Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2016

The new six-cylinder in-line gasoline engine M 256 features a 48 V electrical system. The M 256 is the first member of a new family of premium gasoline engines that have for the first time been systematically designed for electrification from the outset. Mercedes-Benz is investing a total of around €3 billion (US$3.3 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2015

With the launch of the Auris Hybrid in 2010, Toyota became the first manufacturer to offer a choice of three powertrains (gasoline, gasoline-electric hybrid, and diesel) in the C-segment. The Hybrid model, with combined cycle fuel economy of 3.5 1.2T: an all-new direct injection turbo gasoline engine.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In August 2023, gasoline prices surged , reaching a peak of $3.98 As gas and diesel prices continue to spiral, improved fuel economy in your truck is becoming even more of an imperative than before. Maintaining the correct tire pressure is paramount to ensuring fuel efficiency.

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Gas Maintenance Fuel Economy Economy 72

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. This evolution has led to the point where achieving significant fuel savings through the introduction of new technologies has become difficult. Exhaust gas exergy map of EcoCAR engine.

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Waste PHEV Fuel Exhaust 312

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2009

At the tailpipe, the TWC ultimately reduced the regulated and unregulated emissions from the methanol-gasoline engine to the same levels as those generated by a conventional gasoline engine. A paper on their study was published online 3 December in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. —Fan et al. —Fan et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2012

The high-level performance goals of the Partnership are a 25-40% improvement in fuel economy in a light-duty vehicle (LDV) and achieving 55% brake thermal efficiency (BTE) in heavy-duty engine systems. Development of low temperature combustion (LTC), learn-burn gasoline combustion and development of alternative (e.g.,

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Fuel Economy Engine Economy 2014 240

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

liter hybrid system; and new 4WD systems—one for gasoline-engined cars, one for hybrids—based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Conversion to wider gear ranges. liter Direct-injection, Inline 4-cylinder Gasoline Engine. liter engine with 40% thermal efficiency (41% in hybrid applications); a new 2.0-liter

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Toyota Engine Hybrid Gasoline-Electric 264

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This will be the first time that Ford F-250 trucks can be ordered by fleet customers with hybrid-electric drive technology; the XL3 system can provide up to a 25% increase in fuel economy. liter V8 gasoline engine compatible with a range of wheelbases, cab and bed configurations in both 4x2 and 4x4 options. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Verizon announced that Verizon has replaced 234 of its existing gasoline-powered vans with hybrid-electric vans for use in New York City. and will increase fuel economy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

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New York City New York Hybrid Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

Temperature Combustion (LTC), (2) Dilute Gasoline Combustion, and (3) Clean Diesel Combustion. Technologies that enable LTC operation with either gasoline or diesel fuel, including control methodologies and technologies, especially for mixed?mode burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted derived fuels, drop?in

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Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2015

TFSI gasoline turbocharged direct injection engine for the first time at the Vienna Motor Symposium this week. This also addresses particulates from gasoline direct injection. Contributing to this benefit is also the exhaust manifold, integrated in the cylinder head. Audi introduced its new series-production 2.0 Stansfield, P.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Comparing these data allows for differentiation between fuel chemistry and engine calibration effects—the two general mechanisms by which increased ethanol content in fuel affects the emissions. Engine-out exhaust contains typically 1?3% 3% unburned or partially burned organic fuel components. —Hubbard et al.

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Emissions Ford Exhaust Engine 294

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

liter inline-four-cylinder D-4S gasoline engine and a new 3.5-liter liter V6 with D-4S Fuel Injection, both of which are paired to a new eight-speed Direct-Shift automatic transmission (8AT); and a next-generation Toyota Hybrid System (THS II). Powertrains. Dynamic Force engine. inches and 4.07 Like the 2.5-liter

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2018 Hybrid Camry Hybrid MPG 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Developing cost-effective technologies to improve new vehicle fuel efficiency and achieve or exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 144 gCO 2 /mi (61.6 Fuel property impacts on combustion. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4 million barrels per day); and.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2009

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. Click to enlarge.

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Nissan Engine Fuel Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand. These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2013

Relative changes in vehicle energy efficiency (VEE) (km/MJ) on ethanol/gasoline blends over those on gasoline for different blending levels. Several recent highly cited LCAs that have incorporated vehicle efficiency differences between gasoline and ethanol/gasoline blends could potentially be misleading. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Energy Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 210

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.

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2014 Diesel Standards Exhaust 306

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In an informational webinar in September, John Farrell, Laboratory Program Manager—Vehicle Technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and part of the Co-Optima leadership team observed that: Put most simply, the Co-Optima goal is to introduce better fuels and better vehicles sooner. Fuel impacts on low speed pre-ignition.

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Engine Fuel Vehicles Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

The VVT-iW system is employed on the intake cycle, with VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing - Intelligent) activated on exhaust. With VVT-iW in place, engineers ensured optimal torque creation at all engine speeds, and minimized pumping losses during the closing of intake valves, which furthered fuel efficiency. inches; bore remains at 3.44

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

The research projects will contribute to the development of high efficiency internal combustion engines with the goals of improving fuel economies by 20-40% in light-duty vehicles and attaining 55% brake thermal efficiency in heavy-duty engine systems.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will enable diesel-like efficiency and increased maximum power output in a gasoline engine by using a secondary fuel to suppress engine knock under high load. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. UChicago Argonne LLC.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2016

Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years. Conversely, moving the center of the eccentric journal downward raises the compression ratio. liter turbo gasoline engine with a high level of efficiency at the same time. Hiyoshi et al.

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Infinity Engine Motor Motors 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

ICE Ignition Using Transient Plasma Acceleration Lean-burn gasoline engines have trouble reliably igniting gasoline and air mixtures. reliance on foreign energy sources and mitigate climate change, highly efficient automotive gasoline fueled engines need to be developed. billion in fuel savings annually.

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Li-ion Battery Powered Engine Lithium Ion 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

The 2012 Camry again offers three powertrain choices, all of which have been enhanced for 2012 to provide better fuel economy and more responsive performance: a revised 2.5L, 4-cylinder gasoline engine; an enhanced 3.5-liter The projected city/highway/combined fuel economy for the LE model equates to 5.47, 6.03

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Fuel Economy Camry Hybrid Economy 2012 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2015

Reflecting changing trends in the C-segment market which call for further reductions in fuel consumption, emissions and cost of ownership without detriment to performance or driving pleasure, Toyota has both extended and extensively revised the Auris full hybrid, gasoline and diesel powertrain line-up. Earlier post.) Like the 1.0,

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Toyota Hybrid Engine MPH 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

liter, 3-cylinder with low fuel consumption of 4.3 mpg US) (99 g/km CO 2 )—more efficient than any previous Golf with a gasoline engine. The new TSI engine also offers the highest specific torque of any large-scale production series gasoline engines: 200 N·m per liter displacement. The exhaust manifold of the 1.0

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2017

Gasoline engines can operate lean to improve fuel economy, potentially reducing CO 2 emissions significantly. Further, advances in combustion development for gasoline have led to the potential for reduced engine-out NO x emissions for homogeneous lean operation compared to stratified lean operation. Resources. Koehler, R.

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Gasoline Engine Insight Clean 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Ford’s all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks are equipped with new diesel and gasoline engine powertrains that deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. liter V-8 gas engine average a 15% improvement in fuel economy versus 2010 models. Trucks equipped with the new base 6.2-liter

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Gasoline 220

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Comparison of fuel consumption of Omnivore, homogeneous Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) and Spray-Guided GDI engines. The first testing phase of Lotus Engineering’s Omnivore variable compression ratio, flex-fuel direct injection two-stroke engine ( earlier post ) has been successfully completed on gasoline. Displacement.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

With this addition, Ford will be only manufacturer to offer a gasoline-powered vehicle in Class 1-7, offering a lower-cost option in each segment. n alternative fuels engine prep package will be available as well. The same basic transmission also is mated to the new gasoline engine for Super Duty. liter V10 gas engine in 2012.

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Gasoline 2012 Ford Engine 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29% at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

VVT-iW features standard VVT-i on the exhaust valves and VVT-iW on the intake side. In addition, the unit is equipped with a water-cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system. Numerous additional measures have been adopted to further improve both engine performance and fuel economy. 4-cylinder gasoline engine.

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Engine Europe Fuel Fuel Economy 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

AOI 8: Development of High-Performance Low-Temperature Catalysts for Exhaust Aftertreatment. ($3M). These new exhaust aftertreatment technologies and catalysts must have light off temperatures of 150 °C and conversion efficiencies near 90%, to fully meet topic objectives. 35% Fuel Economy Improvement - Gasoline Engine.

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Emissions Vehicles Fuel Economy Carbon Fiber 252

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

These new projects are aimed at meeting the goals and objectives of the President’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge (19 projects), as well as improvements in other vehicle technologies such as powertrains, fuel, tires and auxiliary systems (12 projects). Dual-Fuel Technologies (Area of Interest 9). Chrysler Group LLC. Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

CPT says that the RegEnBoost system enables a typical family-sized car to achieve less than 100 g/km CO 2 with a 1-liter gasoline engine, but when required can offer the same lively performance and in-gear acceleration of a 2-liter naturally aspirated powertrain. A final key element of the RegEnBoost concept is the TIGERS turbo-generator.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016.

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