Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The new Mondeo Hybrid is Ford’s first full hybrid car in Europe. Ford projects that two-thirds of all the company’s vehicles in Europe will be leaders, or among the very best, in terms of fuel efficiency by 2013. liter EcoBoost is the most power-dense production engine the company has ever produced. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil three world-premiere concept cars at the 43 rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 at the end of this month: two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) concepts, and one mild-hybrid concept. It is based on a front engine, rear-wheel drive layout plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system comprising a 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2013

Oerlikon Graziano will present a new front-axle parallel hybrid system at European All-Wheel Drive Congress in Graz, from 10 to 12 April 2013. The company developed a front-axle add-on electric module, transforming the Lancia 037 rear-wheel drive rally car into an innovative hybrid 4WD vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2012

A small SUV with the Mercedes-Benz "three-pointed star" sitting on the grille may not be everyone's idea of a green car, but as it's representetive of the trend towards downsizing, it still marks an improvement over large, gas-guzzling SUVs. Even more so when it's the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK, fitted with a 2.1-liter

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2013 Mercedes Diesel Downsizing 101

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Ford will upgrade its entire powertrain portfolio in China by bringing 20 advanced engines and transmissions to support its planned introduction of 15 new vehicles to China—the world’s largest auto market—by 2015. The global EcoBoost engine family is the cornerstone of Ford’s near-term sustainability plan.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2014

In addition, the unit is contained within the engine compartment, so the driver hears nothing. The functional principle of the mechanical vacuum pump has been established for diesel engines for a long time. As of 2013, some 40% of all new cars in Europe had direct fuel injection. grams per kilometer. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Ford revealed further details of the upcoming four-cylinder versions of its turbocharged, gasoline direct-injected EcoBoost engine family (earlier post) at the Frankfurt Motor Show, prior to their first European production applications in 2010. liter units for the company’s large car range. The all-new EcoBoost 1.6-liter liter and 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. Approximately 250 employees are returning to the plant to build the new engines. The “downsize and boost” strategy provides consumers better fuel economy without sacrificing the power for driving performance.

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Ford Engine Cleveland Production 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2013

A prototype, twin-turbo, Aston Martin Rapide S at the 41 st ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring (19-20 May 2013) will debut Alset Global’s dual fuel Hybrid Hydrogen system, which enables the turbocharged 6.0-liter liter V12 engine car to run on pure gasoline or hydrogen or a blend of both. Engines Hydrogen'

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 2, 2013

Many buyers of new Ford cars--both its 2013 C-Max and Fusion hybrids, and those fitted with its EcoBoost line of downsized, turbocharged engines--report real-world gas mileage much lower than the cars'' EPA ratings.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

Both Toyota cars pitted for new tires, the #7 taking wets and the #8 taking hybrid intermediates. Heavy rain hit the track with just over an hour remaining and the team responded by calling both cars in for wet tires. Heavy rain hit the track with just over an hour remaining and the team responded by calling both cars in for wet tires.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

EBDI engine. Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. liter EBDI engine—resulting in up to a 16.8%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

CO 2 emissions of the C 180 in comparison to its predecessor [t/car]. Selected result parameters for the C 180 compared with its predecessor from 2013 [unit / car]. Where energy resources are concerned, lignite, hard coal and uranium figure principally in car production. Source: Mercedes-Benz. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

engine and 6-speed transmission. 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. We listen to CAN, collect signals. Both the 2.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2012

As a result of progress made during an on-going Hightech.NRW research project involving engineers from the Ford European Research Centre, production time for an individual carbon fiber hood is fast enough to be employed on a production line—a significant step towards increased usage of lightweight materials in Ford vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

2013 Ford Fusion. Ford unveiled the new 2013 Ford Fusion midsize sedan, with conventional gasoline engine; hybrid featuring a next-generation of Ford’s hybrid system; and plug-in hybrid versions at the Detroit Auto Show—the first production sedan to offer that trio of options. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

The concept of “intelligent electrification” enables highly aggressive engine downsizing and down-speeding beyond what might normally be possible other than through more expensive hybridization approaches. Ricardo believes the above package is very competitive with other fuel economy solutions such as full hybridization.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

If the Lexus CT200h wasn't evidence enough that the Japanese luxury car maker sees downsizing as an important brand strategy, then plans for a new small hybrid engine in the GS sedan could be further proof. liter V6.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

Key elements of the CO 2 regulations for passenger cars include: Total reduction in average CO 2 emissions from new cars to 120 g/km, with 10g/km to come from non-vehicle technologies and measures, such as a greater penetration of biofuels. In 2014, any weight increase in new cars will be studied. Hariher Balasubramanian.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

A report published by Cambridge Econometrics and Ricardo-AEA concludes that overall, the cost of technologies required to meet proposed European 2020 CO 2 regulations for vehicles (95 g/km for cars and 147 g/km for vans) will be more than offset by the resultant fuel savings.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

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. In August 2013, Magnomatics joined The Proving Factory to meet the medium-volume requirements of automotive customers for its MAGSPLIT power split device. Background.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Backed by 27 companies in the sector, including supply chain companies, the commitment is expected to secure at least 30,000 jobs currently linked to producing engines and create many more in the supply chain. The strategy maps out how this might be achieved over the next 20 to 30 years. Technology roadmaps. intelligent mobility.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine. engine, with the 2.0l

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

By improving thermal efficiency in engines and energy-relay efficiency in transmissions, Toyota has increased the overall fuel efficiency of its powertrains by approximately 25% and overall power output by more than 15%. This work also covers the production of new engines, transmissions and related components.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

New engines and transmission. Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines at the Paris Motor Show 2014. Both engines—1.0-liter liter T-GDI is the first of a new generation of small turbocharged gasoline engines, offering enhanced performance, driving pleasure and efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

The 400 hp DIG-T R race engine. liter, three-cylinder turbo gasoline engine weighing only 40 kg (88 lbs) as the companion internal combustion engine for its electric ZEOD RC which will debut at Le Mans this year. liter three-cylinder turbo engine will take over. Click to enlarge. Nissan unveiled a 400 hp (298 kW) 1.5-liter,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Engine power (kW). Engine torque (N·m). Both parallel hybrid powertrains—PHEV and HEV—use Hyundai’s Transmission-Mounted Electrical Device (TMED) coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission and the Nu 2.0L (1999 cm 3 ) GDI 4-cylinder DOHC 16-valve engine with DCVVT (Dual Continuously Variable Valve Timing).

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

With the addition of the all-new EcoBoost engine, the new 2010 Lincoln MKS feature a powertrain that produces a combination of V-8 power and V-6 fuel economy. liter EcoBoost V-6 engine for the 2010 model year. By 2013, more than 90 percent of Ford’s North American nameplates will be available with EcoBoost technology.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

The footprint-based standard CO 2 curves for cars (left) and trucks (right). 2012; 2013 3014 2015 2016. Passenger cars. system leakage) and indirect CO 2 emissions related to the increased load on the engine. between the car and truck fleet). Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. Projected Flee-wide Compliance Levels.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

A 2025 CO 2 target of an average 70 g/km for new cars in the EU could be met with very little electrification and with an average payback period of less than 4 years, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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Green Car Congress

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 liter EcoBoost engine recently received its eighth award in four years at the 2015 International Engine of the Year Awards. Even for an aggressively downsized engine such as the 1.0-liter

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Ford Fuel Economy Downsizing Economy 150

Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2011

liter engine vehicles as well as a new front-wheel-drive parallel hybrid system using the one-motor, two-clutch design earlier applied in the rear-wheel drive Infiniti M35 ( earlier post ). This raises responsiveness on startups and at low speeds while allowing lower engine rpm at high speeds, resulting in higher fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

In a paper presented at the SAE 2013 World Congress, Kalghatgi and his colleagues argued that: Demand for transport energy is growing, but this growth is skewed heavily toward commercial transport, such as heavy road, aviation, marine and rail which uses heavier fuels like diesel and kerosene. impact compared to diesel or gasoline.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. See Chevy Volt for latest. No announced plans.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, Ford will offer its first-generation turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) in 90% of its product lineup by 2013. Planning background. ” First-generation EcoBoost.

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