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AUGUST 22, 2013

The European Union-funded PowerDriver project—a two-year, €3-million (US$4-million) research project initiated in February 2012 to turn exhaust gas waste heat into electricity using thermoelectric generator (TGEN) technology—has completed simulation work on on a potential automotive application.

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Exhaust Waste Land Rover Fuel 210

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JULY 16, 2020

for XSE grade, which uses a dual-outlet exhaust). Most AWD grades have 202 hp, while the Camry XSE AWD grade has 205 hp with dual exhaust. The Camry’s four-cylinder engine uses a very high compression ratio (13:1) and Toyota’s innovative D-4S fuel injection, which employs both direct injection and additional port injectors.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2009

The government of New Zealand will not proceed with developing and implementing fuel economy standards as proposed by the previous government. It is estimated that the scheme could have resulted in costs of up to $1,500 when purchasing a larger car. Transport fuels will of course be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2016

The PowerCard generates power from exhaust source temperatures ranging from 400-600 °C using Alphabet Energy’s proprietary thermoelectric materials: tetrahedrite and magnesium silicide stannide. The automotive industry is working to meet the increased electrical power requirements of the future car (e.g., The PowerCard.

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Fuel Economy Energy Economy Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2010

Researchers from the Berner Fachhochschule and EMPA, a Swiss research and services group, are developing a thermoelectric generator for vehicle waste heat recovery that is integrated in the muffler, rather than being installed as a separate thermoelectric generator (TEG) unit on the exhaust line. Click to enlarge. MRS 2010 Spring, DD2.6:

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Fuel Economy San Francisco Economy Exhaust 218

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MARCH 5, 2024

The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is a Detroit anomaly: it’s a passenger car in an age of trucks and SUVs, it’s battery-electric when U.S. The 707-horsepower Hellcat launched at $62,000, lower than any other car of equivalent power. The world’s “only” electric muscle car?

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Dodge Charging Gasoline-Electric Exhaust 52

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

million contract modification to apply the technology in its thermoelectric generator (TEG) for passenger cars to a similar program for heavy vehicles. The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%.

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JULY 5, 2023

Blithering masculinity aside, your author realizes the four-banger belts out roughly 315 horsepower for this year, a healthy number and leagues ahead of the Fox-bodied cars so desired as a teenager. We don’t need to tell you what the ‘electric hand operated parking brake’ is for. Here's where the effigies come into play.

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Ford Exhaust Cheap Fuel Economy 119

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Headquartered in Laindon, Essex and with a further site in Coventry (UK), CPT specializes in the development of 12V and 48V electric motor-generators for start-stop applications, mild hybridization, exhaust-driven electrification technologies, e-boosting for combustion engines, e-compressors for fuel cells and similar products.

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Power Powered Fuel Economy Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The V90 is the latest in the premium car maker’s top-of-the-line 90 series sitting alongside the award winning XC90 SUV ( earlier post ) and the recently-launched S90 premium sedan. The Twin Engine technology supports three modes of operation: Pure, in which the car runs on electric power alone. Earlier post.) The 96-cell, 9.2

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Ford engineers have further optimized power, torque and fuel efficiency from the 2.0-liter liter TDCi engines and include a lean NO x trap for cleaner exhaust emissions, while friction is reduced with microscopic applications of Diamond Like Coating (DLC); engine breathing is enhanced with a Variable Nozzle Turbocharger. liter and 2.0-liter

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Fuel Economy Ford Europe Fuel 218

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Cobra electric supercharger. At the 17 th Supercharging conference this week in Dresden, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will launch what it says is the first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for “quasi-continuous” boosting of commercial diesel engines, including those developed for off highway applications.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2016

At the 2016 Guangzhou Auto Show, Qoros Auto introduced the first drivable engineering development car—a modified Qoros 3 hatchback—equipped with the QamFree engine featuring FreeValve’s Pneumatic-Hydraulic-Electric-Actuator (PHEA) technology. Earlier post.) FreeValve AB is a sister company to Koenigsegg Automotive.

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Engine Auto Fuel Power 218

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance Hybrid E-Ray Is a 70 th Birthday Present & Future Direction Indicator The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray is something old and something new for the brand. liter V8’s exhaust. The small-block V8’s still there for now, but an all-electric model is on the horizon.

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Power Powered Chevrolet MPG 82

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Under provisions of a fiscal 2009 tax reform bill, Japan will waive an automobile weight tax for people buying hybrid cars and electric vehicles. Normally, people purchasing new cars pay the automobile acquisition tax, which is equivalent to roughly 5% of the car’s price, and three years’ worth of the weight tax.

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Tax Japan Hybrid Electric Cars 150

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is showcasing its range of 48V systems at the Aachen Colloquium this week: its Cobra electric compressor, SpeedStart belt-integrated starter-generator, SpeedTorq drivetrain motor-generator, and TIGERS exhaust energy recovery system. Earlier post.). —CPT chief executive Nick Pascoe.

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Range Exhaust Fuel Economy Hybrid 150

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APRIL 17, 2024

Too tall, too expensive, too electric. Give me internal-combustion and real exhaust noise and a trunk – hatchbacks have too much utility for me! Well, that’s true – it’s mostly the same car that launched a couple of years ago. Unless you’re pushing the car – in which case the noise is welcome – you might find it tiresome.

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Hyundai Exhaust Acura Fuel Economy 105

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Compression ignition combined with a supercharger will improve fuel economy while delivering tremendous engine response and increased torque of 10–30% over the current SKYACTIV-G gasoline engine. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). the greatest contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Yamasaki, Y., Umahashi, S., Uesugi, Y.,

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The Smart Stream powertrains deliver improved fuel economy and reduced exhaust emissions. The improvements will enhance gasoline and diesel engine efficiency, alongside the development of new plug-in hybrid and electric powertrains, plus the company’s next-generation Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV).

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Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring 150

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? In fact in 6 of the states, diesel fuel is penalized with additional state taxes. So diesel fuel gets taxed twice or penalized twice at the federal and state level. TDI clean diesel represents almost 25% of Audi and Volkswagen US sales.

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Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy 366

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

French drivers have long preferred diesel cars for their good fuel economy, but increased air pollution from diesel exhaust emissions has become a public health concern.

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Diesel France Fuel Economy Exhaust 60

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The new hybrid version of Toyota’s all-time best-selling car series achieves at least 50 mpg (4.7 l/100 km) combined fuel economy (projected). That makes the 2020 Corolla Hybrid the most fuel-efficient model to ever wear the model name that debuted more than a half-century ago. Earlier post.). Driving the Corolla Hybrid.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

For almost three decades this automotive trade publication has evaluated new powertrains and highlighted the best based on horsepower, torque, NVH management, real world fuel economy and new technology. The final point is the powertrain must “truly sell the car….(be) The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E is among the new EV powertrains.

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APRIL 18, 2016

l/100 km) combined, 47 mpg city and 46 mpg highway; the powertrain shares the transmission architecture with the 2016 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle (EREV), but includes changes to optimize the system for engine-driven charge-sustaining operation in the range of conditions represented by the US EPA 5 cycle fuel economy tests.

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JUNE 29, 2016

In addition, the integration of hybrid and emissions control systems has the potential to deliver up to a 10-12% reduction in fuel consumption, equivalent to sub-80g/km of CO 2 emissions (NEDC). Ricardo believes the above package is very competitive with other fuel economy solutions such as full hybridization.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

The vehicles feature the fuel-efficient Atkinson-cycle engine, as well as a cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system to further improve engine efficiency. The water pump is driven by an electric motor, thus eliminating the need for a drive belt.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Verizon announced that Verizon has replaced 234 of its existing gasoline-powered vans with hybrid-electric vans for use in New York City. and will increase fuel economy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The Governor announced the availability of $2.2

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New York City New York Hybrid Fuel Economy 150

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

kWh battery pack for twice the electric range of its predecessor, as well as some enhancements to its powertrain, including a Toyota-first dual motor generator drive system. This uses both the electric motor and the generator for drive force, helping to boost acceleration performance. Pricing starts at $27,100.

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APRIL 17, 2013

The Accord plug-in hybrid has an all-electric range of 13 miles (21 km); charge depleting (EV mode) combined fuel economy of 115 MPGe; charge sustaining (hybrid mode) combined fuel economy of 46 MPGe; and meets California LEV3-SULEV20 emissions standards. Valve train (exhaust). Fuel injection type.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Skyline delivers maximum power output of 268 kW (360 hp) and fuel economy of 18.4 The new Skyline also feature Direct Adaptive Steering technology, which controls tire movements with steering inputs transformed into electrical signals. mpg US , 5.4 l/100km) on JC08 mode.

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Nissan Japan Motor Motors 218

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JUNE 15, 2009

BorgWarner’s new electric butterfly EGR valve technology will debut with a leading commercial engine manufacturer in 2010. BorgWarner is introducing an electric butterfly EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) valve for diesel applications. Click to enlarge. The brushless motor offers high durability and enhanced power-to-weight ratio.

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2010 Diesel Engine Exhaust 150

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JUNE 12, 2014

The 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage is currently the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid gasoline car in the US, with combined EPA rating of 40 mpg (5.88 Fuel economy with the 5-speed is 37 mpg (6.36 2015 Mirage ES. Click to enlarge. l/100 km), consisting of 37 mpg (6.36 l/100 km) city and 44 mpg (5.35 The Mirage is equipped with a 1.2-liter

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JULY 6, 2010

class not including hybrid vehicles) fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. In Japan, the New March will be launched this month equipped with idling stop technology achieving a 26 km/L fuel economy (61 mpg US, 3.85 Newly Developed Nissan March Compact Car Powertrain. Its gear ratio of 7.3 High-Efficiency Hybrid System.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Raising the compression ratio in a gasoline engine increases its thermal efficiency, thus improving fuel economy. Although downsizing—i.e.,

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APRIL 7, 2015

All the grades will achieve fuel economy-based tax exemptions in Japan. The RM31 electric motor delivers maximum power output of 30 kW (40 hp) and maximum torque of 160 N·m (118 lb-ft). The overall improved system also helps achieve fuel economy gains. Equipped with an optimized 2.0-liter

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 8, 2023

liter, inline-six turbo underhood also gets a boost from an electric starter/generator. Options included carbon-fiber trim, an AMG steering wheel, a winter package, 21-inch AMG wheels, and the Night Package (front splitter, roof rails, AMG exhaust, and more). So, too, will AMG-massaged ride and handling.

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Mercedes Carbon Fiber Price Fuel Economy 104

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

At the 2 nd International Conference Automotive 48 V Power Supply Systems , held last week in Düsseldorf, Germany, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the event, together with leading car makers and Tier 1 suppliers, argued the need for an internationally agreed 48V electrical standard.

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