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MARCH 14, 2011

FEV) a leading developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, will exhibit a lean burn engine concept at the SAE 2011 World Congress that has been modified to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Stommel (2000) Fuel Efficient Natural Gas Engine with Common-Rail Micro-Pilot Injection ( SAE 2000-01-3080 ). FEV Inc.,

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JULY 31, 2013

The basic concept of GM’s variable swirl mechanism. engine uses a variable-swirl intake mechanism to enhance performance while reducing emissions. Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel’s emissions will meet US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions standards. Click to enlarge. Diesel Engines'

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APRIL 29, 2020

The development of new ultrahigh-temperature materials with compatible coatings and manufacturing technologies has the potential to increase gas turbine efficiency up to 7%, which will significantly reduce wasted energy and carbon emissions. The proposed program aims to develop refractory metal alloys (such as Mo, Nb etc.)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The 3008 HYbrid4 concept previews the production model that will appear in spring 2011. Peugeot used the Frankfurt Motor Show as the platform to show two concept versions of its HYbrid4 platform. In addition, Peugeot introduced the BB1 electric concept car. The RCZ HYbrid4 concept. RCZ HYbrid4 concept. Peugeot BB1.

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JUNE 14, 2016

The EU is investing more than €3 million in innovative aero-engine technologies in the three-year ULTIMATE project, short for Ultra Low emission Technology Innovations for Mid-century Aircraft Turbine Engines. The combinations are integrated into optimized engine concepts promising to deliver ultra-low emission engines.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The Volkswagen Group is continuing its restructuring in the aftermath of the diesel engine emissions scandal. Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. hese structural changes speed up the decision-making process, reduce complexity and increase efficiency.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

The second generation of MINI, introduced in 2000, optimized the relationship between fun driving and fuel consumption, including the introduction of diesel engines. Emission-free mobility now has been established in the current model range. In 2008, MINI was a trailblazer for electromobility in the BMW Group.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Reducing emissions of black carbon soot and ground-level ozone would quickly make a considerable dent in the climate change problem and would also contribute to public health and protect crop yields, according to an essay in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs. Ramanathan. Besides a danger to breathe, ozone lowers crop yields.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Honda 0 Saloon concept Although it’s unclear what level of emissions devices these vehicles do have on them, motorcycles and small internal-combustion engines have been in some respects a bigger problem than cars and trucks, because emissions controls for smaller engines generally aren’t as extensive as in passenger cars.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Sales of SUVs grew from 5 million units in 2000 to 20 million in 2015 and are forecast to hit 42 million units by 2031. The popularity of SUVs in the early 2000s has precipitated a rush of companies trying to capitalize, with a growing number of brands and new concept offerings like crossovers to appeal to a wider audience.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

The gasoline engine delivers 105 hp (72 kW) at 5500 rpm and maximum torque of 145 N·m (107 lb-ft) at 2000 rpm/min, with combined cycle fuel consumption of 4.2 CO 2 emissions (g/km), combined cycle. Fiat is introducing a new two-cylinder 0.9 Turbo TwinAir 105 HP engine for the 2014 Alfa Romeo MiTo sport mini. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The vehicle is currently delivering about a ~13% improvement on the FTP and 10% on the HwFET cycles, according to Dr. Terry Alger, SwRI Assistant Director, Engine & Vehicle R&D, Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research. In 2013, SwRI reported a 2.0-liter

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JULY 21, 2014

engine is coupled with an Allison 2000 Series fully automatic transmission which utilizes integrated stop-start for further emissions reduction, as well as increased fuel economy. Valvoline provided NextGen engine oils specifically designed for lower CO 2 emissions. liter displacement. Earlier post.). The Cummins ETHOS 2.8L

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MAY 1, 2012

Delphi Automotive has developed a common rail fuel system technology for heavy-duty diesel engines that combines proven hardware with an innovative architecture, allowing vehicle manufacturers to meet Euro VI emissions standards without significant modification to their base engines. New high pressure heavy duty common rail systems.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Carmakers need to reduce the weight of their vehicles in order to meet future regulations; currently-enacted regulations in Europe (tailpipe emissions) come into full force in 2015 and those for the USA (tailpipe emissions and fuel economy) come into full force in 2021. g/mile) is saved. lbs) to 13.3

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APRIL 7, 2016

Electric and electric-hybrid flight represent some of the biggest industrial challenges of our time, aiming at zero-emissions aviation. European emissions targets aim for a 75% reduction of CO 2 emissions by 2050 compared to the values for the year 2000. A new cooling concept has also helped reduce weight.

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MARCH 11, 2023

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn. The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology.

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MARCH 25, 2010

In celebration of its 25 th birthday, BMW Forschung und Technik (Research and technology) GmbH premiered the results of two projects designed to highlight ways of reducing fuel consumption and emission values: a prototype fuel-cell hybrid vehicle, and a concept for using an on-board reformer to produce hydrogen from conventional hydrocarbon fuel.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Ricardo says that the technology is thus ideally suited for use in road vehicles where regenerative braking and torque assist is employed as a means of improving efficiency and hence reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. Ricardo says. The Technology Strategy Board is to provide £0.5 million (US$0.83

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AUGUST 24, 2015

The RFS has been controversial from its beginnings in the early 2000’s. California implemented its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) starting in 2010 as part of its effort to regulate CO 2 emissions on top of the fuel blending requirements. Earlier post.) The oil industry would seem to be understandably upset about it.

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

GE Aviation and AAI Corporation, in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US Army performed the first proof of concept flight demonstrations of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) controlled with a GE Flight Management System (FMS) certified for use in commercial manned aircraft.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Also at the LA Auto Show, the new Honda FCEV Concept made its world debut. The concept expresses a potential styling direction for Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell vehicle anticipated to launch in the US and Japan in 2015, followed by Europe. At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota highlighted its own new FCV Concept with a world premiere.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

To answer the above question, we analyzed 1622 biofuels-related articles published between 2000 and 2009 across a range of social, environmental, and technical topics. Such an approach has previously been used to visualize connections between concepts in the scientific literature and to identify logical gaps in study.

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MAY 17, 2013

The ESR is therefore a crucial scaling factor when evaluating the net effects of substituting gasoline with ethanol in terms of energy, GHG emissions and costs. For instance, the ESR is 1.5 if the use of 1 MJ ethanol leads to a savings of 1.5 MJ gasoline. —Yan et al. lower to 23.6% —Yan et al. Credit: ACS, Yan et al.

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It also had a very successful rally career in India, however, with newer emissions norms, the company finally bid farewell to the Gypsy in 2019. Its dynamic concept car-like design, peppy performance and agile handling redefined Maruti’s image, attracting a younger, more dynamic audience.

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OCTOBER 30, 2016

In comparison with the previous V6, the CO 2 emissions from the engine have been reduced by around 15%. This means that particulate emissions can be reduced to an especially low level. The new diesel engine is designed to meet future emissions legislation (RDE – Real Driving Emissions).

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MAY 23, 2011

Artist’s conception of Honda Smart Home System. Through the E-KIZUNA Project, Honda aims to reduce household CO 2 emissions to half of year 2000 levels by 2015. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co., and the city of Saitama signed an agreement to cooperate in the E-KIZUNA Project.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

The research found that “traffic emissions were reduced by one-third, and 95 percent less space was required for public parking,” and the vehicle fleet necessary would only be 3 percent of today’s fleet. An emerging concept for public transit is to mimic rideshare services. The results were staggering. Tapping into the rideshare model.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Key emissions of interest in order of importance are NO x , non-methane organic gasses and Hydrocarbons (NMOG & HC), and particulate matter (PM). Proposed concepts must include demonstration of the technology up through at least single-cylinder engine testing. Areas of interest.

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MAY 1, 2009

The concept’s key feature is the use of high-temperature heat from a solar concentrating tower to drive the chemical process of converting biomass to a biofuel, obtaining a near-complete utilization of carbon atoms in the biomass. The purpose of the concept, said Edgar G. Hertwich and Zhang (2009).

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Meanwhile, environmentalists were voicing concern—about how noisy such aircraft are taking off, about the possibility that their high-altitude emissions would erode the ozone layer, and about how disruptive the sonic booms would be. Fourteen production aircraft were manufactured, but one was scrapped in 1994 and another crashed in 2000.).

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APRIL 12, 2013

At SAE World Congress next week in Detroit, Delphi Automotive will present two technical papers describing its ongoing progress with the Gasoline Direct-Injection Compression-Ignition (GDCI) engine concept. To avoid efficiency-compromising CO emissions, combustion must occur in the region 0 Source: Sellnau et al. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 4, 2016

The aim of the HYBRIT (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology) project is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from ironmaking to zero by eliminating the need to use fossil fuel for iron ore reduction. The basic concept behind HYBRIT is to replace the reductants with hydrogen produced from “clean” electricity from Vattenfall.

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APRIL 17, 2014

They found that at all loads, GDCI was remarkably clean, with the potential for no aftertreatment for NO x and particulate emissions. million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new ultra fuel efficient vehicle (UFEV) vehicle concept. Very low fuel consumption, NO x , and PM emissions were measured. Background. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 23, 2014

The original project target was Tier 2 Bin 2 emissions, but in August 2013, it was agreed to shift that to the Tier 3 target—essentially the same with combined NO x and NMOG emissions, but more strict with CO and PM. Emission standards (g/mi). 20 bar BMEP @ 2000 - 4500 rpm. Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

At the Chicago Auto Show, Nissan debuted a concept diesel-powered mid-size pickup: the Frontier Diesel Runner Powered by Cummins. ATLAS is targeting a Tier 2 Bin 2 emissions compliant diesel for application in a light duty pickup, along with a 40% fuel economy improvement over current gasoline V8 powered half-ton pickups. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 3, 2018

To do this we have opted for a combination of uncompromisingly dynamic design and an intuitive operating concept. Its highlights are a near-engine mounted emission control system with AdBlue technology, a turbocharger with optimized response time and water intercooling. l/100 km, combined CO 2 emissions 133 g/km).

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