Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Ford will upgrade its entire powertrain portfolio in China by bringing 20 advanced engines and transmissions to support its planned introduction of 15 new vehicles to China—the world’s largest auto market—by 2015. The global EcoBoost engine family is the cornerstone of Ford’s near-term sustainability plan.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

Daihatsu, the minivehicle specialist in the Toyota Group, has developed “e:S Technology (Energy Saving Technology) that it says will be at the heart of production of future motor vehicles with high fuel efficiency, low prices, and resource-saving features. and the downsizing of the particles sprayed from the injector.

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JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. mpg in model year 2025—equating to 54.5 Background.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Testing was also conducted at the DTNA Detroit engineering facility to demonstrate engine efficiency by achieving 50.2% engine brake thermal efficiency. mpg (19.26 mpg (19.26 The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Only 5% of the vehicle design and engineers polled said they are “very confident” that currently available materials will help them meet proposed CAFE standards. Eight in ten respondents indicated that cost was one of their top two criteria when deciding whether to adopt a new technology that impacts production and manufacturing.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

Mercedes-Benz will replace conventional aluminum pistons with a new generation of steel pistons in the V6 diesel engine of the E 350 BlueTEC in September. The new pistons contribute to the maintenance of the same engine output (190 kW/ 258 hp), but with fuel consumption of around 5.0 Earlier post.). Exploiting material advantages.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The sleek tractor-trailer combination boosted fuel efficiency by 70%—exceeding 12 mpg, with some test runs showing more than 13 mpg—in road tests, and powertrain brake thermal efficiency reached 50%. Volvo used computer-aided engineering to reimagine nearly every part of the tractor and trailer without costly prototyping.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

EBDI engine. Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. liter EBDI engine—resulting in up to a 16.8%

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

From a “well-to-wheel” perspective, high efficient gasoline and diesel engines are nearly as energy efficient as any technology available. The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines.

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Standards Transportation Fuel Economy MPG 247

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

liter THP gasoline engine at the front and a rear electric motor. liter THP 81 kW (110 bhp), 195 N·m (144 lb-ft) gasoline engine is one of the future family of three-cylinder engines currently under development as part of PSA Group’s engine downsizing strategy.

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MARCH 5, 2013

mpg US mpg) in 2011—an improvement of 1.8% mpg US) global average by 2030 for new cars. Engine power. Engine displacement. The trend is toward smaller displacements (downsizing). Globally, cars with medium-sized engines (1.2 In OECD countries, vehicle sales with very large engines (above 3.2

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MAY 17, 2013

However, most life cycle analyses (LCAs) to date have mainly focused on the production stage while assuming end-use efficiencies are the same for ethanol and gasoline despite the fact that ethanol can, in theory, affect engine efficiency and performance due to different thermo-chemical properties compared to gasoline. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 2, 2010

mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9 mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). system leakage) and indirect CO 2 emissions related to the increased load on the engine.

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JUNE 27, 2017

The all-new 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan—the second-generation of the vehicle—is powered by the latest version of the EA888 four-cylinder engine, the 2.0L This is the only engine/transmission combination available in the Tiguan in the US. TSI EA888 Gen3 B-Cycle (Budack-cycle, earlier post ), coupled with an 8-speed automatic.

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Ford is focused on lightweighting as a key enabling technology for lowering fuel consumption in combustion-engined vehicles (ICE) and for extending the range—and the size—of battery electric vehicles (EVs). Once you take the weight out, you take the engine down and get substantial deltas in fuel economy.

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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. I4 Ecotec engine.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Engine 278

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

meter external length of the F 800 Style, all of the components of the vehicle’s alternative drives are installed in a space-saving manner in the engine compartment and the gaps within the chassis. The front end’s compact package was made possible through the consistent downsizing of all F-CELL components. Engine output (kW/hp).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

In a talk on gauging the competition between advanced vehicle powertrains, Steven Plotkin, staff scientist with Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Transportation Research struck a slightly more pessimistic note in describing results of Argonne’s Multi-Pathways Transportation Futures Study. Steve Plotkin. Jonn Axsen and Kenneth S.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine portfolio. liter gasoline and diesel engines, together with next generation five- and six-speed gearboxes. liter gasoline and diesel engines, together with next generation five- and six-speed gearboxes.

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Engine 2016 Fuel Economy Fuel 287

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). The technologies considered by the NHTSA and EPA fall under the five broad categories of engine, transmission, vehicle, electrification/accessory, and hybrid technologies.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

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JUNE 19, 2015

to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025. The National Research Council is the principal operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. However, 24% listed engine improvements and 20% cited alternative fuels as their preference for improving fuel economy.

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Standards Fuel Economy Economy EPA 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

The new M-Class lineup offers a range of advanced engines (BlueTEC diesel units and the new generation of BlueDIRECT gasoline engines), a class-leading Cd figure (drag coefficient) of 0.32 Two-stage turbocharging produces high torque even at low engine speeds. and extensive BlueEFFICIENCY measures to reduce fuel consumption.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Use this information at your own risk: There is no warranty expressed nor implied and we are not liable for any of your past, present, nor future actions.Even should you perform these modifications to the letter you could still damage any number of components in your vehicle causing it to no longer function. In English-system (vs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. See Chevy Volt for latest.

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