Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The D-EGR concept dedicates one (or more) cylinders to EGR production and fuel reforming. In the inaugural study reported in an SAE paper in 2009 (2009-01-0694), SwRI ran a 4-cylinder engine with cylinder 1 exhausting directly to the intake manifold, leading to a constant 25% EGR level. PSA concept D-EGR engine.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Estimated price increases are based on current economic conditions and the concept of “incremental retail price equivalent (RPE) cost,” which represents the average additional price consumers would pay for a fuel economy technology. For example, the report notes the promise of cylinder deactivation, turbocharging and downsizing.

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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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JANUARY 14, 2014

liter EA888 Gen3 engine featured in Audi’s all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept unveiled at the North American International Auto Show this week ( earlier post ) features—as does its production ilk—a dual injection system that combines direct injection with indirect injection into the intake manifold. Credit: Audi.

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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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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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APRIL 27, 2010

Lotus Engineering has conducted a detailed study to develop a commercially viable mass reduction strategy for mainstream passenger vehicles. 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.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO 2 emissions from road vehicles. 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. EDS TurboClaw.

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JUNE 11, 2016

Ricardo has previously reported on a simulation environment set up to enable the study of engine and after-treatment technology over RDE cycles, incorporating post-processing with the EMROAD and CLEAR tools. liter diesel engine. —Ian Penny, managing director – engines business, Ricardo.

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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.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Cleeves told Green Car Congress that the smaller 110 cc engine (Pinnalce had earlier been working on a larger 250cc proof of concept) exhibits a bit more friction, with more of an impact at lighter load, due to some design choices the company made partly due to geometry issues in trying to pack the engine into the constrained scooter space.

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MAY 17, 2013

To determine the vehicle efficiency effect of ethanol, they compiled paired energy efficiency data from all known studies of existing spark injection (SI)-engine vehicles operating on ethanol/gasoline blends and pure gasoline. Most of the studies expressed vehicle efficiency in various volume-based units. Credit: ACS, Yan et al.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

HPD’s Vehicle Performance Group worked closely with the ORECA design team and engineers to simulate chassis layout geometries and lap time optimization studies. The Design Group then schemed different concepts and weight aspects over a three-week evaluation period. This has been recently validated in a full-scale wind tunnel test.

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MAY 8, 2013

To achieve the target fuel economy improvement over the baseline V6 configuration, the team used GTDI technology for downsizing in combination with part-load lean homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) operation for further fuel economy gains. Combustion studies. Earlier post.). The project team is replacing a 3.6L Wheeler, J.,

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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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APRIL 10, 2014

In a paper on the OBS presented at the SAE 2014 World Congress, the researchers suggested that potential applications include downsizing to increase fuel economy by ?10% from using optimal octane in the base engine, and another 7% potential improvement due to downsizing enabled by the increase in torque available. The OBS system.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 15, 2023

Studies in animals have long suggested that electrically stimulating the motor cortex might induce plasticity, which is the natural ability of the brain to create new pathways between its remaining neurons, thus restoring some function. It is also reentering a space bustling with new concepts, technologies, and rivals.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

In the study, they identify desirable fuel characteristics and define optimized biofuel components using a model-based analysis. All fuels were analyzed in four load points, three of which are within the NEDC range for an inertia weight class of 1590 kg, the fourth being of interest for future downsizing concepts. Janssen et al.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Zeroshift’s multi-speed transmission concept changes gear without interrupting the torque, allowing EVs to run for longer at peak efficiency. Development of the concept is underway using Zeroshift’s proprietary gear-shifting system. The improved efficiency offered by Zeroshift’s concept could also extend EVs’ in-service battery life.

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APRIL 17, 2014

million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new ultra fuel efficient vehicle (UFEV) vehicle concept. Delphi has been developing a multi-cylinder engine concept for PPCI combustion with the current US market gasoline (RON91).… Current study. Earlier post.) —Sellnau et al. 2014-01-1300. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

As part of a consortium over the last several years, the authors worked with industrial partners in developing 2/4-stroke switchable engine technologies through engine downsizing, from which the current research on 2-stroke CAI via poppet valve operation have been initiated and performed. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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JULY 17, 2015

Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. The significance of this opportunity is immense.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Achates used CFD (computational fluid dynamics) studies correlated with single-cylinder engine test results to develop a clean and efficient combustion system. Cutaway of power module concept, showing internal gear train. Achates engines. Scavenging continues until a 230° crank angle, at which time the exhaust ports close.

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JUNE 30, 2017

As the limit in downsizing metal morphology, the concept of single-atom catalysts (SACs) has emerged since it maximizes the exposed atom efficiency. Computational studies suggest that a Ru-oxo species with nitrogen coordination contributes favorably to the origin of oxygen reduction activity. —Zhang et al.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

This leads to lower particulate matters (PM) emission in conventional diesel combustion, as shown by a number of other studies. The load range over which the concept can be applied depends on the reactivity of the fuel. The results, they suggested, “ clearly indicate the potential of this concept. ”. Why naphtha?

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APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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