Cost Detroit Downsizing Fuel Economy 
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
variant but with fuel economy of a strong hybrid. HyBoost achieves this by combining aggressive 50% downsizing of the engine with an electric supercharger for transient low-speed performance, and a micro-hybrid stop-start and energy recuperation systems, Boggs said. Downsizing the 2.0-liter Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2012
The company presented these latest test results in a paper at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. Thus the Pinnacle engine offers the twin benefits of low emissions and improved efficiency at a low cost—an especially attractive proposition for their initial target market. Source: Pinnacle. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2010
Cost-effectiveness of vehicle electrification using today’s assumptions. The study by Aaron Brooker, Matthew Thorton and John Rugh aimed to identify possible pathways to cost-effective vehicle electrification by evaluating a variety of scenarios and technology improvements. The EHEV pathway is the dynamic, road-charged hybrid.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2011
” Bunker spent the bulk of his presentation describing the new medium- and heavy-duty fuel economy and greenhouse gas regulations from EPA and the Department of Transportation. To do that cost-effectively—which means to do it at all—requires both advanced technology and effective pubic policy.At Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2011
Ford is focused on lightweighting as a key enabling technology for lowering fuel consumption in combustion-engined vehicles (ICE) and for extending the range—and the size—of battery electric vehicles (EVs). Taking the displacement down gets you on a percentage basis the best fuel economy value versus other technologies.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2012
SAE’s 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit—the second as an immediate precursor to the SAE World Congress—opened on Sunday with a consideration of several alternative engine designs: opposed piston 2-stroke (Achates Power); variable compression ratio (MCE-5); split cycle (Scuderi); and advanced rotary (Liquid Piston).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2015
Testing was also conducted at the DTNA Detroit engineering facility to demonstrate engine efficiency by achieving 50.2% The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter This reduces friction, and increases efficiency and fuel economy. Detroit rear axles were upgraded for the Freightliner SuperTruck.
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