Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Ricardo will display the first functional integration prototype of the Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) collaborative research project ( earlier post ) in public for the first time this week at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV 2014) in the UK.

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Diesel Downsizing Lead Acid Gasoline-Electric 231

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2011

The photovoltaic panels cover an area of approximately 2 m 2 on the cab roof, which is continually blown clean by the airflow, thus ensuring maximum efficiency and the production of up to 2 kWh of energy per day. All Iveco diesels and hybrids at the event are fueled with NExBTL renewable diesel (hydrotreated vegetable oil) from Neste Oil.

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2011 Concept Exhaust Diesel 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

Its integrated parallel capacitor circuit stores energy during the ignition ionization phase and, in a nano-second pulse, automatically discharges 1,000 times the power of conventional spark plugs just prior to the spark event.

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Fuel Economy Plug Economy Energy 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

Events such as negotiating towns on the way to the destination are taken into account when planning the available electrical energy, and during recuperation and thermal conditioning of the drive components. Thanks to the near-engine configuration, exhaust aftertreatment has a low heat loss and excellent operating conditions.

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid 244

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

At Innotrans in Berlin, Rolls-Royce Power Systems’ MTU brand introduced the new MTU EnergyPack battery system for rail as a product that is now available for ordering. With hybrid drives, braking energy is converted into electrical energy and stored in the battery. As a result, up to 25% of the diesel fuel can be saved.

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Hybrid Li-ion Power Powered 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2011

This comprehensive energy management system features several Honda-developed energy production technologies, for example, a gas engine cogeneration unit and a solar power system. Honda will also be exploring the system’s potential to independently produce electricity for the household in the event of a disaster. Earlier post.)

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Honda Gas-Electric Gas Engine 261

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

This is due to raw, externally premixed fresh charge comprising air, fuel and lube oil being short-circuited into the exhaust during the scavenging process. Even with the move to four-stroke engines, additional complexity will be necessary—possibly exhaust after-treatment—in order to fully meet regulations. g/kWh with a 3.3%

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Engine Emissions Fleet Market 329

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

The battery pack includes a 3-kilowatt DC-to-DC inverter to maintain the battery’s state of charge and convert 48 volts to 12 volts to power the Ram 1500’s accessories and charge its conventional 12-volt lead-acid battery. Cooling air is drawn from inside the truck and vented via the built-in cabin exhausters. Pentastar with eTorque.

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2019 Hybrid Fuel Economy Volt 240

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

LT1 lift events were optimized to incorporate the new high rocker ratio and splayed valve geometry. This is complemented by a reversal of the intake and exhaust valve positions, as compared to the previous engine design. Four-into-one exhaust manifolds. The cam profiles accomodate AFM and provide refined low-speed operation.

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2014 Oil Exhaust Engine 362

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

BMW dedicated a portion of its recent Innovation Days 2009 event to the topic of Intelligent Heat management as a mechanism for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. Even a highly efficient combustion engine converts only about one-third of the energy in the fuel into traction actually propelling the car. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2 218

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Just thinking about the crew of people needed to tramp around to change all those batteries is exhausting, and to actually do it would be prohibitively expensive and impractical. The sensor equivalent of a sleeping dog is called an event-driven sensor. They developed an event-driven DC accelerometer that can detect change in tilt.

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Stimulus Package Stimulus Mercury Power 92

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

To convert the stock Camry Hybrid to a CNG vehicle, the gasoline fuel system was replaced with a CNG system in the spare tire well area. The concept delivers net (all power sources) 170 hp (127 kW); the production Camry Hybrid delivers net 187 hp (139 kW). .; Metal Crafters also built the CNG Camry Hybrid concept in 2008.

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Camry Hybrid Prius Hybrid Toyota 246

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

BMW announced the production versions of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. On brake application and/or on deceleration, kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy and is stored in the battery pack. In the event of a crash, the system is switched off automatically within a fraction of a second.

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BMW Parts Production Hybrid 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. The XL1’s 12-volt electrical system is supplied via a DC/DC converter and a small auxiliary battery.

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid 324

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Mitsubishi said that the Concept XR-PHEV crossover hints at its future design direction for production vehicles in North America and further reaffirms the automaker’s commitment to the US market. For additional power optimization with reduced exhaust emissions, the 1.1-liter Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control.

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Mitsubishi PHEV Concept Lithium Ion 252

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Benz unveiled the latest generation of its successful Sprinter model at an event held at a logistics center in the Duisburg, Germany docks. Benz Cars, at the event. We have made it even better with regard to its traditional strengths and have supplemented it with intelligent products and services. billion (US$3.1

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Connect Connected Mercedes 2019 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range.

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Audi Plug-in Plug Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2013

At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. Oberon Fuels is the first company to announce plans to commercialize DME fuel production in North America.

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Volvo 2015 Production North America 270

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2017

The Continental Super-Clean Electrified Diesel combines electrification-based engine optimization and an electrically heated catalyst integrated in the exhaust aftertreatment system to achieve a 60% reduction in real-world NONO x x emissions and a simultaneous 2% reduction in CO 2 emissions measured against the baseline Euro 6b vehicle.

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Connect Connected Diesel Clean 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In visual terms, the fuel cell vehicles basically resemble their production counterparts, reflecting the Volkswagen Group’s strategic approach of developing alternative drivetrains so as to increase the powertrain options available to customers within the high-volume model lines. Earlier post.). VW Technology Center for Electric Traction.

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Audi Hydrogen Fuel Concept 278

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2009

The Ecospec CSNOx launch event in January was co-hosted by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a leading ship classification society. It then sprays the treated sea-water into the exhaust funnel, where CO 2 is converted into bicarbonates, SO 2 into sulfates and NO x into nitrates through natural chemical processes.

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Exhaust Pollution Gas CO2 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

In an event in Amsterdam, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its new A-Class compact line. In the partial load range between 1250 and 3800 rpm, and depending on the power requirement, the intake and exhaust valves of the second and third cylinder are closed by valve clearance adjustment. Cylinder cutoff, 4-cylinder-gasoline engine M282.

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Mercedes Engine Gasoline-Electric Exhaust 303

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2014

The Dearman Engine Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hubbard Products Ltd to manage the vehicle integration of the Dearman engine liquid air transport refrigeration system (TRU) ( earlier post ). It also exhausts lots of cold, making it highly relevant for processes which require power and cooling. Click to enlarge.

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Engine Production Waste Diesel 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2016

At its Innovation Days 2016 event in Munich, BMW unveiled new versions of its three and four- cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. The improvements that have been incorporated to minimize emissions are furthermore designed to lower levels not just of emissions but also other exhaust gas components. Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline Diesel BMW Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

A new, stronger torque converter is core to the improved transmission performance. The new transmission locks down to 900 rpm, which is about 200 rpm less than the outgoing product and more than 100 rpm less than competitors. Locked converter operation at lower speeds means less wasted heat energy and better fuel economy.

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Gasoline 220

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

When fuel is injected during negative valve overlap (NVO) in O 2 -deficient conditions, a portion of the fuel is reformed to products containing H 2 and CO. In the SwRI D-EGR system, one cylinder is converted to operate under fuel-rich conditions to produce reformate with significant concentrations of H 2 and CO.

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Exhaust Congress Engine Fuel 191

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Volkswagen is holding media drive events this week for the sporty new 2013 Jetta Turbo Hybrid ( earlier post ), which features the second version of a Volkswagen gasoline-electric hybrid drive system: a 1.4L —Rainer Michel, Volkswagen VP product marketing and strategy. The 2013 Jetta Hybrid. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Hybrid MPG Gasoline-Electric Sale 296

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. No matter how low the engine revs, the 2 kW electric supercharger remains highly responsive and extremely fast acting.

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Downsizing Power Powered Exhaust 191

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

So you can imagine my delight upon being informed that I had been tapped for a driving event that required a license featuring a cycle endorsement. Can-Am’s three-wheeled products turned out to be some of the best touring vehicles I’ve ever ridden sans air conditioning. This turned out to be a mistake on my part.

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Motorcycles Three Wheeled Missouri Automobile 103

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi is the first manufacturer worldwide to use this technology in a production plug-in hybrid. Covered in greater detail in an earlier post , the battery-electric e-tron quattro concept provides a very close foreshadowing of the production model to follow in 2018. Thermal management systems in the Q7 e-tron quattro. Click to enlarge.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2013

The new and unique features of the Pinnacle Engine present significant performance potential, addressable engineering challenges, and expected production costs. FEV added two additional cylinders, piping, exhaust aftertreatment, and an air cleaner to convert the model from a 250cc single cylinder into a 750 cc three cylinder engine.

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Fuel Economy Economy Engine Downsizing 230

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

In addition, the control of the injection event, via direct-injection technology, is very precise and results in better combustion efficiency and fuel consumption at all throttle openings. The phasers turn the camshaft relative to the drive sprocket, allowing intake and exhaust valve timing to be adjusted independently.

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Gasoline Engine Oil-Sands Saturn 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

Based primarily on an EPA teardown study, the committee’s estimates of the costs for turbocharging and downsizing range from close to zero additional cost, when converting from a V6 to a four-cylinder (I4) engine, to almost $1,000, when converting from a V8 to a V6 engine.

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Fuel Downsizing Fuel Economy Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

Volkswagen has launched its second plug-in hybrid based on a high-volume production model: the Passat GTE, available either as a sedan or Variant (wagon)—the first plug-in hybrid from Volkswagen to be sold as either. Full integration of the exhaust manifold in the cylinder head lets the 1.4 Earlier post , earlier post.)

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Europe 150

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The fueling process is fast and easy and a FCEV operates exactly like a gasoline-powered car, but with no noise, exhaust fumes or emissions. The by-product of this chemical reaction is water vapor that harmlessly drips from the tailpipe, making the Mirai a zero-emission vehicle. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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Toyota Hydrogen Lexus Gasoline-Electric 82

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

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Plug-in America Plug EV1 30

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

All three variants were available for media drives this week (drive impressions embargoed until next Monday); the hybrid and EV versions were production cars, the plug-in was still characterized as “prototype.” As an example, it rpm overshoot is detected, the software notes this and adapts for the next event. Market background.

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Hyundai Plug-in Hybrid Plug 186