2013 Conversion Design Downsizing 
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JUNE 23, 2014
In 2013, the Cummins-led team demonstrated a Tier 2 Bin 5 version of the engine on the dyno, and then on a vehicle, while development of the Tier 2 Bin 2 engine started. Cummins made extensive use of aluminium as well as space-saving design features for new engine weight control. 6(2):372-381 doi: 10.4271/2013-01-0535.
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JULY 28, 2014
Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 USABC Electrical and Electronics Technical Team Roadmap (June 2013). kW/L) in an enclosure of less than 40 in 3 in volume (0.66L).
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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. The system is designed to be installed in about 4 hours, faster at a commercial upfitter.
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OCTOBER 9, 2012
Funded by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the project began in 2010 and is scheduled to continue until September 2013. There are two ways to reduce energy use in vehicles: improving the conversion efficiency of fuels to motion and reducing the amount of work that powertrains need to do. Earlier post.)
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MAY 17, 2013
This is because the ethanol component may affect the conversion efficiency of the gasoline component in a blend, that is, make an engine more or less efficient in its use of the gasoline component. Boies (2013) Effects of Ethanol on Vehicle Energy Efficiency and Implications on Ethanol Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Analysis.
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AUGUST 20, 2013
Schematic diagram of the successful “shoebox” reformer design and a picture of the core, after insertion of the catalyst. A team at Monsanto and colleagues at AVL Powertrain have successfully designed and demonstrated an onboard low-temperature ethanol reformer that can be driven by exhaust heat. Credit: ACS, Sall et al. Sall, David A.
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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. Click to enlarge.
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