Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated rules making it easier for manufacturers to sell fuel conversion systems—i.e., systems that alter a conventionally-fueled vehicle or engine to enable it to run on an alternative fuel. Vehicle/Engine Age Conversion Manufacturer Requirement Certificate Issued?

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Alternative Fuels Conversion EPA Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

Efficiency improvements and carbon emissions reduction in energy conversion and storage technologies. nano (MMN) multiscale modeling framework to optimize high strength aluminum alloys and processes for vehicle light-weighting. Carbon Nanospike Based Photoelectrochemical CO2 Conversion. Solar Turbines. 300,000 .

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Energy CO2 Hydrogen Carbon 321

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2012

New medium-duty Euro VI engine. Mercedes-Benz unveiled a new generation of medium-duty engines with the series designation OM 93x. Together with the new heavy-duty OM 470 engine, Daimler is expanding its “BlueEfficiency Power” engine portfolio into a comprehensive range complying with the impending Euro VI emissions standard.

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Engine Mercedes Commercial Exhaust 299

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

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. liter all-guided direct injection SI Atkinson cycle engine; the second was equipped with a 1.5-liter

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Gasoline Emissions Engine Fuel Economy 253

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Researchers from the Center for Energy and Processes (CEP), MINES ParisTec, and Renault are exploring the non-catalytic reforming of diesel fuel with diesel engine exhaust gas (i.e. An alternative to the catalytic exhaust gas reforming of diesel fuel method is presented in this paper and consists of using an NTP torch.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

liter EcoBoost engine. The third generation of Fiesta ST will be the first Ford Performance model ever powered by a three-cylinder engine, and will be the first Fiesta ST to feature selectable Drive Modes—enabling engine, steering and stability controls to be configured to Normal, Sport and Track settings. The all-new 1.5-liter

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Ford Exhaust Engine EPA 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

Continental will present an innovative close-coupled annular catalytic converter that supports near-complete NO x conversion in downsized turbocharged gasoline engines at the 37 th Vienna Motor Symposium next week. Markus Distelhoff, Executive Vice President Fuel & Exhaust Management Business Unit in Continental’s Powertrain Division.

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Convert Standards Exhaust Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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Engine San Diego Polymer Lithium Ion 247

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

has begun development of a 15-liter heavy-duty, spark-ignited natural gas engine to meet demand for on-highway applications. As natural gas production grows in North America and the fuel becomes more readily available, Cummins believes that there is a strong market for engines powered by an alternative to diesel fuel. Cummins Inc.

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Gas Engine Fuel Economy Exhaust 240

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

Advanced Combustion Engine R&D. burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted sizing passenger vehicle engines. pressure fuel injection, and higher pressure engine operation, for implementing the clean diesel combustion strategy. duty engines. Stirling engines. Rotary engines. Greater Reliability.

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Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2016

billion) in its strategic engine initiative. The optimization of advanced high-tech engines plays a key role in our road map towards sustainable mobility. The new engines] also need to be designed with a view to all current and future requirements. The result is a dynamic engine response with no turbo lag. —Prof.

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Gasoline Mercedes Engine Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter The engine restarts automatically—in less than half a second—when the driver releases the brake pedal. liter and 2.0-liter

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Escape Standards Ford Auto 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

A consortium led by the Dearman Engine Company has been awarded £1.86 The Dearman Engine operates by the vaporization and expansion of cryogenic fluids. The HEF facilitates extremely rapid rates of heat transfer within the engine. The heat transfer on injection generates very rapid pressurization in the engine cylinder.

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Waste Engine Land Rover Transportation 246

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In October 2015, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) launched a broad, joint effort to co-optimize the development of efficient engines and low greenhouse-gas fuels for on-road vehicles with the goal of reducing petroleum consumption by 30% by 2030 beyond what is already targeted. How do engine parameters affect efficiency?

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Engine Fuel Vehicles Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Tenneco and Gentherm (formerly BSST/Amerigon) are part of a US Department of Energy (DOE) consortium actively developing a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for capturing waste exhaust heat in vehicles and converting it to electrical energy to be used to power electrical systems within the vehicle. —Gentherm President and CEO Daniel R.

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Fuel Economy Waste Economy Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. 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.

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Emissions Diesel Engine 2010 291

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2014

Specific BSFC improvements from the D-EGR engine relative to baseline engine. Overall, the engine offered a 13.1% Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced preliminary test results of its Dedicated-Exhaust Gas Recirculation (D-EGR) demonstration vehicle ( earlier post ) at the SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit.

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Gasoline Emissions Diesel Exhaust 317

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2015

will combine DowAksa’s feedstock capacity, carbon fiber conversion and downstream intermediates production capabilities with Ford’s expertise in design, engineering and high-volume manufacturing. —DowAska Vice Chairman Mehmet Ali Berkman.

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Carbon Fiber Carbon Ford Light 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. The technical focus over the last year has been on new engine installation and performance assessments. In 2013, the Cummins-led team demonstrated a Tier 2 Bin 5 version of the engine on the dyno, and then on a vehicle, while development of the Tier 2 Bin 2 engine started.

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Fuel Economy Economy Gasoline Downsizing 357

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2012

The Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has established a partnership with the Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) to address critical fundamental and applied research challenges associated with advanced combustion engine technologies.

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Fuel Economy Engine Economy 2014 240

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

CDTi says that its Spinel technology uses various base metals to create an effective exhaust catalyst. CDTi’s “Spinel” technology utilizes various base metals which when combined together in a common structure achieve unusual and very effective catalytic conversion activity. Catalysts Emissions Engines' Click to enlarge.

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Convert Diesel Exhaust United States 239

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. —Skarke et al.

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Waste PHEV Fuel Exhaust 312

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2015

Conflicting evidence does not support making a firm conclusion on the fuel consumption benefit of catalysed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), according to a review of current studies by a team at the University of Bath (UK). According to the review, the conversion of HCs, CO, and NO in the exhaust gas by the catalyst can result in up to a 4.5%

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Fuel Exhaust Gas Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

Natural gas engine company Westport Innovations Inc. BAF) and its subsidiary, ServoTech Engineering, Inc. Westport believes that the amalgamation will create the largest product portfolio and largest market presence in the North American light duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) space. has acquired BAF Technologies, Inc.

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Clean Cleaning Gas F-150 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2019

Powered by ABB’s zero-emission technology, the two fully-electric vessels will take tourists to the heart of the Niagara Falls, undisturbed by engine noise or exhaust fumes. The Maid of the Mist’s conversion to an all-electric fleet is a bold move that shows the world we take our commitment to lowering carbon emissions seriously.

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Power Powered New York Batteries 319

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

de-ionized water, also known as Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) or AdBlue, into the exhaust stream. The EcoFit Urea Dosing System delivers improved Oxides of Nitrogen (NO x ) conversion efficiency which gives customers the opportunity to tune engines for improved fuel economy or to reduce the size of a typical SCR system.

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Russia India China Fuel Economy 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2018

liter four-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine is more fuel efficient, runs cleaner, and is more powerful than previous iterations, and excels at dissipating thermal inefficiencies. The four-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine is mated to an all-new Toyota Hybrid System II powertrain. l/100 km) combined to 44 mpg (5.34 l/100 km) combined.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

My professional life has kept me busy, but I still have made good progress on my conversion. Winter 2011-2012: Engine Bay and Under-car: The car is now completely gas-less. No engine, no fuel tank, no alternator, pumps, radiators, exhaust pipes, or muffler. Picking a Motor: I have spent many nights deciding on motors.

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Conversion 2012 Deep Cycle Lead Acid 100

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

liter Isuzu diesel engine, demonstrates a 35% fuel efficiency improvement over traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. This conversion not only reduces fuel consumption and emissions, but will also extend the engine life in fleet vehicles by supplementing the necessary power with their hybrid-electric drive train.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

The selections announced focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: Advanced fuels and lubricants : Eight projects awarded to improve fuels and lubricants that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. Light-weighting materials. Grantee Description.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO focuses on a mix of near- and long-term vehicle technologies including advanced batteries, power electronics and electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion engines, advanced fuels and lubricants, and other enabling technologies. mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3

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Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber Plug-in 246

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2013

Since 2010, all Sprinters in the US have been powered by BlueTEC diesel engines, marking the first use of BlueTEC technology, with its selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment system, in the commercial van market here. The two overhead camshafts actuate 16 intake and exhaust valves. The optional 3.0L

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2014 Diesel Standards Exhaust 306

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

Plus, the maintenance costs of the TGI models are similar to those of traditional combustion engine vehicles. These platforms give greater manufacturing flexibility and a more robust implementation, as well as achieving a very light, functional, safe body with enormous structural rigidity.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Gas Gas-Electric 304

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

Avalon received an all-encompassing makeover by Toyota’s US-based design, engineering, and manufacturing entities at Calty Design Research Inc. The VVT-iW system is employed on the intake cycle, with VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing - Intelligent) activated on exhaust. Avalon Hybrid. A new TNGA 2.5-liter inches; bore remains at 3.44

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2019 Toyota Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2015

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an artificial photosynthetic scheme for the direct solar-powered production of value-added chemicals from CO 2 and water using a two-step process involving a biocompatible light-capturing nanowire array with a direct interface with microbial systems. For improved process yield, S. ovata and E.

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Solar Water Hybrid CO2 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2014

A recently completed European project coordinated by Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) demonstrated the technical feasibility of a Bi 2 Te 3 -based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery for application to a diesel light-duty truck (LDT). The researchers tackled this issue in two ways. C to prevent Bi 2 Te 3 material damage.

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Waste Cheap MPH Gasoline-Electric 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

liter four-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine, new Direct Shift-8AT eight-speed automatic transmission and a new double wishbone rear suspension design are all representative technologies that have evolved through TNGA. liter inline-four-cylinder D-4S gasoline engine and a new 3.5-liter Dynamic Force engine. inches and 4.07

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