2004, Convert, Engine and Exhaust

Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Comparison of brake thermal efficiency and specific fuel consumption at rated power (ICOMIA Mode 5), hydrogen vs. gasoline engines. Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. Oh and Plante. Click to enlarge. —Oh and Plante. g/kWh with a 3.3% kW) rating.

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Engine Emissions Fleet Market

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

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. TEG & Exhaust System in Lincoln MKT. The TEG developed in that project provided a proof-of-concept for stack-arranged TE engines in a cylindrical form factor.

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Fuel Economy Energy Waste Vehicles

EPA updates rules to ease commercialization of alternative fuel conversion systems

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MARCH 30, 2011

systems that alter a conventionally-fueled vehicle or engine to enable it to run on an alternative fuel. The updated final rule covers alternative fuel conversion of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines. The revised procedures will vary based on the age of the vehicle or engine being converted.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Conversion EPA Fuel

EPA Proposes to Streamline Approval Process for Fuel Conversion Systems

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MAY 7, 2010

The new options would reduce some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained. EPA expects the streamlined approach to result in a cost savings for many converters. Vehicle/Engine Age.

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Conversion EPA Fuel Clean Alternative

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

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Even a highly efficient combustion engine converts only about one-third of the energy in the fuel into traction actually propelling the car. The remaining two-thirds are lost as waste heat going into the environment through the car’s exhaust emissions and through the radiator. Encapsulating the engine for heat retention.

BMW

BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2

California Legislature Considering Bill Requiring Smog Testing for Motorcycles

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MAY 4, 2009

In December 1998, ARB adopted amendments to the California On-Road Motorcycle Regulations that added control of NO x for Class 3 motorcycles to the original 1975 regulations for all motorcycles with engine displacements of at least 50 cubic centimeters (cc). g/km, depending on-engine size, and CO was set at 17.0 g/km to 14.0

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Motorcycles California 2006 2004

Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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MARCH 2, 2009

Of that 10% improvement, about 6% can be attributed to the new hybrid system (including the larger combustion engine) and about 4% to efficiency improvements in other aspects of the vehicle, such as better aerodynamics, said Chief Engineer Akihiko Otsuka. Atkinson cycle engine. DOHC 16-valve VVT-i engine.

Prius

Prius 2010 Toyota Hybrid

Norway-US Project Developing Diesel/Biodiesel, Cool Flame Reformer and Solid-Acid Fuel Cell APU

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

The reformer converts hydrocarbons into hydrogen, CO 2 and heat. Due to the unit’s high efficiency, CO 2 emissions are substantially lower than in conventional combustion engines, and no other demonstrable exhaust is discharged—i.e., 2004) High-Performance Solid Acid Fuel Cells Through Humidity Stabilization.

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Norway Diesel Fuel Hydrogen

SUTD team proposes low-temperature thermionic converter with graphene cathode; about 45% efficiency

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MARCH 9, 2015

from engine exhaust or industrial processes. Thermionic energy converters are heat engines that convert heat directly to electricity at very high temperatures. A basic thermionic converter consists of two electrodes separated by a vacuum or a vapor. Thermionic emission and TICs. Click to enlarge.

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Convert Waste Emissions Conversion

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

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MARCH 6, 2014

With a 16-year absence from the LMP1 class, Porsche engineers have had to develop the racecar without the same experience of their competitors. The V4 gasoline engine with direct injection and turbocharging is integrated in the chassis as a mid-engine. liter V-4 gasoline engine that is compact and lightweight.

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Porsche Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Carbon Fiber

Manchester team proposing graphene-based ballistic rectifier for waste heat recovery

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JUNE 3, 2016

Researchers at the University of Manchester (UK) have developed a graphene-based nano-rectifier (“ballistic rectifier”) that can convert waste heat to electricity. Rectifying diodes let electrical current flow in only one direction; mainly used for power supply operation, they convert AC to DC current. —Song et al. Singh et al.

Waste

Waste 2015 Universal Convert

Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

The following lists are not exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but we have tried to include a representative list of resources for each category. Romm, 2004 "Out of Gas, The End of the Age of Oil", by David Goodstein, 2004 "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage", by Kenneth S. htm Advocates of the Th!

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Plug-in America Plug EV1

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

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 e-tron quattro features a six-cylinder TDI engine and quattro drive that deliver 275 kW (373 hp) of system power and 700 N·m (516.3 litre V6 TDI engine. litre V6 TDI engine. TDI, a highly efficient, latest-generation V6 diesel engine, delivers 190 kW (258 hp) of power and 600 N·m (442.5 TDI quattro.

Audi

Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel

The next-generation Toyota Prius

Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

litre engine reduces the rpm during high-speed driving to give a 10 per cent gain in long-haul cruising fuel efficiency. And with more torque produced at lower engine speeds, new Prius offers more relaxed cruising performance, too. And when operating in EV mode at speeds up to 30mph, it uses no fuel and produces zero exhaust emissions.

Prius

Prius Toyota Fuel Economy Petrol

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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DECEMBER 20, 2009

As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, Ford will offer its first-generation turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) in 90% of its product lineup by 2013. 6-speed and dual clutch), but especially EcoBoost, Kapp said.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Ford Downsizing

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Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

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

EPA updates rules to ease commercialization of alternative fuel conversion systems

EPA Proposes to Streamline Approval Process for Fuel Conversion Systems

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

California Legislature Considering Bill Requiring Smog Testing for Motorcycles

Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

Norway-US Project Developing Diesel/Biodiesel, Cool Flame Reformer and Solid-Acid Fuel Cell APU

SUTD team proposes low-temperature thermionic converter with graphene cathode; about 45% efficiency

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

Manchester team proposing graphene-based ballistic rectifier for waste heat recovery

Plug In America - Links and Resources

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

The next-generation Toyota Prius

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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