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Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

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Internal combustion engines have been significantly improving in the past decade, after the adoption of technologies such as Gasoline Direct Injection, mild electrification, downsizing and turbocharging. The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L —Marcello Canova.

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Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

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Bottom: Total particle-phase PAH emissions, expressed in ng/mile, for both test vehicles over the LA92 cycle. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrated PAHs were quantified in both the vapor and particle phases of the PM, with the GPF-equipped vehicles practically eliminating most of these species in the exhaust. Yang et al.

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MECA report assesses technology feasibility for heavy-duty diesel trucks to meet lower NOx standards by 2024

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Finally, the technologies considered in the assessment were assumed to be designed to meet a 435,000-mile full-useful life (FUL) and a 350,000-mile or 5-year warranty, with the latter going into effect in 2022 in California. The cost of controlling NO x to 0.05 g/bhp-hr in 2024 and to 0.02

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NRC report finds significant number of near-term technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars

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Given that the ultimate energy savings are directly related to the amount of fuel consumed, as opposed to the distance that a vehicle travels on a gallon of fuel, consumers also will be helped by addition to the label of explicit information that specifies the number of gallons typically used by the vehicle to travel 100 miles.

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NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016

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The 250 g/mile of CO 2 equivalent emissions limit by EPA is equivalent to 35.5 Conversion to dual overhead cam with dual cam phasing: as applied to overhead valves designed to increase the air flow with more than two valves per cylinder and reduce pumping losses. Turbocharging and downsizing: 26% for cars, 15% for trucks.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) The California Air Resources Board, CARB, is now considering incentivizing “e-miles” covered by a vehicle. (“E-miles”

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