Clean Concept Downsizing Parts 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 20, 2011
This enables the boost of downsized engines to be completely controlled at any point on the operating cycle, including part-load. The BladeBoost vehicle demonstrator developed as part of the project with Ford and Ricardo represents the third iteration of the compressor for a vehicle application. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
From the top-of-cab solar panels powering its battery and interior lights, to its ultra-light aluminum frame and highly advanced 425 horsepower 11-liter proprietary engine, the SuperTruck concept vehicle allowed Volvo engineers to push the boundaries of heavy truck efficiency. Not every idea made it to the concept vehicle.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2014
This technology offers advantages also in other operations such as cleaning, deburring and decoating. As part of this downsizing trend, thermal coatings are increasingly replacing grey cast iron cylinder liners in engine blocks.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2013
GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. Earlier post.). In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Cleeves told Green Car Congress that the smaller 110 cc engine (Pinnalce had earlier been working on a larger 250cc proof of concept) exhibits a bit more friction, with more of an impact at lighter load, due to some design choices the company made partly due to geometry issues in trying to pack the engine into the constrained scooter space.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 28, 2010
Low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) causes heavy engine knock and can seriously damage engine parts or cause complete engine failure. The presence of low-speed pre-ignition is considered a major impediment to automobile manufacturers’ efforts to aggressively downsize engines to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Earlier post.).
EV Central
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Rather than utilising a skateboard-style architecture with the battery pack as part of the floor structure Ford simply added batteries and electric motors to the F-150 ladder frame structure. Toyota showed off a concept car called the EPU (or electric pick-up) alongside an electric version of the LandCruiser.
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