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Volkswagen predicts fuel highway fuel economy will improve by up to 17% with the downsized engine. Volkswagen’s first hybrid compact, the Jetta Hybrid, was launched late last year. For 2014, the Jetta SportWagen incorporates only minor changes over the 2013 models. The Beetle and Beetle Convertible 2.5-liter
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil three world premiere concept cars—two of them plug-in hybrids—at the 43 rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 late in November. The latest fuel efficiency technologies adopted in the MITSUBISHI Concept AR include the use of a downsized direct-injection turbocharged engine.
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The XL Hybrids system in place. reduction in fuel consumption achieved with XL Hybrids’ aftermarket hybrid electric powertrain ( earlier post ) on a light-duty cargo van on the UDDS cycle (urban conditions). Integration of the XL Hybrids (XLH) system is right at the tail housing of the transmission. Click to enlarge.
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Hyundai is also displaying the diesel i40 48V hybrid concept, featuring a lead-carbon battery. 48-volt hybrid version of the i40. The i40 48V Hybrid reduces CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption significantly compared to the standard production model, yet only costs a quarter of a full hybrid solution to build. liter T-GDI.
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At the SAE 2013Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technology Symposium in Anaheim this week, Owen Thunes, Senior Project Engineer, Zero Emissions Research Group at Nissan, provided an updated overview of the company’s development efforts on the upcoming FF (Front-engine, Front-wheel drive) hybrid system. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)
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The PU106A Hybrid Power Unit. At the core of the racer is the new PU106A Hybrid Power Unit designed to meet the new philosophy and resulting requirements of Formula One. liter, normally-aspirated V8 engine used from 2006 to 2013 is replaced by a turbo 1.6-liter Click to enlarge. The F1 W05. Click to enlarge. Minimum Weight.
Annual stop-start light duty vehicle sales by region, world markets: 2013-2022. billion total in 2013. The latest systems are starting to adopt some of the features that were first developed for full hybrid vehicles, Navigant notes. Source: Navigant. Click to enlarge. billion, by which time Li-ion batteries will hold 12.6%
million (US$25 million) “Evoque_e” collaborative research project to develop new modular hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicle (BEV) technology. —Peter Richings, Jaguar Land Rover Director Hybrids and Electrification. Batteries Electric (Battery) Hybrids Motors Plug-ins' billion (US$4.3 billion (US$4.3
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 ). New hybrid system for FWD vehicles. Nissan plans to release a new hybrid vehicle in North America in 2013, and later in global markets.
liter EA888 Gen3 engine featured in Audi’s all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept unveiled at the North American International Auto Show this week ( earlier post ) features—as does its production ilk—a dual injection system that combines direct injection with indirect injection into the intake manifold. Credit: Audi.
Ford expects more growth in the super segment, as baby boomers continue to downsize their vehicle purchases and first-time millennial buyers enter the market. Conquest rates range from 54% on Focus, 52% on Escape and 51% on Fusion, all the way up to 63% on Fiesta and 67% for Fusion Hybrid.
The move to include a 3-cylinder in Volvo’s engine program is a natural next step in its downsizing strategy, the company said. The 4-cylinder Drive-E Powertrains launched in 2013; the 4-cylinder Drive-E engines are used as the base of the new Volvo Twin Engine plug-in hybrid electric powertrain. Click to enlarge.
Staggered implementation: 65% to comply with requirements in 2012; 75% in 2013; 80% in 2014 and 100% in 2015. Downsizing, gasoline direct injection (GDI), and start-stop will be the key technologies helping original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) achieve emission targets by 2015. ACEA says that the industry spends €20 billion (US$28.8
Selected result parameters for the C 180 compared with its predecessor from 2013 [unit / car]. Compared with the predecessor, primary energy savings of 8% (2013) and 25 percent (2007) are achieved over the entire life cycle. The aluminium hybrid body is around 70 kg (154 lbs) lighter than a conventional steel body. l/100 km (36.8
GDCI engine was significantly better than advanced production spark injection gasoline engines, and comparable to very efficient hybrid vehicle engines at their best efficiency conditions (214 g/kWh). They used this data for a competitive assessment of BSFC against published data for gasoline, diesel and hybrid engines. GDCI engine.
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As part of the new plan, Valeo will devote two-thirds of its advanced research investment to developing technology solutions for downsized internal combustion engines and for hybrid and electric vehicles. billion) by 2013 (10% of total sales) and then to boost that to more than €5 billion (US$6.8 billion) in 2020.
At the Bauma 2013 show Ricardo had unveiled its High Efficiency Excavator (HFX) concept which was based on the previous generation of Ricardo high speed flywheel technology to TorqStor. Hybrids Vehicle Systems' —Ricardo VP of Innovation David Rollafson. Click to enlarge.
This first report (Phase I) examines only the impact of improving the efficiency of fossil-fueled vehicles, in which efficiency gains are delivered by the improvement of the internal combustion engine vehicle, including lightweighting, engine downsizing and hybridization.
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By rethinking drive unit layout and making electric motors, inverters and batteries smaller, Toyota expects to improve the overall fuel efficiency of its hybrid vehicle systems by more than 15%. Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Manufacturing Vehicle Manufacturers Vehicle Systems'
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