Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2014
As a few points of comparison, the Bosch INVCON 2.3 inverter used in the Fiat 500e has a volume of about 5 liters, while the motor inverter used in the 2010 Prius drivetrain has a volume of about 5.4L (according to a DOE deconstruction.) The peak power density of the 2010 Prius motor inverter is 11.1 Power Electronics'
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2013
The analysis, an update of an earlier work using data from 2010 and 2011, found that the global average for light-duty vehicle fuel economy was 7.2 USA, Mexico, Chile to a lesser extent) had strong increases in their vehicle sales between 2010 and 2011. —“International comparison of light-duty vehicle fuel economy”.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Mineta cited a 2008 well-to-wheel comparison of different vehicle technologies by the MIT Electric Vehicle Team that ranked electric vehicles, diesel and turbocharged gasoline engine vehicles within a 10–15% performance band. Diesel/hybrid US take-rates, June 2010-June 2011. Data: Polk. Click to enlarge. million hybrids and 1.3
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2009
Comparison of Emission Standards (g/mi). . California’s current LEV II emission standards run through 2010. We see dramatic downsizing and boosting [as] something that’s going to for gasoline engines especially. To be able effectively to implement downsizing and downspeeding, good low-end torque is essential.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2011
In comparison, they noted, the technology for bio-chemical ethanol production from cellulosic biomass is not sufficiently developed yet. A full comparison between the different options has to be done, reflecting the present conditions. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. Resources.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2012
Source: Stone (2010). In a 2010 paper, Roger Stone, Engineering Director, Torotrak noted that conventional turbo- and supercharging technologies are more than capable of delivering the required peak power and torque levels from downsized engines but suffer from a number of. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
In July 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) appointed the Committee to Review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2, to conduct an independent review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP). One negative consequence of this approach is that the three trucks may never be tested using a common cycle for comparison.
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