Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

A new study by a team from the University of Edinburgh and independent engineering company INNAS BV has found that, when factoring in the additional weight and non-exhaust PM factors, total PM 10 emissions from electric vehicles (EVs) are equal to those of modern internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). mg/vkm for diesel cars.

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Exhaust Emissions Gasoline-Electric 2016 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Diesel engine torque output as a function of the engine speed (rpm) for the tested fuels. Here, we have selected a representative from each of these three groups, produced biodiesel, have characterized the properties of the fuels in comparison to biodiesel produced from plant oils. Soybean biodiesel registered a power output of 8.2

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Diesel Oil Fuel Exhaust 316

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

A joint study by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and Austria’s Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) into 48V diesel mild hybrid technology verified a 9% reduction of NO x in raw engine-out emissions, while retaining the fuel economy and CO 2 benefits of diesel engine technology. —Paul Bloore.

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Fuel Economy Diesel Economy Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2018

Volkswagen has developed and deployed a gasoline engine that offers diesel-like fuel economy but is significantly cheaper to buy. This enables further reduced fuel consumption and emission levels plus powerful torque even at low engine speeds. It always does this at times when power demand is low. l/100 km (49 mpg US).

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Fuel Economy Gasoline Engine Economy 257

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2017

million currently approved Euro 5 and 6 diesels in the country, according to the outcome of the “National Diesel Forum” held in Berlin today between the automotive industry and the German Federal and state governments. At Wednesday’s National Diesel Forum. This also includes the further optimization of the diesel drive.

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Diesel Emissions Pollution Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

Volkswagen has introduced a new version of the Golf GTD (“Gran Turismo Diesel”) in Europe, and plans to bring it to the US market, reportedly likely for the 2016 model year. diesel delivering 184 horsepower (137 kW), 280 lb-ft (380 N·m) of torque, CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km, and a NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 56 mpg US (4.2

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Diesel Exhaust MPH MPG 304

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Additionally, the A 200 CDI 4MATIC and A 220 CDI 4MATIC represent the first all-wheel-drive diesel models forming part of the new generation of compact cars from Mercedes-Benz. This reliably prevents wall moistening, which is the basis for extremely low particle emissions and thus compliance with the EU6 Stage 2 exhaust gas standard.

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Fuel Economy Mercedes Diesel Fuel 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

Spearheaded by Scripps Associate Director Bruce Appelgate and co-led by Scripps atmospheric scientist Lynn Russell, the biofuel project investigated the viability of using hydrotreated renewable diesel fuel (HRD) on a long-term basis. The drop-in HDRD used to power R/V Robert Gordon Sproul did not require any engine adjustments adjustments.

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Renewable Diesel Emissions Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. For local air quality, electric vehicles also offer clear benefits, mainly due to zero exhaust emissions at street level.

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Climate Pollution Gasoline-Electric 2017 268

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2014

Iveco has begun deliveries of the first units of Stralis Natural Power Euro VI, the new heavy-duty range of natural gas-powered vehicles. Iveco offers a complete range of light-, medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles as well as buses powered by natural gas.

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Gas Diesel Convert Exhaust 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Cummins is one year into a four year program (ATLAS, Advanced Technology Light Automotive Systems) to develop, in partnership with the US Department of Energy (DOE), a new light-duty diesel truck engine that will meet Tier 2 Bin 2 (SULEV) emission requirements while achieving at least a 40% fuel economy improvement (26.1 mpg US vs. 18.6

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Light Diesel MPG Nissan 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Ricardo CryoPower split-cycle engine concept redefines the processes of internal combustion to enable significantly improved internal thermal efficiency in comparison with today’s state-of-the-art engines. CryoPower is based on the use of a separate induction and compression cylinder from that used for combustion and exhaust.

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Commercial Engine Companies Fuel 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2016

Mercedes-Benz is also introducing a new top-of-the-range variant with a power output of 335 kW (456 hp). hp/l) and specific torque of 206 N·m/l, the OM 470 is one of the most powerful engines in its size category. All the heavy-duty engines benefit from new low-friction engine oils. With a specific output of 31.4

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Mercedes Engine Fuel Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

A new report highlights the results of research work carried out by Ricardo and TRL on behalf of the UK Department for Transport, exploring the means by which improvements in diesel fuel efficiency could be realized within the rail network of Great Britain. A gas exchange system upgrade for DMUs.

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Diesel Gas Fuel Fuel Economy 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2016

A research team from Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) and the University of Applied Sciences Bern, Laboratory for Exhaust Emission Control, reports that ethanol blending appeared to reduce genotoxic emissions from a flex-fuel Euro-5 gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicle (a Volvo V60 with a 1.6

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Gasoline Emissions Exhaust Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What initially motivated the Berlin Fire Department’s concluded tendering procedure were the growing demands with regard to environmental protection and the complex exhaust systems of conventional chassis, which are having an increasingly negative effect on the design and operation of firefighting vehicles.

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Hybrid Climate Protection Concept Climate 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 The two-cylinder diesel is very audible when it runs.

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid 324

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Among the engine’s potential applications are power washers, electric generators, lawn equipment, welders, marine propulsion and possibly some hybrid vehicles. As an external combustion engine, it can be powered by a wide range of liquid and gaseous fuels. —Timothy Shedd. —Timothy Shedd.

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Engine Diesel Standards Exhaust 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Norway’s Nordic Power Systems (NPS) and California-based SAFCell Inc., in collaboration with Caltech, are testing the combination of a cool flame fuel reformer and a solid-acid fuel cell (SAFC) as the core components of a new electric auxiliary power unit (APU). SAFCell Inc., The project has an overall budget of NOK 11.8

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Norway Diesel Fuel Hydrogen 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2017

Series-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles equipped with diesel engines are already available in the market or planned for the future (e.g., Volvo V60, Audi Q7 e-tron quattro, Peugeot 508 RXH Hybrid4, Range Rover SDV6 Hybrid Diesel). In PHEV, the combustion engine is only used when the power supply from the battery is too low.

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Plug-in Plug Fuel Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

with technologies such as direct fuel injection, variable valve timing, exhaust-driven turbochargers, brake energy regeneration and Auto Start Stop function—about 60% of the generated energy is still lost, half of it being exhaust heat, with the remaining half as heat absorbed by the engine cooling system. Click to enlarge.

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Waste BMW Exhaust Gas-Electric 376

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The recuperated engine uses isothermal compression via cryogenic injection to enable significant exhaust to compressed gas heat transfer. Recuperator to transfer heat from exhaust gas to compressed air. Source: Neville Jackson. Click to enlarge.

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Engine Fuel Vehicles Waste 249

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

The LH gasoline hydraulic hybrid shows an extreme reduction in NO x compared to a diesel baseline. Broadly, the test results show significant reductions in NO x , particularly against a non-hybrid diesel baseline, and fuel economy improvements of up to 18% for the vehicle and under the drive cycles tested. Source: Lightning Hybrids.

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Hybrid Emissions Light Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The diesel-electric full-hybrid vehicle, weighing just 380 kilograms (838 lbs), offers an initial glimpse at how a future production version might appear. TDI (the smallest diesel engine intended for production applications ever built by Volkswagen); a 10 kW motor; and 7-speed DSG installed at the rear. Click to enlarge. The E-motor.

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Diesel Concept Design Hybrid 296

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2010

The chart shows heat release from a standard diesel combustion cycle (solid black line), overlaid with the heat release from a TSCi cycle (dashed blue line). TSCi combustion minimizes heat loss to the cylinder walls and in the exhaust. The Syracuse team, for example, is using exhaust gas heat to help bring the fuel to SC states.)

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Fuel Economy Fuel Economy Engine 297

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

The recuperated engine uses isothermal compression via cryogenic injection to enable significant exhaust to compressed gas heat transfer. Recuperator to transfer heat from exhaust gas to compressed air. Example of a recuperated diesel cycle with high compression ratio and isothermal compression. Source: Neville Jackson.

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Exhaust Concept Vehicles Engine 285

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

The vehicles were chosen to be representative of the different segments of the European market; 12 were gasoline-fueled, and 9 were diesel-fueled. The average NEDC inertia mass was 1,522 kg, the average engine capacity 1847 cc, and the average engine maximum power 106.5 kW (143 hp). (As

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Emissions Vehicles Diesel Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Comparison measurements have demonstrated that the Duonic dual-clutch transmission operates as economically as the manual Canter transmission. In practice, this means a lot of power is available when driving off, and fuel-efficient maneuvering is possible at low speed in the highest gear. Exhaust gas aftertreatment. :

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Exhaust Fuel Available Gas 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Comparisons of NO x , CO, soot, and engine brake power using different PS blends with the factory-set injection timings. Researchers at Iowa State University are proposing dissolving waste polystyrene (PS) in biodiesel for use as a diesel engine fuel as a mechanism for energy recovery from the waste plastic. Credit: ACS.

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Waste Energy Iowa Diesel 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

This project will develop and evaluate a new process for converting biomass waste into diesel fuel. The diesel made from biomass will be a direct substitute for ultra low-sulfur diesel (defined by ASTM D 975). The biomass waste will first be converted into pyrolysis oil and then upgraded to diesel.

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Emissions EPA Waste Exhaust 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

Vehicles from model years 2003 to 2012 with a wide variety of powertrains were represented and included two hybrid sedans and a diesel sedan. A comparison of the three histograms shows a slight shift toward higher mpg penalties for each 10-mph speed increase.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPH 326

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

OM651: new generation of four-cylinder diesel engines. All diesel engines are equipped with an oxidation catalytic converter, a particulate filter and cooled exhaust gas recirculation. It is available in three power variants for the Mercedes-Benz Vito: Vito Four-Cylinder CDI Variants. Power output. Max torque.

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Mercedes Fuel Diesel Engine 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2021

A team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has achieved diesel-like efficiency in a single-cylinder spark-ignition (SI) research engine while maintaining compatibility with stoichiometric 3-way catalyst (TWC) systems. 1) with cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and high compression ratio (13.3:1 Splitter et al.

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Diesel Engine Gasoline Emissions 468

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APRIL 14, 2010

The next generation of Ford’s EcoBoost turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines will introduce cooled EGR (exhaust gas recirculation), enabling higher compression ratios, according to Ford executives speaking at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit.

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Ford Congress 2010 Gasoline 210

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APRIL 27, 2011

ppb on average; the investigators attributed this increase to higher NO 2 emissions associated with the introduction of particle traps on diesel buses as part of Transport for London’s improvements in the public transport system. NO 2 was projected to increase slightly, by 0.3 —Kelly et al.

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London Charging Pollution Diesel 299

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APRIL 27, 2018

Opel is introducing a new advanced diesel in the Grandland X compact sport utility vehicle (SUV). liter, four-cylinder, turbocharged diesel is more powerful and more economical than the engine it replaces. WLTP measurements converted to NEDC values for comparison purposes.) l/100 km, extra-urban 3.9-3.8

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Diesel Exhaust Engine Fuel 236

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

High-powered Mustang GT, Mach1 and Shelby GT500 versions are well-known, with the latter model pumping-out 760 pin-you-back-in-your-seat horsepower. Respectable Power and Performance. Plenty of power under that long hood. High-Performance Turbo Manual Transmission Fun. Look no further than the 2021 Mustang Coupe with the 2.3-liter

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Ford MPG Fuel Economy Shelby 86