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APRIL 26, 2014

On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Manufacturers Performance Report that assesses the automobile industry’s progress toward meeting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks in the 2012 model year—the first year of the 14-year program. A note on methodology and values.

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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. Exhaust gas exergy map of EcoCAR engine.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco with eAssit ( earlier post ) will be the first model of the new 2013 Malibu lineup to reach dealer showrooms in North America, starting in the first quarter of 2012. The 2013 Malibu Eco is the first Chevrolet vehicle to feature eAssist, GM’s light electrification system already introduced in the Buick lineup.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

DOE is working to lower the cost of the power electronics and motors in an EV to $7/kW by 2022 from $30/kW in 2012. The co-optimization of engines and fuels has the potential to achieve significantly higher efficiencies than possible with current fuels and engines, improving passenger fuel economy by as much as 35% by 2030 (vs.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

In 2012, one of every two new diesel vehicles in the world (passenger cars and commercial vehicles) was registered in Europe. In 2012, the share of diesel engines in the large SUV segment stood at around 80%. In 2012, India accounted for 15% of the global market for diesel passenger cars, the second-largest market after Europe.

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MARCH 31, 2015

Tenneco is leveraging its expertise in diesel particulate filter (DPF) technology to develop gasoline particulate filters for 2017 model year light vehicles. Diesel particulate filters for original equipment applications remove particulate matter from engine exhaust gases in a closed system. Emissions Engines Europe Regulations'

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? The penetration of spark-ignited powertrains in light trucks is projected to drop to 55% in 2025 from 74% in 2016. marketshare in 2012 to 1.25 TDI clean diesel represents almost 25% of Audi and Volkswagen US sales. Are these sales incentivized?

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MAY 30, 2013

Euro-4 is achieved through use of an EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) system and catalytic converter with replaceable filter. Its advanced combustion control technology can optimize the engine for fuel economy while meeting existing and future emissions and onboard diagnostic requirements.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The unthrottled nature of the compression ignition process provides high engine efficiency while achieving compliant exhaust emissions with conventional, low-cost aftertreatment. This—in addition to the opposed engine architecture—could increase fuel efficiency by 40-50% over the comparable spark-ignited gasoline engine, Achates said.

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APRIL 9, 2014

improvement in city fuel economy (24.5 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced preliminary test results of its Dedicated-Exhaust Gas Recirculation (D-EGR) demonstration vehicle ( earlier post ) at the SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit. The D-EGR demonstrator is a converted 2012 Buick Regal with a 2.0-liter mpg) and a 9.2%

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

BMW will add further engines to the line-up in 2012, when the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 (using a powertrain similar to that of the ActiveHybrid 5, earlier post ) will also make its premiere. Exhaust stream from cylinders 1 and 4, and the exhaust stream from cylinders 2 and 3, follow separate spiral-shaped paths to the turbine wheel.

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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. including body, chassis, suspension) will then first appear in the new CX-5 in 2012.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

million barrels per day of highway petroleum use (12.5%) by 2020 (compared to the Energy Information Agency (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2012-projected baseline in 2020 of 11.2 mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

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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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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Since then, this engine has been heavily revised to accommodate increasing demand for improvements in exhaust emissions and acoustics. VW estimates fuel economy of 29 mpg US city, 39 mpg highway (8.1 Each cylinder has two intake and two exhaust valves. The 2012 Beetle is 71.2 mm wider bore. L/100 km, respectively).

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APRIL 20, 2011

The Malibu ECO features GM’s eAssist light electrification technology ( earlier post ), which is engineered to deliver an estimated 26 mpg in city driving and 38 mpg on the highway. The system also shuts down fuel delivery in certain deceleration conditions, further improving fuel economy. Chevrolet Malibu ECO PowerFlow screen.

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JUNE 29, 2012

The supercharged V8 gasoline engine has fuel economy 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%. A green ‘ECO’ symbol on the dashboard lights up when the engine is shut down by the system. liter i4 and 3.0-liter

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

The Holy Grail for developing a performance car is delivering greater performance and more power with greater fuel economy and that’s what we’ve achieved. The application of GM’s Active Fuel Management (AFM) cylinder deactivation system is the first on Corvette; it shuts down half of the engine’s cylinders in light-load driving.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Having better control over the combustion process reduces the emission load on the exhaust aftertreatment systems. Eminox SCRT technology can significantly reduce harmful diesel exhaust gases, particularly in urban operating conditions. Phil Bush, technology manager at Eminox. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 9, 2012

GM says the ATS will be able to deliver peak highway fuel economy of more than 30 mpg. V-6 currently offered in the 2012 Cadillac CTS. Key sound attenuation features, such as a structural front engine cover, structural cam cover, and light weight composite acoustic intake manifold cover. four-cylinder and a 270 hp (201 kW) 2.0L

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MARCH 31, 2015

In December 2012, TARDEC had awarded Achates Power, Inc. With this latest contract, Achates has six concurrent customers whose contracts encompass five different engine applications: passenger vehicle, light commercial vehicle, heavy commercial vehicle, military and marine/stationary power. and AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

2012 Camry Hybrid. The 2012 Camry again offers three powertrain choices, all of which have been enhanced for 2012 to provide better fuel economy and more responsive performance: a revised 2.5L, 4-cylinder gasoline engine; an enhanced 3.5-liter Under the hood of the 2012 Camry Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 4, 2012

liter engine option has a targeted fuel economy of 27 mpg city / 38 mpg highway / 31 mpg combined (8.7, It now includes variable valve timing on both exhaust and intake camshafts, and the new intake system opens the valves at a higher rpm to help keep the torque curve flat. The 2013 Altima equipped with the 4-cylinder, 2.5-liter

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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. Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fuel economy gains of more than 10%.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. In terms of fuel economy, the truck achieved 10.7

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Fiat unveiled the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth—a performance variant of the 500—featuring the first application of the new 1.4-liter The 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth is also fitted with a heavy-duty five-speed manual transmission with Torque Transfer Control (TTC) system. liter MultiAir Turbo. liter engine.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

A paper on their work, which was supported by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) of Korea, appears in the International Journal of Engine Research. However, this effect diminished as mode transition proceeded from LTC to conventional combustion due to reduced exhaust back pressure. Sangwook Han, Choongsik Bae, and Seibum B.

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MAY 4, 2012

They presented these latest results in a paper at the recent SAE 2012 World Congress, and participated as well in the SAE 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium immediately preceding the World Congress. Predicted fuel economy for such a vehicle equipped with the TSCi system was 48.8 mpg US (4.8 L/100km): 4.7% mpg US/5.05

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APRIL 24, 2012

The results represent a light-load indicated efficiency improvement of 15-30% (up to 40.9%). 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., SAE Paper 2012-01-0378 ([link].

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

All model variants come with extensive BMW EfficientDynamics technology as standard and meet the stipulations of the EU6 exhaust standard. BMW 2002 TI running in the AvD-Oldtimer Grand-Prix 2012. Preliminary EPA fuel economy estimates for the 228i are 23 city/35 highway/27 combined (10.2, Average fuel economy stands at 4.5 – 4.8

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APRIL 17, 2014

Compared to new diesel engines, the Delphi team found that BSFC for GDCI at light loads was comparable or better, and at high loads was about 5% higher. Due to the lower exhaust enthalpy of lower temperature engines using PPCI, it is difficult to produce intake boost with acceptable boost system parasitis. —Sellnau et al.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

liter EcoBoost customers by automatically stopping fuel delivery and valve operation for one of the engine’s cylinders in conditions where full capacity is not needed, such as when coasting or cruising with light demand on the engine. Cylinder deactivation will deliver reduced running costs for 1.0-liter liter engine. In 2014, the 1.0-liter

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APRIL 25, 2012

Mark Sellnau, Engineering Manager of Advanced Powertrain Technology at Delphi Powertrain, reported on the progress with GDCI at both the SAE 2012 High Efficiency IC Engines Symposium and the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit this week. Engines 5(2) doi: 10.4271/2012-01-0384. For all tests, intake air temperature was 50 C.

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JUNE 9, 2011

US fuel economy city/hwy. US fuel economy city/hwy. The fuel economy is supported by a package of BlueEFFICIENCY measures including the new seven-speed automatic transmission with a more fuel-efficient torque converter, friction-optimized bearings and a transmission oil thermal management system. Cylinders. Displacement cc.

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

Along with Hyundai and Honda who also have sold FCEVs, since 2012 there have been 14,225 fuel cell cars sold in the United States, nearly all of those in California. The fueling process is fast and easy and a FCEV operates exactly like a gasoline-powered car, but with no noise, exhaust fumes or emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy 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 fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. Technologies.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine portfolio. The Eco Turbo version, delivering 125 kW (170 hp) and 280 N·m (207 lb-ft) peak torque, is focused on optimized fuel economy, high low-end torque and outstanding elasticity. Click to enlarge. Architecture.

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