Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Carbon fiber is seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving fuel economy and emissions levels, but the relative expense of the material means that it’s still reserved for only a handful of high-end production cars.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Fuel Economy Auto Industry 73

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AUGUST 13, 2012

These projects include the development and validation of modeling tools to deliver higher performing carbon fiber composites and advanced steels, as well as research into new lightweight, high-strength alloys for energy-efficient vehicle and truck engines. Using lighter materials also reduces a vehicle’s fuel consumption.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon United States Fuel Economy 231

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JUNE 4, 2014

Ford Motor Company unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing CO 2 emissions. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels. 19” by 5” carbon fiber wheels.

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Carbon Fiber Light Concept Ford 225

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JANUARY 18, 2014

burn systems and controls that allow compliance with proposed EPA Tier 3 emissions regulations with smaller penalty in fuel economy. pressure fuel injection, and higher pressure engine operation, for implementing the clean diesel combustion strategy. Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. duty engines.

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Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

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MARCH 31, 2014

The reduced fuel consumption will extend the effective range of the turbo vehicle. By the end of Phase II, Mainstream plans to demonstrate a production-ready prototype that exceeds DOE targets for fuel economy, operating range, and cost. NO x Sensor for Diesel Engine Emissions Systems. Nextech Materials. nGimat LLC.

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Exhaust Wind 2014 Motor 261

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MAY 21, 2015

The new Veradel grade is a tough, high-performance resin designed to meet growing global demand for advanced polymers that can improve automotive powertrain efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. This high-performing polymer also delivers good dimensional stability and strong resistance to oil and exhaust gases.

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Polymer F-150 Carbon Fiber Oil 150

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Taking the displacement down gets you on a percentage basis the best fuel economy value versus other technologies. Once you take the weight out, you take the engine down and get substantial deltas in fuel economy. liter EcoBoost I-4, expected to deliver 30% better fuel economy than the 2010 model.

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Ford Fuel Emissions Vehicles 252

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Stelvio features extensive use of ultra-lightweight, hi-tech materials including carbon fiber for the drive shaft and aluminium for the engines, suspension systems, hood, wings, doors and the tailgate. Alfa Romeo Stelvio initially offers a choice of a 280 hp, 2.0 Turbocharged gasoline engine and a 210 hp, 2.2-liter liter diesel.

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SUV Carbon Fiber Diesel Gasoline-Electric 150

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JULY 12, 2013

l/100 km) highway or better; and to reduce the average CO 2 tailpipe emissions of its US fleet by 15%. Opel also estimates it will reduce the average carbon tailpipe emissions from its fleet by 27% by 2020. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. to reflect divested assets and current GHG protocol emission factors.

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

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OCTOBER 12, 2015

However, lifetime fuel economy benefits often outweigh the vehicle-cycle, resulting in a net total life-cycle GHG benefit, they found. Petroleum consumption contributes 80−90% of a conventional vehicle’s life-cycle GHG emissions, when considering the fuel’s well-to- pump and combustion phases (this may change with new technologies).

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Carbon Fiber Vehicles Emissions Fuel 150

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will determine levels at which higher alcohols and other advanced oxygenated fuel components can be readily integrated into the existing fuel supply (i.e., drop-in replacement fuels). Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

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MARCH 23, 2012

DE-FOA-0000648 ) This funding will support the development of high-strength, lightweight carbon fiber composites and advanced steels and alloys that will help vehicle manufacturers improve the fuel economy of cars and trucks while maintaining and improving safety and performance.

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Carbon Fiber Vehicles Carbon Engine 218

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO supports a broad technology portfolio aimed at developing and deploying advanced highway transportation technologies to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, while meeting or exceeding vehicle performance and cost expectations. Dual-fuel technologies. million barrels per day); and.

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Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in 246

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2010

Lightweight materials such as carbon fiber are seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving fuel economy and emissions levels, but the relative expense of the materials often mean that they are still reserved for only a handful of high-end production cars.

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BMW Carbon Fiber Fuel Economy Auto Industry 77

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The objective of this AOI is to accelerate the realization of lighter weight vehicle materials made from magnesium and carbon fiber capable of attaining 50% weight reduction of passenger vehicles. Development of Low-Cost Carbon Fiber. AOI 2: Lightweighting Materials. Subtopics include: Low-Cost Development of Magnesium.

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Li-ion Carbon Fiber Vehicles Low Cost 231

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AUGUST 16, 2016

SuperTruck II builds on the successful SuperTruck I program, which has already led to more than twenty fuel saving technologies that have reached the commercial market, said Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. Federal funding. PPG Industries, Inc.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Advanced materials are essential for boosting the fuel economy of cars and trucks while maintaining and improving safety and performance. Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%. Advanced lightweighting and propulsion materials: 15 projects, $10.2 Lead organization. Description.

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Lithium Ion Transportation Universal Fuel Economy 210

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JANUARY 22, 2015

In addition to vehicle electrification and lightweighting technologies, the FOA supports technology development to reduce petroleum consumption through fuel economy improvements. Area of Interest (AOI) 9: High-Efficiency, Medium and Heavy-Duty Natural Gas (Dedicated or Dual-Fuel) Engine Technologies. turbomachinery.

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Fuel Hydrogen Vehicles Carbon Fiber 150

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JUNE 12, 2012

The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210

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JANUARY 22, 2014

AOI 2: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles. ($6M) For the purposes of this AOI, a carbon fiber composite is defined as a composite that combines carbon fiber with polymer resin. Carbon Fiber Composite Targets.

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Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber 252

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The aluminum Drive module combines the powertrain, high-voltage battery, suspension, crash system and structural functions, while the Life module takes the form of a passenger cell made out of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). The new high-voltage battery benefits the electric range of the two plug-in hybrid sports cars too.

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BMW 2019 Power Powered 170

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JANUARY 12, 2018

will partner with ANL to increase efficiency and reduce emissions on optimizing heat transfer in diesel engines through simulations of piston and spray geometry in a project titled “Heavy-duty Diesel Engine Combustion Optimization for Reduced Emissions, Reduced Heat Transfer, and Improved Fuel Economy.” Caterpillar Inc.

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Manufacturer Carbon Fiber Waste Eaton 150

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association, with support from investor companies of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), stressed the need to shift the basis of vehicle emissions regulations from tailpipe emissions to a total life cycle assessment (LCA). Earlier post.).

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Emissions Industrial Industry Vehicles 199

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Calculated using the EU test cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles, the average fuel efficiency of the BMW i8 at model launch will be less than 2.5 liters/100 km, which equates to approximately 95 miles per US gallon, with CO 2 emissions of less than 59 grams per kilometer. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Plug-in Engine Plug 281

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This unique production process creates an engineered hinge embedded within a single composite preform of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP). The new battery module also features an exoskeleton manufactured using the company’s lightweighting technology, 223.

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Engine Batteries Battery Carbon Fiber 191

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JUNE 18, 2014

Earlier this month, Ford unveiled its Lightweight Concept vehicle, which uses advanced materials to explore future weight-reduction solutions that could improve performance and fuel efficiency while reducing CO 2 emissions. A 10% reduction in vehicle weight can result in a 6%-8% fuel economy improvement. Earlier post.).

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Concept Carbon Fiber Vehicles Ford 284

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MARCH 9, 2019

These are not simply manufacturing innovations: they are end-to-end, whole-life solutions that address every aspect of the manufacture, use and recycling of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and the way in which its properties can enable new approaches to vehicle design and manufacture. CFRP is a material of huge promise.

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Engine Carbon Fiber Affordable Manufacturer 265

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Lexus Looks with Emissions-free Driving. It is rare when we post a review of a car that is only available in one of the 50 United States, but such is the case with the 2022 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which is only sold in California. Zero emission luxury. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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Toyota Hydrogen Lexus Gasoline-Electric 82

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JANUARY 2, 2014

US mpg) fuel economy, equivalent to CO 2 emissions of 59 g/km (94.95 The brake calipers grip large, carbon fiber-ceramic brake discs, and the tire size is 285/30 R 21. The splitter, which is made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), is shifted far to the front, as on a race car. l/100 km (94.09

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Audi Plug-in Concept MPG 310

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AUGUST 14, 2014

The largest single award ($10 million) goes to Delphi Automotive Systems to further the development of its Gasoline Direct-Injection Compression Ignition (GDCI) low-temperature combustion technology ( earlier post ) that provides high thermal efficiency with low NO x and PM emissions. Dual-Fuel Technologies (Area of Interest 9).

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Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles 299

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Innovative Technology for Emissions-free Driving Mirai translates as future in Japanese. If there was ever a car on the road fitting the bill as future, it is the 2024 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). Exclusively available in California, Toyota sold 2,737 Mirais in 2023. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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Toyota Hydrogen Lexus California 64

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AUGUST 11, 2016

Combined fuel economy of 64 MPGe and an all-electric range of 14 miles is possible (EPA official figures). Like the BMW eDrive technology on the plug-in hybrid of the new BMW 7 Series, the intelligent lightweight design featuring carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) is also based on expertise forged in the development of BMW i cars.

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BMW 2017 PHEV Sale 150

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Intake and exhaust variable cam timing (VTC) is deployed to provide an excellent balance of high power, torque, fuel economy, and emissions. The front floor panels are constructed of carbon fiber core. Carbon Fiber Core Floor. The structure is similar to those found in some Honda racing engines.

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Acura Hybrid Lithium Ion Engine 150

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JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. Click to enlarge.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

For example, fuel economy statistics and a graphic display of the electric range is shown on the navigation map. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell. lb), corresponding to customer fuel costs of roughly €4 (as of October 2015). kilograms (1.3

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