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The company is also the thermodynamic efficiency of gasoline engines using a suite of technologies that include downsizing, turbocharging, direct injection, variable valve timing and cylinder deactivation. since 2010, making progress toward its 20 percent reduction commitment by 2020. MWh/vehicle in 2010. Earlier post.).

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SuperTruck II is a continuation of the DOE’s SuperTruck initiative, which launched in 2010 with the goal to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%. Another technology to help on the path to regulation compliance is Eaton’s TVS EGR pump, which is designed to save fuel while meeting new global emission regulations.

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Jaguar says that the high-performance hybrid will stay true to the initial concept design study—albeit without the micro-turbines—that made its debut at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, while fulfilling requirements that allow it to be homologated for road use.

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Funded by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the project began in 2010 and is scheduled to continue until September 2013. Ford is tackling the conversion problem primarily through downsizing engines with EcoBoost and electrification while mass reduction and improved aerodynamics are keys to reducing the workload. Earlier post.)

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This new body design eliminates the traditional B-pillar structure at the trailing edge of the front door, which connects the roof to the floor. Designed to replace larger conventional four-cylinder gasoline engines, the three-cylinder Ford EcoBoost engine is undergoing final development prior to its production launch. Earlier post.).

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Finally, the technologies considered in the assessment were assumed to be designed to meet a 435,000-mile full-useful life (FUL) and a 350,000-mile or 5-year warranty, with the latter going into effect in 2022 in California. The cost of controlling NO x to 0.05 g/bhp-hr in 2024 and to 0.02

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As background, in 2010, Nissan introduced the FR-Hybrid system, a front-engine, rear-wheel drive one-motor, two clutch powertrain offered in the Infiniti M. In a parallel system, the engine power and the motor power are completely independent—it’s a design choice. Design flexibility. Earlier post.) —Owen Thunes.

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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. The extent of fuel-air mixing can be affected by injection system design. A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5 mpg (10.99

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Ford revealed further details of the upcoming four-cylinder versions of its turbocharged, gasoline direct-injected EcoBoost engine family (earlier post) at the Frankfurt Motor Show, prior to their first European production applications in 2010. The all-new EcoBoost 1.6-liter liter and 2.0-liter The line-up will comprise 1.6-liter With the 2.0-liter

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The new Solaris Urbino 18 DIWAhybrid features a 150 kW electric motor supporting the downsized diesel engine. The DIWAhybrid system is designed for up to 290 kW power input and a maximum input torque of 1,600 Nm (1,180 lb-ft). Energy is stored in Maxwell ultracapacitors, resulting in reduced fuel consumption and lower wear and tear.

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The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge. Transmission.

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The new engine will achieve high efficiency using the Atkinson Cycle with an 18:1 compression ratio, combined with aggressive engine downsizing. In a 2010 report (revised in 2011) for NETL, Envera described the technology and the its approach to achieving a high-efficiency VCR engine. Earlier post.).

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The all-new electronic limited slip differential, Ultra Posi is designed for front and rear-wheel drive vehicles, performs comparably to four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive systems and provides up to a 10% savings in fuel economy, Eaton says. Electronic Limited Slip Differential. New Engine Valves. —Dave Genise.

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Source: DeCicco 2010. The study examines how far automobile efficiency can be taken if it is pursued with determination, using an analysis that assumes success in technology and design strategies that offer “revolution by evolution.” Others point to radical changes in vehicle materials and design. Click to enlarge.

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In recent years two methods, namely downsizing and downspeeding, were established on the market to reduce CO 2 emissions while maintaining the driving performance of engines with identical effective power but a larger displacement. One of the intake ports was designed as a swirl duct, the other as a fill duct. Boland et al.

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Hyundai staged the global debut of its i-flow diesel hybrid concept car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. At the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Hyundai revealed the latest additions to its growing collection of eco-focused Blue Drive innovations. The i10 blue, which goes into production at the end of 2010, employs the new 1.0-liter

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As of September 2010, it had built 42 LNG carriers. By covering the tanks with the integrated cover and making those supporting structures unnecessary, the new design improves maintainability. The new-generation LNG carrier, for which MHI has completed basic design, measures 288 meters (m) in length overall (LOA), 49.0m

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The “downsize and boost” strategy provides consumers better fuel economy without sacrificing the power for driving performance. liter EcoBoost V-6 engine—is the first V-6 direct-injection twin-turbocharged engine produced in North America, and will debut in the 2010 Lincoln MKS, Lincoln MKT, Ford Taurus SHO and Ford Flex this summer.

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FEV’s 698 cm 3 Extremely Downsized Engine. will show its Extremely Downsized Engine (EDE) at next week’s 2010 SAE World Congress in Detroit. Click to enlarge. The engine delivers a specific power of more than 100 kW/L and offers enhanced part load efficiency with significant improvements in low-end torque.

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Throughout its (too long) tenure, the model dropped almost all notions of the increasingly irrelevant Designer Edition models. As all domestic manufacturers believed between 1982 and 2010 or so, the European car was more sophisticated, had better performance and handling, and in general a more desirable customer base than a domestic car.

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Electric cars barely existed in 2010, when the Tesla Model S was still a glint in Elon Musk’s eye. Sophisticated chassis and battery design gives new life to “lesser” chemistries—especially lithium iron phosphate that’s the hottest thing in batteries around the world—that would otherwise be uncompetitive and obsolete.

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In 2010, the Energy Department launched the SuperTruck initiative to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%. will design and develop a new more-efficient engine and advanced drivetrain and vehicle technologies. Navistar, Inc. General Motors. GE Global Research. Illinois Institute of Technology. Iowa State University.

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Homogeneous GDI provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. For this reason, there are currently significant research efforts aimed at understanding how PM emissions can be reduced by engine design (e.g., and fuel properties. Credit: ACS, Maricq et al.

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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. Differentiated Analysis of Downsizing Concepts”).

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The latest Euro VI emission standards, for example, comparable in stringency to US 2010 standards, became effective in 2013. Cobra units feature an optimized radial compressor, delivering high airflow, pressure and efficiency, designed to deliver enhanced torque, emissions control and CO 2 reduction.

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L/100 km (56 mpg US) will be added to the range in spring 2010. Continuing Opel’s strategy of downsizing, a new 103 kW/140hp 1.4 Cylinder blocks are in cast iron for strength and reduced noise resonance, with a hollow frame design for minimized weight. The new, downsized 103 kW/140 hp 1.4-liter The top-of-the-line 2.0

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Downsizing entails the replacement of engine displacement with turbocharging. Due to the valves’ design and complex dimensional characteristics, swirling arises in the intake ports, which facilitates good charging efficiency in the combustion chambers. TFSI will begin in the first quarter of 2010. Earlier post.) L/100km (42.8

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Since 2010, all Sprinters in the US have been powered by BlueTEC diesel engines, marking the first use of BlueTEC technology, with its selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment system, in the commercial van market here. This downsizing enables lower fuel consumption, accompanied by low emissions and optimum weight.

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It is a high octane fuel with combustion characteristics that allow engines specifically designed for methanol fuel to match the best efficiencies of diesels while meeting current pollutant emission regulations. It is a safe fuel. The toxicity (mortality) is comparable to or better than gasoline. —Bromberg and Cheng. Resources.

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With the addition of the all-new EcoBoost engine, the new 2010 Lincoln MKS feature a powertrain that produces a combination of V-8 power and V-6 fuel economy. liter EcoBoost V-6 engine for the 2010 model year. “The beauty of EcoBoost is that it enables us to downsize for fuel efficiency, yet boost for power.

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The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter Together, the optimized tractor and trailer design achieved a 54% reduction in aerodynamic drag. DTNA began work on the SuperTruck program in 2010 together with Detroit and other partners, including national labs, universities and suppliers. Click to enlarge.

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The front end’s compact package was made possible through the consistent downsizing of all F-CELL components. From a design standpoint, the hybrid module with around 80 kW output in the F 800 Style differs only slightly from the 44 kW variant used in the Vision S 500 Plug-in Hybrid. —Prof. Earlier post.).

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Initial design layout of the Rotrak system with the corresponding block diagram. Source: Stone (2010). Both solutions involve part load losses which compromise some of the fuel consumption savings made by downsizing. It gives the next generation of downsized powertrains ‘big-engine’ response. Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai unveiled the first generation hybrid Sonata in 2010, with a 2011 market introduction. The second-generation hybrid system has been thoroughly enhanced from its predecessor: The downsized GDI engine features an aluminum block and head, a compression ratio of 13.5:1, Earlier post.). Passenger and cargo room.

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Its dive into the financial doldrums was short-lived however, and on July 10, 2009, the company bounced back with the formation of a new, downsized GM (see article ). Starting from 2010 its 2.4l Ecotec VVT I-4 will include E85 engines and the number of flex fuel models will increase from 17 in 2010 to 28 in 2012.

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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). The SuperTruck projects allow each team to design its own test duty cycle(s) within certain constraints. Background.

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Ford’s approach to the project was to engineer a comprehensive suite of gasoline engine systems technologies, including: Aggressive engine downsizing in a mid-sized sedan from a large V-6 to a small I-4. I4 / 25 bar BMEP; during the concept evaluation in 2010 and 2011, the research team revised the architecture to 2.3L Earlier post.).

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