Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

On the 40 mpg+ highway side, in addition to the Volt and Spark EV (with the Cadillac ELR coming), GM also currently has the Sonic and the Cruze Eco and Cruze Diesel. The company received more clean-energy patents during 2011 and 2012 than any other organization, according to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index of US patents.

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2013

VCR 4-cylinder engine (projected data) from a 2011 report by Envera. The new engine will achieve high efficiency using the Atkinson Cycle with an 18:1 compression ratio, combined with aggressive engine downsizing. Engine downsizing is a key tool in improving fuel economy. Brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) curves for a 5.7L

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Engine Eaton Fuel Economy Downsizing 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2010

LSPI is considered an impediment to aggressive engine downsizing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Cost to join the P 3 Consortium is $225,000 for original equipment manufacturers and those in the fuels and lubricants industry. The initial meeting for the Preignition Prevention Program Consortium is scheduled for January 2011.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29% at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer.

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Fuel Downsizing Fuel Economy Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2013

The ESR is therefore a crucial scaling factor when evaluating the net effects of substituting gasoline with ethanol in terms of energy, GHG emissions and costs. Lean boosted engines with ethanol can produce efficiency higher than that offered by diesel engines. For instance, the ESR is 1.5 MJ gasoline. —Yan et al. lower to 23.6%

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Fuel Energy Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

It will be some time before it becomes clear whether there is a production-feasible and cost-effective way to achieve the 55% BTE target. Whereas future US gasoline demand is expected to be flat for the next 20 years, diesel fuel demand is expected to grow, necessitating changes in refinery operations. Finding 3-2. Recommendation 3-4.

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EPA Fuel Engine Hybrid 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

This CO 2 level is comparable to that emitted by equivalent sized full hybrid vehicles, yet avoids their need for high voltage and the significant impact a hybrid’s large batteries and traction motors have on overall vehicle cost, mass and packaging. L/100km) plug-in hybrid scheduled for production in 2011.

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Downsizing Power Powered Exhaust 191

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Chrysler’s new powertrain strategy is relying on the rapid transfer of Fiat Group technology for Multiair; Gasoline Direct Injection; turbocharging and alternative fuels to support rapid downsizing and improvement of fuel economy, along with the simplification of the company’s engine line-up, according to Paolo E. Transmissions.

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Chrysler Engine Hybrid Global 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), a subset of the PEV, uses electricity plus a different energy source (at present gasoline or diesel) to run its second engine.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

Policy and regulation should be technology neutral, founded on a scientific assessment of the well-to-wheels CO 2 emissions, energy efficiency, and cost associated with competing technology pathways. Bioethanol expansion would need additional standards for higher blending ratios, going from E5 to E10 in 2011 and then possibly to E20.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Europe Gas-Electric 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Delphi is highlighting new developments in the area of fuel injection systems, ignition, valve train and ancillary systems for improving fuel consumption and lowering CO 2 emissions from spark ignition engines without what it calls the cost and risk of different technologies. New Multec fast solenoid injectors for lower-cost GDi.

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Engine Fuel Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In developing the proposed preferred alternative for the rulemaking, NHTSA also projected technology penetration and associated costs for the vehicle fleet. The agencies did not consider technologies in the research stage because their effectiveness and/or costs are presently only known with greater levels of uncertainty.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic.

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