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Ford E85 Direct Injection Boosting Study: A Less Expensive Alternative to Diesel

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The resulting higher BMEP levels allow downsizing of the engine at equivalent vehicle performance. The MIT team spun off a startup— Ethanol Boosting Systems , LLC (EBS)—in 2006 to commercialize the concept. Earlier post.) EBS has a collaborative R&D agreement with Ford, and participated in the study reported at the World Congress.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

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See also our EAA-PHEV:General disclaimer talk : Disclaimer edit Please visit the Conversion Interest page to help us gauge DIYers interest! Current Hybrids are natural donor platforms because they already have most of the needed electric propulsion components, so the conversion process deals primarily with integrating larger battery packs.A

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Mercedes AMG PETRONAS F1 team unveils 2014 challenger and PU106A Hybrid Power Unit; new fuel and lubricants

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Conversion efficiency is now the key. liter, normally-aspirated V8 engine used from 2006 to 2013 is replaced by a turbo 1.6-liter Per the regulations, the Mercedes team downsized their internal combustion engine (ICE) to a 1.6 This requires thinner, faster flowing oil. Again, this requires thinner oil. The F1 W05.

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Lotus Omnivore Engine Shows Up To 10% Better Fuel Economy Than Spray-Guided GDI Engines; Achieves HCCI At Extremely Light Loads

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The automotive industry, including Lotus Engineering, has quite rightly advocated engine downsizing for four-stroke engines. The two-stroke cycle, conversely, does not suffer from significant throttling losses and in many ways is a more natural fit for automotive use. Wet sump with plain bearings and electric oil pump.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) I believe strongly that this country has to get off oil," he says, sitting beside a massive V-16 engine on display in his office. GM Press Release ).

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