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ECONAMIQ: Flexible over-expansion with cylinder deactivation can reduce ICE fuel consumption by up to 20%

Green Car Congress

Using the virtual simulation environment GT-Power, this cycle is applied to a 4-cylinder SI engine. ECONAMIQ provides greater savings potential than the popular downsizing of internal combustion engines, while the benefits of a larger displacement is preserved. US20190153912A1 : Combustion engine.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The generator portion of the system can then be downsized, modular, removable, and easily able to utilize any one of a number of technologies such as ICE, Micro Turbine, Stirling, to perhaps even FuelCell and Mr. Fusion. Electric Vehicles not only keep our Earth cleaner, their use preserves the earths natural resources.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By San Jose Mercury News ). But I dont think that would contribute to the global environment, to reduce [global warming gas] emissions." ( Wall Street Journal ). By partnering with these two industries. Bloomberg News ).

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