Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Previewed in the Green Program 2016 announcement in 2011 ( earlier post ) and outlined further in an advanced technology briefing in Oppama in October 2012, the FF-Hybrid system is intended to be adaptable to vehicles of any size, and support applications including all-wheel drive and plug-in hybrid configurations. —Owen Thunes.

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Engine Hybrid Fuel Economy Li-ion 220

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Renault’s ongoing downsizing strategy is aimed at reducing the cubic capacity of its engines in order to bring down fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, without detracting from performance. The latest evolutions will become available in 2012 and will cut CO 2 emissions by approximately 20 g/km. Select Engines. New-generation 1.5

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Environment Engine 2010 Parts 230

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

liter V6 remains rated at 270 hp (2012 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 N·m) of torque. For this next-generation design, 70% of the parts have been redesigned, which, along with a downsized oil pump, lower oil level and low viscosity oil results in up to 40% reduction in internal friction (versus the previous design).

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MPG 2013 Nissan Fuel Economy 230

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

By downsizing from the present 2.2L Mid-sized vehicles equipped with this system are scheduled to begin production starting with a plug-in hybrid model in 2012 and a conventional hybrid model in 2013. Diesel engine. class diesel engine.

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Honda Plug-in Hybrid Engine 246

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

With this type of engine, reaching the target of 120 g of CO2/km seems realistic by 2012-2013 for high-performance vehicles, with a strong reduction in fuel consumption for the whole vehicle range, MCE-5 suggests. This constitutes a strong response to the durability problem of highly downsized high-loaded engines. MCE-5 moving parts.

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Engine Vehicles Gasoline-Electric MPG 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing. Although downsizing—i.e., including body, chassis, suspension) will then first appear in the new CX-5 in 2012. The SKYACTIV-G engine also features 20% lighter pistons, 15% lighter connecting rods and a 30% reduction to internal engine friction compared to the current 2.0-liter

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Mazda Engine Gasoline Diesel 322

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. “People downsize cars, not expectations.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

Extrapolating from company targets, a future compact-size Lucid—think the size of Tesla Model 3 or Model Y—could decisively downsize its battery without sacrificing useful range. In a marketplace starving for what they see as their rightful share of kilowatt-hours, smaller or less-connected automakers especially may go hungry.

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Batteries Battery Supplies GM 95

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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Fuel Economy Economy Auto Industry Standards 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2015

CPT announced the world’s first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for ‘quasi continuous’ boosting of commercial diesel and gasoline engines at the annual supercharging conference held at the Technical University of Dresden in 2012. Earlier post.)

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Vehicles Exhaust Emissions Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

With the Generation 3 HEV system, Ford decided to downsize the engine from a 2.5L The 2012 Fusion Hybrid carries an EPA fuel economy rating of 41 mpg city, 36 mpg highway; Ford expects the upcoming 2013 Fusion Hybrid to offer about 47 mpg city, 44 mpg highway. Atkinson to a 2.0L Atkinson to improve fuel economy.

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Hybrid Fusion Li-ion Fuel Economy 275

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

In December 2012, the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) awarded Achates Power, Inc., There are a variety of mechanical design arrangements of crankshafts and connecting rods to articulate the pistons in an opposed piston engine. Source: Achates Power. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Diesel Power Powered Exhaust 334

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In developing technology inputs for MY 2012-2016 standards, NHTSA and EPA reviewed, as requested by President Obama in his January 26 memorandum, the technology assumptions that NHTSA used in setting the MY 2011 standards and the comments that NHTSA received in response to its May 2008 NPRM. Technologies.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

liter class which are engineered to meet customer demand for strong, downsized engine performance. The Front End Accessory Drive (FEAD)—a five-rib belt connecting the water pump, the alternator and the air conditioning compressor—features a mechanical isolator to remove the effect of crankshaft oscillations.

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Engine MPG Exhaust Gasoline 220

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

We are suggesting that the variation in power and energy from renewable sources can be managed much more easily and economically with the batteries in PHEVs when they are plugged into the grid with a low power connection. In fact, the optimized PHEV is much more efficient as a long range liquid fuel vehicle, because the engine is downsized.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine portfolio. For the driver, this has reduced gear shift travel and also delivered a more connected feel, allowing the shift lever to snap easily into position with a minimum of effort.

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Engine 2016 Fuel Economy Fuel 287

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Some experts predict that such a battery - or a similar battery - could be production-ready by 2010 to 2012.Larry GM Press Release ).

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