Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Rendering of the Ilmor 5-stroke concept engine. Ilmor Engineering will present a new cutaway version of the Ilmor 5-stroke concept engine at the upcoming Engine EXPO 2009, 16-18 June, in Stuttgart, Germany. The 5-stroke concept engine is a self-funded proof of concept. Tags: Concept Engines. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

A 110cc pre-production prototype of a Pinnace Engine 4-stroke opposed piston scooter engine ( earlier post ) showed approximately a 27% improvement in fuel consumption across different scooter cycles compared to a conventional benchmark engine in dynamometer and simulation testing by FEV. Click to enlarge. Test engine specs. Stroke [mm].

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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

Designed to attract younger buyers to the brand, the arrival of the new electrified Lexus LBX has already been described as a “gamechanger” by Lexus Australia CEO John Pappas. The discovery of a recent trademark suggests the production Lexus LBX Morizo RR will be offered Down Under. 2024 Lexus LBX interior.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

Toyota Motor continues to lay the foundation for the introduction of its production fuel cell hybrid vehicle in 2015; the company began work on fuel cell technology in 1992. The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. The company is considering using the Toyota FCV Concept packaging.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The D-EGR concept dedicates one (or more) cylinders to EGR production and fuel reforming. D-EGR, as proposed and developed by SwRI, envisions engines with individual cylinders dedicated to EGR production to overcome the challenges associated with EGR tolerance and control. PSA concept D-EGR engine. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2016

The T-Hybrid (based on a Kia Optima) ( earlier post ) and the ADEPT (based on a Ford Focus) ( earlier post ) both utilize an advanced 48V lead-carbon battery system with bolt-on electrical components that allow for significant engine-downsizing without loss in performance. This concept vehicle is powered by the Optima’s existing 1.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

In testing in an otherwise conventional production 2.0-liter, When downsizing, Kato said, using a turbocharger or supercharger to offset the decrease in output can result in a fall in the knocking limit as the boosting pressure rises, causing the thermal efficiency to fall as well. Tags: Concept Engines Engines. and back again.

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Honda Concept Engine Downsizing 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2011

The C-X75 concept in Paris. Jaguar will develop the micro-turbine hybrid C-X75 concept car ( earlier post ) as a limited production supercar (maximum of 250), priced at between £700,000 - £900,000 (US$1.15 - $1.48 The road-going supercar will use a downsized, highly-boosted gasoline engine with one electric motor at each axle.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

This allows the integration of different functional features directly into the raw block and offers potential to reduce production time. The structural design considers the engine’s use in a variety of vehicle applications, allowing minimum integration effort and consistent part interchangeability. Turbocharging.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

The i-flow concept. Hyundai staged the global debut of its i-flow diesel hybrid concept car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The i10 blue, which goes into production at the end of 2010, employs the new 1.0-liter Producing 98g/km of CO 2 emissions, the i20 blue is scheduled to go into production in 2011. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

ADEPT combines the two technologies, which have been demonstrated individually but not yet as an integrated system, applying the low voltage concept of ‘intelligent electrification’ for the first time to a diesel car. SR machines are ideally suited to this concept of low cost development, while reducing the cost of production components.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. There will be no torque deficit or other tradeoffs from essential engine downsizing and higher gearing, which now dominates the development of internal combustion engines.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In fact, we reckon there are almost 20 load-haulers either confirmed or said to be on the way to production. Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck The top of the pile when it comes to attention, the Cybertruck just about broke the internet when Tesla design chief Franz von Holzhausen broke two of its windows during the global unveil late in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

Knock and fuel octane rating are becoming increasingly important due to many powertrain design trends including downsizing, downspeeding, cylinder deactivation, and hybridization. … The concept of an “effective octane number” calculates overall knock resistance of fuel in modern engines, including the effects of charge cooling.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

will address natural gas engine emissions and efficiency improvements by developing a natural gas specific combustion design utilizing optimized in-cylinder charge motion and cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. Cummins Inc.

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Gas Vehicles Exhaust Engine 191

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

Continental will present an innovative close-coupled annular catalytic converter that supports near-complete NO x conversion in downsized turbocharged gasoline engines at the 37 th Vienna Motor Symposium next week. For downsized turbocharged gasoline engines, this presents two challenges.

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Convert Standards Exhaust Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2017

Suitable for series production, the new High Thermal Conductivity (HTC) materials and Thermal Interface Material (TIM) coating can reduce valve head temperatures by up to 70°C, allowing improved combustion and lower emissions. Federal-Mogul Powertrain received a first nomination with intended start of production in 2018.

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Engine Emissions Exhaust Sodium 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2015

The financial benefits of the Spicer PowerBoost system have been clearly demonstrated in real-world field tests on multiple applications and include significant machine productivity enhancements as well as reduced maintenance. —Aziz Aghili, president of Dana Off-Highway Driveline Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

Production of the new C-Class results in a higher CO 2 emissions than in the case of the predecessor (7.3 Where energy resources are concerned, lignite, hard coal and uranium figure principally in car production. t); however, CO 2 emissions over the entire lifecycle are however clearly lower for the new C-Class (34.5 The new C-Class.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.). This data includes data from some GM JVs.

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The parallel hybrid concept can be implemented in a particularly profitable manner thanks to the utilization of existing vehicle resources in the driveline. Plans include an energy-accumulating system that can be flexibly integrated in different vehicle concepts. In addition, the system does not require additional installation space.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

This concept system is expected to be ideal for heavily downsized applications and developing markets. A combination of injector design, configurable pump layout and advanced air and fuel control strategies has provided a highly-flexible, modular solution for engines between 7- and 16-liters displacement.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2019

GKN Automotive, Drive System Design and the University of Nottingham are collaborating on an £8-million (US$10 million) project to design and develop a world-leading electric vehicle powertrain for the global market. Following detailed simulation and analysis, final design will commence in Q3 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2012

Automotive supplier KSPG Automotive (formerly Kolbenschmidt Pierburg), a subsidiary of Rheinmetall AG, and FEV have jointly developed a concept for a compact, 30 kW range extender for battery-electric vehicles. The automobile can thus be delivered with or without a range extender and allows for a modular design concept.

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Range Gasoline-Electric Exhaust Engine 252

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. In comparison, they noted, the technology for bio-chemical ethanol production from cellulosic biomass is not sufficiently developed yet. use could be developed.

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Transportation Fuel Coal Gasoline 257

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2013

However, most life cycle analyses (LCAs) to date have mainly focused on the production stage while assuming end-use efficiencies are the same for ethanol and gasoline despite the fact that ethanol can, in theory, affect engine efficiency and performance due to different thermo-chemical properties compared to gasoline.

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Fuel Energy Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

GKN has developed the first two-speed eAxle; the technology has entered production on the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, ( earlier post ) in which it provides power to the front wheels from a 96 kW, 250 N·m (184 lb-ft) electric motor. (A —Theodor Gassmann, GKN Driveline’s Vice President Product Technology eDrive Systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2011

MHI looks for the EXTREM to become a strategic product that will lead the LNG carrier market. By covering the tanks with the integrated cover and making those supporting structures unnecessary, the new design improves maintainability. Concept of the UST. As of September 2010, it had built 42 LNG carriers. in width, 26.0m

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

The SC combustion is homogeneous and nearly complete within the reaction space and is faster and cleaner than traditional droplet combustion because high reaction efficiencies are due to the complete solubilization of the fuels and oxidation products within the bulk oxidant. the elimination of after-treatment systems.

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EV Central

JANUARY 4, 2024

Volkswagen’s design boss Andreas Mindt has undone months, if not years, of choreographed marketing and PR by using his Instagram to announce the production version of the electric Volkswagen ID. GTI Concept has been signed off for production and will be on sale by 2026. READ MORE: Baby Volkswagen ID.2-based

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

The concept ensures long term energy storage for delivering short bursts of power to the VTES supercharger during vehicle accelerations and to the SpeedStart stop-start device during engine re-starts. A final key element of the RegEnBoost concept is the TIGERS turbo-generator.

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Downsizing Power Powered Exhaust 191

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The front end’s compact package was made possible through the consistent downsizing of all F-CELL components. For many decades now, our research vehicles have been turning pioneering concepts into reality and thereby setting future trends. As a result, the entire interior space is preserved and offers ample room for five occupants.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

In addition, Hyundai is premiering at the Paris show its first 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, fitted into the i30 CNG natural gas concept car, which contributes to improved fuel efficiency. Hyundai is also displaying the diesel i40 48V hybrid concept, featuring a lead-carbon battery. liter T-GDI. The new Kappa 1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

This study, released by the International Council on Clean Transportation ( ICCT ), focused on the use of lightweight materials and efficient design and demonstrated substantial mass savings. We believe that this approach will be commonplace in the industry for the future design of vehicles. —Dr. Mass and Cost Summary.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

A Tier-2 supplier headquartered in Belgium, BMT Drive Solutions—acting under the brand name of VCST—is involved in the mass-production of gears & shafts (from 20,000 up to 2 million parts/year.pgm) for major OEMs (such as VW, Ford, Porsche, DAF or Cummins) & Tier 1s. tons or busses up to 18 tons). sec overall shifting time).

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Belgium Downsizing Porsche Electric 243

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2013

At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. Earlier post.). I4 Ecotec engine.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Engine 278

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2014

Torotrak PLC has been awarded a grant of £205,000 (US$340,000) under the Technology Strategy Board’s Smart scheme to develop an application specific, production intent version of its V-Charge technology. This allows us to evolve a purpose-made unit that brings the technology much closer to market than previous proof-of-concept hardware.

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