Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The Ricardo-led Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) project will apply 48V “intelligent electrification” concepts, mild hybridization and waste heat recovery in a Ford Focus diesel demonstrator. It is capable of operating in exhaust temperatures up to 850 °C, at speeds up to 60,000 rpm and delivering a peak power of 2 kW (@12V).

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

We can visibly see them emitting more pollution than vehicles equipped with gasoline engines, though Europe had previously championed diesels as the cleaner option and even subsidized them due to diesel emitting less carbon dioxide. Viewed from an emissions standpoint, it’s hard to make a case for diesel motors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

BUZZ7 concept cars that the brand has already unveiled give a look ahead to the great potential of the new architecture. liter and high torque of 66 kW (90 PS) that is being shown at the Vienna Motor Symposium is bivalent: it can be run on gasoline or CNG. The BUDD-e5, I.D.6 CNG and lambda split process. The compact 1.0 The compact 1.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

Distribution of energy in the car. Among the projects discussed were reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications in the car; and a new implementation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery. Click to enlarge. Encapsulating the engine for heat retention. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The successful design, research and teamwork resulted in the Mercedes-Benz PU106A Hybrid Power Unit, which has not only been the dominant powertrain in this first season under the new Formula One rules, but is also arguably among the most thermally efficient gasoline powertrains ever produced, with a claimed thermal efficiency of greater than 40%.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2012

The study calculated the global fuel energy consumption used to overcome friction in passenger cars in terms of friction in the engine, transmission, tires, and brakes. of the energy output of the fuel is used to actually move the car; the rest is wasted. The study appears in the journal Tribology International. million TJ/a.

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Fuel Exhaust MPH Finland 186

Baua Electric

JUNE 19, 2024

As we’ve underscored before with plug-in hybrids and EVs, when you’re not harnessing waste heat from an engine, the use of cabin heat comes at a pretty steep cost in terms of range lost. Upholstery and trim were appropriately dark per this Black Edition car, but it all also felt appropriately premium.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

Hyundai staged the global debut of its i-flow diesel hybrid concept car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. BASF and Hyundai R&D engineers developed thermal engine encapsulation, which ensures that the engine reaches optimum operating temperature more quickly, by retaining heat when the car is at idle. liter Kappa gasoline and 1.7-liter

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

JULY 3, 2008

After removing all the gasoline based components from the car, my garage was pretty full of stuff. Here are the leftover fluids from the car. Left is power steering fluid, center is coolant and right is contaminated gasoline with bits of everything in it. I'm so glad to have space again in my garage to work.

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Portland Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Exhaust 100

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

During deceleration and under braking, the electric motor acts as high-output generator to effect regenerative braking, optimizing energy management in the Lexus Hybrid Drive system by recovering kinetic energy (normally wasted as heat under braking and deceleration) as electrical energy for storage in the high performance battery.

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Lexus Hybrid MPG Exhaust 225

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act Marketing Renewable and Sustainable Energy At 200 MPH Environmental car racing: an oxymoron? Beginning in 2024 the cars will be powered by hybrid engines. 29 car driven by Devlin DeFrancesco, entered by Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport.

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Green Indianapolis Clean Cleaning 83

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will enable diesel-like efficiency and increased maximum power output in a gasoline engine by using a secondary fuel to suppress engine knock under high load. Thermoelectric and enabling engine technology : Three projects awarded to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric devices to convert engine waste heat to electricity.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Professor Stan Golunski, Deputy Director of the newly established Cardiff Catalysis Institute , in collaboration with engineers at Brunel and Birmingham Universities, is investigating the feasibility of an on-board exhaust gas reforming system to improve combustion and recover waste heat. Energy Environ. doi: 10.1039/b927199f.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7 The objective of this area of interest is to develop and demonstrate technologies that enable reduction of fuel consumption of legacy fleet of passenger cars and commercial vehicles through tire technology. mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 Tire efficiency.

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Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in 246

Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

Michelin Uptis airless tire on French postal van There, executives confirmed to Green Car Reports that the company is pushing ahead on airless tire technology that may be smarter for robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

EVs also have a low center of gravity - since most of their weight is in the battery pack beneath the car rather than in a gas-powered engine in front of the car. This weight distribution gives EVs better performance in slippery, cold conditions compared to gas cars. In Norway, EVs account for more than 90 percent of car sales.

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Gas-Electric Gas Norway F-150 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Despite the larger dimensions, the new car has a curb weight 40 kilograms (88 lb) below that of its predecessor. liter gasoline engine will be available in two output ratings. Exhaust stream from cylinders 1 and 4, and the exhaust stream from cylinders 2 and 3, follow separate spiral-shaped paths to the turbine wheel.

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BMW 2012 Engine MPH 275

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

New TCe gasoline engine family. With the imminent switch to Euro 5 and Euro 6 legislation, gasoline engines are poised to become an increasingly attractive proposition, a trend anticipated by Renault’s new TCe powerplant family. Scheduled for launch in 2012, it is expected to account for 85% of Renault’s gasoline engine sales in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2010

In addition to its twin turbos, the new eight-cylinder unit—known internally as the M 157—features gasoline direct injection with spray-guided combustion and twin turbochargers. AMG has developed a 5.5-liter The new AMG 5.5-liter AMG combines this spray-guided combustion with twin turbochargers.

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Downsizing Standards Fuel Mercedes 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Due to the relatively low efficiencies for growing dedicated biomass for transportation fuel and the limited availability of SAW [sustainably available waste] biomass, there is a need to critically examine the amount of liquid fuel that can be produced from a given quantity of biomass. kg H 2 /L oil produced.

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Fuel Conversion Solar Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2010

A spinout from Warwick University (UK), Sorption Energy , is commercializing vehicle air conditioning systems based on waste heat-driven adsorption heat pump technology developed by Professor Robert Critoph and his team at University of Warwick School of Engineering. kW with 2-kW peaks. kW with 2-kW peaks.

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Waste Commercial Energy Vehicles 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

In Germany, the car, even before market launch, was picked as the overall winner in the VCD Environment List ( VCD Auto-Umweltliste ) and was also awarded the ACVmobile environmental prize (ACVmobil Umweltpreis). Volkswagen used a newly developed three-cylinder gasoline engine with 999 cc displacement (EA211 engine series).

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Gas CO2 Vehicles Gas-Electric 291

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Hyundai Motor is showcasing two new turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) engines at the Paris Motor Show 2014. In addition, Hyundai is premiering at the Paris show its first 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, fitted into the i30 CNG natural gas concept car, which contributes to improved fuel efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2018

The existing materials used for high temperature applications, such as engine components (pistons, exhaust valves, exhaust valve seats, turbocharger turbines, and turbocharger housings), are near their operational limit with the primary failure mechanisms being loss of strength, oxidation fatigue cracking, and corrosion.

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Vehicles Engine Fuel Grid 170

Green Car Congress

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. CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

In addition to the debut of the 2011 Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ), Hyundai unveiled its first four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engine with the Sonata 2.0T A twin-scroll turbo recovers even more energy from the exhaust than a single-scroll turbocharger thanks to a divided manifold.

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Hyundai Exhaust Waste Fuel Economy 199

Green Car Congress

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. developing beyond Li-ion battery technologies. 10,000,000.

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Plug-in Li-ion Plug Vehicles 299

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

liter MINI TwinPower Turbo in-line gasoline engine. They also comply with exhaust standard EU6. The maximum speed of all new gasoline engines is 6,500 rpm. The engine’s sporty character is favored by the position of the turbocharger integrated in the exhaust manifold. The 100 kW/134 bhp 1.5-liter Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

L/100 km) for cars and more than 43 mpg (5.5 Exhaust Aftertreatment Materials. 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. L/100 km) for trucks by 2025.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Air drawn into the micro turbine is passed through a heat exchanger where heat from the exhaust air is transferred to the cold intake air after it has been compressed. As this hot exhaust gas is expelled, it passes through the heat exchanger to ensure the heat energy is recuperated and transferred to cold intake air. Power-dense cells.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

liter T-GDi (turbo gasoline direct injection) “Kappa” engine and new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in Europe. As well as scavenging clean air for the engine to re-use for combustion, it is able to open the wastegate at the same time to improve waste air flow.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

liter gasoline and diesel engines, together with next generation five- and six-speed gearboxes. They will be joined by the end of this year by a new small-displacement gasoline engine family. SIDI Turbo gasoline engine. The exhaust side shaft features cast iron gears to reverse rotational direction of the exhaust shaft.

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Engine 2016 Fuel Economy Fuel 287

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi is systematically driving forward the electrification of its cars with both high-voltage, electric drive e-tron models as well as lower voltage mild hybrids. This makes it possible for the waste heat from the electrical drive components to be made available to the interior of the Q7 e-tron quattro. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The cars, two of which were produced in association with major OEMs (Ford and Hyundai/Kia), exhibit substantial environmental and fuel-efficient benefits through low-cost hybridization. Earlier conceptualized in a 12-volt architecture, this micro/mild hybrid is also based on a gasoline-powered, turbo-charged 1.4 Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

All three variants were available for media drives this week (drive impressions embargoed until next Monday); the hybrid and EV versions were production cars, the plug-in was still characterized as “prototype.” We are the highest fuel economy of any hybrid, of any gasoline car without a plug sold in the US. Market background.

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Plug-in Hyundai Hybrid Plug 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

All three variants were available for media drives this week (drive impressions embargoed until next Monday); the hybrid and EV versions were production cars, the plug-in was still characterized as “prototype.” We are the highest fuel economy of any hybrid, of any gasoline car without a plug sold in the US. Market background.

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Plug-in Hyundai Hybrid Plug 150