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SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

A team at the University of Birmingham reports that a blend of 33% v/v of butanol in EN228 commercial gasoline containing 5% of ethanol (B33) reduces GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine-out carbonaceous emissions, while maintaining similar levels of NO x emissions when compared to standard gasoline combustion at low and medium engine loads.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Two UK-based companies—Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group—have formed a new joint venture—Hyperbat Limited—to produce batteries for future hybrid and electric vehicles. It was established to build a high-performance, low-volume, flexible battery capability in the UK.

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APRIL 21, 2017

Simona Onori, an assistant professor at Clemson University, has received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to advance her work to develop integrated modeling and control for aftertreatment systems to reduce fine-particle emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

billion kilograms—in 2017, according to calculations made by the company. In addition to significantly reducing global climate emissions, replacing conventional diesel with Neste MY Renewable Diesel can improve local air quality by reducing local exhaust emissions, such as those of nitrogen oxides, particulates, and carbon monoxide.

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JUNE 4, 2018

In 2017, AYGO was amongst the top sellers of the A-segment with more than 85,000 units sold, and a segment share of 6.6%. With my 14 years of experience in being a Chief Engineer for joint venture projects, I know the importance of sustaining modernity during a vehicle’s lifecycle. —David Terai, AYGO Chief Engineer.

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APRIL 9, 2019

To reduce the variability in fuel use and exhaust emission rates related to variations in engine oil, engine oil was changed for each vehicle prior to the measurement using the first fuel. ITA varied with respect to engine load and fuel octane for each vehicle. All vehicles were measured with air-conditioning on.

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Vehicles Emissions Gasoline North Carolina 284

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

French shipping line CMA CGM, based in Marseille, has selected Winterthur Gas & Diesel’s (WinGD’s) largest, 92 cm bore, dual-fuel low-speed engine to power what are presently the largest containerships ever ordered. The 12X92DF engines will be rated 63,840 kW at 80 rpm, making them the most powerful gas and dual-fuel engines ever built.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2016

billion) in its strategic engine initiative. The optimization of advanced high-tech engines plays a key role in our road map towards sustainable mobility. The new engines] also need to be designed with a view to all current and future requirements. The result is a dynamic engine response with no turbo lag. —Prof.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2013

CFM International has completed design freeze for the advanced LEAP-1B engine, the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX, paving the way for the first full engine to test in mid-2014. This milestone is effectively the point at which the engine configuration is set, or frozen.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Special Starship features include: Bespoke 100% hyper-aerodynamic carbon fiber cab. to flow through the radiator and into the engine compartment, allowing cooling. of the engine. A downspeed axle configuration using advanced engine. Active grill shutters (active based on temperature to maximize. consumption.

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San Diego Fuel Jacksonville Fuel Economy 281

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

XLP ship-thru deliveries to fleet customers will begin in the fourth quarter of 2017, said Clay Siegert, XL Hybrids’ co-founder and chief operating officer. SDG&E, as one example, signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase up to 110 of the plug-in electric hybrid truck systems between 2017 and 2020 to upgrade SDG&E’s fleet vehicles.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

gigatons of CO 2 : three times Germany’s carbon-dioxide emissions in 2016. Carbon-neutral combustion engines that run on synthetic fuels are thus a very promising path to explore—including for passenger cars. In this way, the cost of exhaust-gas treatment can be reduced, Bosch adds. liter (US$4.47

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AUGUST 22, 2019

This is an important step in the reduction of the airline’s carbon emissions towards the industry targets of carbon neutral growth from 2020 and a 50% reduction by 2050 from 2005 levels. British Airways intends to purchase jet fuel produced at the plant for use in its aircraft.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Soot particles emitted from aircraft engines serve as condensation nuclei for small droplets and ice crystals, driving the formation of contrails. Contrail cirrus clouds have a similar impact on the climate than all aviation carbon dioxide emissions that have accumulated over more than 100 years in the atmosphere. —Moore et al.

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MARCH 1, 2017

XL Hybrids’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution ( earlier post ) will roll out on Ford F-150 pickup trucks beginning fourth quarter 2017. EcoBoost engine and Ford’s Auto Stop-Start technology. EcoBoost engine and the new 3.3L base engine, both featuring Ford’s Auto Stop-Start technology.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

The 2017 Prius Prime offers an EPA-estimated 133 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent)—a substantial 26% enhancement over its predecessor model, the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, as a result of greater battery capacity and the improved hybrid system. The engine features a very high compression ratio of 13.0:1, 2017 Prius Prime MSRP.

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JULY 13, 2017

The last blend—a suitable n-alkane cut mixed with OME 3-5 —has the greatest potential for increasing engine efficiency and reducing pollutant emissions. The investigations reveal that the lower heating value of fuels containing O has no negative impacts on engine efficiency, not even in existing engines.

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JULY 10, 2017

Pamio was formerly head of Thermodynamics within Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department in Neckarsulm, Germany. The complaint cited a cooperating witness (CW1)—an Audi employee who works in Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department—as well as contemporaneous documentation in the Statement of Probable Cause.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Now, in a paper published in the ACS journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research , the team has developed a comprehensive analysis of the system, focused on understanding the heat/mass transfer and reaction/separation interactions to develop guidelines for scale-up. The carbon dioxide is released from the sorbent into the cylinder.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2013

The award is part of the Low Carbon Vehicle Innovation Platform Integrated Delivery Programme 8 (IDP8) competition. Cella’s materials are already performing at 9 wt% of hydrogen, which when packaged into systems, such as those for the battery replacement work or when used in vehicles, approach the US DOE’s 2017 target of 5.5

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JUNE 2, 2017

The high-performance, three-way catalytic (TWC) converter is one of the workhorses of emissions reduction for gasoline engines. The TWC reduces NO x to nitrogen and oxygen; oxidizes CO to CO 2 , and oxidizes unburnt hydrocarbons to carbon CO 2 and water.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on 8 October. The standards would be introduced with the 2017 model year and increase in stringency until fully implemented in the 2025 model year.

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MAY 6, 2014

BASF will introduce its innovative LNT+CS4F emissions control system for diesel engines at the International Vienna Motor Symposium, 8-9 May 2014 in Vienna, Austria. In addition, the exhaust backpressure should not increase when changing from the LNT+CSF+UF-SCR system to the two-component LNT+CS4F system. Emissions'

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

From the top-of-cab solar panels powering its battery and interior lights, to its ultra-light aluminum frame and highly advanced 425 horsepower 11-liter proprietary engine, the SuperTruck concept vehicle allowed Volvo engineers to push the boundaries of heavy truck efficiency. for the D11 and 2.5% for the D13.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Shipping requires bespoke low-carbon fuel solutions which can make the leap from the laboratory to the global shipping fleet. Bioethanol has a lower cetane number and lower energy content than biodiesel, though its use reduces the emissions and carbon footprint of shipping operations. —Søren Toft, Mærsk Chief Operating Officer.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

This annual sales estimate, combining both passenger and commercial vehicles, would add more than 232 million turbocharged vehicles globally between 2017 and 2021—an increase of 35% from today. In these regions, a typical powertrain is a three- or four-cylinder engine with a displacement size between 1.2 liters and 1.7

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The ICCT team only examined technical barriers to the consumption of blends of ethanol above 10%: the effect of higher ethanol blends on passenger vehicles and smaller engines and the impact on infrastructure. In this situation, there is not enough fuel evaporation to cool the mixture, and the temperature of the exhaust gas rises.

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MARCH 21, 2018

The fuel-cell system is around 30% more compact than before, can for the first time be housed entirely in the engine compartment and is installed on the usual mounting points like a conventional engine. The production process uses a suspended conveyor system which is also used for engine assembly at the Untertürkheim plant.

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JUNE 1, 2017

The recent diesel scandal showed, for example, that measurements at engine test stands based on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) or similar emission testing procedures can be highly uncertain for predicting actual environmental impacts. We record 36,000 data points per hour. —Thomas Karl. Resources. Striednig, C. Lamprecht, A.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. Carbon dioxide emissions will average out at 49 g/km, with fuel consumption of 1.9 The next step would be [around] 2016, 2017, 2018. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

The EU goal is to introduce the WLTP by 2017 if possible and no later than 2020 to coincide with the 95 g/km requirement. This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP). The conference.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

To improve fuel efficiency, advanced combustion engines are being designed to minimize the amount of waste heat in the exhaust. As a result, future generations of exhaust after-treatment catalysts must perform at temperatures that are 100 °C lower than current catalysts. —Nie et al. Resources.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 11, 2021

Two Engines, One Transmission. The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco has two EcoBoost gasoline engine choices. Both engines are mated to an eight-speed automatic with a manual mode and paddle shifters as well as driver-selectable drive modes. 2 engines to get you there. A throwback but full of modern tech.

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DECEMBER 28, 2021

liter four-cylinder engine, the performance numbers are 310 pound-feet of torque, and then either 250 horsepower using 93 octane or, if on a budget, using 87 octane dropping that number to 227 horsepower. The base engine in the Mazda6 Sport and Touring trim lines is a 2.5-liter Clean Fleet Report’s Carbon Edition, with a low 6.5-inches

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MAY 12, 2017

A new study quantifying emissions from a fleet of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines and port fuel injection (PFI) engines finds that the measured decrease in CO 2 emissions from GDIs is much greater than the potential climate forcing associated with higher black carbon emissions from GDI engines.

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JANUARY 21, 2023

liter twin scroll turbocharged 4-cylinder engine that produces 227 horsepower (hp) and 310 pound-feet of torque (lb.-ft.) liter non-turbo engine is standard and puts out 187 hp and 186 lb.-ft., The EPA rates the base engine at 24 mpg city/30 highway/27 combined. of torque when using 87 octane–or 250 hp and 320 lb.-ft.

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Mazda SUV MPG Fuel Economy 80

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MARCH 8, 2016

The gasoline-powered version of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan has earned a highway-cycle fuel-economy rating of 28 mpg US (8.4 FCA US LLC engineers used industry-standard software to calculate and compare the all-new Pacifica’s GWP with that of the outgoing vehicle over 124,274 miles (200,000 km) of operation. The redesigned 3.6-liter

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