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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet.

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MAY 25, 2009

liter, four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engine—the 1.8 seconds, with fuel consumption of 7.8 The system defines the angle and overlapping time of the valves with precision in order to generate direct air flow from the intake to the exhaust manifolds and start the turbocharger in very short times.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

class gasoline engine. outlined its plans for next-generation automotive technology&madsh;which it is labeling “Earth Dreams Technology”—comprising a series of measures to improve the efficiency of gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems and electric powertrains. Gasoline engine.

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MAY 17, 2013

Relative changes in vehicle energy efficiency (VEE) (km/MJ) on ethanol/gasoline blends over those on gasoline for different blending levels. Several recent highly cited LCAs that have incorporated vehicle efficiency differences between gasoline and ethanol/gasoline blends could potentially be misleading. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In its new report on downsized and boosted gasoline engine technologies ( earlier post ) the ICCT highlighted Ricardo’s work on an “extreme” Miller cycle concept with high (13:1) compression ratio (CR) and central direct injection in a downsized boosted engine. A long exhaust stroke then extracts maximum efficiency. Resources.

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APRIL 26, 2013

Areas of work being focused on by Volkswagen include the development of a high-performance diesel engine delivering 100 kW (134 hp) per liter of displacement and a new 10-speed dual clutch gearbox that reduces fuel consumption. Since 2000, the group has reduced the fuel consumption of its TDI and TSI engines by more than 30%.

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MARCH 3, 2010

In addition to the hybrid model, the Auris 2010 powertrain line-up also offers three gasoline and three diesel engines offering the performance and economy-enhancing benefits of Toyota Optimal Drive. Combined cycle fuel consumption is calculated to be 3.8 liter diesel or gasoline hatchback. liter diesel or gasoline hatchback.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

Between 1990 and 2012 the EPA issued 97 technology-based standards covering 174 major source categories—including gasoline distribution facilities, chemical plants, petroleum refineries and utilities—that have resulted in significant improvements in air quality across the nation. National-level air toxics assessments.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

This new engine offers 88 kW (120 PS, 118 hp) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque at 2000 rpm with CO 2 emissions of 94 g/km (equivalent to 65 mpg US, 3.6 liter i-DTEC engine to the level equivalent of a gasoline engine. Fuel injection system and air flow. Earlier post.). Reduced weight. Honda’s new 1.6-liter

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MARCH 25, 2010

The hydrogen fuel cell hybrid system. The fuel-cell hybrid vehicle was designed with the objective of emission-free mobility in city traffic. Fuel-cell hybrid. The fuel cell power unit. The force of the 88 kW gasoline engine acts on the front wheels. A reduced gasoline tank leaves space for the hydrogen tank.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Not only is it more powerful and contains up to 30% better efficiency than traditional gasoline, etc. Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? In fact in 6 of the states, diesel fuel is penalized with additional state taxes. You move from one pump to the other. Earlier post.).

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TDI Clean Diesel EA288 engine ( earlier post ) with an EPA-rated highway fuel economy rating of 46 mpg with the manual transmission (45 mpg automatic). It benefits from model-wide improvements in exterior, interior, and features; and especially benefits from the new diesel engine, with its improved fuel economy, performance and refinement.

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APRIL 17, 2014

In a presentation at the SAE 2014 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium and then in a paper given at SAE 2014 World Congress, Mark Sellnau, Engineering Manager, Delphi Advanced Powertrain, reported that Brake Specific Fuel Consumption for the 1.8L Vehicle fuel efficiency on FTP. +35% Earlier post , earlier post.). Background.

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MARCH 14, 2010

In addition to its twin turbos, the new eight-cylinder unit—known internally as the M 157—features gasoline direct injection with spray-guided combustion and twin turbochargers. mpg US) (NEDC combined consumption, provisional figure)—a fuel savings of 25% compared to the current S63 AMG. AMG has developed a 5.5-liter

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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used on-board catalytic fuel reforming to increase the brake efficiency of a multicylinder, stoichiometric spark-ignited (SI) engine by increasing EGR dilution tolerance. Typically, you incur a fuel penalty when reforming fuel. —Jim Szybist, ORNL. Earlier post.]

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MAY 4, 2012

Engineers at Transonic Combustion, a start-up developing a fuel efficient supercritical (SC) fuel injection and combustion system—Transonic Combustion, or TSCi ( earlier post )—have demonstrated the TSCi process using gasoline fuel at low load without EGR, medium load with EGR, and high speed low load with EGR.

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JULY 15, 2014

The powertrain range for the Estate, which includes diesel, gasoline and hybrid options, features a new 1.6-liter Compared with the predecessor Estate, certain members of the line-up consume in excess of 20% less fuel. Fuel consumption for both variants is rated at 4.3 300 @ 2000. The gasoline engines. Stroke (mm).

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Achates Power will work with Delphi Automotive and Argonne National Laboratory on its ARPA-E-funded project to develop an innovative opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans.

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JUNE 23, 2014

Ford’s approach to the project was to engineer a comprehensive suite of gasoline engine systems technologies, including: Aggressive engine downsizing in a mid-sized sedan from a large V-6 to a small I-4. 20 bar BMEP @ 2000 - 4500 rpm. 1, and the engine is designed to run on 98 RON gasoline. Earlier post.). I4 / 20 bar BMEP.

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APRIL 12, 2013

Simulated fuel economy for 1.8L GDCI showed a predicted fuel economy improvement of 65%, 28%, and 28% for the FTP City, Highway, and US06 cycles, respectively, for a combined FE improvement of 50%. GDCI Engine and 2.4L GDi baseline engine. Source: Sellnau et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Hoyer et al.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Operating range of 2-stroke CAI fueled with gasoline, E10 and E85. homogeneous charge compression ignition, HCCI) combustion processes offer the promise of simultaneously reducing fuel consumption and NO x emissions. In addition, direct fuel injection is applied to avoid short-circuiting fuel during he scavenging process.

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All models of the new A-Class are also powered by new diesel and gasoline engines. New, efficient gasoline and diesel engines. All the new A-Class models are powered by new, efficient engines: two new four-cylinder gasoline engines are available at market launch. Innovations in the M 282 with a displacement of 1.4

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Mated to an automatic or a manual transmission, the new EA888 offers up to a 17% decrease in fuel consumption while providing even better acceleration. Key advances for Gen 3 are in weight reduction, friction reduction, and the internal exhaust cooling system. TFSI with 125 kW (170 hp) has a combined fuel consumption of 5.7l/100

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Mercedes-Benz is introducing four new diesel and gasoline engines for its luxury S-Class, including the first four-cylinder engine in its almost 60-year history, the S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY diesel. Developing an output of 150 kW (204 hp), the S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY achieves a fuel consumption of just 5.7 Earlier post.).

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MARCH 25, 2009

Mercedes-Benz is offering five newly developed and modified engines—four of them with direct injection—for the new E-Class Coupé, offering more power with lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions than their predecessors. It consumes around 17% less fuel: 5.1 All of the engines for the new E-Class Coupé are EU5-compliant.

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MAY 7, 2010

The new V engines offer more power and torque, and 22-24% lower fuel consumption than their predecessors. In conjunction with start/stop technology, shift point adjustment and specific friction-reducing measures, improvements in day-to-day fuel consumption by more than 20% are possible. Click to enlarge. Multi-spark ignition.

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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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JANUARY 22, 2014

The goal of this topic is to develop technologies that enable reduction of fuel consumption of legacy fleet of passenger cars and commercial vehicles through tire technology development. The technical metric most commonly associated with effect of tires on fuel consumption is rolling resistance. AOI 9: Dual-Fuel Technologies. ($1M)

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

EcoBoost gasoline engine option and a new hybrid option. liter TDCi engine will in 2015 offer 210 PS (154 kW) and 450 N·m of torque—delivered from 2000 rpm—with significantly reduced CO 2 compared to the outgoing 200 PS (147 kW) 2.2-liter liter gasoline engine. A powerful new twin sequential turbocharged 2.0-liter

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JULY 31, 2015

liter, 3-cylinder gasoline engine. bar BMEP at 2000 rpm (+10% over base), delivering 313 N·m (231 lb-ft) and a maximum power output of 193 kW (259 hp)—an increase of 61% over the base engine. liter gasoline engine with a single-stage turbocharger. The engine achieved 32.9

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APRIL 29, 2009

A 6-hole fuel injector is mounted between intake ports. Ford’s turbocharged, gasoline direct injection EcoBoost engines are targeted to play a significant near-term role in Ford’s efforts to reduce fuel consumption by enabling downsizing. port fuel injected (PFI) V8 engine. Configuration of the 3.5L Source: Ford.

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APRIL 16, 2010

at Bosch shows the potential improvement in fuel consumption in NEDC and FTP75 drive cycles for boosted HCCI technologies. HCCI combustion is initiated by the compression of a homogeneous fuel and air mixture, resulting in autoignition and fast combustion. Boosted HCCI with Regular Gasoline. A study by Kulzer et al.

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of fuel over the majority of the operating range. When we do that, then the thing is how much fuel efficiency can we demonstrate versus a relevant comparator. Since the OP arrangement has no cylinder head, the fuel injector must be installed in the cylinder liner. The large distances in the fuel-spray direction (i.e.

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