Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2013
We consider three indicative scenarios that vary the rate of technological improvement and changes in fuel economy regulations. The Efficiency Policy scenario takes account of recent adopted or proposed fuel economy goals. The Historical scenario uses relationships derived only from historical trends.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2009
oxygen content, resulting in a significantly cleaner burning diesel fuel. The fuel has high lubricity, reduced sulfur content, meets all the ASTM D-975 diesel fuel specifications, and experiences no significant losses in fuel economy, according to Prof. The DIBANET project has received €3.73 million (US$5.5
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2014
US EPA fuel economy ratings are not yet available. liter EcoBoost engine is a transverse-mounted, inline three-cylinder turbo gasoline direct fuel injection with Ti-VCT. It uses a low inertia turbocharger, split cooling system and direct fuel injection to deliver high levels of performance.
Drive Electric
AUGUST 9, 2022
ICEVs have been around for a while, and although they’ve had the time to perfect their manufacturing process and we’ve seen increased pressure on the importance of fuel economy and emissions, the thermal efficiency of the average light vehicle engine remains between 20-35%, and we’re not seeing much improvement beyond this.
Drive Electric
AUGUST 9, 2022
ICEVs have been around for a while, and although they’ve had the time to perfect their manufacturing process and we’ve seen increased pressure on the importance of fuel economy and emissions, the thermal efficiency of the average light vehicle engine remains between 20-35%, and we’re not seeing much improvement beyond this.
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