Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2020

Using X-rays from a synchrotron particle accelerator, scientists of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now been able to observe for the first time a catalyst during the Fischer-Tropsch reaction that facilitates the production of synthetic fuels under industrial conditions. Photo: Tiziana Carambia).

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Kits Fuel Polymer Insight 284

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Volkswagen is offering an incentive of up to €10,000 (US$11,815)—depending upon the model purchased—for the purchase of Euro 6 vehicles in Germany if an older diesel vehicle (Euro 1 to Euro 4 standards) is scrapped at the same time. The update is free to the owner. Volkswagen incentives by model. Incentive, gross.

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Germany Diesel Scrappage Purchase 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Partners from Germany and Finland in the SOLETAIR project are building a compact pilot plant for the production of gasoline, diesel and kerosene from solar energy, regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This reactor was developed by KIT. KIT, INERATEC, and VTT plan to extend their cooperation.

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Solar Production Fuel Kits 322

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Audi is now refreshing its A1 models, including the offer of six engines—gasoline and diesel—that are new or that have been intensively further developed. TFSI gasoline engine and the 1.4 TDI diesel. 4-cylinder engine as the second engine in the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel engine platform (MDB).

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Audi Diesel Engine MPG 207

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Delphi, a leading OE manufacturer of advanced diesel fuel injection systems, is launching at the 2010 Automechanika show a new fuel analyser that will enable workshops, garages and fleets to perform real-time analysis of fuel content at an affordable price.

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Diesel Fuel Kits Affordable 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Depending on version, these engine developments are supplemented by an aerodynamic kit (spoiler, underbody shield), Low or Ultra Low Resistant tires. Peugeot has further lowered the fuel consumption of its 1.6 HDi and 1.6 low-friction vacuum pump to avoid energy losses. Peugeot has further lowered the fuel consumption of its 1.6 HDi and 1.6

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Engine Fuel Kits Oil 287

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

The CrossBlue Coupé—based off the Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture (the Group’s modular assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines)—features a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L The DQ 400 E hybrid transmission is also being applied in the upcoming Audi A3 plug-in hybrid.

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Plug-in Plug Kits Gasoline-Electric 275

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Michelin and Siemens, in cooperation with research partners at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, are launching a project to demonstrate that the total cost of electric vehicles can be less than that of a conventional combustion-engined car.

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Cost Of Engine Kits Gasoline-Electric 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2012

(WBI) recently delivered their prototype, fuel efficient, repowered gasoline Long Life Vehicle (LLV) for testing by the USPS. The vehicle was delivered with VSE’s prototype RFD6 Re-Power Kit which VSE claims may increase the current vehicle’s fuel efficiency by as much as 75% with a proportionate reduction in the vehicle’s carbon footprint.

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Corporation Engine Fuel Kits 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The project, coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), will start in early 2012. Research under BioBoost will complement KIT’s bioliq biosyncrude gasification process ( earlier post ), which is designed for the production of designer fuels for diesel and Otto engines from biogenous residues, e.g., straw.

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Conversion Energy Kits Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The GTE marks the fifth drive type for the Golf, which is already available with gasoline, diesel, natural gas, and battery-electric drives, varying with markets. With the addition of the plug-in hybrid GTE, the Golf line incorporates all the relevant drive systems of today: gasoline, diesel, natural gas, hybrid, and electric.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Gasoline-Electric 252

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

The X Mini 70cc rotary 4-stroke gasoline engine. LiquidPiston’s HEHC combines the advantages of Diesel, Otto and Atkinson cycles. The X Mini utilizes a spark-ignition (SI-HEHC) version of the cycle with a lower compression ratio standard for gasoline engines. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Engine Concept Kits Water 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2010

The Aveo CNG is a bi-fuel vehicle with a full-size gasoline tank. The running cost of the CNG Aveo is approximately 54% lower than a similar vehicle powered by gasoline and 25% lower than a similar vehicle powered by diesel, according to GM. liter VGIS (Variable Geometry Intake System) gasoline engine.

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Chevrolet India GM Kits 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Post-compression of syngas with high CO contents is technically not an easy task, notes Linde development partner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). To address that particular issue, KIT has focused on developing and designing new catalyst and process options for dry reforming at elevated pressure. Behrens, A. and Schödel, N.

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Fuel Kits Production CO2 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

It will be joined later in the fall of 2014 by the Audi A3 Cabriolet; A3 TDI clean diesel sedan; the high-performance S3 sedan; and in early 2015, the A3 Sportback e-tron gasoline electric plug-in hybrid (PHEV). In 2014, Volkswagen will launch the latest high-performing TDI Clean Diesel engine generation (EA288).

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Audi Plug-in America Plug 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2017

The newly developed MQB-based fastback model initially offers a choice of three gasoline and three diesel engines. The base gasoline engine, the 1.5 The cylinder deactivation, another subassembly from the EA211 engine assembly kit, has been improved and is entering volume production with the TSI evo.

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Engine Exhaust Gasoline Water 191

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2016

The new location will produce the latest generation of the BMW TwinPower Turbo three and four-cylinder gasoline engines and forms part of the BBA production network based in Shenyang in Northeastern China. BMW TwinPower Turbo gasoline engines represent the latest development in the BMW EfficientDynamics engine family.

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BMW Light Engine China 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Conversion kits also will be available to switch medium-duty gasoline vehicles to run on propane. LPI is a direct replacement of the OEM gasoline injection system. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also known as propane or autogas, can be used to replace gasoline and diesel. medium-duty engine, as well as a 6.0L

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USA Engine Alternative Fuels Gasoline 239

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2017

Supplementing the range of 3-cylinder PureTech gasoline engines and BlueHDi diesel engines, the new E-Berlingo Multispace model targets motorists looking to combine all the versatility of the Berlingo for their day-to-day use, leisure pursuits and professional activities with the advantages of an electric drivetrain.

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Lithium Ion Gasoline-Electric Kits Charging 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

standard: three gasoline power units (THP 225 S&S EAT8, THP 180 S&S EAT8, PureTech (twice voted engine of the year in 2015 and 2016) 130 S&S 6-speed manual) and two diesel units (BlueHDi 130 S&S—with a choice of 6-speed manual or EAT8—and the BlueHDi 180 EAT8). corresponding to the customer’s specific order.

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PHEV Plug-in Kits MPH 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2009

The engine can use multiple fuel types, including diesel, JP5 and JP8 military fuels, kerosene, bio-diesels, ethanol, and other blends of these fuels, with a special conversion kit available for the combustion of natural gas or propane. The turbocharged eight-cylinder, four double-ended piston, 7.2-liter

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Engine Fuel Kits Convert 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Offering both gasoline and diesel engines at launch (depending upon market), output is up by as much as 10 kW over the new car’s 1 Series predecessor, yet average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle has dropped by up to 21%, depending on the model. The US will see the gasoline model as the 228i.) BMW 2 Series Coupe.

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BMW Fuel MPH Power 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2009

Under the agreement, CleanFUEL will distribute IMPCO’s bi-fuel Sequent system, a dual-propane and gasoline fuel system certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for conversions of light duty General Motors and Ford vehicles to run on propane. less than gasoline/diesel per gallon. CleanFUEL North America, Inc.

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USA Engine GMC Sierra 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

Switzerland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain will offer LPG-versions in addition to the regular gasoline and diesel range. The driver can switch from gasoline to LPG or vice versa (bivalent propulsion) with the push of a button, increasing the range to 1,100 km.

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Chevrolet Europe Czech Republic Poland 150

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. That number jumps to 105 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. No gasoline used. liter 4-cylinder while the non-hybrid models have either the gasoline 1.5-liter

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Escape PHEV Ford Plug-in 91

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Porsche sees this new type of “E-Performance”—more power, more driving fun, lower fuel consumption—as the performance kit of the future. Together with the V6 gasoline engine decoupler, the electric motor heralds the new generation of the Porsche hybrid module. New hybrid module and fast-shifting eight-speed PDK.

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Porsche Hybrid PHEV Plug-in 150

Baua Electric

JULY 11, 2023

The ramp up, albeit at petite volumes, is a part of Toyota’s push to jump-start the worldwide marketplace for gasoline mobile era by means of feeding call for for business vehicles. The programs that might be made in Kentucky are according to the similar era worn within the Mirai gasoline mobile sedan. of the overall.

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Kentucky Gasoline Toyota Hydrogen 40

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2019

Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

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CO2 Green Power Powered 290

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). The resulting two-motor system could become part of the MLB evo kit, said Prof.

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Audi 2018 Production Concept 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

MG 1 starts the gasoline engine and charges the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, while MG2 drives the front wheels and regenerates the battery during braking and coasting, and MGR drives the rear wheels and also regenerates the battery. The system comprises a 3.5-liter Your numbers may differ. Road Trip/In-Town Worthy. Big spindle.

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Lexus Fuel Economy Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 94

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of electric energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline (33.7 But more than the savings is the satisfaction of driving past gasoline stations as you go about your daily routine, knowing the Corsair PHEV is reducing the need for imported oil.

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PHEV Plug-in Plug MPG 104

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

PSA Groupe’s latest powertrains will include new diesel engines, presented in May 2017, which meet the requirements of the future Euro6.d These new Diesel engines benefit from advances made in their emissions reduction system, the BlueHDi technology, making them more effective in treating NO x. instead of the required level of 2.1

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Portugal Gasoline Spain Diesel 186

Cars That Think

APRIL 23, 2022

Clearly, that’s no lazy Rover diesel chugging below the hood—or even a Chevrolet V-8, a current go-to engine for vintage-car fans seeking a contemporary edge. A typical gasoline family car produces about 24 tonnes of CO 2 over its lifetime, versus 18 tonnes for a comparable EV. The most obvious one is zero tailpipe emissions.

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Land Rover Tesla Conversion Ferrari 102

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine, a high-voltage battery and two electric motors for a combined 194 horsepower. Access to the cargo area, with tie downs, lights, a first aid kit and under-floor compartments, is through a power lift gate. The parallel system comprises a 2.5-liter,

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Lexus Fuel Economy Hybrid MPG 85

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

He yanked big engines out of American cars and replaced them with electric motors that worked in tandem with much smaller gasoline engines. This year, however, as hybrids have gained in popularity amid high gasoline prices, Dr. Frank, now 72 years old, is getting some traction: A U.S. Hybrid automobiles work with two engines.

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Gasoline-Electric Plug-in Plug Recharge 100

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

The Optiblend kit displaces diesel with natural gas (up to 70%) or other alternative fuels, without modifications to the internal components or the stock fuel management system. When required, the system allows the engine to run on 100% diesel. These blends were patented in 1990 for spark- and compression-ignition engines.

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Fuel Power Powered Colorado 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2012

With the full size Transit, Ford is moving from an exclusively gasoline engine lineup of two V8s and a V10 in the E-Series to offering a standard 3.7-liter liter Power Stroke Diesel option ( earlier post ). liter V6 with a compressed natural gas/liquid propane gas (CNG/LPG) prep kit. In the US, Ford holds a 47.6% The all-new 3.2-liter

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North America Fuel Economy Transit Connect Economy 278