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Engineers at GM’s R&D Center are developing a new low-cost concept for NO x control from lean-burn spark ignition direct injection (SIDI) engines: passive ammonia SCR. gasoline) engines, with a higher charge mass and higher temperature spread, can deliver improved thermal efficiency and better fuel economy. Lean-burn (i.e.,

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Conversion kits also will be available to switch medium-duty gasoline vehicles to run on propane. LPI is a direct replacement of the OEM gasoline injection system. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also known as propane or autogas, can be used to replace gasoline and diesel. million grant to support the project’s development.

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Volkswagen has been working hard on the Up minicar since it first debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show, but it has finally unveiled the production version of its gasoline-sipping city car along with a whole family of concepts based on its tiny frame.

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Showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the FCV Concept, which presages the introduction of the series-production vehicle, made its European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The company is considering using the Toyota FCV Concept packaging.

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The C-X75 concept in Paris. Jaguar will develop the micro-turbine hybrid C-X75 concept car ( earlier post ) as a limited production supercar (maximum of 250), priced at between £700,000 - £900,000 (US$1.15 - $1.48 The road-going supercar will use a downsized, highly-boosted gasoline engine with one electric motor at each axle.

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The NZN concept relies on high energy density storage systems incorporated into the local grid, as well as efficient photovoltaic generation. Modeling and Simulation at the Exascale for Energy and the Environment (DOE, 2007). NZN can integrate with the centralized grid. Source: Gil Weigand. Click to enlarge. You commoditize energy.

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Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years. There have been a number of concepts proposed to enable such VCR systems. liter turbo gasoline engine with a high level of efficiency at the same time. In a 1976 SAE paper, Grundy et al. Earlier post.).

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Project M concept drawing. Many people may assume that oil, greases and fuels are simply added at the end of a concept-car build project such as this, but the Shell car aims to show what can be achieved when its products are integrated into the design from the start. Once built, the car will be tested on-the-road. Click to enlarge.

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liter V-8 gasoline engine, the TS040 HYBRID, launched at Paul Ricard, has a maximum power of 1000 PS (986 hp, 735 kW). With 480 PS (473 hp, 353 kW) of four-wheel-drive hybrid boost in addition to the 520 PS (513 hp, 383 kW) 3.7-liter With 1000PS we have achieved very impressive performance and kept the system within our weight targets.

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The expansion of the RFS in 2007 goes far beyond just replacing MTBE with ethanol as the required fuel oxygenate (and avoiding lawsuits ). It’s an easy concept: every fuel option receives a CI score and each year, fuel sellers must sell a fuel blend that matches that year’s carbon intensity requirement. The oil industry responded.

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The Axon gasoline-powered city car uses existing engine technology and carbon fibre material advances to offer 100 mpg UK (83.3 The plug-in version offers full electric mode for local travel and uses a gasoline or bioethanol powered engine for long distance or highway travel. mpg US, 2.8 Axon Automotive Ltd. Axon Automotive Ltd.

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One high-efficiency combustion concept under investigation is gasoline compression ignition (GCI)—the use of gasoline-like fuels to deliver very low NO x and PM emissions as well as high efficiency in a diesel compression ignition engine. The commercially available gasoline base had an octane number of 87.

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The smart brand began testing electric drive systems in 2007 in London with 100 first-generation smart fortwo electric drives. seconds – just as quickly as a gasoline model which it initially leaves behind it. Since 1998, it has produced the smart fortwo, since 2007 in its current generation.

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In January 2007, Volvo and Vattenfall launched a joint project with the aim of testing and developing plug-in technology. Vattenfall will, among other things, test various concepts for high-speed home charging and also for charging stations in public places, where owners pay to fuel with electricity instead of gasoline or diesel.

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Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. The large battery block is bolted to the floor structure of the Audi e-tron quattro concept.

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TFSI turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine introduced at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week is the first of the company’s EA888 Gen.3B Audi initially deployed its turbocharged, direct injection TFSI technology in 2004; the second generation followed in 2007, followed by the third generation, currently on the market, in 2011.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies, which will last up to one year, and six longer-running full research and development projects. BladeBoost - A Novel Rotary Supercharger for Ultra-Efficient Downsized Gasoline Engines. The total value of the research will be in the region of £25 million ($US$40.3

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For many decades now, our research vehicles have been turning pioneering concepts into reality and thereby setting future trends. We set a course on the large touring sedan segment in 2007, when we presented the F 700. F800 Plug-in Hybrid, Gasoline. Earlier post.] F 800 Style Plug-in Hybrid. Engine output (kW/hp).

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The B-Class F-CELL meets requirements regarding driving dynamics that are above the level of a two-liter gasoline vehicle. Daimler’s first fuel-cell drive concept went public in 1994 with the introduction of Necar 1, which was followed by 20 additional prototypes. L/100km (97 mpg US).

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General Motors last week again highlighted the progress it is making with advanced HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) gasoline engines by showcasing a demonstrator unit. Najt, then at the University of Wisconsin, and David Foster published the first study of a gasoline-fueled four-stroke HCCI engine in 1983.).

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million units of the first generation version since its introduction in 2007. The Tiguan GTE—a concept vehicle with a plug-in hybrid drive (160 kW / 218 PS of system power) ( earlier post )—offers an outlook on future development of the best-selling SUV. Four gasoline and four diesel engines. Tiguan GTE.

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internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE); hybrid electric vehicle-gasoline (HEV-gas); hybrid electric vehicle-diesel (HEV-diesel); (hydrogen) fuel cell vehicle (FCV); battery electric vehicle (BEV); and sugar fuel cell vehicle (SFCV). 17 MG/kg) would release more kinetic energy than one kg of gasoline (i.e., Energy Environ. 0000456.

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Using a 2007 base vehicle, the committee estimated the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines over that timeframe: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition (CI) diesel, and hybrid. Engines and Technologies.

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The highly flammable short-chain hydrocarbons (typically 5-14 carbon atoms) that constitute gasoline, kerosene, and other liquid transportation fuels readily form a cloud of fuel droplets during impact; these droplets can ignite, producing a fireball. When Wei joined the project in 2007, he set out to create these theoretical molecules.

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In contrast, imagine the public outcry if the cost of gasoline varied from $3.00 Gasoline prices varied for the week of 3/14 from $3.95 The concept of a federal mandated alternative energy goal is not new. in West Virginia to $6.12 in Connecticut. in California to $3.43 in Texas, a 15% swing.)

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liter gasoline unit combining turbocharging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC fully-variable valve management; a new 3.0-liter This serves to analyse vehicle flow conditions under all kinds of circumstances, applying a concept already used for a number of years in motorsport. Aerodynamic Test Center.

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Qoros Automotive, an equal joint venture partnership founded in 2007 between China-based Chery Automobile and Israel Corporation, is presenting the world premiere of its first series production vehicle, the C-segment Qoros 3 Sedan, at the Geneva International Motor Show. liter turbocharged engine, both with GDI (gasoline direct injection).

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Methanol-to-gasoline process flow diagram. Under van Wijk’s concept, a plant would produce methanol from natural gas on the North Slope using the proposed GigaMethanol technology. Van Wijk at the time said the new plant might consider the methanol-to-gasoline MTG process pioneered by ExxonMobil. Source: EMRE.

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F or those who think that GM is not serious about its new PHEV , the Volt , here is a piece that makes you think they are: The Volt To Be Lutz's Legacy May 21, 2007 So, I heard General Motors’ Bob Lutz on National Public Radio’s “Wait. The Volt will even make people forget that it was Lutz who gave us the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky.

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The concept of harmonizing specific aspects of the LCFS program with other low carbon fuel standard programs has been of interest for the staff since the inception of the program. The plan assumes carbon intensity will be reduced 10% from 2007 levels by 2023, with reductions beginning in 2014. Earlier post.). British Columbia.

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So it’s a good moment to consider where vehicle-to-grid concepts first emerged and to see in Utrecht how far they’ve come. But from the time Kempton and Letendre outlined the concept, potential users also feared losing money, through battery wear and tear. And part of the change involves extending the city’s EV-charging network. “We

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The PROTON concept drivetrain. Lotus Engineering, the automotive consultancy division of Lotus Cars Limited, will showcase its latest series hybrid vehicle technology application in the PROTON Concept which will be unveiled at the 80 th International Geneva Motor Show. Click to enlarge. Robert Hentschel, Director of Lotus Engineering.

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This study updates and refines an earlier analysis completed in 2007. Cycle deviations of CO 2 emissions averaged over all gasoline and diesel technologies resulting from basic single regression approach with zero intercept. Gasoline vehicles emit strongest under the WLTC schedule. Earlier post.) —Kühlwein et al.

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The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies. As a gasoline technology, HCCI provides the fuel economy benefits of lean burn without requiring additional NO x after treatment.

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In addition to the air flaps behind the BMW kidney grille already introduced in 2007 in the context of BMW EfficientDynamics, an engine on a prototype that is already developed is completely surrounded by fully clad walls and panels, the engineers using proven materials from the underfloor of the car for insulation purposes.

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The majority of the vehicles are electric, with a small number being plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids. Since 2007, smart has been trialing 100 smart electric cars with partner companies across the country. London South East Bid.

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First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. Second, a Congressional Budget Office study issued in April said even with subsidies ethanol is only profitable when a gallon of gasoline costs 70% or more than a bushel of corn, i.e, of Agriculture.

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