Remove Carbon Remove Cleaner Remove Cleaner Emissions Remove Engine
article thumbnail

DOE awards $4M to two DME projects

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) awarded more than $4 million in funding to test novel applications of dimethyl ether (DME) as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels. WM International Engineering L.L.C. WM International Engineering L.L.C.

Waste 186
article thumbnail

California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

Green Car Congress

ACC II establishes the next set of LEV criteria and ZEV requirements to reduce emissions of criteria air pollutants (including precursors) and GHGs from light- and medium-duty vehicles in California further. Therefore, the aim is to clean up the worst emitting vehicles and to ensure those that are already cleaner do not get worse.

PHEV 195
article thumbnail

Mazda announces SKYACTIV-X: gasoline Spark Controlled Compression Ignition

Green Car Congress

As part of the new technology to achieve this vision, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation gasoline engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019. This new proprietary combustion engine combines the advantages of gasoline and diesel engines to optimize environmental performance, power and acceleration performance.

Mazda 186
article thumbnail

Propel Fuels expands retail sales of drop-in renewable diesel across Southern California; $2.59/gallon

Green Car Congress

Utilizing Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel, Propel’s Diesel HPR is a low-carbon, drop-in renewable fuel that meets petroleum diesel specifications and can be used in any diesel engine. Propel Fuels has expanded its sales of Diesel HPR (High Performance Renewable) to locations across Southern California. Earlier post.)

Diesel 150
article thumbnail

2019 Nissan Altima features VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine, AWD, ProPILOT Assist

Green Car Congress

Variable Compression Turbo engine. liter V6 engine is the world’s first production-ready variable compression turbo inline 4-cylinder ( earlier post )—which generates the performance of some V6 gasoline engines but with 4-cylinder level fuel economy. As a result, the engine capacity varies between 1,997 cc and 1,970 cc.

2019 244
article thumbnail

NREL updates experimental cetane number data; more than 250 new individual measurements

Green Car Congress

Cetane number is a relative ranking of a fuel’s autoignition characteristics for use in compression ignition engines and is based on the amount of time between fuel injection and ignition (ignition delay). The cetane number is typically measured either in a single-cylinder engine or a constant-volume combustion chamber. Resources.

article thumbnail

Choosing an Eco-friendly Vehicle: Hybrid vs. Electric Cars

EV Connect

On the other hand, hybrids that don’t plug in draw their battery power from the engine and when the battery is drained, the car simply switches to gas power. If you use solar power to generate electricity for your EV charging station, you can reduce the carbon footprint of running an EV down to virtually zero. How Do Hybrid Cars Work?

Hybrid 90