Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2010

Since the end of 2006, Opel, Robert Bosch, IVK and FKFS have been working on a natural gas hybrid vehicle in a project supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and technology. bar) is achieved by applying high- or low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation loops. By adding an exhaust gas turbocharger to the base 1.0L

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Engine Hybrid Fuel Exhaust 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

liter, normally-aspirated V8 engine used from 2006 to 2013 is replaced by a turbo 1.6-liter A sole single-stage compressor and single-stage exhaust turbine are used for pressure charging. Per the regulations, the Mercedes team downsized their internal combustion engine (ICE) to a 1.6 This requires thinner, faster flowing oil.

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2014 Mercedes Fuel Power 252

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The automotive industry, including Lotus Engineering, has quite rightly advocated engine downsizing for four-stroke engines. Downsizing therefore isn’t vital and, due to the improved light-load efficiency and emissions performance we see with Omnivore, this technology approach and ‘upsizing’ could permit a more efficient engine.

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Fuel Economy Engine Light Fuel 218