Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Highly turbocharged alcohol-fueled direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

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Diesel Engine Downsizing Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At the 17 th Supercharging conference this week in Dresden, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will launch what it says is the first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for “quasi-continuous” boosting of commercial diesel engines, including those developed for off highway applications. tonnes gross vehicle weight. Earlier post.)

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Water Commercial Engine Diesel 370

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Based on detailed model-level data for US light-duty vehicles from 1980 to 2006, a recent analysis by a UC Davis researcher found that if weight, horsepower and torque had been held at their 1980 levels, fuel economy for both passenger cars and light trucks could have increased by nearly 50% from 1980 to 2006. Knittel, 2009.

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Fuel Economy Downsizing Obama Economy 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

During its recent Innovation Day presentations ( earlier post ), PSA Peugeot Citroën announced that it will commercialize high-efficiency gasoline engines featuring dedicated exhaust gas recirculation (D-EGR), derived from a collaborative program with SwRI in the US. PSA concept D-EGR engine. PSA has filed for two patents on its work.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

liter, 3-cylinder Range Extender engine with integrated electrical generator. Lotus Engineering will unveil its Range Extender engine at the 63 rd Frankfurt International Motor Show next week. This results in reduced engine mass (56 kg/123 lbs), assembly costs, package size and improved emissions and engine durability.

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Engine Range Exhaust Downsizing 240

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2012

Test results from that supplier have demonstrated potential fuel-saving, engine down-sizing and/or down-speeding opportunities without adversely affecting performance and drivability. band, particularly at low engine speeds. manufacturers can utilize smaller, more efficient engines with no loss in. V6 engine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Automakers are turning to downsized turbocharged engines to satisfy more stringent global fuel economy and emission regulations and customer demand for better-performing vehicles. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2011

This is due in large part to the cylinder-on-demand system, which deactivates four of the eight cylinders in many driving situations. Compared to the engine in the previous model, the normally aspirated 5.2-liter As the youngest member of the large Audi family of V engines, the 4.0 The newly developed 4.0 millimeters (3.33

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

As the automotive industry continues to look for ways to become more environmentally friendly, Magna continues to leverage its engineering expertise to bring our customers solutions that meet their challenges. Downsizing—leveraging smaller, lighter components while at the same time maintaining function and performance.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2010

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully demonstrated that its HEDGE (High-Efficiency, Dilute Gasoline Engine) technology, using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and advanced ignition systems, suppresses low-speed pre-ignition in turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engines. Earlier post.).

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Engine Fuel Economy Gasoline Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $7 million in project funding to accelerate the introduction of affordable, scalable, and sustainable high-performance fuels for use in high-efficiency, low-emission engines as part of the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Co-Optima) initiative. Earlier post.).

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Engine Fuel Emissions Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In October 2015, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) launched a broad, joint effort to co-optimize the development of efficient engines and low greenhouse-gas fuels for on-road vehicles with the goal of reducing petroleum consumption by 30% by 2030 beyond what is already targeted. How do engine parameters affect efficiency?

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Engine Fuel Vehicles Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2018

The new “EcoDynamics+” powertrain supplements acceleration with electric power from an additional 48-volt battery and extends combustion engine ‘off time’ using a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator unit. If the battery has sufficient charge, the combustion engine turns off automatically during in-gear deceleration and braking.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2014

This year''s Detroit Auto Show is a little light on truly green car content, so most attention will instead turn to downsized engines and vehicles offering subtle improvements in fuel economy.

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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. Click to enlarge. for the D11 and 2.5%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Featuring 13 hardware-based image recognition accelerators, the TMPV7602XBG incorporates ADAS features that will become part of the camera requirements for the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) in 2018. Operating frequency is 266.7MHz maximum.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

As part of its program, EPA is establishing a system of averaging, banking, and trading (ABT) of credits, based on a manufacturer’s fleet average CO 2 performance. Light trucks. system leakage) and indirect CO 2 emissions related to the increased load on the engine. mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2012

For the 2013 XF and XJ lineup, Jaguar is adding two new downsized forced induction gasoline powerplants: 3.0-liter The eight-speed transmission is allied to Jaguar’s Intelligent Stop/Start system on all turbodiesel and V6 and V8 gasoline engines (market dependent). —Ron Lee, Group Chief Engineer, Powertrains, Jaguar Cars.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

In addition to GM’s carbon goals, the company worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to develop a shared vision of an all-electric future and an aspiration to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035. Renewable Energy.

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General Motors Carbon Emissions GM 199

Green Car Congress

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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Engine Energy Fuel Economy Gasoline 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Bosch’s 15-inch monitor has two variants, one in landscape mode as a dashboard solution and another in portrait mode as part of a mirror camera system that can replace side mirrors and improve vehicle efficiency by reducing drag. The Bosch Central Gateway (CGW) enables secure connectivity in commercial vehicles. Powertrain concepts.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. —Skarke et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

will exhibit its High Efficiency Combustion System (HECS) diesel engine at the 2011 SAE World Congress, 12-14 April at Cobo Center in Detroit. HECS is designed and tailored for high EGR tolerance and combines low nitrogen oxide emissions with superior fuel efficiency, even under high part load conditions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

liter gasoline engine designed for the North American market that features direct injection (DI) and Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) for enhanced performance and fuel efficiency. liter Ti-VCT engine and PowerShift dual-clutch transmission for the North American market will not be marketed in Europe. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

Most developed countries in Western Europe and parts of Asia Pacific will also exhibit similar decreases in energy consumption. However, Navigant foresees that the consumption of gasoline will slowly decrease as alternatives and diesel become more popular in light-duty vehicle (LDV) segments. Conventional fuels (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

It features 8 MPEs (Media Processing Engines) that perform double precision floating point arithmetic, and integrates 14 types of image processing accelerators for the first time. ADAS applications using the TMPV760 series. Source: Toshiba. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The firm polled and interviewed 23 suppliers, almost all of them global Tier 1 suppliers that sell parts directly to automakers. 29% of respondents indicated that they would expect at least an additional 2% of electrified light-duty vehicles above the ZEV mandate requirements to be necessary to meet the 2025 targets.

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Fuel Economy Auto Economy Standards 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles over the next 15 years without compromising vehicle performance or safety, according to a new report by the National Research Council. Engines and Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

The Lotus Engineering 2020 lightweight Toyota Venza. Lotus Engineering has conducted a detailed study to develop a commercially viable mass reduction strategy for mainstream passenger vehicles. That philosophy has always been core to Lotus’ approach to vehicle engineering and is now more relevant than ever. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now Virginia Tech, and received a master's degree in industrial management as a Sloan Fellow at MIT. White served in the U.S. He joined the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

As a point of comparison, the US EPA’s proposed national CO 2 emissions standards for light-duty vehicles under section 202 (a) of the Clean Air Act would require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams/mile of CO 2 —155.26 g/km—in model year 2016. Hariher Balasubramanian.

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2015 Downsizing CO2 Sale 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

In catalyzed EGR, a catalyst alters the chemical composition of the exhaust gas mix before its reintroduction to the engine. An open access paper on the study (an update of an earlier version published late last year) appears in the International Journal of Engine Research. —Parsons et al.

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Fuel Exhaust Gas Engine 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

While fuel economy of engined-cars is the key technology pathway to decarbonizing the transport sector by 2020, the 2DS also envisages 20 million EVs on the road by 2020, with yearly sales reaching seven million vehicles. Engine downsizing and weight reduction represent around 30% of that potential collectively. billion to US$4.2

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2015

Dana engineers have conducted extensive field tests of the Spicer PowerBoost system integrated with a dual-motor hydrostatic transmission in a series configuration. ton) front-end loader and more than 500 hours on a telescopic boom handler powered by an 83 kW (111 hp) engine. Powerboost system. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

It is a high octane fuel with combustion characteristics that allow engines specifically designed for methanol fuel to match the best efficiencies of diesels while meeting current pollutant emission regulations. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. methanol using thermo-chemical processes.

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Transportation Fuel Coal Gasoline 257

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

liter engine option has a targeted fuel economy of 27 mpg city / 38 mpg highway / 31 mpg combined (8.7, liter DOHC inline 4-cylinder engine or 3.5-liter liter QR25 engine has been redesigned to be lighter and more efficient. Both engines are matched with a next-generation Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission).

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