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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Punch Powertrain, a Belgium-based full-system supplier of fuel-efficient powertrains including transmissions and plug-in hybrid and battery-electric systems, is acquiring France-based power electronics expert Apojee. Depending on the sizing of components and gear ratios, the emKERS unit delivers up to 60 kW of peak power capacity.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

will showcase the MILA Blue vehicle concept at the Geneva Motor Show 2014. MILA Blue is a natural-gas powered, A-segment lightweight vehicle that produces less than 49g CO 2 /km. MILA Blue, the seventh concept vehicle in the MILA family , represents a new lightweight design approach. Hybrids Natural Gas Weight reduction'

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

Among its exhibits, Subaru is showcasing its hybrid Advanced Tourer concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. The C-segment class car combines a downsized, direct-injected turbocharged 1.6L Subaru said that the downsized direct fuel injection turbo engine is one of its principal engine technologies for the future.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Infiniti unveiled the Q80 Inspiration concept car at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, it what it called a signal of its intent to break into the top tier of the premium sedan category; the concept will lead to a future model. The powertrain incorporates a new aluminum-based downsized twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Powered by a new 2.2-liter,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) and Ricardo are collaborating on a project to develop the Ricardo HyBoost concept ( earlier post )—a combination of low-cost technologies to deliver improved performance and fuel economy which featured recently in the Ricardo Centenary celebrations —into volume production on a JAC vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

The Volvo Car Corporation is introducing a new, downsized engine range consisting solely of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. It covers the range from high-power and -torque variants to fuel-efficient derivatives. At the Frankfurt Motor Show we will reveal a new concept car. It’s time to stop counting cylinders.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

At the 2012 São Paulo International Motor Show in Brazil, Volkswagen presented the world premiere of a newly developed compact SUV concept: the Taigun. The four-seat Taigun is powered by a new 1.0-liter The concept vehicle, with a weight of 985 kg (2,172 lbs), accelerates to 100 km/h in 9.2 seconds with the new engine.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Nissan BladeGlider concept. Nissan will reveal several new concept cars at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. BladeGlider was conceived around delivering a glider-like exhilaration that echoes its lightweight, downsized hyper-efficient aerodynamic form. Click to enlarge. The narrow, 1.0

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

The new SR1 hybrid concept indicates the Marque’s style direction. Peugeot said that it is also designing a vehicle which will embody all of the spirit of the BB1 concept car: 2.5m, 4 seats and 100% electric. Peugeot continues to improve engine efficiency with a downsizing strategy for its gasoline and HDi FAP diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Lightweight steel pistons provide reduced friction & compression height with increased power density. 2013) “Cold Start Concept (CSC): A Novel Catalyst for Cold Start Emission Control,” SAE Int. diesel weighs 362 lbs (164 kg), while the ECS weighs 152 lbs (69 kg). Weigert, E., Fuels Lubr. 6(2):372-381 doi: 10.4271/2013-01-0535.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The KWID CONCEPT comes with a Flying Companion drone stored on the roof. Renault unveiled the KWID CONCEPT at the Delhi Auto Show—the first Renault concept car unveiled outside Europe. The KWID CONCEPT features a “Flying Companion”—a small drone that can be operated in one of two modes. KWID Concept.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

The Hi-Cross Concept hybrid. Nissan unveiled the Hi-Cross Concept hybrid at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, heralding a possible new design direction for the company as well as a possible expansion of the current Juke-Qashqai-Murano portfolio. Click to enlarge. liter with the economy and emissions expected from a much smaller unit.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Peugeot will introduce the HR1 urban hybrid concept car at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. liter THP 81 kW (110 bhp), 195 N·m (144 lb-ft) gasoline engine is one of the future family of three-cylinder engines currently under development as part of PSA Group’s engine downsizing strategy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.).

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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. Stage 1 of the Turbohybrid powertrain concept. Downsizing a gasoline engine (e.g., Click to enlarge. In testing on a BMW demo 3-Series vehicle, a 1.6-liter

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MARCH 3, 2011

Ford introduced its new new B-MAX concept vehicle at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, providing an early preview of its plans for the European small car market. The key innovation on the B-MAX is the adoption of an integrated B-pillar door concept. The B-MAX is powered by a three-cylinder 1.0-liter Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

CO 2 emissions and fuel consumption have been cut by 13% compared to the predecessor engine, while peak torque and peak power have been increased by up to 33%. The design and sizing of the turbocharging system plays a key role in enabling downsized engines to deliver excellent performance and drivability, while meeting CO 2 targets.

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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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MARCH 10, 2024

inch infotainment screen, a powered tailgate, auto wipers, climate control and a panoramic view monitor. The Sports Luxury throws in Ultrasuede trim, auto parking, active noise control and a powerful 13-speaker Mark Levinson sound system. inch full digital instrument cluster, a 9.8-inch 2024 Lexus LBX interior.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

By over-expanding into adjacent de-activated cylinders, ECONAMIQ creates an additional power stroke within the existing engine architecture, with a significant thermal efficiency increase and cost savings as a result. The residual pressure of at the end of the power stroke is used in an extra low-pressure stroke of the non-burning cylinders.

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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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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

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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. CPT and AVL’s most recent work assesses the potential of a VTES equipped downsized ELC-Hybrid vehicle in combination with the CPT SpeedStart Integrated Starter Generator ( earlier post ) and the UltraBattery. Click to enlarge. —Guy Morris.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is developing a 48-volt version of its 12 volt electric supercharger based on its variable torque enhancement system known as VTES. 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.

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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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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 thermal electric generator then converts the wasted heat into useful electrical energy to help power auxiliary systems. The power train is mated to the latest 6 speed manual transmission.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in a research partnership including the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC); Controlled Power Technologies (CPT); Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies UK Ltd; Ford Motor Company and the University of Nottingham. The final results will be presented at the UK’s LCV2016 event on 14-15 September.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

The pneumatic hybrid engine, which follows the downsizing and supercharging paradigm, offers a fuel-saving potential that is almost equal to that of hybrid electric powertrains while inducing much lower additional mass and cost penalties, according to the ETH Zürich researchers. The compressed air supply also allows extreme downsizing.

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JUNE 20, 2011

This enables the boost of downsized engines to be completely controlled at any point on the operating cycle, including part-load. Prototype 1, concept demonstrator. The detailed data set shows how the Blade Supercharger is able uniquely to deliver the pressure and flow required for downsized engines, Lontra says.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JUNE 14, 2015

Porsche retained the basic concept of its Class 1 Le Mans Prototype (LMP1) for the second generation: a downsized turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine and two different energy recovery systems. The 500 hp combustion engine powers the rear axle. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Especially in regard to battery technology, downsizing, efficiency improvements with the turbocharged petrol engine and, in particular, for energy recovery systems. For the 2017 WEC season, the Porsche 919 Hybrid acquired modifications to its aerodynamics and suspension as well as other efficiency improvements for the power train.

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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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OCTOBER 22, 2013

This is the lowest consumption of any of the gasoline or diesel MiTo engines, while power delivery and torque are the second-highest of the MiTo gasoline range. Specific power is almost 120 hp/liter, a value on a par with sportier engines. Maximum power output kW (HP - EC) at rpm (NORMAL). Top speed for the MiTo with the 0.9-liter

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The Ricardo-led Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) project will apply 48V “intelligent electrification” concepts, mild hybridization and waste heat recovery in a Ford Focus diesel demonstrator. It is capable of operating in exhaust temperatures up to 850 °C, at speeds up to 60,000 rpm and delivering a peak power of 2 kW (@12V).

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies, which will last up to one year, and six longer-running full research and development projects. LOPEPS - Low Power Electric Power Steering to provide steering assist during parking for small, ultra-efficient vehicles. Title Partners. EDS TurboClaw.

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