Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

The Volvo Car Corporation is introducing a new, downsized engine range consisting solely of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. It proves that downsized engines can go hand in hand with our customers’ expectations on luxury and driving pleasure. It’s time to stop counting cylinders. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2014

Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 kW/L) in an enclosure of less than 40 in 3 in volume (0.66L). 10s of microfarads vs. 100s of microfarads) is acceptable.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Supported by a grant from the Niche Vehicle Network, supported by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK, the project will adapt the design of the Yamaha Tricity 300 to replace its combustion engine with a fully electric powertrain with fast-charging capability and a targeted 100 mile operating range.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Building off its 350 bar GDi (Gasoline Direct Injection) system, Delphi Technologies has developed a 500+ bar GDi system that can reduce particulate emissions by up to 50% without expensive engine re-designs for the majority of applications. The solution is a new, high-efficiency pump designed by Delphi Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2009

Schematic of downsized and supercharged four-stroke hybrid pneumatic spark injection engine. The reduction in fuel consumption is obtained mainly through enabling the effective use of a heavily downsized engine, rather than from regenerative efficiency. Source: ETH Zürich. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Test bench setup.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2021

Battery energy breakdown for eVTOL trips with design-C and a 200Wh/kg battery pack. Notably, we highlight the importance of fast charging, which is essential for downsizing aircraft and batteries to reduce cost while achieving high vehicle use rates to maximize revenues. From Yang et al. —Yang et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2011

This marks Toyota’s first downsizing of its HSD technology. For one, the new powertrain must be optimized for installation within the vehicle’s compact, efficient packaging design, without detriment to either system quality and performance, or passenger accommodation and loadspace.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Cummins made extensive use of aluminium as well as space-saving design features for new engine weight control. The approach that Cummins and partners have taken features: Replacing the aluminium V8 gasoline engine and emission control system with smaller diesel (2.8-liter) liter) and its emission control system (ECS) without a weight penalty.

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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).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2009

The advanced techniques that can be used to improve gearbox performance and the technical knowledge conveyed will help facilitate the development of more efficient, reliable and competitive designs. In motorsport, the development of new materials and the design of components are always at the cutting edge. Steve Vanes. Steve Vanes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Murata has extensive experience and knowledge of RF technology and downsizing. Designed and manufactured by Murata, the RFID module is approximately the size of a grain of rice, measuring 1x1x6 mm.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2012

Even supercar makers take the environment into account when designing a car these days. Modern Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches have to meet the same regulations as regular passenger cars, even if ultimately they still use more gasoline and pump out more emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

In a paper presented at the 2019 Vienna Motor Symposium this week, Delphi Technologies will unveil a new 500+ bar GDi system that can reduce particulate emissions by up to 50% compared to state-of-the-art 350 bar system without expensive engine design modifications. Delphi 500+ bar GDi pump. —Walter Piock.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2018

The plug-and-play oil cell is designed for flexible installation anywhere in a vehicle’s engine bay via a docking station. Nexcel offers a solution for engine designers aiming to reduce CO 2 emissions in both hybrids and pure internal combustion vehicles. liter gasoline, downsized 2.0-liter liter gasoline with GDi, and 2.0-liter

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

Interestingly, while plug-in hybrid cars usually come with downsized engines, this is not the case here. Lamborgini Urus SE: Design & features While the electrified powertrain is the headline maker, Lamborghini has given the SUV a nip and tuck on the design front with updated matrix LED headlamps with revised LED anytime running lights.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

Peugeot said that it is also designing a vehicle which will embody all of the spirit of the BB1 concept car: 2.5m, 4 seats and 100% electric. Peugeot continues to improve engine efficiency with a downsizing strategy for its gasoline and HDi FAP diesel engines. Earlier post.). Peugeot said it will also target new markets.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Incorporating a new design, the three concepts point to the direction MMC’s development and manufacturing will take in the near future. The Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV is a compact SUV featuring a front engine, front-wheel drive layout PHEV system that is configured with a downsized 1.1-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2019

BDS was founded in 2014 as a joint venture between SABIC Ventures US LLC and Molecular Rebar Design. Moreover, Hacskaylo expects MOLECULAR REBAR to play an effective role in the down-gauging and downsizing of new battery designs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

This range of expertise allows Hardstaff Group to provide turn-key solutions from infrastructure through to the design and sale of bespoke vehicles. ITM Power designs and manufactures hydrogen energy systems for energy storage and clean fuel production. Engine downsizing results in improved operational efficiency and reduced weight.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2012

Federal-Mogul’s Hybrid Liner also results in up to 30% higher heat transfer rates, reducing the cylinder wall temperature by up to 40 °C (104 °F) compared to alternative designs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

is showcasing its most recent transmission design at the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Mich. FEV’s transmission design process was supported by advanced CAE methods. FEV North America, Inc. in hybrid transmission’s capabilities include a 2?speed FEV used a clean sheet approach to develop a transmission with such capability.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2012

NuVinci prototypes designed for use in an OEM application have also passed automotive class durability testing by the tier one supplier. Fallbrook believes the drive can be packaged easily, as the current prototype is designed to mate with an existing supercharger line of products. Simulated performance of downsized 2.0L

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Such a thermally modulated LFP battery—designed to operate at a working temperature around 60?°C The very fast charge allows us to downsize the battery without incurring range anxiety. C in any ambient condition—could support a well-rounded solution for mass-market EVs, the researchers said. —Professor Wang.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Developed for the latest 1-liter downsized gasoline engines. The successful collaboration with Ford resulted in a turbocharger design that meets the particular technical challenges posed by small, downsized engines. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Continental began developing turbochargers for gasoline engines in 2006.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2012

The modular design supports a variety of cam phasing technologies, including cam torque actuated (CTA) and torsional assist (TA) phasers with optional mid-position lock technology. the engine is running, VCT gives the engine designer added flexibility over a conventional fixed timing drive system. New cam phaser for I4 engine.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

MAHLE Powertrain engineers paid a great deal of attention to the design of the busbars and electrical connections within the battery, as any high resistance in these components can be an additional heat source and limit the power capability of the system.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2019

C, which calls for a magnet design that is more robust (not demagnetized) at higher temperatures. HyMag could especially benefit a weight-sensitive application, such as wind turbines, because the technology’s higher efficiency could lead to downsized structures. But for wind turbines, the peak temperature can be up to 300 ?C,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

MILA Blue, the seventh concept vehicle in the MILA family , represents a new lightweight design approach. Downsizing—leveraging smaller, lighter components while at the same time maintaining function and performance. MILA Blue is a natural-gas powered, A-segment lightweight vehicle that produces less than 49g CO 2 /km.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Furthermore, the ICE can be downsized using a larger but slower turbo to retain power requirement. The combination of hybridization and engine downsizing can increase the total fuel saving up to 20%. With a planetary gear wheel system and simple control elements, the transmission is very compact and extremely flexible in ratio design.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

s “Global Innovation Award” for the Eaton TVS (Twin Vortices Series) supercharger used in the downsized DIG-S engine in the Micra. The advanced rotor design pumps additional air directly into the engine’s intake system that, when mixed with fuel, boosts power. Eaton Corporation has received one of Nissan Motor Co.’s Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2013

The modified Lancia 037 kept its original rear-axle powered by the internal combustion engine coupled with the manual transmission, said Stefano Bertolotto, Oerlikon Graziano Design Engineer for Electric Vehicles. The rear gearbox can be designed with integrated electric motor, realizing a compact hybrid system.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

Among the changes in the new Juke are a new design at the front and rear with greater emphasis on both premium refinement and sporty design cues; a new downsized 1.2-liter Click to enlarge. liter turbocharged engine offering greater performance, economy and lower emissions; a revised 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

The new timing chain is designed to reduce friction, resulting in as much as 0.3 As automakers began downsizing engines to improve fuel economy, BorgWarner recognized opportunities to help further improve engine efficiency by reducing power-wasting friction in the engine timing system.

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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

Designed to attract younger buyers to the brand, the arrival of the new electrified Lexus LBX has already been described as a “gamechanger” by Lexus Australia CEO John Pappas. Helping justify its punch pricing, even the most basic Luxury 2WD comes with heated ‘NuLux’ leather electric sport seats, a large 12.3-inch

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2014

In recent years, there has also been a growing need for vacuum in modern gasoline engines due to the spread of gasoline direct injection, which in combination with engine downsizing reduces fuel consumption by up to 15%. The efficient design of housing and rotating elements is the result of intensive simulations and calculations.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Automakers are turning to downsized turbocharged engines to satisfy more stringent global fuel economy and emission regulations and customer demand for better-performing vehicles. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2011

The Sentra model was simulated through a standardized Federal Test Procedure-75 (FTP-75) drive cycle for each SSC engine design. Scuderi Group commissioned SwRI to design and implement the computer Study, which could simulate an SSC engine in any vehicle of choice, driven through any drive cycle of choice.

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