Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

At the SAE 2014 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium in San Diego, Chris Kirby, founder and Managing Director of UK-based Magnomatics , presented an overview of the company’s second-generation MAGSPLIT ( Mag netic Power Split ) eCVT system, a compact magnetic transmission designed to replace both the mechanical planetary gearset and motor/generator (..)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2012

a company that has developed a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1-3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), will display a Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo van fitted with the company’s hybrid technology at the 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Conference Energy Showcase on 16 March.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In a presentation at the US Department of Energy’s 2010 Direction in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference in Detroit (DEER), Cisternino described the results of an internal study that used both testbed experimental engine work as well as vehicle tests using an Opel Corsa equipped with a BAS-enhanced 1.3-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Hyundai Motor Group outlined its future powertrain development strategy at its International Powertrain Conference in Korea. At the conference, Hyundai Motor Group is displaying the first four engines and two transmissions from its forthcoming line-up of new Smart Stream powertrains. Beginning with the introduction of 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2010

A new nylon family—DuPont Zytel PLUS—and new materials to enable laser welding techniques were the focus of two DuPont Automotive Performance Polymers talks presented recently at the SPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) at the Michigan State University (MSU) Management Education Center in Troy, Mich.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In the first half of 2021, sales of passenger electric vehicles (including battery electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles) were 140% higher than the same period in 2019, reaching 7% of global passenger vehicle sales. in 2019, the year of the last UN Climate Change Conference. This compares with just 2.6%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. The stoichiometric air-fuel ratio of ethanol is 9.0, Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. Δ in fuel consumption. η BASIC.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its fuel economy ratings and accompanying fuel economy label for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. The new fuel economy label for the 2011 Volt. gallons per 100 miles). gallons per 100 miles). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Cumulative fuel consumption of the original and optimized Japan 10-15 driving cycle. Andreas Malikopoulos at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and colleague Juan Aguilar have developed an optimization framework based on their assessment of driving style factors that have a major impact on fuel economy. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Qashqai with e-POWER not only realizes a high level of fuel efficiency and low CO 2 emissions, but also responsive and powerful acceleration. This allows engine stop to be extended and fuel consumption lowered as a result. This helps reduce the torque effort on the engine and improves fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The gap between the most- (Norwegian Air Shuttle) and least- (British Airways) fuel-efficient airlines on 2014 transatlantic operations was 51%—roughly twice the performance gap between the best and worst US airlines on domestic operations (25% in 2014), according to a newly released study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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Fuel 2014 Climate Protection Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Eaton will supply a TVS (Twin Vortices Series) air pump to manage airflow in the demonstration of the Achates Power two-stroke opposed-piston engine (OP Engine) at the upcoming Internal Combustion Engine Fall Technical Conference in San Diego.

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Eaton Engine San Diego Fuel Economy 191

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Ford unveiled the redesigned 2014 Transit Connect Taxi at the 2013 International Association of Transportation Regulators Conference in St. The 2014 Ford Transit Connect Taxi comes with a new powertrain—the 2.5-liter 2014 Transit Connect Taxi.

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Transit Connect Taxi 2014 Connect 230

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

General Motors is expanding its portfolio of B20-capable vehicles to include cars and crossovers, and will field the industry’s most expansive lineup of diesel-powered vehicles in 2017, John Schwegman, director of commercial product and medium duty for GM Fleet, announced at the National Biodiesel Conference. Coupled with a 1.6L

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2012

Improvement in fuel consumption (red line) from one of the case models using the POD learning model. Calibration is defined as the procedure required to optimize one or more engine performance indices—such as fuel economy, emissions, or engine power—with respect to the engine controllable variables.). in review).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2011

The reveal will feature the world premiere of the concept vehicle as well as the North American debut of the Prius c hybrid during Toyota’s news conference on 10 January. Positioned as an entry into the Prius Family, the Prius c is said to offer fuel economy better than 50 mpg US (4.7 L/100km) in the city.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2016

At the same time, energy efficiency gains and increased use of renewable energy sources and lower carbon fuels, such as natural gas, are expected to help reduce by half the carbon intensity of the global economy. Natural gas remains challenged as a fuel for most personal vehicles. Global vehicle fuel efficiency - projections.

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2014 Carbon Energy Fuel Economy 150

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OCTOBER 3, 2009

As well as saving cost, Torotrak claims the system offers more than 30% fuel saving over the London bus test cycle and to package around the existing transmission. Earlier post.)

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JULY 1, 2013

During the testing phase, Ricardo will use its Extreme Boosted Direct Injection (EBDI) engine technology, which can deliver up to a 30% fuel economy and CO 2 improvement compared with existing engines. Premixing can be accomplished either with port fuel injection (PFI) as indicated in the figure, or with early direct injection (DI).

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APRIL 20, 2011

American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) unveiled a gasoline-electric concept variant of its Kizashi sedan at the company’s 2011 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) press conference. The Kizashi EcoCharge has the capability to deliver a 25% fuel economy gain. Kizashi EcoCharge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2011

When coupled with an energy recovery system, electric superchargers can be used to create a cost-competitive hybrid solution that can deliver fuel savings of up to 20% in the standard European driving cycle, Valeo said. version of the vehicle but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius. Earlier post.).

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JULY 28, 2015

liter MidRange, factory-built, dedicated natural gas engine ( earlier post ), to the Type C School bus market at the North American School Bus Show – STN Expo Conference and Trade Show in Reno, Nevada. greenhouse gas (GHG) and fuel-economy regulations. Cummins Westport Inc. is introducing its new 2016 ISB6.7 The ISB6.7

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

variant but with fuel economy of a strong hybrid. Engine downsizing is central to Ricardo’s gasoline engine roadmap for future CO 2 and fuel economy improvements. HyBoost offers comparable performance to the conventional current 2.0L Click to enlarge. —David Boggs. Micro-hybrid market.

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EV Club of CT

JULY 26, 2023

Governor Lamont And DEEP Host Press Conference To Announce CT Formally Adopting New Regs This was not your typical press conference. It wasn’t a ribbon cutting for a new bridge, or better yet, for a. Read more

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 from base 2.0-liter Based on a VW Passat family-sized saloon, the demonstrator currently incorporates a advanced, AVL-developed 2-liter gasoline engine already delivering a fuel consumption of 6.6 In effect, AVL has developed a gasoline engine with diesel-like fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2013

ATDynamics, a global supplier of semi-trailer rear-drag aerodynamics technology, launched TrailerTail AutoDeploy systems at the American Trucking Association Management Conference & Exhibition in Orlando. A rectangular box is ideal for carrying cargo, but it is the worst shape for aerodynamics and fuel efficiency, the company notes.

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JUNE 22, 2017

EIA suggested that the upward trend in premium gasoline sales is likely driven by changes in fuel requirements for light-duty vehicles in response to increasing fuel economy standards. Source: US EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

The winning HyBoost paper was originally presented at the Sustainable Vehicle Technologies conference held in November 2012. This successfully delivered fuel economy and CO 2 equivalent to a full hybrid powertrain, with performance equal or better than the baseline 2.0L Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2011

The China automotive industry is maturing at a rapid pace, and this conference will support that industry as it confronts challenges such as future mobility, electrification of the automobile, and advancing transmission technology and engines for increased fuel economy and reduced emissions. —Prof. Pischinger.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

A team of researchers from Detroit Diesel and Chris Atkinson, of Atkinson LLC, are developing, demonstrating and validating a next-generation, model-based diesel engine controller that can optimize fuel efficiency in real time in low-emissions heavy-duty diesel engines under fully transient engine operating conditions. —Marc Allain.

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Diesel Detroit Fuel Fuel Economy 150

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Hyundai Motor Group this week outlined its latest powertrain technologies and future plans at the 12 th Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference, held near the Hyundai Motor Group R&D Center in Korea. Hyundai will continue its efforts to develop light-weight and fuel-efficient transmissions. Transmissions. The Kappa 1.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Declaring an urgent imperative to prepare for the use of electricity as a crucial transportation fuel in the future, the US’ electric utilities collectively pledged to move forward aggressively to create the infrastructure to support the full-scale commercialization and deployment of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Earley, Jr.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

A respectable reduction in fuel consumption of almost 20% and similarly lower CO 2 emissions in the already economical small car class is just the beginning as we are developing a variety of new technologies to further boost the fuel economy. —Lutz Deyerling, Vice President of European Operations and Corporate Strategy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

The company’s system demonstrated improvements of 30% in fuel efficiency and significantly reduced NO x emissions during a year-long pilot program with the leading Massachusetts-based transportation company. The pilot vehicle’s fuel consumption was closely monitored during the pilot program.

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Hybrid Massachusetts Indianapolis Fleet 150

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OCTOBER 1, 2012

than in the US since it is dominated by the mass-restricted results, which produce higher fuel savings per tonne-km for the US truck due to its lower fuel economy. wheel lifetime and the negligence of rotational inertia effects on fuel economy, the use of Alcoa forged. tons CO 2 e).

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APRIL 24, 2013

liter VW Passat, will make its global debut at the 34 th annual powertrain conference. We expect to gain an additional 4-8 percent fuel economy improvement over the 1,450 kg kerb weight, 12-volt LC SuperHybrid, which already achieves 50 mpg imperial (42 mpg US and 5.6 Batteries Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems'

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