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DOE BETO seeking input on Optima initiative for co-optimization of fuels and engines

Green Car Congress

How these new engines perform and how they will be integrated into new vehicle architectures will be the story of personal mobility for this half of the 21 st century. … High-research octane number (RON) fuels are known to enable more efficient, higher-performance SI operation via engine downsizing and boosting.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” In fact, the optimized PHEV is much more efficient as a long range liquid fuel vehicle, because the engine is downsized. The good news is that the 2016 Volt will come out with 50 miles (85 km) AER.) Conclusions.

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