology, downsizing, efficiency improvements with the turbocharged petrol engine and, in particular, for energy recovery systems. For 2016, many details of the 919 got a makeover, but not a totally new design. We didn’t look for role models, instead we struck out on our own path.

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MAY 17, 2013

Relative changes in vehicle energy efficiency (VEE) (km/MJ) on ethanol/gasoline blends over those on gasoline for different blending levels. Several recent highly cited LCAs that have incorporated vehicle efficiency differences between gasoline and ethanol/gasoline blends could potentially be misleading. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 31, 2014

Over the entire lifecycle of the C 180, the lifecycle analysis yields a primary energy consumption of 521 gigajoules (corresponding to the energy content of around 16,000 liters of gasoline); an environmental input of approx. The new C-Class. The aluminium hybrid body is around 70 kg (154 lbs) lighter than a conventional steel body.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Automotive supplier KSPG Automotive (formerly Kolbenschmidt Pierburg), a subsidiary of Rheinmetall AG, and FEV have jointly developed a concept for a compact, 30 kW range extender for battery-electric vehicles. The automobile can thus be delivered with or without a range extender and allows for a modular design concept.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

The extreme valve temperatures experienced on today’s highly boosted downsized engines can lead to reduced valve fatigue life and critical valve guide and stem seal temperatures, resulting in the need for expensive valve steel alloys. A combination of HTC and TIM technologies reduced peak inlet valve head temperatures by between 26 and 32°C.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

There is no strong advocacy for methanol (unlike ethanol) as a transportation fuel; therefore, they said, it has been displaced by ethanol as oxygenate of choice in gasoline blends. The toxicity (mortality) is comparable to or better than gasoline. It is a safe fuel. Vehicle use and optimization.

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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.). Advanced Materials that lead to more fuel-efficient vehicles through reduced weight and mass.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Given the high reactivity of diesel fuels compared to gasoline, the ignition and combustion of pre-mixed fuel-air charges poses a challenging control problem. Diffusivity experiments and design/constructing of a SC fuel injector are in progress. Earlier post.). Anitescu et al. DEER 2009). the elimination of after-treatment systems.

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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). million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new ultra fuel efficient vehicle (UFEV) vehicle concept. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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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. F800 Plug-in Hybrid, Gasoline. Earlier post.] F 800 Style Plug-in Hybrid. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines at the Paris Motor Show 2014. In addition, Hyundai is premiering at the Paris show its first 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, fitted into the i30 CNG natural gas concept car, which contributes to improved fuel efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

CPT says that the RegEnBoost system enables a typical family-sized car to achieve less than 100 g/km CO 2 with a 1-liter gasoline engine, but when required can offer the same lively performance and in-gear acceleration of a 2-liter naturally aspirated powertrain. A final key element of the RegEnBoost concept is the TIGERS turbo-generator.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The A dvanced C ombustion C oncepts— E nabling S ystems and S olutions (ACCESS) is developing advanced combustion control concepts along with with an enabling system, subsystem and component level solutions for the management of multi-mode/multi-fuel combustion events. the dual injection system design with DI + PFI.

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MAY 8, 2013

At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. Earlier post.).

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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

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Operating range of 2-stroke CAI fueled with gasoline, E10 and E85. Accordingly, the processes have been extensively researched over the last decade and adopted on prototype gasoline engines (e.g., Zhang et al. 2013a) Click to enlarge. Controlled autoignition (e.g., Controlled autoignition (e.g., GM’s ongoing work, earlier post ).

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Naphtha refers to the light fraction produced by distillation that is roughly in the gasoline boiling range of ~30 °C to ~200 °C. Naphtha refers to the light fraction produced by distillation that is roughly in the gasoline boiling range of ~30 °C to ~200 °C. impact compared to diesel or gasoline.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

The concept represents a physical manifestation of Infiniti’s plans for electrified performance. Following the ground-breaking Prototype 9 concept first revealed at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance ( earlier post ), Infiniti has “looked back to go forward” with the Prototype 10.

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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. Liters gasoline. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 17, 2015

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. Since it can refuel from a standard household outlet and from a gasoline station, it needs no new infrastructure. It is much more than that. Engineering Advantages of the PHEV.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

two split pairs) operating in a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier would consume 25% less fuel under the FTP (Federal Test Procedure) than the comparable standard gasoline engine, while matching power and torque. Key to Scuderi’s split-cycle design is that it fires after top dead center. We are confident it is going to get higher.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

At the IAA in Frankfurt, Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines. Hyundai Motor’s new downsized 1.0 T-GDI powerplants are part of a new generation of small turbocharged gasoline engines within the Hyundai engine line-up. T-GDI and 1.4 The new Kappa 1.0-liter

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

The diesel-powered concept cee’d offers CO 2 emissions of 94 g/km. The Eco cee’d five-door hatchback is a concept car powered by a modified version of Kia’s U2 family 1.4-liter liter, 75 ps (74 hp, 55kW) diesel engine, plus many of the technologies from the Eco cee’d concept. Kia POP EV concept.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

It is designed for a maximum electric motor input torque of 500 N·m and an output torque of 6,000 N·m. 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. Click to enlarge.

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