2004, Cars, Design and Exhaust

DOE awards $1.5M to Gentherm (Amerigon) for thermoelectric-based energy recovery system for heavy-duty vehicles; expands existing LDV program

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Stack-designed cylindrical TEG, built with TE cartridges, developed for LDVs in first project. million contract modification to apply the technology in its thermoelectric generator (TEG) for passenger cars to a similar program for heavy vehicles. TEG & Exhaust System in Lincoln MKT. Passenger car TEG. Click to enlarge.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Energy Waste Vehicles

Achates Power wins $9M from ARPA-E to develop gasoline compression ignition medium-duty multi-cylinder opposed-piston engine

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The unthrottled nature of the compression ignition process provides high engine efficiency while achieving compliant exhaust emissions with conventional, low-cost aftertreatment. This—in addition to the opposed engine architecture—could increase fuel efficiency by 40-50% over the comparable spark-ignited gasoline engine, Achates said.

Gasoline

Gasoline Engine Power Powered

LiquidPiston To Unveil Compact High Efficiency Engine at 2010 SAE World Congress

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

For instance, intake/compression, combustion, expansion/exhaust are occurring simultaneously in separate chambers. Combining the high peak pressures produced during constant volume combustion with Atkinson expansion, which continuously extracts energy as exhaust gases expand to atmospheric pressure, delivers unprecedented fuel efficiency.

Congress

Congress 2010 Engine Exhaust

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

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars. Other car manufacturers including Opel, Mercedes, Peugeot and Ferrari used the Comprex. Swissauto Wenko AG of Switzerland produces a modern version of the Comprex—the Hyprex—designed for small gasoline engines. Source: Piechna, 2004. Piechna et al. Click to enlarge. Hîrceagã, M.,

Michigan

Michigan Engine Universal Hybrid

Achates Power developing light-duty two-stroke opposed-piston diesel engine: the OP4

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2013

Achates Power, which is developing a family of two-stroke, compression-ignition (CI) opposed-piston (OP) engines, has designed and is developing a light-duty diesel concept engine, the OP4. liter OM651 Euro 5 engine, said Fabien Redon VP, Technology Development at Achates Power, the OP4 design shows a modeled 13.5% Click to enlarge.

Light

Light Diesel Engine Power

BMW Outlines Intelligent Heat Management Applications for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO2; New Thermoelectric Generator Unit Integrated with EGR

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Distribution of energy in the car. Among the projects discussed were reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications in the car; and a new implementation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery. Studies show that customers park their car for more than 16 hours in a row only in 12% of cases.

BMW

BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2

Ford puts the pedal down on performance … but not with electric drive technology right now

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2015

The stunning Ford GT—which received the EyesOn Design Award at NAIAS for best production vehicle—serves as a technology showcase for top EcoBoost engine performance, aerodynamics and lightweight carbon fiber construction. Ford has been selling hybrids and, later plug-ins, since 2004. —Raj Nair. —Raj Nair.

Shelby

Shelby Ford F-150 Carbon Fiber

Ford Unveils Next-Generation Global Focus at NAIAS; Features New 2.0L DI Engine with Powershift Dual-Clutch Transmission for NA Market

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. “People downsize cars, not expectations.

Ford

Ford Engine Global Market

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. As used in this section and Sec.

Transportation

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric

Comparative study finds that B20 increases emission rates of a number of pollutants in both light- and medium-duty diesel engines at idle

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2012

A new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan compared regulated and unregulated emissions from both light-duty passenger car (1.7 They found that the level of emissions of regulated and unregulated pollutants in diesel exhaust depends on fuel, load, engine calibration, and exhaust aftertreatment technology.

Pollution

Pollution Diesel Emissions Engine

Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Le Mans prototype makes its debut at Geneva Show

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

In 2014, it will not be the fastest car that wins the World Endurance Championship series and the 24 hours of Le Mans, rather it will be the car that goes the furthest with a defined amount of energy. The 919 Hybrid is our fastest mobile research laboratory and the most complex race car that Porsche has ever built.

Porsche

Porsche Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Carbon Fiber

Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Like electric cars, electric bicycles are classified as zero-emission vehicles, meaning they emit no exhaust gases. Like electric cars, electric bicycles are classified as zero-emission vehicles, meaning they emit no exhaust gases. Moreover, making an electric bicycle uses far less energy than making an electric car.

Transportation

Transportation Sri Lanka 2009 2008

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi is systematically driving forward the electrification of its cars with both high-voltage, electric drive e-tron models as well as lower voltage mild hybrids. Aerodynamically-optimized design with a drag coefficient of 0.25, the electric e-tron quattro drivetrain delivers up to 370 kW of power output. lb-ft) of torque.

Audi

Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel

Stockholm to welcome ethanol buses

Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

The order is Scania Sverige’s largest single bus transaction in the market since 2004 and represents a continued commitment to ethanol power. It is an adaptation of Scania’s nine-litre diesel engine and includes charge-cooling and exhaust gas recirculation. The engine delivers 270hp of power with torque of 1,200Nm.

2004

2004 Diesel Green Cars Exhaust

Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

This technology also optimizes phasing on both intake and exhaust camshafts by spinning them ever so slightly to advance or retard valve timing, resulting in improved throttle response at initial throttle tip-in, reduced emissions at part throttle and enhanced efficiency at higher rpm. Gains in new vehicle fleet economy by OEM, 2004-2009.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Ford Downsizing

EV Driven

DOE awards $1.5M to Gentherm (Amerigon) for thermoelectric-based energy recovery system for heavy-duty vehicles; expands existing LDV program

Achates Power wins $9M from ARPA-E to develop gasoline compression ignition medium-duty multi-cylinder opposed-piston engine

LiquidPiston To Unveil Compact High Efficiency Engine at 2010 SAE World Congress

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

Achates Power developing light-duty two-stroke opposed-piston diesel engine: the OP4

BMW Outlines Intelligent Heat Management Applications for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO2; New Thermoelectric Generator Unit Integrated with EGR

Ford puts the pedal down on performance … but not with electric drive technology right now

Ford Unveils Next-Generation Global Focus at NAIAS; Features New 2.0L DI Engine with Powershift Dual-Clutch Transmission for NA Market

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Comparative study finds that B20 increases emission rates of a number of pollutants in both light- and medium-duty diesel engines at idle

Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Le Mans prototype makes its debut at Geneva Show

Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Stockholm to welcome ethanol buses

Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

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