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version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius, according to David Boggs, Ricardo Technical Specialist, Engines, in a presentation at the recent 2011 Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference (DEER) hosted by the Department of Energy in Detroit.
A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), in collaboration with Eaton, Ricardo, JCI, BorgWarner, Honeywell, and the ITB Group, analyzes current turbocharged, downsized gasoline engine technology developments and trends. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6 L/100km) in model year 2025.
GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 Manufacturing energy use and emissions. to reflect this change.
Top: Gravimetric PM mass, PM mass calculated based on the IPSD method, black carbon, and EC/OC emissions over the LA92 cycle. Bottom: Total particle-phase PAH emissions, expressed in ng/mile, for both test vehicles over the LA92 cycle. liter downsized turbocharged centrally-mounted direct injection engine. Yang et al.
liter units which are part of a new generation of engines from the Kappa family—meet growing demand for small capacity, turbocharged engines to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emission without compromising performance. The CO 2 emissions of the i30 CNG concept car are just 87 g/km, which already meet strict Euro 6c emission standards.
Compliance with future emissions standards such as Euro 6b (from 9/2014) and Euro 6c (from 9/2017) will call for further improvements in engine combustion processes. Additionally, with further-refined monitoring functions, the XL3 injector can reduce particulate emissions in GDI engines. Emissions Engines'
liter TSI engine in the new VW Tiguan and the Audi A5 in June 2017. This will reduce particulate emissions from the direct injection gasoline engines by up to 90%. Although gasoline direct injection (GDI) enables downsizing with its increased power and lower fuel consumption, it also results in higher particulate emissions.
PM mass emissions rates for the FTP and US06 drive cycles as function of vehicle mileage. The EU has already set a standard for 6 × 10 12 number/km limits between 2014 and 2017, tightening to 6 × 10 11 number/km.). These efforts are yielding reductions in PM emissions, but this is still a work in progress. Click to enlarge.
Dearman has launched a partnership with UK retail giant Marks & Spencer, as the retailer seeks to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from its chilled deliveries. Dearman’s liquid nitrogen-powered engine ( earlier post ) is zero emission.
The challenge comprises six individual challenges across three areas: Ever-better cars, quantified as reducing global average new-vehicle CO 2 emissions by 90% by 2050 compared to Toyota’s 2010 global average; ever-better manufacturing (zero CO 2 emissions at all plants by 2050); and enriching the lives of communities.
The EU has set a standard for 6 × 10 12 number/km limits between 2014 and 2017, tightening to 6 × 10 11 number/km. GDI technology provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Emissions Engines Vehicle Systems' Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.
The electrical vacuum pump has been developed by Pierburg in Germany, where production started in 2017 for another order of the same customer. Especially for today’s downsized gasoline engines, the electric pumps are also useful since they always guarantee an adequate vacuum level, for example for boosting braking power.
While policies worldwide are tightening emissions and fuel economy standards, the strictest standard of all is expected in Europe in 2020, Bohr said—average fleet CO 2 emissions of 95 grams per kilometer. This will be done with a broad range of efficiency-enhancing technologies, including the turbocharging of downsized engines.
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. —Isenstadt and German (2017). Background.
Thrust 1 builds on the significant amount of work carried out over the past several decades, focused on building advanced boosted, downsized, and downspeeded spark ignition engines. Simulation of fuel and engine parameter impacts on efficiency and emissions. Fuel impacts on particulate emissions. Modeling and Simulation Toolkit.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain will debut new materials for valve seats and guides with improved thermal conductivity at the 2017 IAA Show in Frankfurt, Germany next month. If late ignition timing is used to reduce knock and enrichment is protecting components from critical temperatures, CO 2 emissions are increased.
A downsized gasoline engine is one of the proven technologies that improves engine thermal efficiency and thus reduces automotive fleet CO 2 emissions, by as much as 25%. However, modern spark ignition engines, especially turbo-charged downsized engines, tend to operate at relatively lower temperatures than CFR engines.
Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. Because the high-voltage battery is both power and energy dense, engineers were able to use the downsized gasoline engine to maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions.
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. Regional highlights include: In North America, more engine downsizing is expected. liters and 1.7 The current average engine size is a 3.0-liter
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.
In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals.
The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter Phase 2 standards for medium- and heavy-duty GHG emission standards. Upon federal adoption of the Phase 2 standards, ARB staff plans to present a proposed California Phase 2 program to the Board, most likely in late 2016 or 2017. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.
The more efficient combustion engine technologies, with their enabling of downsizing, come in compatibly with hybridization, with hybridization and electrification playing a larger role over time. The further downsized next-generation technologies can be very synergistic within hybrid applications. Planning background.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the 2017 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 2 topics , including three subtopics focused on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Tech transfer: NO x Catalyst. This technology is currently available for licensing.
The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final. mpg by 2025.
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. Moreover, any electric boosting using energy recuperated, rather than lost in friction from the brakes, not only reduces CO 2 and NO x emissions, but can also have a positive impact on vehicle performance and drivability.
Projects selected through this solicitation will complement DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) research started in FY 2017. The following projects were selected for negotiation with NREL: Cummins High Efficiency, Ultra Low Emissions Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Engine Research and Development Project. Cummins Inc.
The problem with this configuration is that neither the combustion process nor the values for efficiency and emissions can be optimized. The very high octane rating and resulting high resistance to knock is promising for small, supercharged, downsized SI engines. The project started in January 2015 and will run until the end of 2017.
The product is currently in development, with validation testing set to begin in November 2016 and prototypes available for customer trials from January 2017. The car’s downsized 1.2 In addition, it is estimated that Aeristech’s technology will reduce the vehicle’s CO 2 emissions by more than 25%.
Second, the quality of the product is intended to contibute to the rebuilding of the Volkswagen brand image in the wake of the diesel emissions débâcle. Put another way, the rightsizing approach combines the fuel economy benefits of downsizing with the power of a larger-displacement unit. 2017 Toyota RAV4. 2017 Honda CR-V.
Delphi is highlighting new developments in the area of fuel injection systems, ignition, valve train and ancillary systems for improving fuel consumption and lowering CO 2 emissions from spark ignition engines without what it calls the cost and risk of different technologies.
The purpose of the 21CTP is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions; increase heavy-duty vehicle safety; and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. HYBRID VEHICLES. Recommendation 4-3. Finding 4-6. The committee agrees with the 21CTP that these are indeed stretch goals.
liter EcoBoost gasoline engine, which is expected to deliver best-in-class fuel economy and CO 2 emissions of less than 130 g/km but with the power and refinement of a considerably larger engine. liter gasoline engine with a 35 kW lithium-ion battery to provide high fuel economy and low CO 2 emissions. Commercial vehicles.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain is extending its crankshaft bearing portfolio with a new high performance polymeric coating, IROX 2, that will debut at the 2017 IAA show in Frankfurt, Germany later this year. By reducing friction, the innovative bearing coatings also help to lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions.
CAR did not assume any downsizing of the vehicle sales fleet or significant reduction in performance by vehicles in any segment as a means for increasing fuel economy standards by 2025. real world fuel economy”); 5% Decrease in CO2: At a 5% reduction in CO2 emission per year, or a fuel economy of 56 mpg by 2025, the next scenario.
Honda has set a target of two-thirds of its overall unit sales coming from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero emission vehicles (BEVs and FCVs) by around 2030. For Honda on the vehicle side, that strategy encompasses ongoing development of more efficient hybrids, as well as battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.).
Under current European Union regulations, average new car CO 2 emissions must decrease from the present 120 grams per kilometer (g/km) to 95 g/km by 2021. Deploying the full range of combustion engine technologies, including hybrid electric vehicles, would be sufficient to reduce the fleet average CO 2 emissions to 70 g/km, the study found.
The Thrust II ACI combustion strategies focused on achieving higher efficiency with lower levels of harmful emissions than can be achieved today. Engine downsizing and down-speeding are well suited to take advantage of higher-octane fuels because these engines encounter the knock limit more frequently.
At NACV 2017, Bosch is also showcasing several future-focused powertrain concepts engineered to save fuel and money while extending the lives of fleets. The design calls for a scalable battery that makes an all-electric driving range feasible, enabling zero local emissions driving in city centers. Powertrain concepts.
The official line from Maruti Suzuki has always been that the market for diesel cars is dwindling—the rollout of tighter BS6 emission norms in April 2020 made them much costlier, and the price gap between petrol and diesel fuels has narrowed to the point that diesel has lost its running-cost advantage. But it is best forgotten.
billion in 2017, driven by the need to conform to environmental regulations. Governments across the world have been passing laws mandating reductions in fuel consumption and/or carbon emissions. Lightweight materials do decrease the overall weight and emissions, but also hike the costs considerably. million by revenue and 10.3
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