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MAY 18, 2012

The cast iron sleeve provides good tribological properties and is compatible with cost-effective ring packs. To meet the cost and. The technology was a finalist in the 2012 Automotive News PACE Awards. —Gian Maria Olivetti. game-changing manufacturing or business processes that support the automotive supply chain.

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Downsizing: The car industry's buzzword for both consumers shopping for smaller cars than their previous model, and carmakers equipping their models with smaller, more efficient engines. Both are linked to lowering the cost of driving, but the latter is most interesting from an efficiency perspective.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Toyota’s targeted cost reductions in fuel cell vehicles. In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. Source: Toyota.

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APRIL 18, 2013

to hold warming to 2 °C as outlined in the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (ETP) 2 °C Scenario (2DS). Without CCS, the world will have to abandon its reliance on fossil fuels much sooner—and that will come at a cost. In 2012, sales of hybrid-electric vehicles passed the one million mark. billion to US$4.2

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MARCH 20, 2012

The control systems boost the cost efficiency of grid-scale batteries and solar fields by constantly monitoring individual cells within a battery or solar installation, and making real-time adjustments in electrical architecture to optimize system performance.

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

Developed for the latest 1-liter downsized gasoline engines. These EcoBoost engines are slated for installation initially in the 2012 Ford Focus and later, in the Ford C-Max and in the completely new Ford B-Max. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The first two engines will generate 74 and 88 kW from a displacement of just one liter.

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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. MWh/vehicle in 2010.

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JUNE 25, 2012

XL Hybrids’ hybrid electric powertrain is a low-cost, low-risk, bolt-on, post-transmission parallel hybrid technology designed for Class 1–3 commercial vehicles that integrates seamlessly with the conventional internal combustion engine and transmission. already developed for an OEM and sold worldwide, to reduce XLH’s engineering costs.

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MARCH 8, 2012

The new Yaris Hybrid—the first full hybrid vehicle to go on sale in the European B-segment—made its world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The downsized full hybrid system combines the new 1NZ-FXE 1.5-liter Fuel consumption is 3.5 L/100km NEDC (67 mpg US), equivalent to 79 g/km CO 2. meters has been maintained.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

GDI technology provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Athanasios Mamakos, Christos Dardiotis, and Giorgio Martini (2012) “ Assessment of particle number limits for petrol vehicles ” (JRC report). Source: MECA, Ford Motor Company. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 22, 2013

downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio. Haake (2012) Two-Stage Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) System to Increase Efficiency in Gasoline Powertrains. DEER Conference 2012).

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain. Power from ORC.

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JUNE 23, 2015

A comparison of the benefits of two different cylinder deactivation operating strategies for downsized 3-cylinder engines such as the 1.0L The largest difference proved to be in cost. Even for an aggressively downsized engine such as the 1.0-liter Schamel et al. Click to enlarge. Last year, the 1.0‑liter Earlier post.).

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APRIL 24, 2012

The company presented these latest test results in a paper at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. Thus the Pinnacle engine offers the twin benefits of low emissions and improved efficiency at a low cost—an especially attractive proposition for their initial target market. SAE Paper 2012-01-0378 ([link]. Willcox, M.,

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MARCH 11, 2014

The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. Since January 2012, he has been in charge of planning and development for fuel cell vehicles. Eliminating the need for a humidifier allowed Toyota to simplify the structure of the fuel cell system, making it lighter, smaller and more cost-effective.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

Staggered implementation: 65% to comply with requirements in 2012; 75% in 2013; 80% in 2014 and 100% in 2015. Downsizing, gasoline direct injection (GDI), and start-stop will be the key technologies helping original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) achieve emission targets by 2015. ACEA says that the industry spends €20 billion (US$28.8

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APRIL 16, 2012

At INTERMAT 2012, Dana Rexroth Transmission Systems unveiled the R3 hydromechanical variable transmission (HVT), the first powersplit system resulting from the 50-50 joint venture between Dana and Bosch Rexroth AG announced in 2010 and completed last year. Click to enlarge. Components and operation of the HVT R3.

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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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JULY 12, 2013

million vehicles in 2012. Since this initial consensus statement of R&D themes, the Automotive Council has published further roadmaps for commercial vehicles and off-highway equipment and supports the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership-led bus technology roadmap published in 2012. Fuel injection and variable valve & actuation systems.

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JUNE 18, 2013

Therefore, Bohr said, Bosch aims to develop lithium-ion batteries that will at least double the range of current electric vehicles and at half the cost per kilowatt-hour. In order to further reduce its CO 2 emissions in this vehicle class, the gasoline engine will require a low-cost, basic hybrid solution.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda has revealed that the company plans to mass produce electric vehicles in 2012 and produce fuel cell cars in the US by 2015. According to Yokoyama, the design of the fuel cell and hydrogen storage system will play a critical role in achieving the cost reduction.

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APRIL 23, 2012

SAE’s 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit—the second as an immediate precursor to the SAE World Congress—opened on Sunday with a consideration of several alternative engine designs: opposed piston 2-stroke (Achates Power); variable compression ratio (MCE-5); split cycle (Scuderi); and advanced rotary (Liquid Piston).

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MAY 1, 2012

This concept system is expected to be ideal for heavily downsized applications and developing markets. Evolutions of the same technology will allow a cost-effective path to next-generation emissions compliance. New high pressure heavy duty common rail systems. Resources. Crossley, D.

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JUNE 19, 2015

In 2012 the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which regulates fuel economy, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which regulates greenhouse gas emissions, proposed new unified standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions over the years 2017 to 2025. Background. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7

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JULY 24, 2009

The changes to the regulation implement legislation signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in February to provide temporary relief to firms that have reduced used of their vehicles due to downsizing or work stoppage. These changes will allow the hardest-hit fleets to postpone their compliance costs until the current recession has eased.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The action builds on the first phase of the Obama Administration’s national program (2012-2016) ( earlier post ), which will raise fuel efficiency equivalent to 35.5 The agencies estimate that fuel savings will far outweigh higher vehicle costs, and that the net. The agencies also project that higher costs for.

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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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OCTOBER 12, 2011

The combination of regulated fuel and emissions reduction, electrification of the powertrain, safety within the powertrain and engine downsizing is placing exponential performance demands on the processors used in control units, Philip Pesses, Freescale Product Manager for Automotive Powertrain, said in a pre-announcement briefing.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

The new generation XTRONIC CVT will be introduced in North America from 2012, then globally thereafter. The new hybrid system combines an efficient CVT with Nissan’s own one-motor two-clutch system; a downsized, supercharged engine; and a high-output lithium-ion battery. liter supercharged engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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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. That becomes a low-cost way to generate big improvements in pack density and bolster the mileage of a vehicle,” Castillloux says.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Electric supercharging provides a cost-effective technology for controlling emissions without increasing fuel consumption. This can be achieved without the cost and complexity of replacing an entire fleet with brand new vehicles before older vehicles have been fully amortized. Phil Bush, technology manager at Eminox. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 17, 2014

General project targets were to deliver diesel-like or better fuel economy using E10 gasoline (RON91), and to achieve low engine-out NO x and PM using low temperature combustion, the intention being to avoid the cost of aftertreatment for NO x and PM, in addition to meeting more stringent standards. Camtronic 2012. i-DTEC Diesel 2012.

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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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AUGUST 4, 2011

Since this energy loss is primarily thermal in nature and can be attributed to the exhaust, cooling system, and engine and transmission surfaces, Mazda’s R&D team’s central focus is on improving the engine’s thermal efficiency cost-effectively. Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing. Although downsizing—i.e.,

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MARCH 27, 2015

In 2012, Toyota Motor introduced its new development framework, the Toyota New Global Architecture. Designed to balance product advances with cost reductions, TNGA supports the grouping of the development of new vehicles to promote strategic sharing of parts and powertrain components. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Naphtha, suggest the researchers who are investigating its use, could prove a useful transportation fuel for several reasons: one, cost and availability; and two, as a useful enabling fuel for advanced combustion regimes. Based on these engine studies, they installed a downsized four-cylinder 1.6-liter Kalghatgi (2012) ?“

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MARCH 27, 2015

The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter DTNA notes that while Waste Heat Recovery is an innovative SuperTruck technology, challenges remain in the areas of vehicle and engine integration tradeoffs, working fluids, and cost and maturity. DTNA SuperTruck technology elements. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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