Green Car Congress
JULY 7, 2020
The pumps will be installed in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) in the Chinese plants of the customer. The electrical vacuum pump has been developed by Pierburg in Germany, where production started in 2017 for another order of the same customer. The ramp-up phase of production started last year. EVP production in Shanghai.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Furthermore, the ICE can be downsized using a larger but slower turbo to retain power requirement. The combination of hybridization and engine downsizing can increase the total fuel saving up to 20%. In 2017, Punch Powertrain opened 3 new locations. Punch Powertrain developed the TwinMotor specifically for electric vehicles.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 1, 2016
The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices and the first model will come to Japan this year. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe. An on-road demo event in Europe in 2016, will showcase the maturity of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
California LEVIII and US Tier 3 regulations will begin a four year phase-in starting in 2015 and 2017, respectively, to a PM maximum of 3 mg/mile from the current 10 mg/mile LEVII limit. In the EU, the Euro 6a particle number (PN) standard for GDI vehicles was reduced from 6x10 12 particles/km to 6x10 1 1 particles/km in September 2017. …
Green Car Congress
JUNE 18, 2013
This will be done with a broad range of efficiency-enhancing technologies, including the turbocharging of downsized engines. Only with turbochargers can engines be downsized, he said, which can potentially offer a 7-8% percent fuel saving. Automating the manual transmission, for example with the eClutch. Rolf Bulander.
Green Car Congress
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.
Green Car Congress
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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