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ADEPT project to apply gasoline engine HyBoost system to diesel; 48V architecture; full hybrid fuel economy at much lower cost

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The project aims to deliver full hybrid equivalent fuel economy and performance with less than 70 g/km CO 2 emissions as measured over the European Drive Cycle, but at a significantly lower cost. version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius.

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U Toronto team assess the climate trade-off between reduced CO2 and increased Black Carbon from GDI engines

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The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. They assumed a baseline fuel economy of 21.4 They assumed a baseline fuel economy of 21.4

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Full lifecycle CO2 of new Mercedes C-Class 10% less than outgoing model

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Over the entire lifecycle of the C 180, the lifecycle analysis yields a primary energy consumption of 521 gigajoules (corresponding to the energy content of around 16,000 liters of gasoline); an environmental input of approx. Regulated fuel pump and oil pump that adjust their output according to the required load. The new C-Class.

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Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

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They converted from an absolute amount to scale relative to 2000. They assumed that all sectors of the economy follow the same proportional reduction. Broadly, the Ford team found that new light-duty vehicle fuel economy and CO 2 regulations in the US through 2025 and in the EU through 2020 are consistent with the CO 2 glide paths.

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BMW Outlines Intelligent Heat Management Applications for Reducing Fuel Consumption and CO2; New Thermoelectric Generator Unit Integrated with EGR

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Even a highly efficient combustion engine converts only about one-third of the energy in the fuel into traction actually propelling the car. Using such heat to warm up the interior helps to reduce fuel consumption by a diesel engine, for example, by up to 10%, depending on the outside temperature and the driver’s driving profile.

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Volkswagen’s 1.0L eco up! natural gas vehicle offers 79g CO2/km

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Volkswagen used a newly developed three-cylinder gasoline engine with 999 cc displacement (EA211 engine series). Although the 12-valve engine was specially configured to operate with natural gas, as an alternative it can be fueled with unleaded premium gasoline. Like the gasoline engines of the up!, For the eco up!,

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Combined with the improvements to the forthcoming vehicles themselves (weight, aerodynamics, friction), this engine will enable CO 2 emissions to be reduced by 30 g/km, while fuel consumption will come down by more than 20% compared with the current dCi 130. New TCe gasoline engine family. The TCe 100 delivers the power output of a 1.4-liter