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AUGUST 19, 2013

At the upcoming 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Toyota stand will be devoted entirely to hybrids, the company says. As of the end of July 2013, Toyota Motor Corporation has sold more 5.5 The result is a highly focused concept car dedicated to maximizing driving pleasure on road and on track. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 16, 2014

Europe is the world’s fastest growing hybrid market; sales increased by 34% in 2013, with the region accounting for 12% of total global hybrid sales. The Yaris Hybrid sold 49,774 units in 2013, and the Valenciennes French factory has recently produced its 100,000 th Yaris Hybrid. share of the total market in 2013. lbs) lighter.

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APRIL 14, 2014

in 2013, Volkswagen delivered 925,000 units worldwide—making the Jetta the top-selling car for both the brand and of the entire VW Group. Jetta has been Volkswagen of America’s top selling car for decades. A complex exhaust gas recirculation system is also used. Timing on US emission regulations. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 22, 2014

liter diesel, prominently showing the closely attached exhaust aftertreatment system. The Group was responsible for 79% of all light-duty passenger diesel sales in the US in 2013; worldwide, every fourth car sold by the Group is a diesel, said Dr. Johannes Arning, of Volkswagen’s Powertrain Product Management group. The EA288 2.0-liter

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MARCH 18, 2014

liter EA288 diesel engine will power the 2015 Golf, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Passat, and Jetta, all of which are set to arrive in dealer showrooms in the second half of 2014. Exhaust gas aftertreatment module close to engine. In the MDB, the exhaust gas treatment systems starts right after the turbocharger. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

car warranties, cost, food-vs-fuels arguments). Ethanol has about one-third lower energy density than gasoline; accordingly, cars drive fewer miles per gallon when operating on ethanol blends compared with unblended gasoline. This keeps the catalytic converter operating at the right air/fuel conditions. Earlier post.).

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JULY 29, 2014

Emission control comes via exhaust gas recirculation, a diesel particulate filter and an oxidation catalytic converter. It works in practically every car or van from Mercedes-Benz—all the way up to the S-Class. t and 3.05 t permissible gross vehicle weights. It is already ready for the future Euro 6 emissions standard.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In an open access paper in the journal Energies , they report that CO 2 emissions can be reduced to as low as 43g/km in a subcompact car configuration using the dual-fuel hybrid electric powertrain on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). At the moment, we are concentrating particularly on the temperature in the catalytic converter.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

In four campaigns over the year-long study, the team from the University of Toronto measured emissions 15 meters from the roadway, then converted the measurements to fuel-based emission factors (EFs). Hence, GDI PM mass loadings and chemical composition may vary depending on the measurement environment or exhaust conditioning.

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JUNE 5, 2013

Earlier CN testing of LNG using a tank-car (non-Westport)-based tender with two converted test locomotives. The first tender to supply fuel to an adjacent natural-gas powered locomotive will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2013. Pellerin noted that a 72-foot LNG tank car-based tender with 25.5 Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 17, 2013

Broadly, Honda estimates that fuel economy of the vehicle, compared to a hypothetical conventional gasoline-engined car with a four-stroke engine (minus features such as cooled EGR) is enhanced approximately 39% via the basic hybridization using the two-motor system. Valve train (exhaust). Bore x stroke (mm). Displacement (cm 3 ).

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JANUARY 28, 2015

The ICE will have a new combustion chamber, exhaust system concept and variable trumpets, as permitted by the 2015 regulations. The wastegate is a control device that allows excess exhaust gas to by-pass the turbine and match the power produced by the turbine to that needed by the compressor to supply the air required by the engine.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

2013 Beetle TDI. Volkswagen will bring the new Beetle TDI diesel ( earlier post ), unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show, to market in the US this summer as a 2013 model. Since then, this engine has been heavily revised to accommodate increasing demand for improvements in exhaust emissions and acoustics. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

Strong growth in vehicle production together with increased semiconductor content in cars resulted in 10% growth year over year to reach $29B. The semiconductor revenue in these applications is forecast to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR 2013–2018) of 20%, 19% and 18%t respectively. 2013 mkt share. 2014 mkt share.

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AUGUST 26, 2013

If we can design better thermoelectric materials, we will be able to reduce the energy consumption of cars by converting waste heat in exhausts into electrical power, as well as cooling hot spots on computer chips using solid state refrigerators. Borissenko, M. Piovano, E. Enderle, M. Gutmann, M. Gannon, A. Boothroyd, S.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Catalytic converters in cars, for example, reduce emissions by converting exhaust to less toxic compounds. Nilsson (2013) Real-Time Observation of Surface Bond Breaking with an X-ray Laser. Nordlund, J. Nørskov, H. Ogasawara, H. Öström, L. Pettersson, W. Schlotter, J. Sellberg, F. Sorgenfrei, J. Wurth, and A.

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APRIL 7, 2015

The current X-Trail, which made its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2013 (the US version is the Nissan Rogue), is built on the jointly-developed Nissan/Renault Common Module Family (CMF) platform. The clutches and motor are installed co-axially in the space of the torque converter. It generates more torque than a 2.5-liter

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda hosted Green Car Congress at a SKYACTIV Technologies media workshop this week in Vancouver, Canada, at which engineering management explained the development philosophy, approach and results for the initial set of SKYACTIV technologies. The resulting reduction in compression temperature inhibits knocking. liter MZR gasoline engine.

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APRIL 23, 2014

After each expansion cycle the heat exchange fluid is recovered from the exhaust and reheated to ambient temperature via a heat exchanger similar to a conventional radiator. Some of the heat that will inevitably escape down the exhaust will be converted into electricity using a thermoelectric generator (TEG). Earlier post. ).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

By 2013, the company plans globally to produce 1.5 Also, by 2013, nearly 80% of Ford’s global nameplates will be available with EcoBoost. By 2015, EcoBoost engines will be available on most Ford branded passenger cars in China. The global EcoBoost engine family is the cornerstone of Ford’s near-term sustainability plan.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

At the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, Volkswagen is unveiling a new Golf BlueMotion concept car. This third generation Golf BlueMotion will be launched into the market in summer 2013. In the Golf BlueMotion concept car, Volkswagen is employing a 1.6-liter This Golf concept, powered by another new 1.6-liter l/100 km (73.5

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Toyota again noted that hybrid technology, capable of both high levels of fuel efficiency and driving performance, can be easily combined with various types of fuel and also includes core technologies necessary for developing many types of “eco-cars”. Hybrid vehicle models equipped with the engine will be launched starting 2013.

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Although the new diesel hybrid sports car appears like a continuous further development of the World Championship winning car and Le Mans winner of the past two years, due to the new LMP1 regulations that will come into effect in 2014, Audi Sport redeveloped every component. Optimized flywheel energy storage system.

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JULY 15, 2023

The engineering challenge of building complex systems that can harvest the energy and convert it to electricity without being destroyed by radiation poses a series of tall engineering and materials-science hurdles. Divertor: Essentially the heat exhaust of the reactor, the divertor absorbs excess heat from the plasma into pieces of tungsten.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

US buyers hunting for a non-premium diesel passenger car (i.e., not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat. The Cruze Diesel is identified by a discreet badge on the trunk. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Since the 1990s, Volkswagen has been researching the potential of hydrogen fuel cells and transferring this drive technology to production cars. The drive configuration gives the zero-emission Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro 170 kW of available power—a new level of performance in fuel cell cars. —Prof.

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MAY 8, 2014

The exhaust-turbocharged V6 will come in two versions: 160 kW (218 hp) and 200 kW (272 hp). Also, for the first time, a NO x storage catalytic converter has been combined with a diesel particulate filter and SCR injection in a single assembly. The exhaust gas after?treatment New generation of the 3.0L Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 18, 2015

Initially configured to simulate heavy duty truck applications, the 20 kW e system can be scaled down to 3 kW e for light duty trucks and passenger cars. By providing physical test results to validate simulation tools, the data will allow Libertine to model specific customer applications with high confidence. 2013.01.028. 2013.03.040.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

Published surveys of the ethanol industry showed that 2008 ethanol plants use 30% less energy to convert corn to ethanol than 2001-era plants. The use of fossil energy at the biorefinery is a significant contributor to the CI of ethanol. A recent follow up survey showed further energy reductions. Updated Modeling. Dunn, Michelle M.

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JUNE 21, 2013

Acting as a generator, it absorbs power from the turbine shaft to recover heat energy from the exhaust gases. Under braking, the MGU-K operates as a generator to slow the car (reducing the heat dissipated in the brakes) and so recovers some of the kinetic energy and converts it into electricity.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The 2013 Jetta Hybrid. Volkswagen is holding media drive events this week for the sporty new 2013 Jetta Turbo Hybrid ( earlier post ), which features the second version of a Volkswagen gasoline-electric hybrid drive system: a 1.4L Click to enlarge. kWh Li-ion battery pack. The maximum torque is limited by the transmission.).

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Designed from the ground up as an integrated project between the Mercedes-Benz teams based at Brackley and Brixworth, this new car—the first all-new Silver Arrow to hit the track since 1954—comes in a year when Mercedes-Benz celebrates 120 years of motorsport and the 80 th anniversary of the Silver Arrows. The F1 W05.

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MAY 4, 2015

While piston generators rely on catalytic converters to reduce their emissions by 10x to meet ever-increasing California Air Resources Board standards, the Fulcrum turbine generator is so much cleaner, that it meets emissions standards without adding to its weight and complexity. Shah, R.M.A.; McGordon, A.; Amor-Segan, M.; Jennings, P.,

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JUNE 25, 2015

The next Cruze diesel will take those attributes to the next level with the very latest technology, offering what we expect will be the premier small-car diesel package in North America. Cruze is Chevrolet’s best-selling car around the world, with 3.5 Cruze sales in the US in 2014 were 273,060 units —a 10% increase over 2013.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi is systematically driving forward the electrification of its cars with both high-voltage, electric drive e-tron models as well as lower voltage mild hybrids. The concept study offers sports car-like performance. During boosting, the driver can draw temporarily on 370 kW and more than 800 N·m (590.0 lb-ft) of torque.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

liters/100 km (84 mpg US)—lower than Mercedes initially suggested upon the vehicle’s unveiling in 2013—which corresponds to 65 g CO 2 /km emissions. In this respect there is a highly interesting parallel with our successful Formula 1 racing car, which likewise has a turbocharged V6 engine and a high-tech hybrid drive.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Electric cars are necessary for cities, with their short distances. When we put it together, we saw that electrical cars are not for long distance. In this way, we will achieve CO 2 -neutral mobility without limiting our cars’ range. The Audi e-gas plant can convert 6MW of input power. Click to enlarge. Audi e-gas.

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