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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
The Ricardo-led Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) project will apply 48V “intelligent electrification” concepts, mild hybridization and waste heat recovery in a Ford Focus diesel demonstrator. version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius.
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. The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 12, 2009
Among the projects discussed were reducing cold starts; using waste heat for different heating applications in the car; and a new implementation of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery. Heating with waste heat. Encapsulating the engine for heat retention. Click to enlarge. No more cold starts.
Green Cars News
MAY 5, 2009
The majority is sourced from hydropower and the rest from wind power and generation from waste, with sources based in the UK and on the continent. By sourcing renewable electricity, Dunton is replacing power from traditional sources that would have generated an estimated 35,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
The HiUCV is targeted to halve the overall carbon emissions per tonne of waste collected of current best-in-class Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) in the urban environment. For vehicles to have minimal impact on air quality, catalytic converters have been fitted to modern engines. CREO - CO 2 Reduction through Emissions Optimisation.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 7, 2010
combined with fuel consumption of an engine of its size. It is equipped with a low inertia turbocharger and was engineered to provide standard-setting performance and fuel economy for its class. The combustion is of a higher quality and CO2 emissions are reduced. The TCe 100 delivers the power output of a 1.4-liter
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 5, 2012
The use of precious metals in the catalytic converter and their composition were also reconfigured, as when natural gas is combusted, about 25% less CO 2 is generally emitted with far less carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. However, any unburned methane must be converted in the catalytic converter.
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