Remove Carbon Remove Exhaust Remove Gasoline Remove Porsche
article thumbnail

Porsche simulates hydrogen V8 for virtual Nordschleife run; 440 kW, 261 km/h, near-zero NOx

Green Car Congress

In a recent simulation study reported in Porsche Engineering Magazine , Porsche Engineering examined the potential of hydrogen combustion engines. For the passenger car sector, this is insufficient, said Vincenzo Bevilacqua, Senior Expert Engine Simulation at Porsche Engineering. Source: Porsche.

Porsche 284
article thumbnail

Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Baua Electric

It’s made with recycled steel, recycled carbon black from end-of-life tires, with silica from pulverized rice husks, as well as some natural resins and oils—including from orange peel for higher efficiency. Even the lighter oil can be used to create resins used in the tires.

Buy 52
article thumbnail

Porsche presents new 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer; 800V battery technology

Green Car Congress

Two days before the official Prologue for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Paul Ricard, France, Porsche presented its new 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car for the 2016 season. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 4-cylinder turbo. It uses excess energy from the exhaust pressure that would otherwise escape into the environment.

Porsche 150
article thumbnail

Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

A mild hybrid has an electric motor that provides efficiency for the main gasoline engine by allowing the engine to be turned off whenever the car is coasting, braking or stopped, then quickly restarted once power is required. of torque produces an aggressive exhaust note with spirited acceleration.

Hybrid 59
article thumbnail

Porsche presents more efficient Gen 2 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer for 2015

Green Car Congress

Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. Liters gasoline. The combustion efficiency of the now lighter and more rigid 2-liter V4 turbocharged gasoline engine has been increased. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

Porsche 150
article thumbnail

Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Le Mans prototype makes its debut at Geneva Show

Green Car Congress

Porsche 919 Hybrid. The Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Le Mans prototype made its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. Porsche 919 Hybrid development began in the middle of 2011 on a blank sheet of paper. The 919 Hybrid is our fastest mobile research laboratory and the most complex race car that Porsche has ever built.

Porsche 290
article thumbnail

Calls for an international 48V electrical standard for vehicles; looming WLTP implementation

Green Car Congress

The Advanced Diesel-Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) prototype ( earlier post ) incorporates a 48V electrical architecture, a CPT SpeedStart 10kW (later to be upgraded to 12.5kW) B-ISG and CPT TIGERS turbine integrated exhaust gas energy recovery system, both being switched reluctance machines, and an advanced lead carbon battery pack provided by EALABC.

Standards 257