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ORNL study quantifies fuel economy costs of common driver practices and vehicle alterations

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Certainly, suitcases strapped to your car’s roof and trying to keep up with a speeding Ferrari will adversely affect your gas mileage. This may happen, for example, when a vehicle is pulling a heavy boat up a hill. While the findings were not unexpected, they serve as a reminder of how drivers can save money by taking simple measures.

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DLR team develops demonstrator of free-piston linear generator as range extender for EVs; technology transfer to Universal Motor Corp.

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Intake, exhaust and fuel injection. Cornelius Ferrari, Horst E. —Ulrich Wagner, DLR Director of Energy and Transport. The core module operates at high efficiency even at partial load, with an indicated power of up to 35 kW per module; operating frequency is 40-50 Hz. Click to enlarge.

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Researchers Develop More Efficient Thermocells for Low-Grade Waste Heat Recovery

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Ferraris, Anvar A. A paper on their work was published online 19 February in the ACS journal Nano Letters. Moreover, the enhanced thermocell performance demonstrated in this study using MWNT electrodes suggests that other nanostructured electrode materials might also be applied to significantly enhance the efficiency of thermocell devices. —Hu

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Other car manufacturers including Opel, Mercedes, Peugeot and Ferrari used the Comprex. Since heat release increases pressure inside the channel, opening the outer channel end generates an outflow of the exhaust gases. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars. Earlier wave rotor implementation were mainly axial flow. Hîrceagã, M.,

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Something strange is happening in the Ferrari SF90. Especially since I’m straining to keep pace with Raffaele de Simone just ahead, the Ferrari test driver who routinely sets lap records on this historic circuit, just a few pasta lengths from its factory in Maranello, in northern Italy. Ferrari conservatively quotes a 2.5-second

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Graphene Flagship team develops powerful graphene-titania photocatalyst to reduce NOx

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Organic pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and volatile compounds, are a major cause of this, and they are mostly emitted by vehicle exhausts and industry. Resources. Ferrari, G. According to the World Health Organization, one out of every nine deaths can be attributed to diseases caused by air pollution. Guidetti, E.A.A.

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