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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Due to the continued exposure of millions of Americans to poor air quality, both the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) have announced rulemakings focused on revising the heavy-duty truck emission standards, with a particular focus on tighter limits for oxides of nitrogen (NO x ).

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JUNE 11, 2019

g/bhp-hr in low load operation using the proposed low load certification cycle being developed at Southwest Research Institute under a contract from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The cost of controlling NO x to 0.05 gram per brake horsepower hour (g/bhp-hr) on the heavy-duty FTP certification cycle and approximately 0.2

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. However, the system cost of the Turbohybrid was 150% that of the baseline, while the system cost of the full hybrid was more than 300% that of the baseline. Downsizing a gasoline engine (e.g., Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

Torotrak has been in commercial discussions with passenger car Tier 1s and OEMs as they seek to understand the full capability of V-Charge—Torotrak’s variable-drive mechanical supercharger that can enable ambitious engine downsizing ( earlier post ). We will take the appropriate actions to prudently manage our resources.

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APRIL 22, 2013

downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio. Working principle of FEV’s two-stage VCR system. Click to enlarge. FEV says that the increase in friction of the engine is minimal. Kleeberg, H.,

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JANUARY 14, 2014

GDI technology provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Resources. Particle number vs. particle mass for various LDV engine technologies. Source: MECA, Ford Motor Company. Click to enlarge. Matti Maricq, Joseph J.

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JULY 11, 2017

Diesel vehicles have had a rough time penetrating the US light-duty vehicle market, reflecting outdated negative perceptions, higher fuel prices for diesel than for gasoline, the cost of complying with stringent US emission standards, and rapidly improving gasoline engines. Diesel share will expand further as incremental costs decline.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Using aluminum will extend the efficiencies of other technologies, while enabling secondary cost-savings from downsized powertrains without sacrificing performance. Secondary cost savings that come from using automotive aluminum can offset cost premiums helping make aluminum a more cost-effective solution, according to the report.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Production cost and breakeven figures that analysts enjoy bandying can trap you in bubble of black-and-white mathematics that is a few brush-strokes shy of a full picture. OPEC governments downsize their budgets, cut social spending and put big projects on hold to lower the breakeven price. Last week, Denbury Resources Inc.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

During his presentation at the recent California Air Resources Board (ARB) ZEV Technology Symposium, Tatsuaki Yokoyama, from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, said that Toyota aimed to reduce the cost of fuel cell vehicles to 1/10 of the current level by design and materials improvement by commercialization in 2015.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

This is to be achieved through the synergistic application of an extremely downsized gasoline engine coupled with electrified boosting and exhaust gas energy recovery; micro-hybrid functionality with stop/start, torque assist and regenerative braking; and a novel energy storage technology. The vehicle is to offer the performance of a 2.0

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JUNE 4, 2010

Among the findings were: 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. For example, the report notes the promise of cylinder deactivation, turbocharging and downsizing.

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APRIL 18, 2013

The costs of most clean energy technologies fell more rapidly than anticipated. Engine downsizing and weight reduction represent around 30% of that potential collectively. Vehicle downsizing has enabled considerable efficiency improvements, particularly in OECD regions and since 2005. Tracking Clean Energy Progress.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

This common core also provides greater confidence in the robustness of prototypes, while minimizing the cost of variants further supports the development of 48V systems. SR machines are ideally suited to this concept of low cost development, while reducing the cost of production components. —Nick Pascoe.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), in collaboration with Eaton, Ricardo, JCI, BorgWarner, Honeywell, and the ITB Group, analyzes current turbocharged, downsized gasoline engine technology developments and trends. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 14, 2011

Each of these nine pathways produced a specific fuel economy standard and cost estimate measured at retail price equivalence. CAR did not assume any downsizing of the vehicle sales fleet or significant reduction in performance by vehicles in any segment as a means for increasing fuel economy standards by 2025. 51 mpg, by the year 2025.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The engine should yield fuel efficiency gains of more than 50% compared to a downsized, turbo-charged gasoline direct injection engine, while reducing the overall cost of the powertrain system, said Fabien Redon, Vice President, Technology Development at Achates Power. Earlier post.) Fabien Redon. and Headley, J.,

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 4, 2009

At a presentation at the California Air Resources Board ZEV Technology Symposium, Tatsuaki Yokoyama from Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, said the company aims to reduce the cost of fuel cell vehicles to 1/10 of the current level by design and materials improvements.

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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. Turbocharging and downsizing can also yield fuel consumption reductions.

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APRIL 27, 2010

The chassis and suspension components were downsized based on the revised vehicle curb weight, maintaining the baseline carrying capacity and incorporating the mass of the hybrid drive system. The total vehicle curb weight reduction for the 2020 vehicle was 38%, excluding the powertrain. Overall powertrain system mass was reduced 13.2%

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AUGUST 11, 2014

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 down-speeding, downsized engine, etc.), The TARDEC TEG incorporates GMZ Energys current TG8-1.0 W/cm 2 to 6.0

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

For the electric-powered vehicles, the electricity cost is relatively low, reflecting the low cost of electricity and the high efficiency of batteries and motors. Even so, they found, extra battery costs in PHEVs and EVs outweighed the gasoline cost savings. The EV still exceeded the cost of all the other vehicle types.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

However, they add, this benefit comes at the cost of a substantial design complication: the reformer must serve as both a reactor and a heat exchanger between the fuel and the exhaust stream. High-temperature reformers need to burn a portion of the fuel to maintain their reforming temperatures, thereby generating a fuel-economy penalty.

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APRIL 17, 2014

General project targets were to deliver diesel-like or better fuel economy using E10 gasoline (RON91), and to achieve low engine-out NO x and PM using low temperature combustion, the intention being to avoid the cost of aftertreatment for NO x and PM, in addition to meeting more stringent standards. Resources. DOE UFEV program targets.

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JUNE 19, 2015

In conjunction with EPA and the California Air Resources Board (ARB), NHTSA will perform a joint technical analysis as part of its rulemaking for the MY 2022-2025 standards. The report concurs with the agencies’ costs and effectiveness analyses for many technologies. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final. Recommendations.

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JULY 17, 2015

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. It is much more than that.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The national policy on fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions created by DOT and EPA provides regulatory certainty and flexibility that reduces the cost of compliance for auto manufacturers while reducing oil consumption and harmful air pollution. features in developing the standards. NHTSA and CAFE.

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JUNE 30, 2017

As the limit in downsizing metal morphology, the concept of single-atom catalysts (SACs) has emerged since it maximizes the exposed atom efficiency. Ruthenium is often a highly active catalyst when fixed between arrays of four nitrogen atoms, yet it is one-tenth the cost of traditional platinum. —Zhang et al.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Based on these engine studies, they installed a downsized four-cylinder 1.6-liter If both the fuel and the powertrain are regarded as one system and synergistically optimized there is a significant potential to reduce the cost of future powertrains while achieving high efficiency and low emissions. Kalghatgi, G., Adomeit, P.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries.

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