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Cummins progressing with lightweight downsized T2B2 diesel for pickup; 40% improvement in fuel economy over gasoline V8

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At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Annual Merit Review meeting in Washington, DC last week, Michael Ruth from Cummins noted that the DOE program target for the project is a fuel economy (CAFE) target of 26 mpg (9.05 Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. Exhaust system configuration. Earlier post.).

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MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective

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Manufacturers continue to optimize diesel emission controls, such as DOC, DPF and SCR, in order to promote uniform catalyst coating, improve NO x conversion efficiency, reduce back pressure on the engine, and reduce thermal mass. Better catalysts and urea dosing systems can achieve high NOx conversion during lower temperature operation.

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Cummins developing 15-liter on-highway natural gas engine; latest EcoFit technologies at MATS

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The ISX15 G will be based on the ISX15 diesel engine and will build on Cummins technology with spark-ignited, stoichiometric cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR) technology, first introduced on the 8.9 SEGR combustion also improves power density and fuel economy vs. lean burn and traditional stoichiometric engines.

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FedEx adds 1,900 new lightweight composite Reach vans to fleet; 35% fuel efficiency improvement

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The lower-weight body design—light-weight composite materials save 600 lbs (272 kg) of weight per vehicle—along with the engine, allows every Reach to significantly reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions compared to conventional walk-in vans. In 2008, FedEx Corp.

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Verizon replaces 234 vans in New York City with hybrid vans using XL Hybrids technology

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and will increase fuel economy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. XL3 hybrid-electric technology leaves the Chevy engine, transmission, fuel system and exhaust system, as well as the complete Chevy warranty, completely intact. The 234 new Verizon vans feature technology installed by XL Hybrids, Inc.,

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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high?energy Specifically: the current cost of high?energy burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber. energy batteries.

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Viable exhaust-driven on-board ethanol reforming for improvements in fuel economy and emissions

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A team at Monsanto and colleagues at AVL Powertrain have successfully designed and demonstrated an onboard low-temperature ethanol reformer that can be driven by exhaust heat. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Click to enlarge. Unlike high-temperature reforming, supplementary water is not required.