Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2014
The alternative fuel types to be addressed under this FOA are specified by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and are: Methanol, ethanol, and other alcohols. Blends of 85% or more of alcohol with gasoline. Natural gas and liquid fuels domestically produced from natural gas. Liquefied petroleum gas (propane).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2014
The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001097 ) entitled “Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Deployment Initiatives”. Blends of 85% or more of alcohol with gasoline.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2015
Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Alcohol and gasoline-alcohol blends also offer efficiency benefits independent of their octane value. fuel with higher ethanol content—for part- and full-load operation for different engine types and fuel assumptions. —Leone et al.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
Experiments have even shown that the evaporation of the water in the intake manifold acts as a charge air cooling, which improves the volumetric efficiency and thereby the overall efficiency of the engine. d) further provides for alcohol blends as follows: Special provisions for alcohol blends. (1) 40 CFR § 80.27(d)
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 25, 2012
GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Ethanol blended hydrocarbon fuels can include higher ethanol blends (e.g.
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