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MARCH 14, 2010

An intelligently designed power transfer plays a major part in this: the unique AMG Speedshift MCT 7-speed sports transmission combines dynamism with economy, and includes a new stop-start function in the “Controlled Efficiency” driving mode. Debuting in the new Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG, the new V8 biturbo consumes 10.5

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MAY 13, 2010

The new venture, which will be called “Rotrak”, will add Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive to Rotrex’ supercharging technology to address the automotive industry’s need for affordable, effective engine downsizing technologies. As part of the agreement, Torotrak will acquire a 15% stake in Rotrex and a seat on the company’s board.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

A team from McMaster University in Canada has published a comprehensive review of recent progress in low-temperature combustion (LTC), alternative fuels (AF), over-expansion Atkinson cycle, and waste heat recovery (WHR) techniques as applied to hybrid-specific engines. Their open-access paper is published in the journal Energy Reports.

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JULY 12, 2013

It follows the recent plans for construction, aerospace and other key sectors to secure sustainable future growth in the economy. These include: internal combustion engines; electric machines and power electronics; energy storage and energy management; lightweight vehicle and power train structures; and. Energy storage.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Renault’s ongoing downsizing strategy is aimed at reducing the cubic capacity of its engines in order to bring down fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, without detracting from performance. The downsizing process involved shortening the piston stroke by reducing the size of the crank pin and conrod assembly. Select Engines.

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APRIL 14, 2010

for a project developing a waste heat recovery system using VanDyne’s SuperTurbocharger technology. Downsizing from a 3.2L improved fuel economy 17%, and downsizing from a 4.2L Christopher James Chadwell, Mark Walls (2010) Analysis of a SuperTurbocharged Downsized Engine Using 1-D CFD Simulation. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. 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. —Sall et al. Sall, David A. Morgenstern, James P. Fornango, James W.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

GMZ Energy and its partners are on track to deliver a 1 kW thermoelectric generator (TEG) for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle as well as to design and to integrate a light-duty vehicle TEG into a Honda Accord as part of a DOE-funded project. The TARDEC TEG incorporates GMZ Energys current TG8-1.0 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JULY 17, 2015

Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars. It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. slow charge.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

The company’s engineers have a prototype system running in a B-segment donor vehicle on a dynamometer and are calibrating the control strategy to prove its driveability, performance, CO 2 and fuel economy benefits. ratio means that they are effectively over-sized and therefore wasteful at higher speeds.

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APRIL 10, 2014

In a paper on the OBS presented at the SAE 2014 World Congress, the researchers suggested that potential applications include downsizing to increase fuel economy by ?10% The OBS system uses waste exhaust energy to effect the fuel separation and provides a simple and reliable means for managing the separated fuels.

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Gasoline Engine Toyota Fuel Economy 316

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JANUARY 28, 2014

The fundamental challenge is to convert as much of the chemical energy in the fuel, into mechanical energy, as efficiently as possible at the prescribed flow rate. Energy Recovery Systems (ERS). The rest of the energy is recovered by the MGU-H (for ‘Heat’); an electrical machine connected to the turbocharger.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. Opel—in which GM has said it will invest €4 billion (US$5.3 Click to enlarge. Architecture.

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