Carbon Fiber Convert Fuel Economy Light 
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2014
The additional content which includes the motor, inverter, converter, and on?board burn systems and controls that allow compliance with proposed EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations with smaller penalty in fuel economy. Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2011
This project will identify fuel properties that can be used to enable novel combustion strategies with low emissions of nitrogen oxides in an engine, and enhance existing models to capture the effect of additional key fuel properties on combustion. Light-weighting materials. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2016
LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2013
Developing cost-effective technologies to improve new vehicle fuel efficiency and achieve or exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 144 gCO 2 /mi (61.6 mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7 kW, specific power of 14.1
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2020
In the Toyota Mirai, compressed hydrogen fuel is stored in three 10,000-psi carbon-fiber-reinforced high-pressure tanks: one mounted longitudinally in the center of the car; another mounted transversely under the rear seat, and a third below the battery. Cooling air for the battery is silently pulled in from the cabin.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Volvo Trucks North America unveiled an innovative SuperTruck demonstrator whose combination of advanced vehicle and powertrain technologies achieved a freight efficiency improvement of 88% and boosted fuel efficiency by 70%, exceeding 12 miles per gallon in road tests. Click to enlarge. Not every idea made it to the concept vehicle.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 23, 2021
This fuel economy is encouraging, but it will take a wide open road with little traffic and lots of patience to equal it. If fuel economy is your primary focus and you can live without high performance, the standard turbocharged 2.3L This car begs to be driven with great elan , so real world driving will use more fuel.
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