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JANUARY 20, 2019

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) have developed a new magnet technology that could benefit virtually any technology that draws power from electric motors or generates power from generators. There are materials that actually have better performance at higher temperatures.

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APRIL 28, 2012

Fallbrook Technologies Inc. is developing a variable speed supercharger utilizing its NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) technology. Simulated performance of downsized 2.0L V6 engine as a baseline, Fallbrook has also simulated the use of a downsized 2.0L generated by a downsized gasoline engine, as compared.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation will rely on a powertrain strategy based on its new downsized 4-cylinder VEA (Volvo Environmental Architecture) engine platform ( earlier post ) and hybrids for the US market, said John Maloney, recently appointed President of Volvo Cars, US, in an interview at the Detroit Auto Show. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

The Volvo Car Corporation is introducing a new, downsized engine range consisting solely of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. It proves that downsized engines can go hand in hand with our customers’ expectations on luxury and driving pleasure. It’s time to stop counting cylinders. Earlier post.).

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JULY 14, 2013

Technologies in the EA888 engine line. Volkswagen predicts fuel highway fuel economy will improve by up to 17% with the downsized engine. Click to enlarge. Among the important product changes for Volkswagen of America for the 2014 model year is the introduction of the EA888 1.8-liter The Beetle and Beetle Convertible 2.5-liter

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Skeleton Technologies signed a distribution agreement with Sumitomo Corporation Europe with the aim of providing energy storage solutions for the rapidly growing hybrid electric and electric vehicle industry. We are looking forward to working with Skeleton Technologies and supporting them in growing the business.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

In its efforts to encourage the development of next-generation inverter technologies for vehicles, DOE is emphasizing a balance of cost, power density, specific power, and efficiency. The peak power density of the 2010 Prius motor inverter is 11.1 kW/L (while the peak PD for the Lexus 600h 6.4-liter liter unit reaches up to 17.2

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MARCH 2, 2011

Making its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the Yaris HSD concept anticipates Toyota’s intention to bring its full hybrid Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) technology to the B-segment, the biggest volume segment in Europe. This marks Toyota’s first downsizing of its HSD technology. Earlier post.).

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MAY 23, 2017

Gasoline direct injection (GDI) technology has seen very rapid adoption in the US since its first significant use, according to data gathered by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The data is from ORNL’s 2016 Vehicle Technologies Market Report , due to be released this month. market share.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

The study also found that once technological progress is considered, meeting the CAFE standards adopted in 2007 under the Bush Administration would have required halting the observed increases in weight and engine power characteristics, but little more. Knittel, 2009. Knittel, Christopher R.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Building off its 350 bar GDi (Gasoline Direct Injection) system, Delphi Technologies has developed a 500+ bar GDi system that can reduce particulate emissions by up to 50% without expensive engine re-designs for the majority of applications. The solution is a new, high-efficiency pump designed by Delphi Technologies.

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MAY 23, 2009

Schematic of downsized and supercharged four-stroke hybrid pneumatic spark injection engine. The reduction in fuel consumption is obtained mainly through enabling the effective use of a heavily downsized engine, rather than from regenerative efficiency. The major part of this gain is due to downsizing the engine. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

BorgWarner is expanding its variable cam timing (VCT) technology with a new family of cam phasers for inline-4 engines. The modular design supports a variety of cam phasing technologies, including cam torque actuated (CTA) and torsional assist (TA) phasers with optional mid-position lock technology. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 11, 2019

The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA) released a report assessing market-ready technologies being commercialized by suppliers of emission control and efficiency components for heavy-duty diesel vehicles to meet lower intermediate standards for oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) by 2024 as a transition to final standards in 2027.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Appealing product cost versus other green technologies, capability to operate at heavy duty conditions in harsh environments and tolerance to low purity hydrogen are key advantages. If combined with hydrogen technology, the emissions are reduced close to zero, supporting the efforts of the construction industry to reach Net Zero.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This work will also consider a variety of battery topologies—from traditional slow-charging and low-cost options through to novel ultra-fast technologies—and analyze how best to package these components within the motorcycle. The V-Duct applied in the WMC300FR 3-wheeled hybrid bike.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Hyliion Holdings, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, instroduced its next generation battery module which integrates Toshiba’s LTO cells with Hyliion’s technology to achieve longer battery life, higher charging rates and improved safety.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed a cost-effective new material for valve seat inserts that helps manufacturers meet the durability demands of engine downsizing and alternative or high-octane blended fuels.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

DuraBowl technology optimizes the grain size around the piston rim to provide much improved resistance to cracking under both mechanical and thermal loads. —Frank Doernenburg, Federal-Mogul director of technology, pistons and pins. The dark grey areas are silicon particles; the light grey areas aluminium. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 17, 2010

The UK Technology Board has awarded a consortium comprising UK start-up Lontra , Ricardo, and Ford Motor Company funding to demonstrate Lontra’s Blade Supercharger. The team will integrate the novel technology with a downsized engine to create a Ford vehicle demonstrator. Blade compressor prototype. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 7, 2019

The selected projects will focus on reducing the total cost of ownership of NGVs, increasing vehicle efficiency, decreasing local air pollution, and advancing technology development to increase the use of more affordable medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engines and vehicles. CNG Full Fills with a Complete Smart Fueling System.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2019

The electric-car company was founded in 2017 when the Chinese industrial company Sokon bought the battery-technology company founded by former Tesla CEO and founder Martin Eberhard. Seres, the startup electric carmaker formerly known as SF Motors, is shelving plans to bring a new electric car to market in the U.S.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

This is a downsized platform from the prior 5.2L A number of technologies contribute to this top result, including the energy recuperation and start-stop systems as well as the new cylinder-on-demand cylinder management system. Audi will present its new S models for the first time at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA). liters (24.0

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APRIL 2, 2014

A consortium of British high-technology companies led by Torotrak PLC has won £2.4 million (US$4 million) in funding from the UK government’s Technology Strategy Board towards the development of an optimized manufacturing route for key components of the company’s variable drive systems. million (US$6.3 million (US$6.3

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A team from Penn State University and start-up EC Power has developed a material-agnostic technology based on asymmetric temperature modulation with a thermally stable dual-salt electrolyte to achieve stable fast charging for Li-ion batteries. EC Power’s Thermally Modulated Cell Technology (TMCT) heats cells from the inside out.

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APRIL 8, 2016

FEV will showcase some of its 48-Volt technology capabilities at the 2016 SAE World Congress next week in Detroit. FEV says it believes that 48V technology will be the next evolution in in-vehicle power.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

The new compressor provides greater torque density than any same-rated rival technology, reduced size for enhanced modularity and a significant increase in continuous power rating. As an early adopter of Aeristech technology, MAHLE was invited to take part in the launch of the new compressor. at 130gs -1.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

This simple yet elegant technology delivers low-cost and easy tire traceability throughout its entire lifespan, enabling the management of inventory logistics, aftermarket maintenance, and recycling operations. As the technology is also available, from now on, to any other tire manufacturer, this shall foster market adoption.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

The new Polo GTI, in what Volkswagen is calling “textbook downsizing”, is powered by a new 1.4-liter The predecessor of the new Polo GTI first switched over to turbo technology in 2006. The new Volkswagen Polo GTI. Click to enlarge. Volkswagen is premiering the new Polo GTI.

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MAY 1, 2009

A study by engineers from Mahle Powertrain Ltd and BP found strong synergy between spark ignition (SI) engine downsizing and fuel containing low-to-moderate amounts of alcohol, including ethanol and butanol. The researchers found that the combination of technologies allowed improvements in fuel economy over the engine drive cycle.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Scott Jorgensen, a former General Motors Technical Fellow and principle at Hyrax Intercontinental LLC, recently joined Skeleton Technologies as an advisor to the Board to support the company in gaining market share for curved graphene ultracapacitors in the hybrid and electric vehicle market. —Skeleton Technologies CEO Taavi Madiberk.

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MARCH 7, 2012

liter i-DTEC engine is the first of Honda’s new Earth Dreams Technology engine series ( earlier post ) to be introduced into Europe. By downsizing from the outgoing 2.2L Honda will also renew our entire European engine line-up, with a new engine series called Earth Dreams Technology. Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC Earth Dreams.

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MAY 9, 2012

As another method to avoid pumping losses and improve efficiency, Thomas described a low-cost virtual cylinder deactivation technology that delivers 90% of the fuel economy benefit of a full mechanical cylinder deactivation system. —Christopher Thomas. Virtual Cylinder Deactivation (VCD).

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MAY 14, 2009

Continuing to emphasize a downsizing approach, Volkswagen presented two new engines at the at the 30 th Vienna Engine Symposium (7-8 May): the 1.2-liter Downsizing is rigorously being developed in the volume segments with the 1.2 Click to enlarge. liter TSI gasoline engine and the 1.6-liter liter TDI diesel. Earlier post.). The Polo 1.2

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JUNE 7, 2021

Notably, we highlight the importance of fast charging, which is essential for downsizing aircraft and batteries to reduce cost while achieving high vehicle use rates to maximize revenues. Further, eVTOL batteries should continue functioning even after a safety incident occurs until a safe landing.

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DECEMBER 9, 2015

together with the Gas Technology Institute (GTI), has been awarded US$900,000 towards a program to advance state-of-the-art natural gas combustion technology. The technology enables a “downsized” natural gas solution that is cost-competitive while providing similar levels of power, torque, and fuel economy to a larger diesel engine.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

At the North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV) in Atlanta this week, Bosch is showcasing its portfolio of automated, connected and electrified technologies for commercial vehicles. The optically-bonded display enables future safety and automated solutions as it is easily integrated with advanced driver assistance technologies.

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