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Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. The global turbo business is expected to reach almost $12 billion in industry sales in 2021. The current average engine size is a 3.0-liter liter six-cylinder.

Global

Global Sale Transportation Vehicles

Ford Unveils Next-Generation Global Focus at NAIAS; Features New 2.0L DI Engine with Powershift Dual-Clutch Transmission for NA Market

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Ford Engine Global Market

New 3-cylinder, 1.0-liter Ford EcoBoost engine to debut in European Focus range

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

liter engine is the latest addition to Ford’s global family of EcoBoost engines, which currently range in capacity from 1.6 liters globally. Downsized EcoBoost engines feature turbocharging, direct injection and other technologies and replace larger engines with no loss of performance and with lower fuel consumption.

Ford

Ford Engine Range Exhaust

Ford to bring 20 new engines and transmissions to China and improve fleet fuel economy by more than 20% by 2015; producing the new 1.0L EcoBoost in China

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Ford will upgrade its entire powertrain portfolio in China by bringing 20 advanced engines and transmissions to support its planned introduction of 15 new vehicles to China—the world’s largest auto market—by 2015. The global EcoBoost engine family is the cornerstone of Ford’s near-term sustainability plan.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy China Economy 2015

Ford Unveils Ford Fiesta for North America at Los Angeles Auto Show; 1.6L I4 with Ti-VCT Delivers Estimated 40 mpg Highway

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Ford unveiled the North American 2011 Ford Fiesta at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Fiesta features Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) ( earlier post ) which allows the engine to be downsized for fuel economy while continuously optimizing camshaft phasing for throttle response, performance and flexibility. Click to enlarge.

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Los Angeles North America Ford MPG

Hard parts supplier Rheinmetall Automotive expects electrification to account for more than half of sales in 2020

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Global Tier 1 supplier Rheinmetall Automotive—formerly KSPG and Kolbenschmidt Pierburg— expects electrification to account for more than half of its sales in 2020. Also on show were other pistons with rings, the outcome of the global strategic cooperation with Japan’s Riken Corporation. Sales amounted to around €2.6

Parts

Parts 2020 Sale Gasoline-Electric

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The successful application of the technologies would allow a global vehicle manufacturer to reduce its in-use carbon footprint of a typical vehicle by 50g/km—a 30% reduction on today’s baseline. The exhaust gas can reach temperatures greater than 900 °C, whereas the turbine upper functional limit is 850 °C. SpeedStart.

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Congress Hybrid Exhaust Gas-Electric

Aeristech Secures £500,000 to Support Development of Electromechanical Turbocharger

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JULY 4, 2010

to eliminate turbo lag—in support of aggressive engine downsizing. CPT recommends a combination of the highly dynamic electric supercharger in series with a conventional exhaust-driven turbocharger to optimize the overall response of the system, compared to other air charging methods. Boost pressure is directly controlled by the ECU.

Exhaust

Exhaust Energy Storage Gas-Electric Downsizing

Study: splash blended ethanol fuels with higher ethanol percentage enable higher thermal efficiency in SI engine

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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.%

Engine

Engine Downsizing Fuel Gasoline

Hyundai showcasing two new turbocharged GDI engines, 7-speed DCT at Frankfurt

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Hyundai Motor’s new downsized 1.0 Honeywell forecasts global turbo penetration near 50% by 2020. Honeywell, the leading global developer of automotive turbochargers, forecasts that the evolving needs of auto makers will drive turbo adoption globally to 47% by 2020. T-GDI and 1.4

Hyundai

Hyundai Engine Fuel Economy Downsizing

Kia introduces 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle, Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-in Hybrid at Chicago

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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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Hybrid Chicago Plug-in Kia

Ford introduces new 2.0L EcoBlue diesel; fuel consumption cut by up to 13%

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APRIL 26, 2016

Advanced after-treatment processes for exhaust gases enable ultra-low emissions in line with stringent Euro Stage VI standards that will be introduced in September 2016, requiring a 55% reduction in NO x emissions compared to Euro Stage V standards. Minimized crankshaft bearing diameters. Advanced turbocharging. Enhanced refinement.

Diesel

Diesel Ford Fuel Oil

New Ford Mondeo to offer new high-power diesel, 1L EcoBoost, hybrid model, pedestrian detection technology

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Additionally, the new Mondeo will be Ford’s first car globally to offer a new pedestrian detection technology that could help reduce the severity of accidents or help drivers avoid them altogether. The new high-powered TDCi diesel engine follows the downsizing trend we’ve led with our EcoBoost petrol technology. Engine range.

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Diesel Ford Hybrid Power

Exploring gasoline-range naphtha as a low-soot, low-NOx alternative compression ignition fuel

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Based on these engine studies, they installed a downsized four-cylinder 1.6-liter There is potential for reducing after-treatment cost (specifically the de-NO x catalyst) since the Euro6 NO x level can be met at the engine exhaust. The efficiency of PCCI combustion vehicle is expected to be about the same as for a diesel engine.

Gasoline

Gasoline Fuel Range Diesel

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. Globally, billions of people are using this ancient grid as installed, but the enormous potential of the grid is untapped—we could be getting much more energy from it. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

EV Driven

Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

Ford Unveils Next-Generation Global Focus at NAIAS; Features New 2.0L DI Engine with Powershift Dual-Clutch Transmission for NA Market

New 3-cylinder, 1.0-liter Ford EcoBoost engine to debut in European Focus range

Ford to bring 20 new engines and transmissions to China and improve fleet fuel economy by more than 20% by 2015; producing the new 1.0L EcoBoost in China

Ford Unveils Ford Fiesta for North America at Los Angeles Auto Show; 1.6L I4 with Ti-VCT Delivers Estimated 40 mpg Highway

Hard parts supplier Rheinmetall Automotive expects electrification to account for more than half of sales in 2020

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Aeristech Secures £500,000 to Support Development of Electromechanical Turbocharger

Study: splash blended ethanol fuels with higher ethanol percentage enable higher thermal efficiency in SI engine

Hyundai showcasing two new turbocharged GDI engines, 7-speed DCT at Frankfurt

Kia introduces 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle, Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-in Hybrid at Chicago

Ford introduces new 2.0L EcoBlue diesel; fuel consumption cut by up to 13%

New Ford Mondeo to offer new high-power diesel, 1L EcoBoost, hybrid model, pedestrian detection technology

Exploring gasoline-range naphtha as a low-soot, low-NOx alternative compression ignition fuel

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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