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Christopher Thomas, BorgWarner VP, Advanced Engineering, Engine Group and VP, Advanced Engineering, Drivetrain Group presented the basic concepts of VEMB and current BorgWarner test results at the recent SAE 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium. improvement in fueleconomy on an E-class vehicle (e.g., Source: Borgwarner.
The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., The downsizing trend also has an impact on owner satisfaction with the fueleconomy of their new vehicle. The Audi A8 achieves the highest APEAL Study score of any model in the industry in 2012.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fueleconomy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. L/100km), if the vehicles were to meet this CO 2 level all through fueleconomy.
Volvo Car Corporation will rely on a powertrain strategy based on its new downsized 4-cylinder VEA (Volvo Environmental Architecture) engine platform ( earlier post ) and hybrids for the US market, said John Maloney, recently appointed President of Volvo Cars, US, in an interview at the Detroit Auto Show. Click to enlarge.
Researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Eaton have demonstrated the application of downspeeding and supercharging a diesel vehicle, in conjunction with optimizing transmission gear ratios and the shift schedule, to deliver a greater improvement in fueleconomy than a downsped and turbocharged configuration.
This marks Toyota’s first downsizing of its HSD technology. This engineering solution targets the independent powering of the air-conditioning unit for improved full hybrid powertrain fueleconomy. Prius+ will be on sale in the first half of 2012.
Use of a variable compression ratio (VCR) could be one technology approach to reducing fuel consumption in highly boosted (e.g., downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fueleconomy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio.
The company presented these latest test results in a paper at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. 2012) Indicated Cycle Efficiency Improvements of a 4-Stroke, High Compression Ratio, S.I., 2012) Indicated Cycle Efficiency Improvements of a 4-Stroke, High Compression Ratio, S.I., SAE Paper 2012-01-0378 ([link].
Ti-VCT (Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing), Ford’s advanced multi-valve engine technology ( earlier post ), will be on 80% of its products by 2012, including EcoBoost and non-EcoBoost applications. The further downsized next-generation technologies can be very synergistic within hybrid applications. Planning background.
Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fueleconomy 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.
to hold warming to 2 °C as outlined in the IEA Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (ETP) 2 °C Scenario (2DS). In 2012, sales of hybrid-electric vehicles passed the one million mark. Emerging economies are stepping up their efforts to promote and develop clean energy. EV sales more than doubled in 2012, passing 100,000.
It will be manufactured at Honda’s UK manufacturing facility in Swindon from the end of 2012. By downsizing from the outgoing 2.2L With these engines we aim to be Number 1 in fueleconomy in each sector within 3 years. Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC Earth Dreams. Click to enlarge. liter diesel engine. —Manabu Nishimae.
In 2012 Magnomatics secured £2.5 Much further testing and optimization remains to be done, Kirby noted. Background. Magnomatics was founded in 2006 by a group of engineers from the University of Sheffield (UK) to commercialize magnetic gearing and motor technology developed there. million (US$4.1 million (US$1.7
A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), in collaboration with Eaton, Ricardo, JCI, BorgWarner, Honeywell, and the ITB Group, analyzes current turbocharged, downsized gasoline engine technology developments and trends. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.
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. —Skarke et al.
It achieves gasoline equivalent fuel efficiency of more than 70 mpg US (3.36 In addition to improving the fueleconomy and range of the powertrain, Hyundai has also created a more compact power source for the Tucson ix FCEV. Hyundai plans to make a limited supply of the Tucson ix FCEV in 2012 and begin mass production in 2015.
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.).
GM says that the choice to use a small-displacement turbocharged engine for a more powerful Verano model is consistent with Buick’s effort to downsize its powertrains without sacrificing performance. Fueleconomy numbers are not final, but the Verano Turbo is expected to be in line with Buick’s other turbocharged models.
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.)
The testing process compares fueleconomy performance from the vehicle in its original condition with the performance using XL Hybrids’ charge-sustaining hybrid system. This year, the company will release between 30 to 50 fleet trials, Ashton told Green Car Congress , using the 2012 system. engine and 6-speed transmission.
The survey shows continued growth in automaker’s overall use of aluminum reaching a high of 343 lbs (156 kg) per vehicle in 2012—up 5% from 327 lbs (148 kg) in 2009. Using aluminum will extend the efficiencies of other technologies, while enabling secondary cost-savings from downsized powertrains without sacrificing performance.
With the Generation 3 HEV system, Ford decided to downsize the engine from a 2.5L Atkinson to improve fueleconomy. The 2012 Fusion Hybrid carries an EPA fueleconomy rating of 41 mpg city, 36 mpg highway; Ford expects the upcoming 2013 Fusion Hybrid to offer about 47 mpg city, 44 mpg highway.
I3 Ford EcoBoost at the SAE 2012 World Congress. The EcoBoost engine represents one of the recent trends in the automotive industry, a move towards downsized and highly boosted engines that deliver higher power and better fueleconomy than the larger engines they replace. FEV, Inc., is showing the 1.0L Earlier post.)
In part-load operation, the indirect injection supplements direct gasoline injection to improve fueleconomy and to reduce the output of particulates from the engine. GDI technology provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Earlier post.).
Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fueleconomy standards under the Corporate Average FuelEconomy program, respectively.
As corporate average fueleconomy requirements that started in 2012 continue to tighten, automakers have turned to an entire arsenal of tactics to reduce the fuel their vehicles burn.
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.
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).
The new generation XTRONIC CVT model achieves an improvement in fueleconomy of up to 10% compared to previous CVTs for comparable vehicles, based on in-house measurements using US (EPA) combined mode. The new generation XTRONIC CVT will be introduced in North America from 2012, then globally thereafter. XTRONIC CVT.
liter engine option has a targeted fueleconomy of 27 mpg city / 38 mpg highway / 31 mpg combined (8.7, liter V6 remains rated at 270 hp (2012 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 N·m) of torque. Fueleconomy for the V6-equipped model is expected to be 22 mpg city, 30 mpg highway, 25 mpg combined (10.7,
Nissan unveiled the Hi-Cross Concept hybrid at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, heralding a possible new design direction for the company as well as a possible expansion of the current Juke-Qashqai-Murano portfolio. The Hi-Cross Concept hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post. )
A comparison of the benefits of two different cylinder deactivation operating strategies for downsized 3-cylinder engines such as the 1.0L liter EcoBoost became the first engine to be named overall International Engine of the Year three times in a row, and was in 2012 named “Best New Engine.”. Schamel et al. Click to enlarge.
liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder gasoline engine, significantly downsized from the previous 2.5-liter This powertrain is anticipated to deliver best-in-class fueleconomy of 47 mpg (5.0L/100km) Fusion Hybrid also features an all-new 2.0-liter liter unit while maintaining performance standards.
General project targets were to deliver diesel-like or better fueleconomy 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. Toyota 1.8L
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. Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fueleconomy gains of more than 10%.
While policies worldwide are tightening emissions and fueleconomy standards, the strictest standard of all is expected in Europe in 2020, Bohr said—average fleet CO 2 emissions of 95 grams per kilometer. This will be done with a broad range of efficiency-enhancing technologies, including the turbocharging of downsized engines.
For the 2013 XF and XJ lineup, Jaguar is adding two new downsized forced induction gasoline powerplants: 3.0-liter The supercharged V8 gasoline engine has fueleconomy gains of up to 11% with emissions reductions of more than 8%, while the naturally-aspirated V8 sees economy improvements of up to 8% with emissions down by more than 6%.
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
On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fueleconomy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fueleconomy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016.
The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fueleconomy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. UMTRI Survey: US drivers want better fueleconomy, don’t care how.
At the heart of the combustion system is a high-pressure direct injection system which injects fuel into each cylinder in small, precise amounts at a pressure of up to 200 bar—the droplet size is typically smaller than 0.02mm. By 2012, the Ford plans globally to produce 1.3
Smaller engines with turbochargers have spread throughout new vehicles as a way to meet the increasingly stringent fuel-efficiency rules that started in 2012. But no maker has been as forward about marketing that technology as Ford, which now offers a range of downsized and boosted engines under the EcoBoost brand.
This concept system is expected to be ideal for heavily downsized applications and developing markets. A combination of injector design, configurable pump layout and advanced air and fuel control strategies has provided a highly-flexible, modular solution for engines between 7- and 16-liters displacement. Resources. Crossley, D.
GDi is essential for the accelerating trend toward downsized turbocharged engines as by cooling the charge it allows higher boost levels or a higher compression ratio. This results in a more fun-to-drive experience with better fueleconomy. —Dr. Delphi’s brushless fuel pump is expected to enter production in 2012.
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