Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Current fuel economy policy clearly demonstrates this fact. In short, government is stifling innovation by using its considerable powers to push one technology ahead of other viable technologies, leading to distortions in both research and markets. —“The Case for Technology Neutral Public Policy in Fuel Economy Debate”.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 8, 2023

Other dimensions of the Mark VIII were larger in all directions, a stark contrast to the extreme downsizing implemented on Mark VI, a measure pushed further by the tidy proportions of the Mark VII.& Worth a quick comparison, the equivalent Thunderbird weighed 3,536 pounds with a V6 engine or 3,725 with the V8.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

CO 2 emissions of the C 180 in comparison to its predecessor [t/car]. The C 180 with manual transmission shows a drop in fuel consumption in comparison to its predecessor from between 7.6 Fuel-economy rear axle differential with tapered roller bearings with reduced power loss and low-friction oil. Source: Mercedes-Benz.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. full hybrid (power-split) system delivered a 36% compared to the baseline. full hybrid (power-split) system delivered a 36% compared to the baseline. Downsizing a gasoline engine (e.g., Click to enlarge. Fischer et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

In the process of this development, Daihatsu overhauled all aspects of the engine, the transmission, and the body structure, to maximize energy efficiency and achieve almost a 40% increase in fuel efficiency comparison with the Mira 2WD/CVT without idle reduction functions. and the downsizing of the particles sprayed from the injector.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Fiesta—available in four- and five-door bodystyles—will offer North American buyers a new choice of 15 class-exclusive technologies and projected highway fuel economy of 40 mpg, besting the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris and Corolla. Our fuel economy leader is now a PowerShift automatic. The Ford Fiesta’s 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

The committee’s estimates are based on a variety of factors including recent reports from regulatory agencies and other sources; component cost estimates from suppliers; discussions with experts; and comparisons of prices and fuel consumption of similar vehicles. Engines and Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. fuel economy improvement. As points of comparison, the 6.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

Honda also sees the possibility of a “hydrogen-powered society” based on renewable energy and renewable-energy-generated hydrogen. Accordingly, Honda has not only launched FCVs that use hydrogen, but has also developed compact hydrogen stations that generate hydrogen, and external power output devices that get connected to FCVs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

In comparison, they noted, the technology for bio-chemical ethanol production from cellulosic biomass is not sufficiently developed yet. A full comparison between the different options has to be done, reflecting the present conditions. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2013

An analysis by FEV of a modeled automotive scale version of Pinnacle’s 4-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ) concluded that the engine has the potential to deliver significant additional fuel economy benefits of up to 42.6% Fuel economy. increase in fuel economy (37.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2012

The company’s engineers have a prototype system running in a B-segment donor vehicle on a dynamometer and are calibrating the control strategy to prove its driveability, performance, CO 2 and fuel economy benefits. Both solutions involve part load losses which compromise some of the fuel consumption savings made by downsizing.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

Gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engines have higher fuel economy compared to the more widely used port fuel injection (PFI) engines. For our fleet, increases in the fuel economy of 1.6% (0.5−2.4%; increase in fuel economy between PFIs and GDIs. engine calibration (spark timing, valve timing, etc.), —Saliba et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

Comparison of ISFC (@42.9 Pinnacle has signed a licensing and joint development agreement with a major, as yet unnamed, Asian vehicle OEM, with lower power products targeted for two- and three-wheel applications in the developing country markets expected to be available in the first quarter of 2013. Source: Pinnacle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

The all-new 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan—the second-generation of the vehicle—is powered by the latest version of the EA888 four-cylinder engine, the 2.0L Put another way, the rightsizing approach combines the fuel economy benefits of downsizing with the power of a larger-displacement unit. Height (in). tbd/40/tbd.

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Tucson ix FCEV can travel more than 400 miles (644 km) on a single fueling, a 76% improvement over its predecessor, and a range equal to a gasoline-powered car. In addition to improving the fuel economy and range of the powertrain, Hyundai has also created a more compact power source for the Tucson ix FCEV. fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

Despite its efficiency, the Golf TSI BlueMotion with the 85 kW / 114 hp downsized 999 cc EA211-series engine reaches 100 km/h in 9.7 Golf Comparisons. The maximum power of the three-cylinder engine—85 kW / 115 PS—lies just above the level of the Mk1 Golf GTI (110 PS from a 4-cylinder, 1.6L Cooling and heating.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Earlier this month, Reuters reported that the program could be expanded to provide power for charging electric vehicles. The RFS, in essence, mandated that the blend powering engines in the nation’s official service vehicles run on a certain amount of renewable fuel. Because that’s really the comparison that you care about.”.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. Conclusions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Ford’s turbocharged, gasoline direct injection EcoBoost engines are targeted to play a significant near-term role in Ford’s efforts to reduce fuel consumption by enabling downsizing. V6 engine (the Duratec D35 EcoBoost) delivers up to 12% better fuel economy and 15% lower emissions with comparable torque and power as a 5.4L

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

On the diesel side—now available solely as BlueTEC units with SCR aftertreatment technology) , the focus is on downsizing and the new version of the V6 CDI engine. In parallel with this increase in power, Mercedes engineers have reduced fuel consumption (NEDC combined) some 25% compared to the predecessor model. Earlier post.)

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