Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2010

has reached high volume scale production capability in a deal with one of the world’s largest diesel injector manufacturers, Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC, to supply Westport’s proprietary HD fuel injectors. HPDI allows diesel-cycle operation with approximately 95% replacement of diesel fuel (by energy).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The SKYACTIV-X combines the benefits of a spark-ignition gasoline engine—expansiveness at high rpms and cleaner exhaust emissions— with those of a compression-ignition diesel engine—superior initial response and fuel economy. The ideal (stoichiometric) air-fuel ratio is 14.7:1 In a vehicle with a 2.0L

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Mazda Engine Concept Fuel Economy 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Significant growth in the global middle class, expansion of emerging economies and an additional 2 billion people in the world will contribute to a 35% increase in energy demand by 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s latest Outlook for Energy report. The Outlook for Energy provides ExxonMobil’s long-term view of global energy demand and supply.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2014

The Weichai Westport WP 12 HPDI is China’s first engine featuring Westport HPDI technology, delivering the power and performance of the base diesel engine, while replacing up to 95% of diesel fuel with cleaner burning, less expensive natural gas. Proprietary HPDI 2.0 New sealing designed for longer durability.

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Engine Gas China Fuel Economy 220

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

Lightning Hybrids, developer and manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses ( earlier post ), announced an agreement with Kiessling Transit to supply 35 hydraulic hybrid systems. The pilot vehicle’s fuel consumption was closely monitored during the pilot program.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Lightning Hybrids’ hydraulic hybrid system on the vehicle, featuring a Ford F59 chassis and Morgan Olson Route Star walk-in van body, enhances fuel efficiency while significantly reducing emissions. a leading North American uniform and linen supply company. Lightning Hybrids system installed on the walk-in delivery truck.

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Hybrid Fleet Indianapolis Ford 150

Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 10, 2021

Freight transportation is a critical backbone of India’s growing economy, and now more than ever, it’s important to make this transport system more cost-effective, efficient, and cleaner. Reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) emissions by 35% and 28%, respectively, until 2050. These solutions can help India save ?311

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India CO2 Transportation Clean 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2012

Other successful initiatives—highlighted in Ford’s 13th annual Sustainability Report—include reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO 2 emissions as well as improvements in vehicle fuel economy and safety.

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2016 Ford Manufacturer Energy 256

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2017

While non-fossil fuels are expected to account for half of the growth in energy supplies over the next 20 years, the Outlook projects that oil and gas, together with coal, will remain the main source of energy powering the world economy, accounting for more than 75% of total energy supply in 2035, compared with 86% in 2015.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 1, 2021

Fuel economy for the Recharge is 55 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) when you use electricity and gasoline and drops to 27 mpg when you don’t charge up the battery. The EPA’s green scores on the standard 0-10 scale, where 10 is best, include a 7 for Smog, 7 for MPG the Fuel Economy score and a 9 for CO 2 on Greenhouse Gas score.

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Recharge Volvo PHEV MPG 79

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

Results suggest TGEN output of 300W and equivalent fuel saving over the NEDC drive cycle of 2.5%. The PowerDriver project is a collaborative research initiative involving Jaguar Land Rover Ltd and Rolls-Royce PLC together with supply chain and research and development partners and universities.

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Exhaust Waste Land Rover Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

reducing displacement to improve fuel economy and offsetting the resulting loss of power and torque via charging—is an effective approach to reducing fuel consumption, Mazda has chosen a different route. Raising the compression ratio in a gasoline engine increases its thermal efficiency, thus improving fuel economy.

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Mazda Engine Gasoline Diesel 322

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2010

Butanol’s low vapor pressure and its tolerance to water contamination in gasoline blends facilitate its use in existing gasoline supply and distribution channels. The EERC is one of the leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy and environmental technologies.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Anderson will combine his experience and skill with knowledge of high-performance vehicles to manage all aspects of Wrightspeed’s supply chain and production. Erin Sawyer, Supply Chain Director. Even when running the system is quiet—comparable to a household vacuum cleaner, Wrightseed says.

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Commercial Companies Las Vegas Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

Daihatsu will introduced the new technology in a fuel-efficient vehicle model due to be released in September this year. The company anticipates that it will be the only gasoline-powered vehicle delivering fuel economy of 30 kilometers per liter (equivalent to 71 mpg US or 3.3 L/100km) in JC08 mode. Thermal management.

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MPG Engine Oil Downsizing 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy. PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution. PHEVLERs running on electricity and biofuel are cleaner than conventional vehicles running on fossil fuels. [

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Clean Cleaning Future Green 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The adjacent positioning of the catalyst combines cleaner performance with a reduction in size of some 30% and a reduction in the number of exhaust system components from 18 to just three. Deceleration Downshift Control optimises downshifts when decelerating to improve fuel efficiency.

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Diesel Toyota Europe Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2013

Setting a cap on coal use while maintaining economic growth at a high level means that China must resort to other energy sources, such as natural gas (NG) and renewable fuels, to fill the energy supply gap. On a national average, EVs and CNGVs can reduce fuel-cycle GHG emissions per kilometer traveled by 20% and 6%, relative to ICEVs.

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Coal Pollution China Gas 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

It also reviews government policies in a number of OECD countries as well as a selection of non-OECD economies. Significant technical entry barriers also exist on the supply side, in particular for battery manufacturers. These measures can either be technology neutral, or favor specific fuels or technologies.

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Green Cars Green Market Green Vehicles 360

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

In general, they found that the dominant contributions to energy consumption and GHG emissions for onroad and air modes are from operational components, suggesting that technological advancements to improve fuel economy and switches to lower fossil carbon fuels are the most effective for improving environmental performance.

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Light Emissions Energy Boston 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Expected to offer a high amount of torque as well as cleaner combustion, the SKYACTIV-D 2.2L Other improvements include internal engine friction reduced by 20% and fuel economy increases by up to 20%. Performance estimates for the SKYACTIV-D clean diesel engine are not yet available. is 10% lighter than the current MZR 2.2-liter

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North America Mazda Diesel America 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

We are on a very positive trajectory to reduce vehicle emissions and improve fuel economy. As there is no single solution to cleaner, greener vehicles, we are investing in the research and development of a range of technologies that potentially could help to improve future internal combustion and to develop alternative powertrains.

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Land Rover Universal London Diesel 252

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

Under the WEO 2011 central scenario, oil demand rises from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2010 to 99 mb/d in 2035, with all the net growth coming from the transport sector in emerging economies. By contrast, subsidies for fossil fuels amounted to $409 billion in 2010. The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7

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Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet 247

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

If we do not prepare ourselves, we risk becoming the dumping ground for the world’s dirtiest right hand drive vehicles, instead of a quick adopter of better, cleaner technologies. . In New Zealand’s fight against climate change, e-mobility is a low-hanging fruit, especially given our supply of renewable energy. .

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. Catalytic converters, along with so-called leak-proof emissions systems, are the primary reason why today’s cars are so much cleaner than those of several decades ago. Who’s Killing the Plug-In Hybrid?

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Prius Plug-in Plug Gasoline-Electric 100

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

ICEVs have been around for a while, and although they’ve had the time to perfect their manufacturing process and we’ve seen increased pressure on the importance of fuel economy and emissions, the thermal efficiency of the average light vehicle engine remains between 20-35%, and we’re not seeing much improvement beyond this.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

ICEVs have been around for a while, and although they’ve had the time to perfect their manufacturing process and we’ve seen increased pressure on the importance of fuel economy and emissions, the thermal efficiency of the average light vehicle engine remains between 20-35%, and we’re not seeing much improvement beyond this.

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Environment Electric Vehicles New Zealand Vehicles 52

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The New York Times’ Jack Ewing writes that the package “aims to achieve two goals that are not always compatible: Make electric vehicles more affordable while freezing China out of the supply chain.” Like fuel economy standards, the new tax credit regime can be seen as a “technology-forcing” regulation.

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