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MAY 9, 2012

Turbo boost can be controlled by changing the timing of the exhaust valves—no waste gate is required. In testing, BorgWarner observed fuel consumption improvements of 2% at low speeds to 12% at high speeds with VEMB, according to Thomas. improvement in fuel economy on an E-class vehicle (e.g., Source: Borgwarner.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2013

Blending 25-50% of this low-temperature ethanol reformate with ethanol or E85 fuels enables dilute engine operation, resulting in substantial improvements in fuel economy and emissions. Because exhaust-driven reforming uses only waste engine heat, it avoids this efficiency hit, the authors note. —Sall et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2014

Thermoelectric materials convert temperature differences into electric voltage; a TEG in a vehicle is designed to convert waste heat to power. As part of the project work, GMZ has also reduced the cost of its HH material compared to the current production material from from $180/kg to $75/kg and has improved the power density from 5.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish.

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