Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Starting from a energy-based powertrain simulation model validated on experimental data from the PHEV, the researchers conducted a first- and second-law analysis to identify the potential for engine waste heat recovery, considering a variety of driving cycles and assuming the vehicle operating in charge-sustaining (HEV) mode.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2017

Improving battery power to such as level would further enable hybridization to near-HEV levels as well as engine downsizing, thereby enabling fuel economy improvements beyond the current 10-15% MHEV limit. Accessories that are typically powered via hydraulic power or the serpentine belt may be converted to electrical power.

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Battery Powered Fuel Economy Power Powered 284

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2011

The power stroke is positive work, or the energy that is produced by the expanding gases to create mechanical work. The intake, compression and exhaust strokes are all negative work, or the energy that the engine consumes to create mechanical work. Even though it is downsized, it’s still feeding the amount of air you need.

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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. converted all vehicle efficiency measurements into vehicle energy efficiency (VEE, km/MJ) based on fuel energy densities reported in each study. Credit: ACS, Yan et al. 15% to +24%.

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Fuel Energy Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2011

The most favorable results were obtained using a preliminary model of the turbocharged SSC engine with a downsized compression cylinder configured to operate in air-hybrid modes. The Sentra model was simulated through a standardized Federal Test Procedure-75 (FTP-75) drive cycle for each SSC engine design.

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2011 Nissan Engine Standards 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This downsizing concept coupled with energy recuperation and stop-start technologies from the Audi modular efficiency platform give them fuel consumption ranging from 3.8 The newly developed four-cylinder exemplifies the Audi’s downsizing strategy of substituting turbocharging for volume. liters per 100 km (43.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2015

Porsche competed this year in the 8 MJ category (8 MJ of recovered energy per race lap—the highest of the current four energy categories in the LMP1 class. The amount of liquid fuel that may be used in a lap decreases in proportion to the amount of electrical energy a driver is able to employ.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2012

The new Yaris Hybrid, which is equipped with a version of the downsized hybrid powertrain featured in the Prius c/Aqua ( earlier post ), is a major step in the company’s full hybrid European roll-out strategy. The downsized full hybrid system combines the new 1NZ-FXE 1.5-liter Fuel consumption is 3.5 meters has been maintained.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2018

In generator mode, the system harvests kinetic energy from the vehicle during in-gear deceleration and braking and uses the power to recharge the batteries. Under deceleration, or when driving downhill or towards a junction, the MHSG switches to generator mode, recuperating energy from the crankshaft to recharge the battery on-the-go.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2016

In the CVT, using PitchSteer enables a wide transmission ratio range which can improve vehicle efficiency in various ways: first, by reducing the amount of energy dissipation when pulling away from stationary and secondly by enabling the engine to run at lower speeds when cruising.

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Low Cost Downsizing Congress Fuel Economy 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2010

The wet start-up clutch replaces a conventional torque converter, and helps to save fuel. The eight-cylinder biturbo engine also features the generator management system from the E 63 AMG: whenever the engine is on the overrun or when braking, kinetic energy is used to charge the battery rather than being wasted as heat in the usual way.

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Downsizing Standards Fuel Mercedes 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. Ricardo is pleased to have Growth Energy's support for the vehicle development phase.

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Engine Fuel Economy Energy Gasoline 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. Earlier post.).

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2015

Compared to the already highly energy-efficient first generation of the 8HP ( earlier post ), the second-generation unit achieves an additional three percent of fuel savings. bar and, as a result, requires less energy overall. Therefore, all 8HP automatic transmissions feature particularly advanced torsional vibration dampers.

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Fuel Downsizing Engine Detroit 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2013

The fka team first converted the conventional vehicle into an EV—the original steel unibody structure was conserved, with only minor changes made in order to adapt the structure to hold and protect the battery pack. As a secondary effect, the battery system capacity could be downsized by 3.3

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

We are funding innovative projects in a number of key areas which include internal combustion engine technologies, energy storage and management, lightweight structures and new propulsion technologies. Development of high energy Li-S prototype battery cells. High energy sodium-nickel battery cell for EV application (Acronym: NINACELL).

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Carbon Li-ion Downsizing Gas 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2017

The transmission on the front and rear axle, the combustion engine, the electric motor and the energy recovery systems have all been optimized, but the basic principle behind the drive system is unchanged: the rear axle of the 919 is driven by an extremely compact two-liter V4 combustion engine.

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Porsche 2017 Hybrid Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

A recent preliminary road test of the Raser Hummer H3E, an H3 converted with a range-extended electric powertrain ( earlier post ), demonstrated more than 50 miles of all-electric range. A liquid-cooled, 41 kWh lithium-ion battery pack operates at 700V and provides the energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

The internal combustion engine is a chemical process, not a thermodynamic cycle, Foster said, and all of the energy in the fuel is theoretically available to be converted into work. Non-ideal processes actually destroy the work potential of the energy in the fuel. If that is the case, why do we fall so short?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

Over the entire lifecycle of the C 180, the lifecycle analysis yields a primary energy consumption of 521 gigajoules (corresponding to the energy content of around 16,000 liters of gasoline); an environmental input of approx. Where energy resources are concerned, lignite, hard coal and uranium figure principally in car production.

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Mercedes CO2 2007 MPG 252

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This combined combined aggressive 50% downsizing of the engine with an electric supercharger for transient low-speed performance and a 12+X volt micro-hybrid stop-start and energy recuperation systems. ADEPT will use CPT’s SpeedStart micro-mild hybrid (BSG and stop-start) and TIGERS energy recovery systems.

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Fuel Economy Diesel Economy Gasoline 239

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Volvo Trucks North America unveiled an innovative SuperTruck demonstrator whose combination of advanced aerodynamics, vehicle and powertrain technologies achieved a freight efficiency improvement of 88%—exceeding the 50% improvement goal set by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Supertruck I program.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Renault’s ongoing downsizing strategy is aimed at reducing the cubic capacity of its engines in order to bring down fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, without detracting from performance. The downsizing process involved shortening the piston stroke by reducing the size of the crank pin and conrod assembly. Select Engines.

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Environment Engine 2010 Parts 230

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. We regard fuel cell vehicles as promising environmentally friendly vehicles of the future, with high total energy (Well-to-Wheel) efficiency. … Toyota is also considering integrating a boost converter on the stack itself, McClory said at the SAE conference.

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2015 Toyota Fuel Market 274

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

Daihatsu, the minivehicle specialist in the Toyota Group, has developed “e:S Technology (Energy Saving Technology) that it says will be at the heart of production of future motor vehicles with high fuel efficiency, low prices, and resource-saving features. and the downsizing of the particles sprayed from the injector.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The new approach to natural gas combustion technology is designed to provide vehicle and engine original manufacturers (OEMs) with a “downsized” natural gas solution that is cost competitive while providing similar levels of power, torque, and fuel economy to a larger diesel engine. Westport Innovations Inc. Earlier post.).

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Diesel Gas Fuel Economy Power 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

Standard energy-efficient LED headlights and taillights. Package efficiency improvements include downsizing the Power Control Unit (PCU) with a double-sided inverter cooling system. It also converts AC from the generator to DC for storage in the hybrid battery. Touch-sensitive interior lamp switches in the headliner.

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North America Lexus America Fuel Economy 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

To achieve these results, PureTech development called for a number of changes, chief among which were: Downsizing. A three-cylinder engine has a number of advantages over a four-cylinder powerplant, including reduced energy loss through friction, fewer moving parts, lower weight and more compact dimensions, all of which cut fuel consumption.

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Engine Gasoline Fuel MPG 281

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

For example, the report notes the promise of cylinder deactivation, turbocharging and downsizing. The committee estimated costs for turbocharging and downsizing to range from close to zero, when converting from a V6 to a four cylinder engine, to almost $1,000 when converting from a V8 to a V6.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

The i-flow is a test bed for new energy harvesting ideas, ranging from flexible solar panel roofing to a thermo-electric generator. Up to half of the electrical energy consumed by i-flow at 80 km/h—250 watts—can be recovered through the work of a thermoelectric generator. The new, downsized 1.0-liter The new, downsized 1.0-liter

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Hyundai Diesel Concept Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

In a series hybrid vehicle, the Range Extender engine is attached to an electricity generator and provides an efficient source of energy to power the electric motor directly or charge the vehicles battery. Lotus Engineering will unveil its Range Extender engine at the 63 rd Frankfurt International Motor Show next week. Additional Benefits.

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Engine Range Exhaust Downsizing 240

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Even after 120 years of non-stop development, the internal combustion engine still fails to utilize even close to the majority of the energy contained in the fuel. Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing. Although downsizing—i.e., Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Since 2020 Toyota and mining giant BHP have been testing a LandCruiser 70-Series converted to electricity by Tembo e-LV locally. Roev (converted EV Hilux/Ranger) 2023 Roev electric Toyota HiLux Australian manufacturer Roev has big plans to go into manufacturing of its own ute.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

RegEnBoost integrates the three devices into a powertrain electrical power network (PEPN), which also incorporates a DC to DC converter and an enhanced lead acid battery, optimized for fast energy storage and release.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The new system, where we have adopted a pretty radical change in the architecture itself, downsizes dramatically, takes 100 kg of the mass out, and takes the size down to half of that of the Equinox. For an Equinox, for example, roughly 123 kW of energy is required to move the vehicle, according to Freese. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. slow charge.

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