Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Ettore Musu from the University of Pisa presented a CFD study of concept at the SAE 2010 Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting in San Diego. Pollutant emission behavior vs. engine speed.confirms the validity of the HCPC combustion concept. Emissions are almost independent of the engine speed.

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Green Car Congress

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. An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

These standard trucks used in the retrofit programme were models from 2000 or 2001 with 300,000-500,000 miles on the clock. The aim of the conversion programme is not only to reduce pollution but also to extend the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production. The powertrain equipment was replaced with a Cummins 6.7l

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) of 267 g/kWh was measured at the 2000 rpm-2bar BMEP global test point. bar was measured at 2000 rpm, with 17.4 The project will result in two purpose-built OPGCI engines: a single-cylinder version to be tested at Argonne, and a multi-cylinder version to be tested at Achates in San Diego.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Jacobson first showed in 2000 that black carbon was the second-leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide in terms of radiative forcing and, in 2002, that its control would be the most effective method of slowing warming. ºC in 2050, as compared to 2000 temperatures. Earlier post.) ºC in 2020, and 2.3

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

Twenty-three percent describe regional air pollution as a big problem, an 11-point drop since last year (34%) and the smallest percentage since PPIC began asking the question in June 2000. Among racial/ethnic groups, the percentage of Latinos who say air pollution is a big problem is down 15 points (30% today, 45% 2008).

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