Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2016

Infiniti will introduce a production-ready variable compression ratio engine VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbocharged) at the 2016 Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l’Automobile) in September. Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years. Earlier post.).

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Infinity Engine Motor Motors 150

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

What’s the Most Environmental Thing To Do When a Car’s Engine Dies Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk® The engine is fried on my old Honda Civic. Venice, CA Civics will last, but they do have a finite lifespan Studies show that the typical combustion engine has a lifetime expectation of about 200,000 miles.

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Engine Buy Convert Dodge 75

Plug In India

APRIL 16, 2021

By Atul Gopal We had an opportunity to visit Nothway Motorsports to check out their new electric car conversion kit. Imagine a Nano EV project where the motor and battery gets fitted on the front wheel. The Nano is a rear engine, rear wheel drive.) These are replaced by the motor and two battery modules. Clutch is there.

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Suzuki Conversion Electric Cars Kits 89

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

By using dDSF software to control cylinder deactivation in a diesel engine, Cummins and Tula demonstrated significant reductions in emissions and fuel consumption. Like DSF for gasoline engines, dDSF uses individual cylinder deactivation control strategies to meet torque demand at optimal fuel and aftertreatment efficiency.

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Diesel Emissions Exhaust Engine 286

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

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Our vision is to offer a comprehensive line of Connect and Cruise systems from Chevrolet Performance—delivering a solution for every customer ranging from LSX V-8s to eCrate conversions. liter) V-8, three-speed automatic, fuel system and exhaust. 200-horsepower electric motor.

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Chevrolet Convert DC Installation 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Ford will begin offering an alternative-fuels engine prep package for its 6.8-liter Ford presented details of the conversion option, which will become available this fall and enables the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas), at the annual Ford Fleet Product and Business Conference in Dearborn.

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Conversion Ford Transit Connect Alternative Fuels 240

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

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. For downsized turbocharged gasoline engines, this presents two challenges. Click to enlarge.

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Convert Standards Exhaust Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Motors for Electric Traction Drives. The additional content which includes the motor, inverter, converter, and on? Advanced Combustion Engine R&D. burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted sizing passenger vehicle engines. duty engines. Greater Reliability.

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Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

liter EcoBoost engine. Shown for the first time ahead of its global public debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the next generation Fiesta ST will deliver 200 PS, 290 N·m of torque, and anticipated 0-100 km/h (0‑62 mph) acceleration in 6.7 The engine also uses a particulate filter to reduce soot emissions.

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Ford Exhaust Engine EPA 207

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

JUNE 5, 2017

Audi engineers have intensively further developed the new 3.0 TDI diesel engine for the European market. In the new Audi A5 and Q5 models, the V6 diesel outputs 210 kW (286 hp) as well as 620 N·m (457lb-ft) of torque (this engine version is not yet for sale. Audi recalls 24,000 cars in Europe with Euro 5 TDI engines.

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Diesel Hybrid Audi Exhaust 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

NO x conversion profiles. Researchers from the General Motors Global Research and Development, Chemical Sciences and Materials Systems Lab have developed and demonstrated the use of strontium-doped perovskite oxides as efficient platinum substitutes in diesel oxidation (DOC) and lean NO x trap (LNT) catalysts. Credit: Kim et al.

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Exhaust Diesel GM Conversion 199

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

The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2024

Today's Dodge Charger launch is going to drive a lot of conversations. The big question is, will Dodge be able to sell muscle-car aficionados, some of whom are probably anti-EV and/or very much in favor of internal-combustion engines, on a pure battery-electric vehicle? Including this question of the day. What say you?

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Charging Dodge Buy Exhaust 83

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2018

liter Dynamic Force ( earlier post ) four-cylinder Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) with 650V electric motor (A25A-FXS) and Continuously-Variable Transmission (CVT). 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.

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Fuel Economy MPG 2019 Economy 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2015

At the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota introduced the facelifted Auris. liter direct injection turbocharged engine from Toyota’s new family of efficient engines announced last year ( earlier post ) joins the existing gasoline line-up. Every engine in the range now meets Euro 6 emissions regulations. Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline Engine Toyota Gasoline-Electric 150

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

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

AUGUST 18, 2009

liter clean diesel engine (European specifications). Mazda Motor Corporation will exhibit freshened CX-7 SUVs with European specifications at the 63 rd Frankfurt Motor Show, which will be held from 15-27 September. liter diesel engine mated to a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Mazda Diesel Clean Cleaning 186

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. Calty) in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) in Saline, Michigan; and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Avalon Hybrid.

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2019 Toyota Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 207

Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

Going by the Carbon Neutral commitments, by 2030, many western countries will see internal combustion engine (ICE) bans in major markets come into effect. How it is done It’s not just a simple matter of taking out the ICE powertrain and shoehorning an electric motor, battery pack and battery management system. That’s not all.

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Aston Martin Bentley Cars Tax 52

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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Federal-Mogul Corporation is introducing its Advanced Corona Ignition System (ACIS) at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The ACIS technology provides for more thorough combustion and enables advanced combustion strategies like lean burn, highly diluted mixtures and very high exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), further increasing fuel efficiency.

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Fuel Exhaust Plug-in Plug 316

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

A team at Ford Motor Company’s Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn conducted a detailed study of the effect of ethanol blend level in emissions, using a 2006 model Mercury Grand Marquis flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) operating on E0, E10, E20, E30, E40, E55, and E80 on a chassis dynamometer. Engine-out exhaust contains typically 1?3%

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Emissions Ford Exhaust Engine 294

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2019

The report presents dynamometer test results and emission models from fully aged aftertreatment systems installed on heavy-duty on-road engines to offer several compliance paths that are achievable by model year 2024 without significant changes to today’s engines or aftertreatment systems. g/bhp-hr and a low-load cycle limit below 0.2

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Standards Diesel 2019 Emissions 191

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2016

DSF—a software-enabled powertrain technology that integrates advanced digital signal processing with advanced powertrain controls—reduces the pumping losses while improving the combustion stability in spark ignition engines. Tula Technology used a production General Motors L94 6.2L Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Fuel Economy Economy GM GMC 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. Mainstream Engineering Corporation. Earlier post.) Select SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards. Organization.

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Li-ion Battery Powered Engine Lithium Ion 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

General Motors has finalized the production process for its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans, allowing the company to deliver fleet customers complete vehicles with a fully integrated and dedicated CNG fuel system starting this fall. Earlier post.). The CNG vehicle uses GM’s Vortec 6.0L

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GM GMC Fuel Chevrolet 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., has developed a Dual Injector system designed to improve fuel efficiency in small-displacement gasoline engines using port fuel injection (PFI). The new Dual Injector system also uses half the amount of rare metals in the catalyzer while maintaining the efficiency of the catalytic conversion system.

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Nissan Engine Fuel Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

has added 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Spartan Motors , a division of Utilimaster, to its fleet. liter Isuzu diesel engine, demonstrates a 35% fuel efficiency improvement over traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter

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Fleet Fuel New York City Isuzu 240

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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2018 Hybrid Camry Hybrid MPG 150

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

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. Ford Motor Company. Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants LLC. Ford Motor Company.

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Carbon Fiber Lithium Ion Li-ion Vehicles 268

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2016

The T-Hybrid (based on a Kia Optima) ( earlier post ) and the ADEPT (based on a Ford Focus) ( earlier post ) both utilize an advanced 48V lead-carbon battery system with bolt-on electrical components that allow for significant engine-downsizing without loss in performance. liter engine the performance of a 1.8

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Emissions Hybrid CO2 Downsizing 150

EV Central

OCTOBER 16, 2022

litre engine, and more again than equivalent RAV4 hybrid models. Electric motors are what turn the wheels of e-Power hybrids. Though an ICE is an essential part of the e-Power system, its only role is to power a generator to produce the electricity to power the motors that turn the wheels. Nothing else.

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