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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.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 30, 2013

The Williams F1 Team and Mercedes-Benz signed a long-term engine partnership from the 2014 Formula One World Championship season onwards. liter V8 engines to 1.6 To achieve power outputs comparable to current levels from the new Power Unit will require a 30% increase in energy efficiency.

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MAY 9, 2012

The VEMB system uses a concentric camshaft, blow-down manifold and scavenge manifold to separate the exhaust event into two phases: high-energy blow-down to the turbo without pumping losses, and high-hydrocarbon scavenge to the EGR system. Source: Borgwarner. Click to enlarge. The turbo will always be spinning. VCD can deliver about a 4.5%

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AUGUST 31, 2011

TFSI V8 with cylinder deactivation (cylinder-on-demand), energy recuperation and start-stop system). This is a downsized platform from the prior 5.2L V10 engine in the previous model, the 4.0L Independent of this, active, electronically controlled engine bearings use targeted counterpulses to attenuate low-frequency vibrations.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed an innovative aluminum piston design that can reliably withstand the mechanical and thermal loads produced by heavily boosted engines, thereby enhancing diesel engine performance and supporting diesel downsizing. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 23, 2014

Cost of the new engine relative to gasoline baseline. The technical focus over the last year has been on new engine installation and performance assessments. In 2013, the Cummins-led team demonstrated a Tier 2 Bin 5 version of the engine on the dyno, and then on a vehicle, while development of the Tier 2 Bin 2 engine started.

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MAY 14, 2009

Continuing to emphasize a downsizing approach, Volkswagen presented two new engines at the at the 30 th Vienna Engine Symposium (7-8 May): the 1.2-liter liter TSI gasoline engine and the 1.6-liter Both engines will be available to order for the new Polo and the Golf this year. liter 77 kW (103 hp) TSI engine.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

liter engine with 40% thermal efficiency (41% in hybrid applications); a new 2.0-liter liter hybrid system; and new 4WD systems—one for gasoline-engined cars, one for hybrids—based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). liter Dynamic Force Engine, a New 2.0-liter New 6-speed Manual Transmission (6MT).

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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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OCTOBER 5, 2012

New cam phaser for I4 engine. BorgWarner is expanding its variable cam timing (VCT) technology with a new family of cam phasers for inline-4 engines. the engine is running, VCT gives the engine designer added flexibility over a conventional fixed timing drive system. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Our fast-charging technology works for most energy-dense batteries and will open a new possibility to downsize electric vehicle batteries from 150 to 50 kWh without causing drivers to feel range anxiety. Keeping batteries consistently at just the right temperature has been major challenge for battery engineers. Credit: EC Power.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It integrates mtu engines, batteries and hybrid control systems, and Flanders drive train solutions. The mining truck hybrid concept recovers braking energy using the mtu EnergyPack battery system. This energy is then fed back to power the wheel motors, allowing the diesel engine to be downsized.

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APRIL 16, 2011

Cartoon of the proposed turbocharged split-cycle engine. The Scuderi Group announced at the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit that boosting one of its air-hybrid split-cycle engines ( earlier post ) with a turbocharger to 3.2 At the same time, the engine can be reduced in size by roughly 29%, according to recent modeling results.

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JULY 14, 2014

Cummins has developed an E-85-specific engine and powertrain that reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 80% compared with a baseline gasoline-powered medium-duty truck. The work was jointly funded by Cummins and partners ($3,790,027) in partnership with the California Energy Commission (CEC) ($2,712,140). Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $1.9 When combined with a sophisticated control strategy, this approach provides a solution for suboptimal engine breathing that is typical of transient engine operation.

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MAY 18, 2012

Quasi-monolithic bond of a hybrid liner with aluminum outer coating to engine block (left) compared to typical gap found between grey iron liners and the aluminium block (right). improve function in the latest generation of lighter, highly-loaded aluminum-block engines. Source: Federal-Mogul. Click to enlarge. To meet the cost and.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Even while projecting to the future and talking about batteries and electric vehicles, he said, “ when you look at our actual analysis and you look to our projections for the future, 95% or more of the vehicles, all of the heavy-duty vehicles in our analysis are relying on IC engines. should not discount novel engine designs.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

A team of Penn State engineers has demonstrated a thermally modulated lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery to offer an adequate cruise range per charge that is extendable by a 10-minute recharge in all climates, essentially guaranteeing EVs that are free of range anxiety. A paper on their work is published in Nature Energy.

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JUNE 19, 2012

demands of very high-power diesel engines. liter diesel (N57D30S1) engine applied in the M550d xDrive, with a specific power output of 93 kW/liter (124 bhp/liter). downsized diesel engines with improved fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. —Arnd Baberg, Chief Engineer Piston Product Engineering, Federal-Mogul.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Highly turbocharged alcohol-fueled direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

The Dearman transport refrigeration system combines cryogenic refrigeration with a Dearman engine ( earlier post ) and a downsized vapor compression refrigeration cycle. The Dearman Engine operates by the vaporization and expansion of cryogenic fluids—specifically, liquid nitrogen.

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JUNE 3, 2010

On the heels of the Indianapolis 500 last weekend, the IZOD IndyCar Series has released a new engine strategy that reflects the downsizing trend in the larger commercial market. All cars in the 2010 Indy Series are using 100% ethanol-fueled Honda Indy HI10R normally-aspirated V-8 engines, with 3.5L cubic liters. displacement.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Audi will initially offer the A1 with four engines; the two TFSI gasoline engines and the two TDI diesels cover a power range from 63 kW (86 hp) to 90 kW (122 hp). All of the engines employ direct fuel injection and turbocharging. The entry-level gasoline engine is the new 1.2 Audi offers two versions of this engine.

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APRIL 3, 2017

In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

liter, 3-cylinder EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) will be three models in the European product range: first the Focus, followed by C-MAX and the all-new Ford B-MAX. liter engine is the latest addition to Ford’s global family of EcoBoost engines, which currently range in capacity from 1.6 liters globally. With its 1.0-liter

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APRIL 19, 2013

A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. These include: Lower energy content than that of gasoline. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 22, 2013

VCR 4-cylinder engine (projected data) from a 2011 report by Envera. All three engine BSFC curves correspond to an engine speed of 2000 rpm.Click to enlarge. The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Envera LLC a $2.8-million Engine displacement is 2.4L.

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JULY 28, 2014

In a new report ( Transportation Forecast: Global Fuel Consumption ), Navigant Research forecasts total road transportation energy consumption will grow from 81.1 The United States is currently the largest consumer of energy in the road transportation sector, with nearly 23.1 of total energy consumption by 2035.

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MAY 11, 2011

The Sentra model was simulated through a standardized Federal Test Procedure-75 (FTP-75) drive cycle for each SSC engine design. up to 33% increase in MPG) was achievable with an SSC engine replacing the Sentra’s engine when factoring in fuel cutoff during deceleration and idle in the model.

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JULY 7, 2020

Furthermore, the electrical vacuum pump is not connected to the engine oil lubrication system. In hybrids, electric vacuum pumps permit driving purely electrically when the combustion engine is switched off, as full braking power assistance is retained.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 25, 2015

A team of engineers from GM Powertrain, Ford and FCA have published a detailed review of how to estimate the engine efficiency benefits of higher octane fuel—e.g., fuel with higher ethanol content—for part- and full-load operation for different engine types and fuel assumptions. —Leone et al.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Bosch is leading a consortium in a German government-funded project to develop a direct injection system for monovalent natural gas engines—i.e., engines that run exclusively on CNG. Today’s CNG vehicles are generally bivalent, running on gasoline and CNG with engines designed for gasoline direct injection.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

As part of the EU-funded THOMSON (Mild Hybrid cOst effective solutions for a fast Market penetratiON) project, Ricardo is pursuing research that aims to reduce the development cycle time of hybrid vehicles through the use of simulation for the simultaneous optimization of mechanical, thermal and electrical energy efficiency.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Ricardo will introduce TorqStor—the latest generation of Ricardo’s high speed flywheel energy storage technology—at the CONEXPO 2014 show in Las Vegas as a pre-production prototype for OEM product integration.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

During its recent Innovation Day presentations ( earlier post ), PSA Peugeot Citroën announced that it will commercialize high-efficiency gasoline engines featuring dedicated exhaust gas recirculation (D-EGR), derived from a collaborative program with SwRI in the US. PSA concept D-EGR engine. PSA has filed for two patents on its work.

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APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e.,

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