Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

This component allows pressure to be increased regardless of the exhaust-gas energy availability. The electric compressor fits in well and without any constraints with the proven strategy of downsizing, the company said. The compressor is compatible with both gasoline and diesel engines.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 17, 2010

Hermosa Beach Mayor, Michael DiVirgilio, speaking on behalf of 350 at the International Day of Climate Action last October. Hermosa Beach Mayor, Michael DiVirgilio, has on Op Ed piece in today’s Daily Breeze on why he is leading his city to a carbon neutral future.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The EcoBoost approach enables the downsizing engine capacity—replacing naturally-aspirated engines with much smaller units without sacrificing power output. Also, by 2013, nearly 80% of Ford’s global nameplates will be available with EcoBoost. By 2013, the company plans globally to produce 1.5 million EcoBoost engines annually.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Nissan outlined its Intelligent Mobility vision at the Geneva International Motor Show. Our Intelligent Mobility vision is a framework to move customers around the world towards a safer and more sustainable future. In 2017, the Nissan Qashqai will become the first Piloted Drive vehicle available in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

To meet long-term greenhouse gas emissions targets as well as air quality objectives, the internal combustion engine will be further improved, being accompanied by the development and progressive implementation of breakthrough technologies, such as electrified propulsion. A stronger internal market and smart regulation.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

The UK government and automotive industry are investing £500 million (US$755 million) each over the next 10 years in an Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to research, to develop and to commercialize the technologies for the low carbon vehicles of the future. Most of the APC funding will be focused on projects. million vehicles in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. —Isenstadt and German (2017). Background.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

Instead, Lucid leaders see a bright future in cars that aim for maximum efficiency — rather than range per se — via smaller, more-affordable batteries. Extrapolating from company targets, a future compact-size Lucid—think the size of Tesla Model 3 or Model Y—could decisively downsize its battery without sacrificing useful range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

General results included: New benchmark in weight reduction achieved through Advanced High-Strength Steel optimized structures, enabling powertrain downsizing for affordable electrified vehicles. Portfolio of innovative steel solutions that apply to full range of electrified or internal combustion engine vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

From a “well-to-wheel” perspective, high efficient gasoline and diesel engines are nearly as energy efficient as any technology available. The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines. Data: Polk. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Delphi presented the work in a technical paper “Development of High-Pressure Common Rail Systems Incorporating Advanced Electronic Control Strategies for Future Heavy-Duty Vehicles,” at the 33 rd Vienna Motor Symposium last week. This concept system is expected to be ideal for heavily downsized applications and developing markets.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

In terms of powertrain technologies, Renault focused on the introduction of new technologies for internal combustion engines and conventional transmissions, as well as outlining its commitment to electric powertrains. The latest evolutions will become available in 2012 and will cut CO 2 emissions by approximately 20 g/km. The future 1.6

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

Like Toyota, Hyundai, GM (Honda’s partner in future fuel cell development), and other OEMs, Honda sees a role for both battery-electric as well as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, depending upon application. Earlier post.). Earlier post ). kW/L–approximately a 60% improvement.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

By rightsizing engines with available technologies, automakers are able to continue applying the benefits of smaller turbocharged engines while fine-tuning powertrain systems to further optimize fuel economy, emissions and performance. Regional highlights include: In North America, more engine downsizing is expected. liters and 1.7

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

Ford made a splash at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit with the introduction of 10 C-segment cars, including a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid based on the C-MAX ( earlier post )—this following on the roll-out the prior week of the Ford Focus Electric ( earlier post ). .; Hydrogen is farther out.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Even in the BRICs, ICE downsizing has become a big deal. The survey found that most companies are hedging their bets and spreading funding across a wide range of areas, with ICE downsizing and plug-in hybrids expected to receive the greatest investment over the next 5 years. Click to enlarge. Urbanization and mobility. Source: KPMG.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

However, despite work continuing on the electric LandCruiser Toyota execs have also warned that the earliest the vehicle will be available would be around 2026 , possibly later. But the future of Lordstown is looking very shaky , with missed production schedules and an embarrassing early recall. We’re watching on with interest.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Significantly, the manufacturer has also confirmed that a smaller sized Ecoboost engine is also in development, so we could perhaps see a Ford Ka or Ford Fiesta in the not-too-distant future benefit from this new technology. opportunity to downsize – large-engine performance, but with the size, weight and fuel economy of a much smaller unit.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Kia Motors Europe will unveil a new Kia cee’d GT Line specification at the 85 th Salon International de l’Automobile in Geneva on 3 March. In addition to a range of visual upgrades, the new cee’d GT Line features the debut of Kia’s all-new downsized 1.0-liter Available on GT Line models equipped with the 133 PS 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The European Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC) is delivering a paper this week outlining the consortium’s approach to 48V hybridization at the 2 nd International Conference on Advanced Automotive 48V Power Supply Systems in Düsseldorf. These compact electrical machines can be rated up to 12.5 —Allan Cooper.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

This is the only engine/transmission combination available in the Tiguan in the US. Put another way, the rightsizing approach combines the fuel economy benefits of downsizing with the power of a larger-displacement unit. TSI EA888 Gen3 B-Cycle (Budack-cycle, earlier post ), coupled with an 8-speed automatic. type compact electric SUV.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

The Schaeffler Group, a leading global supplier to the automotive industry, used the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to highlight a number of hybrid solutions and electric mobility products as well as products for optimizing conventional drivetrains based on the internal combustion engine.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2013

Compared to gasoline, the lower alcohols exhibit high latent heat of vaporisation and anti-knock rating, which makes them attractive for use in future “downsized” highly boosted SI engines that endure significantly higher peak in-cylinder pressures and temperatures. —Cairns et al. VVT and alcohol biofuels. 2012.10.041.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

Alternative fuels have the potential gradually to replace fossil energy sources and make transport sustainable by 2050, according to a report presented to the European Commission last week by the stakeholder expert group on future transport fuels. —Future Transport Fuels. unwanted effects on indirect land use change.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. So the PHEV can simply use a small amount of this needed liquid fuel in the future. How PHEV enhances The Electric Infrastructure. Conclusions. slow charge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

Among powertrains, gasoline hybrids ranked first at either price point, while diesel internal-combustion engines were the least preferred. Gasoline internal-combustion engines rated second-most preferred at $2.50/gallon, At both prices, gasoline-hybrid vehicles were the most preferred technology, while twincharging was the least.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Volkswagen says that its MQB strategy represents a turning point in the design and production of its future automobiles with transverse-mounted engines. In the future, all of these models could theoretically be produced on the same assembly line, despite their different wheelbases and track widths. Earlier post. ).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. The new Cascada mid-size convertible is the first Opel model available with the new engine.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Naphtha, suggest the researchers who are investigating its use, could prove a useful transportation fuel for several reasons: one, cost and availability; and two, as a useful enabling fuel for advanced combustion regimes. However, such refinery streams are not expected to be commercially available on the short term. Why naphtha?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

On the diesel side—now available solely as BlueTEC units with SCR aftertreatment technology) , the focus is on downsizing and the new version of the V6 CDI engine. If the flap is closed, the whole exhaust stream flows through the HP turbine, so that the exhaust-gas energy is available solely for the HP turbine drive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Use this information at your own risk: There is no warranty expressed nor implied and we are not liable for any of your past, present, nor future actions.Even should you perform these modifications to the letter you could still damage any number of components in your vehicle causing it to no longer function. In English-system (vs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The development and deployment of current and future generations of EcoBoost and other technologies are not alternatives to electrification of the powertrain, Kapp said. Ford planners concluded that the most impactful thing they could do in the short term was to leverage currently available technology. Future generations of EcoBoost.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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