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MAY 21, 2020

The VW diesel scandal began on 18 September 2015. Now—almost five years later—a study by the University of York and Empa shows that the retrofitting was successful from an environmental point of view. liters displacement (type code EA 189) contained illegal software designed to manipulate emissions.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility, unveiled last week, offers an all-new engine—a 2.3-liter Featuring a twin-scroll turbocharger and a three-port integrated exhaust manifold (IEM), the 2.3-liter Two pivotal factors are the three-port integrated exhaust manifold cylinder head and a twin-scroll turbocharger.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

A development in catalysis research by academics at the Universities of St Andrews and Newcastle could lead to new systems to treat diesel emissions. Catalysts are typically metallic nanoparticles—often platinum group metals—that are finely deposited upon a substrate.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

The process for synthesizing the melamine material, published in an open-access paper in the journal Science Advances , could potentially be scaled down to capture emissions from vehicle exhaust or other movable sources of carbon dioxide.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2017

The study, by a team from Duke University, Tsinghua University, Duke Kunshan University and Peking University, appears in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. In 2015, 108 million Americans—one third of the population—lived in counties with ozone levels that exceeded standards set by the EPA.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

The 3-year project, which launched in September 2015, targets radical concepts for new aero engines, in line with the EU’s long-term emissions reduction target for 2050. Core exhaust loss. The project is being presented in a paper (Grönstedt et al. ) at the ASME Turbo Expo 2016 conference this week in Seoul, South Korea. ​

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

million to a project to develop a high-efficiency engine system that integrates a compact micro-hybrid configuration of a supercharger with an electric waste heat recovery system and employs high rates of recirculated exhaust gases. The project— Split Micro-hybrid Boosting Enabling Highly Diluted Combustion —is headed by Anna G.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 10, 2023

Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September 2015 included ones aimed at industry, infrastructure, innovation, energy, education, and partnerships. secretary-general—proposed in April 2015 an integrated vision for sustainable development. Universities are important educational enablers, and other organizations can assist.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

Researchers at Loughborough University in the UK have developed a novel system that enhances SCR operation to further reduce NO x emissions and improve diesel engine efficiency. In 2015 the UK Government estimated that exposure to NOx and particulate matter emissions from diesel engines lead to around 52,000 additional deaths in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Pi Innovo will launch its new M670 rapid prototyping engine control unit (ECU) next week at Engine Expo 2015 at Messe Stuttgart. The ECU supports a broad range of engine control features such as dual ETC, quad VVT, VGT, dual knock, UEGO (Universal Exhaust Gas Oxygen), HEGO (Heated Exhaust Gas Oxygen), and more.

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JULY 20, 2016

Since macrophages also play a key role in lung diseases such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the new study is important for understanding the health risks of ship exhausts. Now, the team led by Professor Ralf Zimmermann has found in further studies that macrophages are also influenced by the exhaust gases.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The ZDF report , based on research ZDF commissioned at the University of Heidelberg, found that some 20% of trucks operating in eastern Europe have effectively circumvented NO x reduction technology, causing around 14,000 tonnes more NO x to be emitted per year than would be the case if all trucks that say they use AdBlue were doing so.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Achates Power, the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has been selected by APRA-E under its OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ) for an award of more than $9 million to develop a multi-cylinder opposed piston engine operating with compression ignition that uses gasoline as the fuel.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Researchers at Fudan University, with colleagues at the University of Jinan and Chongqing University, have developed alkali- and sulfur-resistant tungsten-based catalysts for SCR NO x emissions control. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Williams, A., McCormick, R.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet. —Zimmerman et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

Conflicting evidence does not support making a firm conclusion on the fuel consumption benefit of catalysed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), according to a review of current studies by a team at the University of Bath (UK). At higher loads, will the knock control benefit of catalyzed EGR become more apparent?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The process involves introduction of a low reactivity fuel into the cylinder to create a well-mixed charge of low reactivity fuel, air and recirculated exhaust gases. Both biofuels offered faster transient response to recover the CA50 to the steady-state CA50 value than gasoline or ultra-low sulfur diesel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

In a three-week series of flight tests lasting until 9 October 2015, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has been investigating how to reduce the impact of air transport on the climate by using alternative fuels. The Falcon, which is equipped with numerous instruments, follows behind.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

The company also announced it will partner with Borla jointly to develop and to commercialize a next-generation-exhaust system incorporating PowerModules, with the goal of delivering significant fuel savings for commercial fleet truck fleets. Now, almost any owner of exhaust heat can generate valuable electricity. Lorimer, C.

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DECEMBER 14, 2015

Researchers from Tsinghua University and Peking University have investigated the effects of fuel properties on particulate emissions gasoline direct injection engines (GDI). 2014) “Novel Characterization of GDI Engine Exhaust for Gasoline and Mid-Level Gasoline-Alcohol Blends,” SAE Int. Storey et al. 2015.11.019 Storey, J.,

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

a 2015 baseline of 36 miles per gallon). Development of simulation tools that couple engine combustion with aftertreatment systems to enable optimization of light- or heavy-duty aftertreatment systems for near-zero exhaust emission while maintaining or improving engine efficiency. Materials Technology (Up to $11.5

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APRIL 28, 2015

A trio of recently published studies from a team of University of Toronto engineers has found that air pollution could be spreading up to three times farther than thought, contributing to varying levels of air quality across cities. As we looked at the exhaust coming out of individual vehicles, we saw so many variations. Zimmerman, N.,

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MARCH 31, 2015

At the Symposium on International Automotive Technology 2015 in India in January, Achates Power presented Achates Power presented work related to the first opposed-piston multi-cylinder engine fuel economy demonstration meeting US 2010 emissions standards. John Wall, chief technical officer, Cummins Inc. Leaner combustion. Lower pumping work.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2015

A new research collaboration between A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Sembcorp Marine Ltd, University of Glasgow and University of Glasgow Singapore (UGS) aims to improve make a ship’s hydrodynamics and energy efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2017

A Hong Kong-Beijing-Taiwan mechanical engineering team led by Dr Huang Mingxin from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has developed a strategy to develop both high strength and high ductility in inexpensive, medium Mn (Manganese) steel. Credit: The University of Hong Kong. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

DTNA’s SuperTruck was unveiled at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. DTNA unveiled its SuperTruck at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in the Freightliner Trucks booth. The Freightliner SuperTruck features a low-back-pressure, next-generation aftertreatment system that efficiently removes NO x from the exhaust stream.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2015

Researchers at the University of Houston, with their colleagues at Boston College, have created a new thermoelectric material—germanium-doped magnesium stannide (Mg 2 Sn 0.75 Opeil of Boston College, and Stephen Wilson of the University of California at Santa Barbara. C, said Zhifeng Ren, lead author and M.D. 1424388112.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

The researchers used LCLS to study the CO oxidation reaction—the same reaction that neutralizes carbon monoxide (CO) from car exhaust in a catalytic converter. —Anders Nilsson, a professor at the SLAC/Stanford SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis and at Stockholm University who led the research. Turner, M.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrated PAHs were quantified in both the vapor and particle phases of the PM, with the GPF-equipped vehicles practically eliminating most of these species in the exhaust. This study showed that GDI vehicle exhaust is characterized by diverse PAH distribution profile, ranging from 3-6 ring species.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

Tomorrow's quiet vehicles emitting no exhaust gases will make the city even more appealing for people to live in, work in and enjoy. The most noticeable result is bus route 55 where ten all-electric or partially electrified buses have been operating since 2015. —Niklas Gustafsson, Chief Sustainability Officer for Volvo Group.

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JULY 16, 2014

gasoline unit that is the first member of a new family of 14 highly efficient engines to be launched by 2015. It includes a cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, an electric water pump, a low-friction distribution chain, an intake manifold made of a composite material and a compact exhaust manifold. lbs) lighter.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers in an unrelated study of direct injection natural gasoline engines (dual-fuel combustion in CI-engines using RCCI as well as conventional duel-fuel combustion) at Chalmers University (Sweden) noted that methane’s very high octane number allows the use of high compression ratios in spark ignition engines. million (US$4.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Dearman began testing a Generation 1 transport refrigeration system on a truck in early 2015. The Dearman liquid air engine is an innovative heat engine that uses liquid air (or liquid nitrogen) as a “fuel” and emits cold air as exhaust. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 22, 2015

Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan have succeeded in producing a completely rare-earth free high-quality Fe-Ni magnet. This structure is formed through an extremely slow cooling rate of about one Kelvin per million years in the universe. —Makino et al.

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JUNE 8, 2013

As an example of that interest, Volvo Trucks has just announced its intent to begin production of DME-fueled heavy-duty trucks in North America in 2015. Partly addressing that lack is a new study by researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; their paper is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered how nanoscale polymer films limit future cost reductions in fuel cell electric vehicles. Epting, and Shawn Litster (2015) “Gas Transport Resistance in Polymer Electrolyte Thin Films on Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts” Langmuir doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02487. 5b02487.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The digital sound modulation also lets the occupants experience the soundscape of a powerful sports car equipped with a flap exhaust system. In addition, it does own research on topics like in-car air quality or allergy prevention and builds up ties with universities and other research organizations.

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