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MAY 17, 2016

hybrid vehicles, downsizing, plug-ins)—or under some specific operating conditions (e.g. HELLA manufactures fuel pumps in Germany, Romania, the US, Mexico and China. The majority of brake boosters have until recently used the vacuum generated by the internal combustion engine’s intake section.

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MAY 20, 2011

Mercedes-Benz has delivered the first two of a total order of eight Mercedes-Benz Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid ( earlier post ) buses to the Dresden (Germany) Transport Company. The articulated Citaro series hybrid uses a downsized diesel engine as the genset to provide power for a lithium-ion battery pack located on the roof.

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Mercedes Lithium Ion Hybrid Downsizing 210

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MAY 11, 2011

The most favorable results were obtained using a preliminary model of the turbocharged SSC engine with a downsized compression cylinder configured to operate in air-hybrid modes. Scuderi Group will provide more in-depth details on the results of the Nissan Sentra Study at the Engine Expo 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany, 17-19 May.

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2011 Nissan Engine Standards 210

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MAY 31, 2018

The Dearman transport refrigeration system combines cryogenic refrigeration with a Dearman engine and a downsized vapor compression refrigeration cycle, giving it several decisive advantages. The technology will replace diesel-powered secondary engines used to power (TRUs), which are used to keep food cold on the road.

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Emissions Diesel Belgium Downsizing 170

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JUNE 19, 2012

downsized diesel engines with improved fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. Federal-Mogul's 2D ultrasonic inspection technique enables high performance pistons for diesel downsizing. The piston was developed at Federal-Mogul’s center for aluminium piston development and production in Nuremberg, Germany. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Light Engine Downsizing 271

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JUNE 24, 2016

At the 2016 International VDI Congress “Drivetrain for Vehicles” in Friedrichshafen, Germany, John Fuller, Director of Concepts & IP for Torotrak Group, presented and discussed the company’s latest advances to optimize its full-toroidal variator technology for the light vehicle market as applied in continuously variable transmissions (CVTs).

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The countries covered in this research service are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. European automakers are striving to comply with EU CO 2 norms (average fleet emissions less than 130 g/km by 2015) to avoid penalties.

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2015 Downsizing CO2 Sale 186

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Federal-Mogul Powertrain will debut new materials for valve seats and guides with improved thermal conductivity at the 2017 IAA Show in Frankfurt, Germany next month. If late ignition timing is used to reduce knock and enrichment is protecting components from critical temperatures, CO 2 emissions are increased.

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Engine Emissions Exhaust Sodium 150

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Opel revealed more details about its new mid-size gasoline engine family at the Aachen Colloquium in Germany. The roll-out of the new engine family—developed in Ruesselsheim, Germany—will begin in early 2013. SIDI engine. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The all-new 1.6-liter, Turbocharging.

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Gasoline Engine Fuel Power 350

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Independent on-engine test results have verified the simulation predictions that a Torotrak V-Charge variable drive mechanical supercharger enables more ambitious levels of engine downsizing. EcoBoost engine fitted with the V-Charge system will be participating in the ride-and-drive program at the Aachen Colloquium this week in Germany.

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MAY 12, 2014

The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award. Source: CAM.

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JUNE 18, 2013

At the company’s 61 st Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany, Bosch senior executives outlined the company’s view on the general future of automotive technology—“ efficient and increasingly electrical ”, and provided a thumbnail of the way they see—and thus are developing products for—sector-specific technology trends.

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Future Gasoline-Electric Vehicles Gasoline 291

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MAY 7, 2009

Ilmor Engineering will present a new cutaway version of the Ilmor 5-stroke concept engine at the upcoming Engine EXPO 2009, 16-18 June, in Stuttgart, Germany. Rendering of the Ilmor 5-stroke concept engine. Click to enlarge. The 3-cylinder, 700cc engine delivers power output comparable to a 1.8-liter

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Concept Engine Engine Concept Exhaust 150

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MAY 7, 2010

General results included: New benchmark in weight reduction achieved through Advanced High-Strength Steel optimized structures, enabling powertrain downsizing for affordable electrified vehicles. ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG - Germany. Battery tunnel load path members. Nucor Corporation – USA. POSCO - South Korea. SeverStal - Russia/USA.

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South Korea Global USA PHEV 170

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JANUARY 11, 2010

“People downsize cars, not expectations. Customers are increasingly making decisions to downsize driven by lifestyle and fuel economy. We’ve learned that when customers downsize, they still want the amenities they’ve become used to in larger vehicles.”

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Ford Engine Global Market 199

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

A key advantage of the Ford EcoBoost approach is the ability to downsize engine capacity, so that larger naturally aspirated engines can be replaced by much smaller units without sacrificing power output. liter unit will be produced at the Valencia Engine Plant in Spain, while the 1.6-liter By 2012, the Ford plans globally to produce 1.3

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Engine Ford Downsizing United Kingdom 186

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

At the 2 nd International Conference Automotive 48 V Power Supply Systems , held last week in Düsseldorf, Germany, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the event, together with leading car makers and Tier 1 suppliers, argued the need for an internationally agreed 48V electrical standard.

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MARCH 12, 2023

Extrapolating from company targets, a future compact-size Lucid—think the size of Tesla Model 3 or Model Y—could decisively downsize its battery without sacrificing useful range. With all that in mind, the company is developing its next generation of batteries. Our target is to improve efficiency even more,” Dlala says. “If

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Batteries Battery Supplies GM 91

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MARCH 3, 2010

liter diesel engine, designed and engineered at the R&D center in Rüsselsheim, Germany, and produces 75 PS at a lower rpm level of 4000, while generating 220 N·m of torque. The new, downsized 1.0-liter By tweaking the aerodynamics and refinements to the power train, CO 2 emissions in the i10 blue have been reduced to just 99 g/km.

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Hyundai Diesel Concept Hybrid 210

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

liter T-GDI engine, which was developed at Hyundai’s European Technical Centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, is able to produce up to 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) and 172 N·m (127 lb-ft) of torque and will enhance the New Generation i20 engine line-up in 2015. The 998 cc three-cylinder unit is based on the established Kappa 1.0

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MAY 12, 2015

Fuel efficiency improvements were recorded in homologated conditions and during test drives of the first prototype vehicle, for a typical commuter distance of 55 km (34 miles) on a combination of motorway, city roads and rural roads, in and around Cologne, Germany. Even for an aggressively downsized engine such as the 1.0-liter

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Ford Fuel Downsizing Engine 150

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MARCH 4, 2016

For more than one year, Augsburg’s bus fleet has been using renewable natural gas 100% of the time and is the first city Germany-wide with an almost CO 2 -neutral regular service. Augsburger Stadtwerke has taken delivery of twelve Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT buses (Natural Gas Technology). With a displacement of 7.7

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Mercedes Gas Power Powered 150

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Hyundai Motor’s new downsized 1.0 According to the survey, auto makers are focused on rightsizing, as opposed to just downsizing engines, to optimize vehicle performance and fuel economy as global regulations continue to drive more fuel efficiency. T-GDI and 1.4 The new Kappa 1.0-liter The fuel economy-focused three-cylinder 1.0-liter

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Hyundai Engine Fuel Economy Downsizing 150

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The announcement came at the 20 th Supercharging Conference in Dresden, Germany. Eaton’s hollow valves are used in boosted and/or downsized applications due to their ability to withstand higher temperatures, improve valvetrain dynamics, and reduce system weight by as much 10-15% per valve.

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Eaton Fuel Economy Downsizing Engine 150

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JULY 19, 2017

Federal-Mogul Powertrain is extending its crankshaft bearing portfolio with a new high performance polymeric coating, IROX 2, that will debut at the 2017 IAA show in Frankfurt, Germany later this year. The newly developed product provides enhanced seizure performance with steel crankshafts.

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Polymer Hybrid Downsizing Oil 150

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APRIL 26, 2016

and Germany, the versatile all-new 2.0-liter The clean-sheet design features multiple innovations that reduce friction, contributing to a 13% improvement in fuel efficiency, including: A 10 mm offset crank design that minimises piston side-load, reducing rubbing forces against the cylinder walls of the downsized four-cylinder iron block.

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Diesel Ford Fuel Oil 150

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JUNE 2, 2015

Despite its efficiency, the Golf TSI BlueMotion with the 85 kW / 114 hp downsized 999 cc EA211-series engine reaches 100 km/h in 9.7 The new TSI engine also offers the highest specific torque of any large-scale production series gasoline engines: 200 N·m per liter displacement. seconds and goes on to a top speed of 204 km/h (127 mph).

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 150

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AUGUST 31, 2011

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. Click to enlarge.

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Pollution Emissions Fuel Diesel 210

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

liter turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine ( earlier post ) at the 22 nd Aachen Colloquium in Germany. liter class which are engineered to meet customer demand for strong, downsized engine performance. Click to enlarge. Opel presented details of its new three-cylinder 1.0-liter All vehicle applications of the 1.0

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Engine MPG Exhaust Gasoline 220

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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. Opel—in which GM has said it will invest €4 billion (US$5.3 CDTI diesel engine.

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APRIL 21, 2009

9/11/07 FRANKFURT, Germany -- General Motors will begin testing the revolutionary electric drive system in the Chevrolet Volt concept car on the road in vehicles next spring, company Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said. We hope Ford will, and then move ahead! This is unusual.

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