Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2012

The KSPG-FEV two-cylinder range extender. 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. Click to enlarge. Variable valve system.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

With this acquisition Punch Powertrain is rapidly increasing its R&D capacity in the field of power electronics with expertise covering the entire chain from product conception to production support. Furthermore, the ICE can be downsized using a larger but slower turbo to retain power requirement.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2016

At the 2016 International VDI Congress “Drivetrain for Vehicles” in Friedrichshafen, Germany, John Fuller, Director of Concepts & IP for Torotrak Group, presented and discussed the company’s latest advances to optimize its full-toroidal variator technology for the light vehicle market as applied in continuously variable transmissions (CVTs).

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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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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

Created to be the brand’s new entry-offering, the Lexus LBX slots into the range where the discontinued CT 200h used to live and is actually based on the much cheaper Toyota Yaris Cross ($28,000-$39,000). But the LBX’s selling point is that it will be the only small SUV sold by a premium brand in Australia. 2024 Lexus LBX.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Honda unveiled plans for its new 0 Series in Las Vegas during CES 2024, where it unveiled two initial concept cars it said would serve as precursors to production models for the global market. Furthermore, the automaker shared it is targeting EPA range of around 300 miles. The new (yet-to-be-named) platform has adopted 2.0

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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

MARCH 11, 2014

Showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the FCV Concept, which presages the introduction of the series-production vehicle, made its European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. Toyota’s view of hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Honda R&D began developing the VCR mechanism due to what Masahsi Kato, who presented a paper on the control system of the dual piston mechanism, described as drawbacks to current approaches to improving fuel-efficiency in gasoline engines of downsizing and new combustion technology. Tags: Concept Engines Engines. Kadota et al.

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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. Earlier post.)

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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

The structural design considers the engine’s use in a variety of vehicle applications, allowing minimum integration effort and consistent part interchangeability. Two different pistons have been designed for the Eco and Performance Turbo engines. The engine retains the proven concept of a turbine-integrated exhaust manifold.

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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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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 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 i-flow is a test bed for new energy harvesting ideas, ranging from flexible solar panel roofing to a thermo-electric generator. The new, downsized 1.0-liter Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The Proving Factory is a UK collaborative project designed to bridge the market gap between technology developers making innovative, low-carbon “proof of concept” prototypes, and the need to develop vehicle manufacturer’s confidence in the new technology by providing volume supply.). Background.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio. There have been a number of concepts proposed to enable such VCR systems. Working principle of FEV’s two-stage VCR system. Click to enlarge.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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. Both were way-off concept cars but show the brand is serious (eventually) about protecting its ute patch.

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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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2014

The higher strength of the modern steel allows for a more compact piston design, which more or less compensates for the fact that the material is around three times as dense. Mercedes-Benz took account of the lower thermal conductivity of steel with design modifications such as modified cooling ducts in the pistons. millimeters).

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 15, 2024

We’d argue that the real story is how little downsizing powertrains has done for the segment’s fuel economy. Regardless, both vehicles should reach 60 mph in the very low seven second range and cruise through the quarter mile in under 15.5 Overall, the Nissan is technically the older design.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2017

The extreme valve temperatures experienced on today’s highly boosted downsized engines can lead to reduced valve fatigue life and critical valve guide and stem seal temperatures, resulting in the need for expensive valve steel alloys.

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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 17, 2013

With that as a premise, they go on to show that the efficiency of existing vehicles can be both positively and negatively affected by ethanol content, ranging from ?15% higher for ethanol/gasoline blends than for gasoline but varies within a wide range from 14.9% ESR can range from ?1.42 15% to +24%. lower to 23.6% respectively.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. With efficient designs and the right combination of materials, many future GM vehicles have the potential to be up to 15% lighter than comparable vehicles on the road today.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The new F800 Style is a five-seat upper-range sedan featuring an all-new multi drive platform suited for a hydrogen fuel cell electric drive with a range of almost 600 kilometers (373 miles) as well as the a plug-in hybrid drive with a 30 km (19 mile) all-electric range. Total range (km/miles). Range NEDC (km/miles).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

The central part of the method is a new fuel system including high-temperature fuel injectors and a common rail to deliver SC fuel-diluent mixtures for combustion over ranges of conditions which will significantly improve engine efficiency, reduce PM and NO x and mitigate the environmental thermal impact. Anitescu et al. DEER 2009).

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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.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

GKN said its two-speed eAxle is the first in series production to enable the electric drive to boost the vehicle’s performance across its entire speed range. Giving the electric motor an additional gear ratio improves acceleration and pure electric range, benefiting both driving dynamics and CO 2 emissions. Click to enlarge.

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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. from 410.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Among Getrag’s introductions at the Frankfurt Motor Show were a new dual clutch electric drive unit; a further development of its Boosted Range Extender; and a variant of the PowerShift transmission with an integrated electric motor for mild hybrid applications. This architecture extends the range by up to 10% in electric mode.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The development of this layshaft gearbox, which features two clutches for zero torque interrupt, is part funded by the UK TSB to design and develop a high efficiency transmission for electric vehicles. In its low speed range, Antonov’s 2-speed alternator can match the output of a much larger and more expensive single-speed alternator.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

Further, simplicity of design and manufacturing will reduce cost and increase durability. Downspeeding is a technique that, alongside downsizing, has brought significant efficiency benefits to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. Alongside MJI, this has been the key to increasing efficiency of the new ultra-lean motor.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2018

The concept represents a physical manifestation of Infiniti’s plans for electrified performance. Following the ground-breaking Prototype 9 concept first revealed at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance ( earlier post ), Infiniti has “looked back to go forward” with the Prototype 10.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The A dvanced C ombustion C oncepts— E nabling S ystems and S olutions (ACCESS) is developing advanced combustion control concepts along with with an enabling system, subsystem and component level solutions for the management of multi-mode/multi-fuel combustion events. HCCI range extension with boosting.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2022

There is a wide range of characteristics that describe the performance of any given battery chemistry: energy density, specific energy, specific power, discharge efficiency, self-discharge rate, cycle life, calendar life, and—not the least important—cost. Steven Kaye: The key advantage is that you will have a vastly longer range.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2014

V-Charge integrates a supercharger with a mechanical variable speed drive to address a key barrier to engine downsizing by providing near instant response at any engine speed. 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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