Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and engine supplier Cummins are the latest companies to be accused of hiding excess diesel-exhaust emissions.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 19, 2011

When addressing the absence of clean diesel automobile options in the U.S. market, one of the most frequent objections raised by automakers is the price difference between gasoline and diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2012

Under laboratory-simulated diesel exhaust conditions, this mixed-phase oxide material was superior to Pt in terms of cost, thermal durability, and catalytic activity for NO oxidation. Mullite is not only easier to produce than platinum, but also better at reducing pollution in diesel engines. Kyeongjae Cho. CO 2 + 2NO, NO 2 + C?CO

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2015

A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) with colleagues from the US, China and Germany tested 73 Euro 6 diesel passenger cars on a chassis dynamometer over both the European type-approval cycle (NEDC, cold engine start) and the more realistic Worldwide harmonized light-duty test cycle (WLTC version 2.0,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine. Hybrid drive.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

Protean Electric, the global leader in electric in-wheel motors, will showcase its award-winning in-wheel motor Protean Drive system in a BRABUS Hybrid at the SAE 2012 World Congress 24-26 April. The BRABUS Hybrid vehicle is equipped with two Protean Drive wheel motors, which power the rear wheels, along with the vehicle’s diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

BMW is making a number of enhancements to its 1 and 3 Series in fall 2012. In future, there will be a choice of four diesel and two gasoline engines for the new BMW 3 Series Touring. The range of diesel engines available for the BMW 1 Series is being further extended as from the autumn of 2012. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Fuel Economy Diesel Emissions 225

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

While nearly one-third (32%) of those under 35 years of age are more interested in alternative vehicle choices—including hybrids, diesels and electrics—than they were a year ago, the same can be said for only 15% of those over the age of 67; 11% of those 67 and older report that they are less interested compared to one year ago.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. The system uses an enhanced 12-volt automobile battery and upgraded starter motor, said Birgit Sorgenfrei, program manager for Auto Start-Stop.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2011

European, North American and Japanese heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers will establish in 2012 a stronger administrative support for the activities of the annual Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting and its objective of global harmonization of heavy-duty vehicle regulations. Global Fuel Specification.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In the wake of a report by the German television station ZDF identifying widespread aftermarket manipulation of NO x emissions control technologies on trucks, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is calling for government action to preclude such manipulation. —ACEA Secretary General Erik Jonnaert.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The detailed data supporting the report were obtained directly from automobile manufacturers. The final MY 2013 adjusted, real world CO 2 emissions rate for all light-duty gasoline and diesel-fueled vehicles is 369 g/m—a 7 g/mi decrease relative to MY 2012. mpg higher than MY 2012. Fuel economy. mpg, which is 0.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Global sales of automobiles, particularly in China and across Asia, are forecasted to grow steadily over the next several years, increasing demand for Corning’s advanced substrates. Production from this recent expansion is expected to begin shipping in the second half of 2012.

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Clean Cleaning Emissions Production 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2010

A powerful booster module was required to deliver the power surge needed to assure easy diesel engine starts even at below-freezing temperatures. PSA Peugeot Citroën plans to equip about 30% of its diesel automobiles with the new start-stop system by 2012. The micro-hybrid e-HDi technology uses a new 2.2

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. —2012 Sustainability Report. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Japan-based DENSO Corporation will exhibit for the first time at the 11 th Auto Expo 2012, in New Delhi, India, from 5-11 Jan 2012 as part of an effort to expand its business in the country. Among its exhibits, DENSO will present Resonance 2021, which is a cockpit simulator envisioned for the 2021 automobile.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2014

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) Chrysler Brand will launch two plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) over the next several years, said Al Gardner, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, during the FCA Investor Day presentations at Auburn Hills, Mi. Much more progress will come as gasoline and diesel engine technologies converge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2015

It may come as a surprise for you, but I highly welcome the interest of Apple, Google and others in the automobile. Winterkorn introduced Future Tracks at the Geneva Show in 2014, saying that over the next few years, the automotive industry will face one of the greatest upheavals since the invention of the automobile. —Prof.

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2014 Vehicles Automobile Climate 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

Volkswagen Group Rus and GAZ Group are extending their joint project to produce Volkswagen and ŠKODA cars at Gorky Automobile Plant and are opening up new development opportunities for the brands’ model ranges. Maximum annual production capacity at the Gorky Automobile Plant is around 132,000 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. Ground was broken in September 2012, and the topping-out ceremony was celebrated in December. Audi’s e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

However, generally speaking, the government continued, China has not achieved a breakthrough with new energy automobiles and core components of the key technologies. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry.

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Auto Industry Industrial Industry 2015 334

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The Volkswagen Group is continuing its restructuring in the aftermath of the diesel engine emissions scandal. Our goal is to play a decisive role in shaping the transformation of the automobile. hese structural changes speed up the decision-making process, reduce complexity and increase efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Urea-based ammonia selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is one of the most promising methods for NO x removal from diesel engine exhaust. Therefore, a technology for controlling high-concentration NO x emission is also required to realize highly efficient diesel engines, which requires the deletion of EGR. —Huang et al.

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Exhaust Engine Emissions Gas-Electric 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2012

Dr. Andreas Malikopoulos at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is leading an effort to enable an automobile engine to function as an autonomous intelligent system capable of learning and realizing its optimal calibration in real-time under different conditions while the driver is driving. Source: Malikopoulos 2010. Click to enlarge. in review).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

This will effectively include all on-road vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 3,856 kg (8,500 pounds), except those vehicles that are subject to the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations (e.g. medium-duty passenger vehicles up to 4,536 kg). Consultation document.

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Canada Gas Emissions Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The ratio of capital expenditure to sales revenue will be at a competitive level of around 6% on average in the period from 2012 to 2016. The Volkswagen Group is investing a record amount in forward-looking projects to achieve its goal of becoming the world’s best automobile manufacturer in economic and ecological terms.

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2016 Production Automobile Manufacturer 2012 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2011

The new BMW Efficient Dynamics family of engines uses a standardized set of design principles and a significantly increased number of common components for both gasoline and diesel engines. By 2012, the BMW Group will have invested almost €300 million (US$427 million) in both production locations. New 3-liter diesel.

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BMW Engine Diesel Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

“Simulations and Analysis of Fuel Flow in an Injector Including Transient Needle Effects”, ILASS-Americas 24th Annual Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, May 2012. Achievable advances in engine technology can improve the fuel economy of automobiles by over 50% and trucks by over 30%. Wagner 2012.

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Engine 2001 2012 Fuel 291

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

Included in the investment program is the renewal of the current line of Chevrolet vehicles in 2012, and the launch of a new line of small cars (two models) for Brazil and emerging markets—“Project Onyx.”. The two new models of Project Onyx are scheduled to reach the market from 2012. This will be the second expansion to Gravataí.

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Brazil Chevrolet GM 2006 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

billion market for energy storage devices, according to a 2012 Lux Research report on micro and mild hybrids. Micro hybrid vehicles are traditional gasoline- or diesel-powered cars with automatic, battery-powered stop-start systems that shut off the engine while the vehicle is at rest and restart it upon re-engaging the gas pedal.

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Nickel Cadmium NiCd Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 230

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

billion venture capital fund over the next 10 years, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel with natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuels. per gallon cheaper than gasoline and diesel; and. Sundrop Fuels.

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Gas Fuel Clean Cleaning 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Just one and a half years after the groundbreaking in May 2012, the factory building for the joint production of Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder gasoline engines is now complete. It is the first Infiniti automobile to have a powertrain comprising a diesel engine and automatic transmission from the cooperation with Daimler.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

Originally targeting three industries, the scheme was later expanded to include 14 sectors including automobiles, auto components, electronic products, solar PV modules, advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery among others. It aims to promote import substitution besides generating employment opportunities.

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India Manufacturer Batteries Battery 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Offering both gasoline and diesel engines at launch (depending upon market), output is up by as much as 10 kW over the new car’s 1 Series predecessor, yet average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle has dropped by up to 21%, depending on the model. BMW 2002 TI running in the AvD-Oldtimer Grand-Prix 2012. Click to enlarge. 220d Coupe.

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BMW Fuel MPH Power 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

Our engineers are working to reduce the fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines by up to one third. This will make it possible to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of diesel cars to under 99 grams per kilometer.The electric car will come, but in small numbers at first. A diesel-powered car in 2015 will only burn 3.6

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Engine Li-ion Lithium Ion Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2012

and more than 1,200 vehicle models tested by Europe’s largest automobile club ADAC. kg per liter of diesel fuel. Peter Mock, John German, Anup Bandivadekar, Iddo Riemersma (2012) Discrepancies between type-approval and real-world fuel consumption and CO 2 values in 2001-2011 European passenger cars.

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