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JULY 21, 2014

to demonstrate the potential of alternative fuels for carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reductions in medium-duty commercial vehicles. engine is designed specifically to use E-85 (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline). Kirk, vice president of product engineering for Allison Transmission. Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 16, 2017

UPS plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. million gallons of renewable natural gas.

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JULY 1, 2011

The new EcoLPi in-line six-cylinder engine is an advanced liquid phase injection, dedicated LPG powerplant that produces 27% more power and 10% more torque than previous E-Gas LPG system, while at the same time reducing fuel consumption by 12-15%. Engine performance is equivalent to that of the existing gasoline-fueled I6.

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Australia Ford Engine Fuel 270

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APRIL 12, 2018

Researchers at Jilin University (China) have investigated the effect of gasoline components on fuel economy, combustion and emissions in a GDI (gasoline-direct-injection) engine. The team subsequently followed up this first study with a second, exploring the effects in a PFI (port-fuel-injection) engine. —Han et al.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The eight awardees will work to develop a variety of airframe and engine technologies. – focuses on advancing use of “drop-in” renewable alternative fuels. that is focused on nacelle technologies and Aerostructures’ ecoIPS to reduce fuel burn and noise. /UTC Aerospace Systems. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 2, 2015

increase to UPS’ current industry-leading alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet of 5,088 vehicles worldwide. To support the purchase and planned deployment of the 1,400 new CNG vehicles, UPS plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations. Agility providing 445 CNG fuel systems to UPS.

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JULY 3, 2017

Yet the growth in oil demand from trucks has outpaced all other sectors—including passenger cars, aviation, industry and petrochemical feedstocks—since 2000 and contributed 40% to global oil demand growth, a similar contribution as cars. The result is that direct CO 2 emissions from road freight transport decline by 2.5

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Oil Transportation Alternative Fuels Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

UPS announced the purchase of 130 next-generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to add to its growing alternative-fuel vehicle (AFV) fleet. UPS estimates these vehicles will save 66,085 gallons of fuel and 671 metric tonnes of CO 2 annually, representing a 35% improvement in fuel economy.

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Purchase Electric Vehicles Hybrid Vehicles 199

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The Westport HD System consists of the GX 15-liter engine (based on the Cummins ISX diesel engine with cooled exhaust gas recirculation), proprietary Westport fuel injectors, LNG fuel tanks with integrated cryogenic fuel pumps, and associated electronic components to facilitate robust performance and reliable operation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2015

Require use of renewable fuels and the cleanest available engines as soon as feasible. The 2000 Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies (Transit Fleet Rule) required reductions in both criteria pollutant emissions and exposure to air contaminants from urban buses and transit fleet vehicles. Minimize Emissions from Conventional Fleet.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The increase in the fleet average new car CO 2 figure follows 19 years of reductions resulting from investment in new, advanced engine, fuel and battery technology, as well as the use of lightweight materials such as aluminium and composites. These ongoing improvements mean average CO 2 is still a third (-33.1%) lower than in 2000.

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2017 Auto Industry Diesel CO2 210

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Further, Honda is unique in making long-term investments to develop the refueling infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles. This compact system was designed for daily home refueling of a fuel cell electric vehicle. President Ito. in 1998, and Managing Director of Honda R&D Co.,

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Commuter Cars Honda Fuel Los Angeles 210

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MAY 17, 2013

In a policy analysis in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Exeter and Oxford argue that, due to the increased emphasis on alternative fuels with drastically differing energy densities, vehicle efficiency should be evaluated based on energy rather than volume. Efficiency.

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Fuel Energy Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 210

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Researchers from the University of Illinois and colleagues in China investigating the performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a port fuel-injection SI engine fueled with isopropanol-n-butanol-ethanol (IBE)-gasoline blends have concluded that an IBE30 blend could be a good alternative to gasoline.

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Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Emissions 150

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JULY 21, 2009

The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven. In converting the standard delivery vehicles, the powertrain equipment, including the engine, transmission, fuel tank and drive shaft, were replaced with a Cummins 6.7L

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JULY 29, 2009

However, the Harvard study represents the first attempt to quantify the impact of future wildfires on the air we breathe, says Jennifer Logan of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), who led the research. Relative to the other scenarios, it leads to a moderate warming of the earth’s average surface temperature, about 1.6

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

liter engine, coming away impressed with the styling and performance. They kick-up that performance with a more powerful engine which takes the K5 to an all new level of fun. The 2022 Kia K5 GT is offered with one engine and transmission. engine that has power ratings of 180 hp and 195 lb.-ft. So what does Kia do?

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AUGUST 30, 2007

If they were able to get 30,000 to 60,000 on the road in a year, it would be a huge leap in technology ," Brett Smith, an alternative-fuel analyst at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, told Bloomberg. "It Toyota sold 5,562 Prius models in 2000, when it was on the market for part of the year.

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Volt Prius Oakland Alternative Fuels 100

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Moving goods by road consumes about 50% of all diesel produced; 80% of the global net increase in diesel use since 2000 comes from road freight. These include aerodynamic retrofits, reduced-rolling resistance of tires, vehicle weight reduction, increased engine efficiency and hybridization.

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Emissions CO2 Alternative Fuels Climate Change 255

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

Comparison of fuel consumption of Omnivore, homogeneous Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) and Spray-Guided GDI engines. The first testing phase of Lotus Engineering’s Omnivore variable compression ratio, flex-fuel direct injection two-stroke engine ( earlier post ) has been successfully completed on gasoline.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

With the addition of the top-of-the-line Calligraphy trim model, Hyundai also gave the 2021 Santa Fe more power, two new engines and improved fuel economy. liter four-cylinder engine. engine is standard on the Santa Fe Limited and Calligraphy models. The other Santa Fe engines are the 1.6L Propulsion Options.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Hyundai began production of the ix35 Fuel Cell (the Tucson’s counterpart in Europe) at the company’s Ulsan manufacturing plant in Korea in January 2013; the first complete car rolled off the assembly line on 26 February 2013. Extensive crash, fire and leak testing successfully completed.

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Tucson Honda Hyundai Concept 324

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The agencies estimate that fuel savings will far outweigh higher vehicle costs, and that the net. new vehicle technology will add, on average, about $2000 for consumers who buy a new vehicle in MY. Automotive Engineers “utility factor” methodology (based on vehicle range on the alternative.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

billion from 1975-2000 to develop DCL technology. Alliance DCL will market the technologies and anticipates offering project-specific services, from feedstock characterization, pilot plant evaluation, feasibility studies and engineering design through plant start-up and ongoing technical support. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 16, 2016

The report addresses topics related to the evolution of vehicle technology and its deployment, the development of alternative fuels and energy sources, the impacts of driver behavior, and the implications of all of these factors on future GHG emissions in the United States, Europe, China, and Japan.

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