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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In October 2015, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) launched a broad, joint effort to co-optimize the development of efficient engines and low greenhouse-gas fuels for on-road vehicles with the goal of reducing petroleum consumption by 30% by 2030 beyond what is already targeted. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

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. All fuel consumption testing must be conducted according to automotive industry norms.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

A team from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Shell Global Solutions has investigated the effect of RON, octane sensitivity and charge cooling in splash-blended ethanol fuels with different volume percentages of ethanol on a single-cylinder direct-injection spark ignition (DISI) research engine. and 85 vol.%

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

Among the key activities and goals in this area at present are: Achieving annual global sales of more than 30,000 fuel cell vehicles around or after 2020. In Japan, selling at least 1,000 fuel cell vehicles per month (well in excess of 10,000 per year). that can improve the fuel efficiency of hybrids by 10 percent.

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JUNE 23, 2016

liter TSI engine in the new VW Tiguan and the Audi A5 in June 2017. Although gasoline direct injection (GDI) enables downsizing with its increased power and lower fuel consumption, it also results in higher particulate emissions. This will reduce particulate emissions from the direct injection gasoline engines by up to 90%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The next-generation of EcoBoost will seek to improve performance and fuel consumption through the use of technologies such as advanced boosting and cooled EGR. Wide-spread EcoBoost application will enable downsizing—moving from eight-cylinder engines to six, and from six to four, while maintaining or even improving performance.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2017

The 2017 model of the Porsche 919 Hybrid deploys a range of new innovations, particularly in the vehicle’s aerodynamics, the chassis and the combustion engine. Team Principal Andreas Seidl, who continues to serve as acting technical director, said that for the 2017 season, 60 to 70 percent of the vehicle is newly developed.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. New Fiesta. liter EcoBoost engine.

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APRIL 3, 2017

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. Near zero sulfur (.

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JUNE 14, 2011

Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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APRIL 27, 2016

For Honda on the vehicle side, that strategy encompasses ongoing development of more efficient hybrids, as well as battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles. Honda’s work on hydrogen-powered vehicles stretches back to the 1980s, when it began basic research on fuel cells, and engaged in research and development of FCVs. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

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. Spray stratified GDi. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2013

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. Such dynamic variations in injection and combustion conditions can have a significant effect on fuel consumption, which demands even more of the injectors.

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JULY 7, 2020

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.

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JUNE 18, 2013

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.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Smaller engines with turbochargers have spread throughout new vehicles as a way to meet the increasingly stringent fuel-efficiency rules that started in 2012. But no maker has been as forward about marketing that technology as Ford, which now offers a range of downsized and boosted engines under the EcoBoost brand.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The sleek tractor-trailer combination boosted fuel efficiency by 70%—exceeding 12 mpg, with some test runs showing more than 13 mpg—in road tests, and powertrain brake thermal efficiency reached 50%. This new design added “wave” bumps on the side of the piston bowl, which allows the fuel to burn more cleanly.). for the D13.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Punch Powertrain, a Belgium-based full-system supplier of fuel-efficient powertrains including transmissions and plug-in hybrid and battery-electric systems, is acquiring France-based power electronics expert Apojee. Furthermore, the ICE can be downsized using a larger but slower turbo to retain power requirement.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Testing was conducted over the LA92 and US06 Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (US06) driving cycles on typical California E10 fuel. The found that using a GPF did not show any fuel economy and CO 2 emission penalties, while the emissions of total hydrocarbons (THC), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) were generally reduced.

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JUNE 19, 2015

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.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

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.

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JULY 11, 2017

The ICCT team—John German and Aaron Isenstadt—concluded that diesels have and will retain two significant advantages over gasoline engines: significantly better fuel economy and cargo hauling and towing ability. —Isenstadt and German (2017). real-world fuel economy, performance, drivability, reliability, and safety.

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JUNE 27, 2017

3 B-Cycle gasoline engine is the first example of Volkswagen’s “Rightsizing” strategy—an engine development strategy that looks to for the optimal balance of displacement, output, torque and efficiency based on vehicle class and real-world operating conditions, rather than just seeking to downsize. 2017 Toyota RAV4. Height (in).

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Co-Optima’s premise is that current fuels constrain engine design—and thus engine efficiency. The teams are also evaluating the impact of discrete fuel properties on advanced SI engine performance. The research teams have identified more than 40 promising blendstock candidates.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

As the Obama Administration considers stricter fuel economy regulations, automakers are expected to lower the overall weight of vehicles by approximately 400 pounds (181 kg) per vehicle, and as aluminum use increases, the mix percent is expected to double. kg) per year per light vehicle. —Randall Scheps.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2017

Scientists at Rice University and their colleagues in China have fabricated a durable catalyst for high-performance fuel cells by attaching single ruthenium atoms to nitrogen-doped graphene. Catalysts that drive the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells are usually made of platinum. Yakobson, Juncai Dong, Dongliang Chen, and James M.

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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. E-boosting products can significantly improve engine responsiveness and also provide better fuel economy. liter six-cylinder.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

Based on US Department of Energy estimates, a total vehicle mass reduction of 33% including powertrain, as demonstrated on the 2020 passenger car model, results in a 23% reduction in fuel consumption. The study investigated scenarios for two distinct vehicle architectures appropriate for production in 2017 and 2020. Closures/Fenders.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

GDI is a strategy to improve fuel efficiency that is rapidly gaining market acceptance, as illustrated by the popularity of Ford’s GDI EcoBoost engines. 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.). and fuel properties. Earlier post.) gasoline blend.

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MAY 23, 2017

First introduced in the 2009 CC, the EA888 continued Volkswagen’s move toward smaller, turbocharged engines that offer the fuel economy benefits of downsizing with the power of a larger-displacement unit. The net effect is lower fuel consumption and more torque than the 2.0-liter liter EA888 engine fitted in the 2017 Tiguan.

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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. This is much lower than the measured 14.5%

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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).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

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. Among the findings and recommendations, by area, from the new report are: ENGINE SYSTEMS AND FUELS. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 7, 2019

Projects selected through this solicitation will complement DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) research started in FY 2017. CNG Full Fills with a Complete Smart Fueling System. Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

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 Aeristech’s eSupercharger technology has been publicly validated and exhibited in a prototype vehicle by MAHLE Powertrain UK.

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JULY 19, 2017

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.

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