Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Mercedes-Benz received two MATERIALICA Design and Technology Awards at the MATERIALICA 2014 trade fair for materials applications, surface technology and product engineering in Munich. The first was for the new steel pistons for diesel engines ( earlier post ), the second for high-strength carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) struts.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

The selections announced focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: Advanced fuels and lubricants : Eight projects awarded to improve fuels and lubricants that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. Advanced fuels and lubricants. Grantee Description.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). This project will develop, integrate and implement predictive models for Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites that link the material design, molding process and final performance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Altran and Quimera worked with Technopark Motorland and Sunrace Engineering Development on the AEGT project. The monocoque chassis is made entirely of carbon fiber to make it lighter and more rigid. Supplied by a series of lithium-polymer EIG batteries, the AEGT can run for about 30 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2014

The Tech Award recipients were announced today by the editors of Automotive Engineering magazine, based on engineering innovation, uniqueness, potential for real-world production application and potential benefit for industry customers and end users. Ricardo’s TorqStor. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MAY 25, 2025

In 1946 he was joined by his son, Jacques, a marine engineer, with whom he made a series of record descents. We put the carbon fiber and the epoxy in the molds and then we cure it. He did the Vendee Globe four times, but hes also a composite engineer, the CEO of 49Sud, and hes running the construction of the plane.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. For all subtopics, technologies may be applicable to compression ignition and/or spark ignition engines. Miller Cycle).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. Earlier post.). Fuel Efficiency Lifecycle analysis Manufacturing'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2014

The resulting roadmap uses the integration of genetic engineering with analytical chemistry tools to tailor the structure of lignin and its isolation so it can be used for materials, chemicals and fuels, said lead author Arthur Ragauskas, a professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Instead of a battery, the Gyrodrive system uses a magnetically loaded high-speed carbon-fiber flywheel to store the energy generated by a bus as it slows down to stop. Instead, the flywheel is a very efficient, short duration energy accumulator, that can capture and re-deploy large cumulative amounts of energy with little waste.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO focuses on a mix of near- and long-term vehicle technologies including advanced batteries, power electronics and electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion engines, advanced fuels and lubricants, and other enabling technologies. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

VISION EQXX has seen the best minds from our R&D centers work together with engineers from our Formula 1 and Formula E programs. This car is one outcome of an ongoing program that is delivering a blueprint for the future of automotive engineering. And the way we developed it is as revolutionary as the vehicle itself.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

The engine is based on the new 1.4 The inner layer consists of gas-impermeable polyamide polymer, while a second layer of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) gives the tank its extremely high strength; a third layer of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) provides rugged protection against damage from the outside.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

the development of carbon-fiber-reinforced FDM feedstock materials to produce strong, lightweight components. It reduces material consumption, waste streams, large investments into metal tooling, warehouse costs and transportation costs. Stratasys patented and owns the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process. cm to 508K cu.

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Green Car Congress

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.” Vitro Flat Glass LLC.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The fuel-cell system is around 30% more compact than before, can for the first time be housed entirely in the engine compartment and is installed on the usual mounting points like a conventional engine. emissions: 0 g/km), the overall drive system of the GLC F-CELL offers around 40% more output.

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AUGUST 19, 2023

The combination of these systems raises the driving behavior of the concept car to a new level compared to a super sports car with a combustion engine: it is an electric, super-intelligent Ultra GT. For the aesthetic layer several kinds of fibers are under development including some natural fibers which are interwoven with carbon.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Like with a mid-engined sports car, the cabin of the e-tron is shifted far forward toward the front axle, leaving room in front of the rear axle for the roughly 470 kg (1,036 lb) battery unit, the inverter and the power electronics. Audi engineers are also working on an inductive (wireless) charging solution to make charging more convenient.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

From the top-of-cab solar panels powering its battery and interior lights, to its ultra-light aluminum frame and highly advanced 425 horsepower 11-liter proprietary engine, the SuperTruck concept vehicle allowed Volvo engineers to push the boundaries of heavy truck efficiency. for the D11 and 2.5% for the D13.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

In order of priority, low temperature exhaust after-treatment catalysts are needed for the reduction of Oxides of Nitrogen (NO x ), Carbon Monoxide (CO), or unburned hydrocarbons (HCs) from internal combustion engines. Innovative Engine Boosting Technologies. Engine Friction Reduction. Subsystem Component Technologies.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

All add-on parts—doors, lids, sidewalls and roof—are made of a fiber-reinforced plastic. The combination of aluminum and carbon fiber-reinforced composite material guarantees supreme rigidity coupled with low weight. The body structure is based on Audi Space Frame technology (ASF), with a hybrid design approach adopted.

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Detroit Audi Concept Electric 246

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2016

Mineralization concepts utilizing CO 2 with industrial wastes. Novel physical and chemical processes for beneficial use of carbon. Mineralization concepts utilizing CO 2 with industrial wastes. Mining waste also contains trace amounts of valuable materials (i.e., Biological based concepts for beneficial use of CO 2.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

REEACH (Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency) project descriptions. Compact Propulsion Engine Optimized with Waste Heat Recovery (CO-POWER); $2,815,760. The work will result in the development of a first-of-its-kind aircraft gas turbo-electric engine with a sCO 2 waste heat recovery cycle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

The A4 Avant g-tron engine is based on the new 2.0 An electronic controller reduces the high pressure of the compressed natural gas (CNG) flowing from the tank from as much as 200 bar to a working pressure of 5 to 10 bar in the engine. The potential overall range is comparable to that of a car with a TDI engine. A4 Avant g-tron.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The selected projects will focus on technologies such as revolutionizing fuel cells for light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and technologies to generate less nuclear waste and reduce the cost of fuel. Hydrogen Steam Injected Intercooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) - $3,822,026. Select OPEN 2021 projects include: Synteris. Pratt & Whitney.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2015

Up to a 35% gain in fuel efficiency in heavy drive cycles is achieved by regenerating the braking energy that is normally wasted to heat, and using this energy instead of the internal combustion engine for acceleration. Steelhead Composites manufactures accumulators from aluminum tubing and spun carbon fiber.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2022

This new blueprint for automotive engineering has delivered a new benchmark for electric vehicle efficiency and range, and the technology in the VISION EQXX will be deployed in upcoming series-production Mercedes vehicles. Just like the battery, the electric drive unit is compact, lightweight and highly efficient.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Topics addressed include: advanced batteries (including manufacturing processes) and electric drive R&D; Lightweight materials; Advanced combustion engine and enabling technologies R&D; and Fuels technologies (dedicated or dual-fuel natural gas engine technologies). turbomachinery.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2013

With its new architecture, use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, and premium mobility service offerings, the “ i3 marks the beginning of a new mobility age ,” said Dr. Reithofer. Performing this role is a 650cc two-cylinder gasoline engine mounted immediately adjacent to the electric motor above the rear axle. Range extender.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2015

Dissimilar metal joint systems are limited to aluminum, steel, magnesium, and carbon fiber composites. Enabling Technologies for Engine and Powertrain Systems. Emission Control Strategies for Advanced Combustion Engines. Advances for the Production of Low Cost Electric Drive Vehicle Motors.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

But, with electric vehicles, an electric motor is used to drive the wheels, which effectively frees the combustion engine to exclusively convert chemical energy into mechanical energy and finally into electric energy. At the heart of the concept is a carbon-fiber monocoque to provide exceptional torsional rigidity and passenger safety.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Its exterior skin, painted in Magnetic Blue, combines body parts made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), such as the front and rear lids. A heat pump removes waste heat from electrical components for thermal management and for interior climate control—an important efficiency module of the overall concept.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

However, in a demonstration of the flexibility of the MLB evo platform components, the Audi engineers took the 140 kW motor from the e-tron quattro front axle and used it for the rear axle of the h-tron; and took one of the 90 kW rear axle motors from the e-tron quattro to use for the front axle in the h-tron. The car starts down to -28 ˚C.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Still, Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes, and McLaren spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on race engineering and R&D alone. The FIA caps the cost of a single F1 engine at around US $15 million, but some teams try to hide true costs to avoid penalties. So the performance gap remains huge, but Formula E is trying to close it.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 e-tron quattro features a six-cylinder TDI engine and quattro drive that deliver 275 kW (373 hp) of system power and 700 N·m (516.3 litre V6 TDI engine. litre V6 TDI engine. TDI, a highly efficient, latest-generation V6 diesel engine, delivers 190 kW (258 hp) of power and 600 N·m (442.5 TDI quattro.

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MAY 14, 2024

By leveraging AI, automotive companies can streamline their supply chains, reducing waste and ensuring timely delivery of parts. Similarly, the BMW i8 incorporates recycled carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) in its construction, demonstrating a commitment to sustainability throughout the vehicle’s lifecycle. #8

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Green Car Congress

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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