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Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Achates Power will work with Delphi Automotive and Argonne National Laboratory on its ARPA-E-funded project to develop an innovative opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. Conceptual image of a possible multi-cylinder OPGCI engine. It could also be the first of a family of OPGCI engines spanning 1.0
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2014
The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. The Trends report has been published annually since 1975 and covers all passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and all but the largest pickup trucks and vans. Top: Engine power and displacement.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2017
Stemming from a major project partially funded with a $9-million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline compression ignition engine (OPGCI) ( earlier post ), Achates Power announced it is developing a 2.7-liter, liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., —Fabien Redon.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2010
liter in-line four cylinder turbo engine with Multiair. Chrysler Group LLC provided some more detail on its revamped powertrain lineup—outlined in November 2009 ( earlier post )—that applies technology that will contribute to an overall fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 25% during the 2010-2014 period. New Four-cylinder Engines.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
“We are focused on delivering improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions through smaller and optimized engines. Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines.” Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines. —Chrysler S-1. —Chrysler S-1.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 21, 2010
Chrysler has provided additional details on its Pentastar V-6 ( earlier post ), which is slated to be the workhorse engine across 13 models and will eventually replace seven different V-6 engines over the next three years. By 2014, the new V-6 is expected to account for more than a third of the powertrains in the vehicle line-up.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 16, 2011
According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29% at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer. —“Assessment of Technologies” Spark-ignition technologies.
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