Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5 Credit: ACS, Zimmerman et al. Click to enlarge. They assumed a baseline fuel economy of 21.4

Climate 150

Climate Engine Carbon Fuel Economy 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. However they also retain the ability to travel long distances when utilizing the existing gas or diesel refueling infrastructure.

PHEV 49

PHEV Prius Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 49

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. Expects production around 2014. See our frequent comments at our news archive.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45