Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

The demonstration vehicle, provided by Nissan North America, is a 2010 Nissan Titan originally equipped with a gasoline V8 engine. kg) lighter than the original all-aluminum gasoline V8. l/100 km), as compared with the production gasoline V8 fuel economy of 18.9 Cummins Inc. The Cummins team chose a 4-cylinder ISF 2.8

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

At the ceremonial launching of Germany’s “National Electric Mobility Platform” (NEMP) in Berlin, Volkswagen presented the Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle concept to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. The Golf blue-e-motion concept is powered by an 85 kW, 270 N·m (199 lb-ft) electric motor integrated in the engine compartment in front.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Similar to last year, student teams are encouraged to participate in one or both of the “Prototype” and “Urban Concept” categories. The “Urban Concept” category, introduced at the 2009 event, focuses on more “roadworthy” fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2010

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully demonstrated that its HEDGE (High-Efficiency, Dilute Gasoline Engine) technology, using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and advanced ignition systems, suppresses low-speed pre-ignition in turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engines. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Powertrain technology is key to BMW’s EfficientDynamics strategy, with a dual focus on the continuous evolution of conventional internal combustion engines on the one hand and the development of alternative drive concepts on the other. BMW eDrive. seconds, EU fuel consumption of 2.1 75 mph) and a range of up to 35 kilometers (approx.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. The Volkswagen brand is responsible for the MQB; the Audi brand for the MLB; and Porsche for the MSB (which is sporty). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2016

Initially, the E 200 d models of the new E-Class will be available with an all-new four-cylinder OM 654 diesel engine ( earlier post ), while the E 200 will be powered by a four-cylinder gasoline engine and the E 350 d by a six-cylinder diesel. New OM 654 four-cylinder diesel. 6-cylinder diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

GDCI engine was significantly better than advanced production spark injection gasoline engines, and comparable to very efficient hybrid vehicle engines at their best efficiency conditions (214 g/kWh). million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new ultra fuel efficient vehicle (UFEV) vehicle concept. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2012

The demonstrator further develops AVL’s efficient low carbon ELC concept ( earlier post ). The production-ready technology offers the potential of a mass-market, gasoline-fueled family car with drivability, performance and 5.6 liters/100 km (42 mpg US) fuel consumption achieved at lower cost than an equivalent diesel model.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

Mazda unveiled the redesigned 2014 Mazda3 (known as the Axela in Japan) in a series of launch events world-wide. liter gasoline engine and a new SKYACTIV-G 2.5-liter liter gasoline engine, as fitted to the CX-5 and 2014 Mazda6. liter-sized gasoline engines; a SKYACTIV-D 2.2-liter 2014 Mazda3. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2016

At its Innovation Days 2016 event in Munich, BMW unveiled new versions of its three and four- cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. In addition to this, the full line-up of gasoline and diesel engines feature BMW TwinPower Turbo technology. BMW TwinPower Turbo 3-cylinder gasoline engine. Gasoline engines.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Offering both gasoline and diesel engines at launch (depending upon market), output is up by as much as 10 kW over the new car’s 1 Series predecessor, yet average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle has dropped by up to 21%, depending on the model. The US will see the gasoline model as the 228i.) BMW 2 Series Coupe.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2015

The intelligent body concept uses this mixed-materials approach to increase the strength and rigidity of the passenger cell while at the same time significantly reducing vehicle weight. The innovative insulation concept has the additional effect of further improving acoustic comfort. 7 Series body-in-white / carbon. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2015

The highly flammable short-chain hydrocarbons (typically 5-14 carbon atoms) that constitute gasoline, kerosene, and other liquid transportation fuels readily form a cloud of fuel droplets during impact; these droplets can ignite, producing a fireball. The work is published in the journal Science. Credit: Caltech/JPL.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 The battery is recharged either through regenerative events or via the hydrogen fuel cell. The key drive components of the Golf SportWagen HyMotion were developed by Volkswagen Group Research in Germany. The 100 kW fuel cell system (also applied in the A7) has a system power of 100 kW.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Aside from a box lunch, a couple of bottles of water and two absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies, GCC received no compensation, expense reimbursement or branded merchandise from GM to attend the event. The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. Establishing four core brands.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Using a 2007 base vehicle, the committee estimated the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines over that timeframe: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition (CI) diesel, and hybrid. Engines and Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Interestingly, they observed, this benefit is notwithstanding the high aromaticity of the gasoline compared to GTL. In our previous work, we evaluated the performance of two Fischer–Tropsch (FT) GTL diesel fuels with CNs of 52 and 72 in various combustion modes from high (i.e., liter HDDI DAF XE 355C in-line six diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

bar IMEP n ) showing performance of jet ignition with vaporized gasoline. Mahle Powertrain has refined its pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition combustion system ( earlier post ) to function robustly using only gasoline. Experimental results at part load (1500 rpm, 4.7 Source: Mahle. Click to enlarge. liter production unit.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2015

The diesel and gasoline models boast significant reductions of up to 19% in both fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions in comparison to the previous generation, while at the same time improving performance with the same power output. The latter feature also offers added protection in the event of a rear-end collision.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

Much like GM's system in development for the Volt , the car's lithium ion battery power supply is supplemented by a traditional gasoline engine for long distance travel. liter turbo-diesel that makes 122 HP which can take over once the batteries have been drained. But, there's also a 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

In a brand event in Barcelona, Audi unveiled its fourth-generation A8 luxury sedan. The new A8 features a new design language, an innovative touchscreen operating concept and a systematically electrified drive. Its combustion principle makes the V6 gasoline engine especially efficient. Earlier post.). Under load, the 4.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This is the opposite of the approach taken by Toyota with its Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) and Honda with its new FCV Concept ( earlier post ). The h-tron concept car shows that we have also mastered fuel cell technology. US gal) of gasoline. We don’t know which technology will be the winner.” Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Achates Power says that its 2-stroke OP engine offers higher best point brake thermal efficiency than diesel or gasoline engines. Opposed-piston engines have been around since the Junkers Jumo 205 diesel aviation engine in the 1930s. Cutaway of power module concept, showing internal gear train. Source: Achates Power.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Naphtha refers to the light fraction produced by distillation that is roughly in the gasoline boiling range of ~30 °C to ~200 °C. Naphtha refers to the light fraction produced by distillation that is roughly in the gasoline boiling range of ~30 °C to ~200 °C. impact compared to diesel or gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

BMW dedicated a portion of its recent Innovation Days 2009 event to the topic of Intelligent Heat management as a mechanism for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. It is, however, an important project in the implementation of future TEG concepts. Distribution of energy in the car. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

In an event in Amsterdam, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its new A-Class compact line. All models of the new A-Class are also powered by new diesel and gasoline engines. To do this we have opted for a combination of uncompromisingly dynamic design and an intuitive operating concept. New, efficient gasoline and diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

The Audi R18 e-tron quattro diesel hybrids ( earlier post ) that will race at Le Mans this coming weekend (14-15 June) are the lightest and most fuel efficient LMP1 racers has yet to bring to the track. For the powertrain, Audi, in the 25 th year of the TDI engine, has developed a new diesel 4.0-liter liter V6 unit for Le Mans.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

The EPA gives this all-electric car ratings of 96 MPGe city/88 highway/92 combined (where MPGe is Miles per Gallon equivalent that measures how far the car will travel on the electric energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline/33.7 There is also the stunning Precept concept that is slated to appear sometime in the future.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Although the new diesel hybrid sports car appears like a continuous further development of the World Championship winning car and Le Mans winner of the past two years, due to the new LMP1 regulations that will come into effect in 2014, Audi Sport redeveloped every component. bar; gasoline: 2.5 Audi R18 e-tron quattro 2014.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2012

million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept. A key strategy for achieving the project goals is the further development of a new low-temperature combustion system: gasoline direct-injection compression-ignition (GDCI). Earlier post.) The team developed and tested five different injectors.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2015

The Golf SportWagen was also the basis for the hydrogen fuel cell Golf SportWagen HyMotion concept shown at the LA Auto Show last November. liter, 150-hp turbocharged and direct-injection four-cylinder TDI diesel ( earlier post ), fitted with a six-speed manual or a six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Volkswagen unveiled the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas SUV at an event on the Santa Monica Pier. Engineered from Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture, the Atlas draws on the latest Volkswagen design DNA—previewed in the CrossBlue concept, earlier post )—to create a bold new look for Volkswagen in the SUV segment.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

Achates Power, the developer of a two-stroke, compression-ignition (CI) opposed-piston opposed-cylinder (OPOC) engine ( earlier post ) is now “concept-ready”, David Johnson, Achates Power CEO, told GCC in an interview at SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit. of fuel over the majority of the operating range. —David Johnson.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

CPT says that the RegEnBoost system enables a typical family-sized car to achieve less than 100 g/km CO 2 with a 1-liter gasoline engine, but when required can offer the same lively performance and in-gear acceleration of a 2-liter naturally aspirated powertrain. A final key element of the RegEnBoost concept is the TIGERS turbo-generator.

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