Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

The ChangAn CA18 FlexDI Concept Engine shown at Auto China 2008. Ltd, China’s fourth largest automotive manufacturer, have entered into a joint development contract for a concept engine. The program is focused on fuel economy improvement while achieving Euro IV emissions level. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Engineers from Honda R&D Co., presented a pair of papers at the SAE 2009 World Congress describing the development of a variable compression ratio (VCR) engine enabled by a dual piston mechanism. liter, 4-cylinder engine, the dual piston mechanism was able to adjust the engine from a CR of 9.6 and back again.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Topics addressed include: advanced batteries (including manufacturing processes) and electric drive R&D; Lightweight materials; Advanced combustion engine and enabling technologies R&D; and Fuels technologies (dedicated or dual-fuel natural gas engine technologies). Reducing the cost of electric drive systems from $30/kW to $8/kW.

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