Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The new venture, which will be called “Rotrak”, will add Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive to Rotrex’ supercharging technology to address the automotive industry’s need for affordable, effective engine downsizing technologies. The more established market for diesel pressure-charging is predicted to grow from 10.5 million to 16.1

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Downsizing Engine Denmark Fuel Economy 268

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Downsized EcoBoost engines feature turbocharging, direct injection and other technologies and replace larger engines with no loss of performance and with lower fuel consumption. Ford Auto-Start-Stop, Active Grille Shutter and Ford Smart Regenerative Charging will also be available as part of the Focus and C-MAX 1.0-liter

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Ford Engine Range Exhaust 316

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APRIL 22, 2013

downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio. seconds, and is independent from oil temperature and the corresponding operating point. Working principle of FEV’s two-stage VCR system.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Downsizing 218

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

A multi-disc and individually controlled hydraulic channel torque converter improves responsiveness by expanding the direct connection band, while a downsized oil pump and double ball bearings minimize frictional losses. PHEV level-2 charging capability takes less than two hours to recharge the system, using a 7.2kW on-board charger.

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Tucson Hyundai PHEV SUV 259

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2014

GDI technology provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Particle number vs. particle mass for various LDV engine technologies. Source: MECA, Ford Motor Company. Click to enlarge. smooth running.

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Gasoline Audi Fuel Engine 304

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JUNE 22, 2013

The new engine will achieve high efficiency using the Atkinson Cycle with an 18:1 compression ratio, combined with aggressive engine downsizing. Engine downsizing is a key tool in improving fuel economy. This is typically accomplished by boosting the incoming charge with either a turbo or supercharger. Earlier post.).

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Engine Eaton Fuel Economy Downsizing 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

and the downsizing of the particles sprayed from the injector. Mechanical loss has been minimized by combining 11 improvements, including a reduction in chain tension by cutting the chain width, a tension reduction in the piston rings and modification of the oil seal. The engine uses an i-EGR system. Running resistance lowered.

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MPG Engine Oil Downsizing 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Honda R&D began developing the VCR mechanism due to what Masahsi Kato, who presented a paper on the control system of the dual piston mechanism, described as drawbacks to current approaches to improving fuel-efficiency in gasoline engines of downsizing and new combustion technology. Mpa (8 bar) and the oil flow rate is 3L/min.

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Honda Concept Engine Downsizing 150

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

A key part of the overall efficiency gain is the downsized 11-liter Volvo engine, featuring advanced fuel injection, cooling, oil and turbo-charging systems, as well as new “wave” pistons and other improvements. This new design added “wave” bumps on the side of the piston bowl, which allows the fuel to burn more cleanly.).

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Volvo Fuel North America Waste 150

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Other significant exhibits were the oil, water and vacuum pumps which, electrically driven, act independently of the engine load and hence lower fuel consumption and emissions. This valve is already in series production in the US.

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Parts 2020 Sale Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. The SuperTruck’s hybrid system takes kinetic energy generated from downhill braking to charge its battery. Powertrain.

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

At the workshop, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Mazda Executive Officer in charge of project planning and development, suggested unofficially that Mazda engineers think they ultimately may be able to approach 60% thermal efficiency with combustion engines for light duty vehicles. Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing.

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Mazda Engine Gasoline Diesel 322

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Continuing Opel’s strategy of downsizing, a new 103 kW/140hp 1.4 A die cast, structural aluminum oil pan adds further stiffness and provides further noise reduction. The coolant thermostat and the oil pump are electronically controlled to improve engine heat up. Under-skirt piston oil cooling is a further addition.

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Exhaust MPG Gasoline-Electric Engine 199

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

To achieve these results, PureTech development called for a number of changes, chief among which were: Downsizing. The regulated, variable-capacity oil pump continually provides optimal lubrication pressure. The specifications also stipulated a specific power of 50 kW per liter. Three cylinders.

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Engine Gasoline Fuel MPG 281

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MAY 26, 2015

The second-generation hybrid system has been thoroughly enhanced from its predecessor: The downsized GDI engine features an aluminum block and head, a compression ratio of 13.5:1, The 6-speed AT features a high-voltage electric oil pump for improved efficiency. Battery charge mode. l/100 km) combined based on internal testing.

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PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in 150

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MAY 6, 2013

Charging takes place at all times via a two-stage exhaust-gas turbocharger system. This downsizing enables lower fuel consumption, accompanied by low emissions and optimum weight. This results in faster heating-up of the oil, therefore minimizing frictional losses after cold starting. with a variable delivery rate.

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2014 Diesel Standards Exhaust 306

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The engine should yield fuel efficiency gains of more than 50% compared to a downsized, turbo-charged gasoline direct injection engine, while reducing the overall cost of the powertrain system, said Fabien Redon, Vice President, Technology Development at Achates Power. Earlier post.) Fabien Redon.

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Downsizing Engine Fuel Gasoline 150

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

By downsizing from the present 2.2L An electronic oil pump helps to realize an idle stop system with high response that contributes significantly to improved usability and fuel efficiency. Full charge takes less than 3 hours using a 240V source. Diesel engine. class diesel engine.

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Honda Plug-in Hybrid Engine 246

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Given the high reactivity of diesel fuels compared to gasoline, the ignition and combustion of pre-mixed fuel-air charges poses a challenging control problem. Transonic has successfully run on gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, heptane, ethanol, and vegetable oil in dynamometer testing. Earlier post.). At SC conditions, however (T?

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Diesel Fuel Emissions 2009 225

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APRIL 8, 2010

FEV’s 698 cm 3 Extremely Downsized Engine. will show its Extremely Downsized Engine (EDE) at next week’s 2010 SAE World Congress in Detroit. A significant goal in this optimization was to reduce wall wetting to reduce the potential of diluting the engine’s oil supply with fuel. Click to enlarge.

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Downsizing Congress 2010 Engine 199

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APRIL 8, 2019

Pre-ignition in modern engines is largely attributed to oil-fuel mixture droplets igniting before the spark timing. It is more prevalent in the downsized, turbocharged engines that car makers are now producing for improved fuel efficiency while maintaining power output. © 2019 Eshan Singh. Pre-ignition is sporadic and unpredictable.

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Downsizing Exhaust 2019 Oil 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Downsizing entails the replacement of engine displacement with turbocharging. The crankcase is made of cast aluminum and integrates reinforcing cylinder liners made of cast gray iron and a cutting-edge oil separator. inches]) has been optimized to minimize friction; this applies to the piston rings and the compact oil pump alike.

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Downsizing Audi Gasoline-Electric Engine 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

Methanol first surfaced as a potentially interesting transportation fuel in the wake of the oil crisis in 1973. Researchers at the US EPA investigating this approach concluded that the M85 and E85 engines could provide efficiencies comparable or higher than the diesel, in dedicated fuel, high compression ratio turbo charged/downsized engines.

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Transportation Fuel Coal Gasoline 257

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JUNE 15, 2011

In addition to their relatively high total cost of ownership, EVs face substantial go-to-market challenges—including questions about battery durability and establishment of the required charging infrastructure—that will impact their rate of adoption. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge.

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CO2 Electric Cars 2020 United States 246

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JULY 7, 2014

To keep the engine oil clean, the intake system creates a syphon which draws carbon vapors away from the crankcase allowing for 10,000 miles between oil changes similar to aspirated engines. Package efficiency improvements include downsizing the Power Control Unit (PCU) with a double-sided inverter cooling system.

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North America Lexus America Fuel Economy 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The system comprises a deactivation rocker arm and oil control valve. When engine conditions are right, for example in highway cruise, the engine computer gives a command to the oil control valve and the unneeded cylinders shut down to save fuel. New Engine Valves.

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Eaton Emissions Fuel Range 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

The most frequent designs resulting from the game include higher charge-sustaining (CS) and charge-depleting (CD) blended operation—few valued all-electric range. New car buyers are not like pioneers, advocates and experts, Kurani noted. The Most Plausible Early Market consumers value fuel economy. times as much.

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Ford’s approach to the project was to engineer a comprehensive suite of gasoline engine systems technologies, including: Aggressive engine downsizing in a mid-sized sedan from a large V-6 to a small I-4. Composite intake manifold w/ integrated air-water charge air cooler assembly. The engine uses a micro-stratified charge.

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Fuel Economy Ford Economy Engine 247

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Because the high-voltage battery is both power and energy dense, engineers were able to use the downsized gasoline engine to maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions. Also adding to the equation is a new electric water pump and a new electric oil pump, which help improve overall fuel economy. A compact and lightweight 1.56-kWh

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Hybrid Chicago Plug-in Kia 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

In addition to demonstrating better fuel consumption results than current advanced gasoline engines, the Omnivore engine has successfully demonstrated homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) down to extremely light loads. Homogeneous charge compression ignition. Wet sump with plain bearings and electric oil pump.

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Fuel Economy Engine Light Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

3 B-Cycle gasoline engine is the first example of Volkswagen’s “Rightsizing” strategy—an engine development strategy that looks to for the optimal balance of displacement, output, torque and efficiency based on vehicle class and real-world operating conditions, rather than just seeking to downsize. Third, the EA888 2.0TSI Gen.3

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

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JANUARY 28, 2014

A sole single-stage compressor and single-stage exhaust turbine are used for pressure charging. Per the regulations, the Mercedes team downsized their internal combustion engine (ICE) to a 1.6 Oil thins at higher temperatures; thus, a hotter engine needs a thicker oil to stop metal components from rubbing together and failing.

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2014 Mercedes Fuel Power 252

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JULY 17, 2015

Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. References.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

Despite its efficiency, the Golf TSI BlueMotion with the 85 kW / 114 hp downsized 999 cc EA211-series engine reaches 100 km/h in 9.7 Its maximum charge pressure is 1.6 To reduce losses in the charge changing process in part-load operation, the exhaust backpressure can be reduced by fully opening the wastegate. l/100 km.

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2010

In addition, low-friction engine oil, special low-torque taper roller bearings in the transmission and low-rolling resistance, high pressure tires help to reduce CO 2 emissions to 114 g/km. A second new downsized engine for the Sportage is the 135 ps (133 hp, 99 kW), 1.6-liter liter version of the U2 diesel. Click to enlarge.

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Kia CO2 Diesel Concept 186

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The other innovations incorporated in the ACTIVeDRIVE are an integrated electromechanical parking lock, a new force-feed lubrication system without an oil pump for the transmission, planet carriers of sheet metal and various high-speed bearing solutions with optimized friction characteristics.

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Li-ion Electric Electrical Hybrid 247

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The new high-powered TDCi diesel engine follows the downsizing trend we’ve led with our EcoBoost petrol technology. liter gasoline engine combined with two electric motors—one to drive the wheels and another to supply regenerative charging—and a 1.4 A powerful new twin sequential turbocharged 2.0-liter liter TDCi engine.

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