Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2011
diesel and gasoline) and multiple injections to control in-cylinder fuel reactivity to optimize combustion phasing, duration and magnitude. RCCI results in efficient, premixed-charge combustion with near zero levels of NO x and soot. Bower’s team will use ethanol instead of gasoline, and biodiesel instead of standard diesel.
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 13, 2021
Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. These European designs are perfectly good EVs, although their limited battery range and high price compared to the gasoline versions are major drawbacks. It debuted in the U.S.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2009
General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan.
Plug In Partners
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
said they have both pledged to participate in the project and are already developing a grid system that would allow drivers to charge their car batteries while away from home. State Chancellor James Oblinger said he expects to develop a battery that can power a vehicle without the aid of gasoline within the next two to five years.
Plugs and Cars
DECEMBER 22, 2006
There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. As underscored last month when GM announced it would build a plug-in hybrid version of its Saturn Vue, the logic of electric propulsion is compelling. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2009
The newly introduced GMC Terrain ( earlier post ) became the latest GM North American model that will feature a fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (DI) engine in 2010. This cooling effect reduces the charge temperature reducing the likelihood of spark knock. GM North America Gasoline Direct Injection Applications.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. As part of the culling, GM has the option to re-badge vehicles from the non-core brands, such as the Pontiac G8, Opel Insignia and Saturn Vue. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies.
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