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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2013

The study task design steps. A recent study found that an aluminum electric vehicle can cost up to €635 (US$829) less than that its steel counterpart despite the higher cost of aluminum, given equivalent range targets. As a secondary effect, the battery system capacity could be downsized by 3.3 Source: fka. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. Downsizing/downspeeding. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). 1 CR offered a 4.8%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Internal combustion engines have been significantly improving in the past decade, after the adoption of technologies such as Gasoline Direct Injection, mild electrification, downsizing and turbocharging. The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L —Skarke et al.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

Researchers at Tsinghua University in China are studying the effects of Dual-Fuel Spark Ignition (DFSI) combustion fueled with different alcohols and gasoline. Alternatively, in the second study, gasoline–alcohol DFSI is based on PFI of gasoline and DI of alcohols.). Particle number study. —Liu et al. 2015.04.042.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Our fast-charging technology works for most energy-dense batteries and will open a new possibility to downsize electric vehicle batteries from 150 to 50 kWh without causing drivers to feel range anxiety. Credit: EC Power. EC Power’s Thermally Modulated Cell Technology (TMCT) heats cells from the inside out.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

The technical and macro-economic study, commissioned by the European Climate Foundation, focuses on light-duty vehicles. The Phase I study assesses two scenarios against a reference case in which vehicle efficiency is frozen at the current level. The project is taking a phased approach.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2010

The Delphi study assessed the technology of downsizing and turbocharging; GDI fueling and its synergies with turbocharging; and an analysis of downsized 3-cylinder versus 4-cylinder engines. Downsizing can be accomplished via reduction in the number of cylinders, and/or a reduction in the displaced volume of each cylinder.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. CPT and AVL’s most recent work assesses the potential of a VTES equipped downsized ELC-Hybrid vehicle in combination with the CPT SpeedStart Integrated Starter Generator ( earlier post ) and the UltraBattery. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

In a recent study, published in the journal Combustion and Flame , they report that their predictions implicate the composition and temperature of the initial mix of fuel and air. Advanced low-temperature-combustion (LTC) strategies of downsized and boosted engines are capable of offering ultra-low emissions and higher efficiencies.

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MARCH 14, 2024

In addition, the two companies will study optimal parts suppliers and production schemes, taking into consideration the maintenance and development of the existing supply chain, which is undergoing significant changes in the business environment due to the advancement of vehicle electrification.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2011

The primary purpose of the Study was to answer the fundamental question about fuel consumption. Scuderi Group commissioned SwRI to design and implement the computer Study, which could simulate an SSC engine in any vehicle of choice, driven through any drive cycle of choice. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Homogeneous GDI provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. This is consistent with previous optical engine studies of fuel impingement and with the observed correlation between sooting tendency and decreasing fuel volatility. —Maricq et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The study, “A Fuel Efficiency Horizon for US Automobiles”, was prepared for The Energy Foundation. The study examines how far automobile efficiency can be taken if it is pursued with determination, using an analysis that assumes success in technology and design strategies that offer “revolution by evolution.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2009

The resulting higher BMEP levels allow downsizing of the engine at equivalent vehicle performance. EBS has a collaborative R&D agreement with Ford, and participated in the study reported at the World Congress. In the study, Ford applied the E85 boosting approach to two engines: an early prototype 3.5-liter Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

Developed for the latest 1-liter downsized gasoline engines. The successful collaboration with Ford resulted in a turbocharger design that meets the particular technical challenges posed by small, downsized engines. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The first two engines will generate 74 and 88 kW from a displacement of just one liter.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and the government of Thailand agreed to start joint study for fleet testing of electric vehicles (EV). MMC, through its local producer and distributor Mitsubishi Motors Thailand (MMTh), will begin initiatives for future market introduction of the i-MiEV.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

For example, the report notes the promise of cylinder deactivation, turbocharging and downsizing. The committee estimated costs for turbocharging and downsizing to range from close to zero, when converting from a V6 to a four cylinder engine, to almost $1,000 when converting from a V8 to a V6.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

MaryAnn Wright, group vice president of Technology and Industry Relations, Johnson Controls Power Solutions, noted that automakers have made significant advances in fuel efficiency and reduced emissions through implementation of several new technologies, such as turbo charging, engine downsizing and light weighting across their fleets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

Lotus Engineering has conducted a detailed study to develop a commercially viable mass reduction strategy for mainstream passenger vehicles. This study, released by the International Council on Clean Transportation ( ICCT ), focused on the use of lightweight materials and efficient design and demonstrated substantial mass savings.

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Green Car Congress

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. … In their study, Leone et al. In their study, Leone et al. Leone et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

The CAM/PwC study highlighted such optimization measures as downsizing in combination with turbocharging and cylinder deactivation. The study also noted that the Group had launched extremely energy-efficient all-electric cars during the evaluation period in the form of the e-up! Conventional drives. and the e-Golf.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2012

If you answered yes, then you're in good company, as a recent JD Power survey shows that 27 percent of new car buyers have downsized in the last year. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study, showed that only 13 percent of buyers went for a larger vehicle, with. Will your next car be smaller than your current one?

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Green Car Congress

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. Studies have suggested that delivering at night, when there is less congestion, can reduce fleet CO 2 emissions by up to 30%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

The study concludes that China and Europe, not the United States, will be the largest markets for EVs in 2020, driven by strong government support. However, China is a major wildcard. Conventional technologies with high CO 2 reduction potential. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge. ICE-propelled vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2011

In September, the Scuderi Group released findings from a computer simulation study measuring the performance of the Scuderi split-cycle engine modeled against the European class of “high economy” vehicles. It’s definitely something we need to explore further. —Alan Taub. liters per 100 km) while emitting 85 g CO 2 /km.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2019

ECONAMIQ provides greater savings potential than the popular downsizing of internal combustion engines, while the benefits of a larger displacement is preserved. The paper presented at ICEF 2019 reveals the outcome of a simulation and validation study confirming the viability of the technology using a unique modular test setup approach.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2014

GDI technology provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Still, the study found, the lowest emitting stoichiometric GDI vehicle exceeded the diesel Euro 5 limit (6×10 11 #/km) by more than 100%. Source: MECA, Ford Motor Company. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. A new study by a team at the University of Toronto has made a preliminary assessment of the climate trade-off (i.e., mpg (10.99

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2018

Researchers at Tianjin University in China report that combing split injection to the Miller cycle with boost pressure can effectively decrease the knock tendency and increase the engine torque in a downsized spark-ignition engine. The researchers used a Ricardo E6 4-stroke SI engine in the study, with a swept volume of 0.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2017

Improving battery power to such as level would further enable hybridization to near-HEV levels as well as engine downsizing, thereby enabling fuel economy improvements beyond the current 10-15% MHEV limit. For their study, the A123 team used two cycles—FTP-72 for the US and NEDC for Europe. Abdellahi et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

The pneumatic hybrid engine, which follows the downsizing and supercharging paradigm, offers a fuel-saving potential that is almost equal to that of hybrid electric powertrains while inducing much lower additional mass and cost penalties, according to the ETH Zürich researchers. The compressed air supply also allows extreme downsizing.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO 2 emissions from road vehicles. The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies, which will last up to one year, and six longer-running full research and development projects. GKN Eco-Trailer. EDS TurboClaw.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

In 2014, any weight increase in new cars will be studied. Downsizing, gasoline direct injection (GDI), and start-stop will be the key technologies helping original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) achieve emission targets by 2015. Smaller charges between €5 and €25 for excesses of 1 – 3 g/km. Hariher Balasubramanian.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

Conflicting evidence does not support making a firm conclusion on the fuel consumption benefit of catalysed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), according to a review of current studies by a team at the University of Bath (UK). As an example, one study found a decrease in fuel consumption of up to 2%, while another found an increase of 1.5%-3.5%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The new venture, which will be called “Rotrak”, will add Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive to Rotrex’ supercharging technology to address the automotive industry’s need for affordable, effective engine downsizing technologies. As part of the agreement, Torotrak will acquire a 15% stake in Rotrex and a seat on the company’s board.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers in an unrelated study of direct injection natural gasoline engines (dual-fuel combustion in CI-engines using RCCI as well as conventional duel-fuel combustion) at Chalmers University (Sweden) noted that methane’s very high octane number allows the use of high compression ratios in spark ignition engines.

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