CO2 Downsizing Fuel Petrol 
EV Central
MARCH 7, 2023
Upcoming Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets a new V12 engine and three electric motors as part of a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system Rather than downsizing the engine or switching only to electric motors, the Italian sports car maker has instead added three electric motors to the supercar mix.
Baua Electric
MAY 17, 2024
New, three-cylinder fuel-sipping engine One of the key recipients of this investment is the development of the new 1.2-litre litre Z-series powertrain, which now features a three-cylinder layout for the petrol engine, christened Z12E, a downsize from the outgoing 1.2-litre, litre, four-cylinder, K12C unit.
Green Cars News
MAY 16, 2009
As part of its efforts to go green, Volkswagen is placing a clear emphasis on downsizing as it proved with two new engines at the 30 th Vienna Engine Symposium. The manufacturer has introduced a 1.2litre TSI petrol engine and a 1.6litre TDI diesel, both of which will be available to order with the new Polo and Golf later this year.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine. litre and 2.0
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
As a reduced cost concept, it aims to make more intelligent use of electrical energy to achieve the desired reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. 48V Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems' The TIGERS design and control system have been designed to do exactly this through a number of thorough modeling exercises.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 24, 2009
Vauxhall will debut an all-new Astra at the Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15, with a highly competitive line-up of petrol and diesel engines, alll boasting reductions in CO2 over almost all equivalent models in the current Astra range. Completing the petrol line-up for the new Astra is a normally aspirated 1.4-litre
Green Cars News
APRIL 27, 2009
At the 2009 SAE World Congress, a Ford study revealed that a separate E85 direct injection boosting system combined with a petroleum port fuel injection makes an engine more efficient in its use of petroleum - and can be viewed as a more cost effective alternative to diesel.
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