Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The truck was officially launched at an event in Austria. By walking away from conventional commercial vehicle concepts and developing an electric solution for the truck’s driveline, Volvo Penta and its customer Rosenbauer have introduced a completely new vehicle architecture for the fire service industry.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Iveco contracted to deliver 115 Daily Natural Power light commercial vehicles to TNT Express Italy by 2013. The “Recovery Mode” option makes it possible to switch the power source to gas, allowing drivers to continue their journey in the event that the methane supply runs out. Iveco Daily Natural Power vehicles awaiting delivery.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

It is commercializing three initial products: Variable Torque Enhancement System, VTES, an electric supercharging system; SpeedStart12, an integrated belt-driven starter generator system; and TIGERS, an exhaust turbine-driven generator system. It can also help minimize the need for expensive exhaust after-treatment.

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Low Cost Diesel Engine Exhaust 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Designed by Fiat, which employs the engine in numerous applications including Class 2, 3 and 4 commercial vehicles, the 16-valve, dual-overhead cam I-4 has been adapted for the North American market with a wide range of modifications that enable regulatory compliance, while also enhancing performance. Click to enlarge. Dual-mass flywheel.

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2014 Chrysler Diesel Oil 291

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2011

Complementing the commercial grid, the Honda Smart Home System provides heat and electricity for the home, and produces power for the use of electromotive mobility. Honda will also be exploring the system’s potential to independently produce electricity for the household in the event of a disaster. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Honda Gas-Electric Gas Engine 261

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

More than 1,200 engineers and academics are participating in the two-day event, which features presentations exploring the core theme “Knock the Limit of Powertrain Technologies: To Enhance Value for Customers.”. The Smart Stream powertrains deliver improved fuel economy and reduced exhaust emissions.

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Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2011

reduced exhaust emissions; stable DC power at all temperatures and speeds; and precise and maintenance-free. Vanner uses a roof-mount installation for the HBA, unlike the alternator, which is located near the engine, to eliminate any potential for thermal events. The Vanner HBA uses DC Converter technology to replace the traditional.

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Hybrid Standards DC Fuel Economy 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2010

The system can operate without a wastegate, using electrical energy storage to prepare for the next acceleration event. CPT recommends a combination of the highly dynamic electric supercharger in series with a conventional exhaust-driven turbocharger to optimize the overall response of the system, compared to other air charging methods.

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Exhaust Energy Storage Gas-Electric Downsizing 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2012

The announcement represents the first commercial order for the engine type, officially designated as ME-C-GI (M-type, Electronically Controlled, GI for Gas Injection) in the MAN Diesel & Turbo low-speed portfolio.

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Diesel Engine Fuel South Korea 218

Cars That Think

MARCH 2, 2022

When Intel commercialized the first microprocessors , it devastated the market for mainframes and minicomputers, while simultaneously creating the far larger market in personal computing. Through such events, we have come to expect that tech Davids really can slay tech Goliaths. The tech sector has always thrived on disruption.

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Market Exhaust Personal Future 75

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Coupled with well-proven micro-hybridization techniques, HyBoost thus offers the prospect of significantly reduced carbon emissions from a gasoline engine powertrain in a more commercially attractive package than full hybridization, while delivering uncompromised or even better performance. HyBoost demonstrator. Click to enlarge.

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Downsizing Low Cost Lead Acid Gasoline-Electric 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2016

With the goal of making the Pasha terminal a more sustainable and resilient facility that can operate independently off the grid in the event of a power loss, the project also features a microgrid that includes solar generation, battery storage and an energy management system to maximize usage. The commercial component followed.

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Los Angeles California Emissions Green 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Separately, CWI announced the commercial launch of a new 12-liter natural gas engine—the ISX12 G—based on the Cummins ISX12 diesel platform. The cooled EGR system takes a measured quantity of exhaust gas and passes it through a cooler to reduce temperatures before mixing it with fuel and the incoming air charge to the cylinder.

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Gas Engine Fuel Economy North America 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

The new TITAN XD engine features more than 70% parts commonality with the commercial variant of the Cummins ISV5.0 With multiple injection events driven by integrated electronic controls, the HPCR fuel system, along with Cummins M 2 Two-Stage Turbocharger, contributes to a peak torque of 555 lb-ft (752 N·m) and 310 horsepower (231 kW).

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Diesel 2016 Nissan Engine 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Benz unveiled the latest generation of its successful Sprinter model at an event held at a logistics center in the Duisburg, Germany docks. Benz Cars, at the event. The variety of seats offered ranges from two individual seats in the cab of a commercially used vehicle to up to 20 seats for 19 passengers plus driver. metric tons.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

government, and PurpleAir , created via crowd-sourcing of commercial sensors. Just thinking about the crew of people needed to tramp around to change all those batteries is exhausting, and to actually do it would be prohibitively expensive and impractical. The sensor equivalent of a sleeping dog is called an event-driven sensor.

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Stimulus Package Stimulus Mercury Power 87

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The world’s leading commercial engine and vehicle manufacturers are well aware of the importance of fuel efficiency to their customers and support global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. —Leif Östling, Chief Executive Officer of Scania and Chairman of the ACEA Commercial Vehicle Board, who hosted the meeting in Brussels.

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Manufacturer Global Emissions Engine 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

The challenge was making those significant advancements while ensuring that the engine we produced would be commercially viable. A dual loop Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system with both low- and high-pressure circuits and switchable valve timing improve light load emissions output and allow for increased power density of the engine.

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Light 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. Commercial vehicles.

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Fuel Economy Europe Ford Economy 261

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

At the 2 nd International Conference Automotive 48 V Power Supply Systems , held last week in Düsseldorf, Germany, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the event, together with leading car makers and Tier 1 suppliers, argued the need for an internationally agreed 48V electrical standard. Click to enlarge. The conference.

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Standards International Vehicles Hybrid 257

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

The power behind the sponsorship In its fifth year of IndyCar sponsorship , Capstone provides energy to clients with commercial buildings, hospitals, hotels, colleges, prisons, military bases, multifamily buildings and wastewater treatment plants. CFR : Other than the clean power source, what else do you sell on?

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Green Indianapolis Clean Cleaning 84

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The company is using the opportunity of the event to provide more details into the SPCCI engine, announced in August. However, HCCI has not yet reached the point where it can be used in commercial applications because it is only used at low speed and load ranges, and even these ranges are apt to change depending on driving conditions.

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Mazda Engine Concept Fuel Economy 170

Green Cars News

APRIL 28, 2009

A fast-acting electric supercharger helps with the root cause of the problem by supplying more air earlier in the event. It can also help minimise the need for expensive exhaust after-treatment.”. It can also help minimise the need for expensive exhaust after-treatment.”.

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Low Cost Emissions Diesel Exhaust 36

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

TARDEC, commented David Johnson, Achates President & CEO, in general has used COTS (Commercial Off-The-Shelf) engines, but is now looking for better fuel efficiency and is funding its own development activity; the solicitation won by Achates and AVL is a big departure for them, Johnson said. “ Earlier post.). We won on our data.

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Diesel Power Powered Exhaust 334

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Barring weather or technical delays (or clouds in general), a liftoff ~35 minutes after sunset could produce spectacular views for anyone watching from the ground as Falcon 9 and its immense exhaust plume ascend back into sunlight. There are a handful of live in-flight video events, including one with St.

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Florida International Exhaust Commercial 122

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2016

liter Ford EcoBlue debuts in the new Transit and Transit Custom commercial vehicles, increasing fuel efficiency by more than 10%. The new engine also delivers passenger car refinement to the commercial segment, reducing radiated noise by 4 decibels at idle. Commercial vehicle durability. The four-cylinder 2.0-liter

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Diesel Ford Fuel Oil 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Power for the battery and VTES electric supercharger is not only supplied by the SpeedStart ISG but also the TIGERS exhaust driven turbo-generator. Conversely, short bursts of power can also be absorbed by the SpeedStart generator to recharge the battery during vehicle decelerations. liters capacity.

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Downsizing Power Powered Exhaust 191

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

Part of the worldwide Zanotti group, Hubbard Products is the UK’s principal designer, manufacturer and supplier of refrigeration systems and units and the leaders in refrigeration for commercial vehicles and refrigerated vans. It also exhausts lots of cold, making it highly relevant for processes which require power and cooling.

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Engine Production Waste Diesel 218

Teslarati

MAY 12, 2022

The four-person crew for the Polaris Dawn mission will begin training this month for a flight on a Dragon spacecraft set to include the first commercial spacewalk and the debut of SpaceX’s extravehicular spacesuit. link] pic.twitter.com/lmnUKe9V0J — Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) May 11, 2022.

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Exhaust Personal Cheap Connect 99

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2013

At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. Oberon Fuels is the first company to announce plans to commercialize DME fuel production in North America.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2010

MAHLE set out to make its jet ignition system more commercially feasible by applying off-the-shelf hardware and modern control systems to a novel pre-chamber design. Additionally, the system has been developed to operate on readily available commercial fuels (e.g. Timeline of TJI sequence events over one complete engine cycle.

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Engine 2010 Plug-in San Diego 285

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

The Oak Ridge team plans to pursue the in-cylinder reforming technique in a multi-cylinder configuration in which one of the engine cylinders would act as the reformer, “ essentially breathing in reverse compared to the other cylinders (breathing in from the exhaust manifold and exhausting into the intake system).”.

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Exhaust Congress Engine Fuel 191

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The genetic algorithm (GA), originally developed in the 1960s and 70s, came into commercial use in the late 1980s with the advent of more accessible commercial tools. Minemura (2008) “Application of hybrid evolutionary algorithms to low exhaust emission diesel engine design” Engineering Optimization. Obayashi, Y.

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Diesel Engine Emissions Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Nissan introduced the Nissan e-NV200 battery-electric compact commercial van ( earlier post ), the second battery-electric vehicle in its global line-up, joining the Nissan LEAF. The battery module is set low in the vehicle under the load floor and is mounted in a reinforced zone for extra safety protection in the event of an impact.

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Nissan Electric Electrical Re-Charge 358

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

Valve-event modulation (VEM) can further reduce fuel consumption and can also cause a slight increase in engine performance, which offers a potential opportunity for engine downsizing. There are many different implementations of VEM, and the costs and benefits depend on the specific engine architecture.

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Fuel Downsizing Fuel Economy Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2012

JP-8 is a kerosene-base jet fuel, similar to Jet-A for commercial aviation. This makes it possible to adapt to the fuel ignition quality and energy density by adjusting the main injection quantity and the placement of the injection events. designed for Diesel Fuel (DF-2) operating with reduced performance with JP-8. (In

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Engine Design Fuel Diesel 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2011

In conjunction with the Plug-in 2011 event in Raleigh, NC, GM and ABB demonstrated a lab prototype of a distributed energy storage (DES) system that combines Volt battery technology and a proven grid-tied electric power inverter. Distributed Energy Storage (DES) demonstration with GM Volt battery pack and ABB PQF inverter. Source: GM.

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