Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Based on a Ford Focus, this ADEPT prototype incorporates a 48V electrical architecture, a SpeedStart 10kW (later to be upgraded to 12.5kW) belt integrated starter generator and TIGERS turbine integrated exhaust gas energy recovery system, both switched reluctance machines supplied by CPT, and an advanced lead carbon battery pack provided by EALABC.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2011

Computer-generated image of the Turbulent Jet Igniter, designed to replace the spark plug in a modern spark ignition combustion system. Click to enlarge. The system also reduces engine-out NO x by more than 99%.the the jet ignition combustion system utilized a production base PFI platform with a relatively low compression ratio of 10.4.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

Due to the lower exhaust enthalpy of lower temperature engines using PPCI, it is difficult to produce intake boost with acceptable boost system parasitis. A practical powertrain system with robust PPCI combustion is needed, including injection, valvetrain, boost, and exhaust subsystems. Earlier post , earlier post.). Background.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. There will be no torque deficit or other tradeoffs from essential engine downsizing and higher gearing, which now dominates the development of internal combustion engines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

Implementation of a high-performance glow plug system. The second-generation HECS has been adapted to a downsized 1.6L A dual-wall exhaust also reduces heat loss in order to accelerate catalyst light-off during cold starts. Also key to engine performance is thermal management, which is accomplished in a number of ways.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. Because the high-voltage battery is both power and energy dense, engineers were able to use the downsized gasoline engine to maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29% at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

TDK Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have agreed to establish a joint venture—TDK Automotive Technologies Corporation—that will develop, manufacture and sell automotive inverters for hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles. million units in aggregate. million units in aggregate.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The automotive industry, including Lotus Engineering, has quite rightly advocated engine downsizing for four-stroke engines. Downsizing therefore isn’t vital and, due to the improved light-load efficiency and emissions performance we see with Omnivore, this technology approach and ‘upsizing’ could permit a more efficient engine.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

will address natural gas engine emissions and efficiency improvements by developing a natural gas specific combustion design utilizing optimized in-cylinder charge motion and cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. Cummins Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Early versions of direct injection employed a stratified injection strategy which included late fuel injection and charge air motion to produce a stoichiometric air/fuel mixture in the vicinity of the spark plug and, thereby, avoid pumping losses from the need to throttle the engine at light load. Earlier post.) and fuel properties.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Shift responsiveness has improved through downsizing of the pulley and reduction of inertia by 40%. Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a new continuously variable transmission (CVT) featuring a launch gear; a new 6-speed manual transmission; a new 2.0-liter liter engine with 40% thermal efficiency (41% in hybrid applications); a new 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

“People downsize cars, not expectations. Customers are increasingly making decisions to downsize driven by lifestyle and fuel economy. Customers are increasingly making decisions to downsize driven by lifestyle and fuel economy. Earlier post.). For the NAIAS preview, Ford is showing a completely new 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Behind the targets is a significant amount of modeling, including revisions to certain aspects of the Volpe modeling process, such as the inputs, data, modeling techniques, and the constraints used in assessing appropriate stringency for future CAFE standards. Three of the NHTSA scenarios for penetration of technologies for light trucks for MY 2016.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Freescale Semiconductor announced the first of several powerful multicore automotive MCUs that help automotive designers improve engine efficiency and reduce exhaust pollution. Click to enlarge. As another example, cylinder deactivation requires significant CPU performance to manage the control dynamics involved in changing engine state.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Although the basic concept of the Class 1 Le Mans Prototype (LMP1)— a downsized turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine and two different energy recovery systems—was retained in the second generation, virtually every component was refined. Earlier post.) System power now totals nearly 1,000 hp (746 kW). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2012

For the 2013 XF and XJ lineup, Jaguar is adding two new downsized forced induction gasoline powerplants: 3.0-liter liter V6 Supercharged and 2.0-liter liter i4 Turbocharged units. These join the existing line-up of 2.2-liter liter i4 Turbodiesel, 3.0-liter liter V6 Turbodiesel and both naturally-aspirated and Supercharged 5.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

A 2025 CO 2 target of an average 70 g/km for new cars in the EU could be met with very little electrification and with an average payback period of less than 4 years, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Peter Mock, Managing Director of ICCT Europe.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The engine features technologies such as twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT); a compact, low-inertia turbo that spins at 248,000rpm; direct fuel injection; an aluminium cylinder head with integrated exhaust manifold; low friction piston coatings; low tension piston rings; low friction crank seals; and a cambelt-in-oil design.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. The fourth team is on track to exceed the target this year. Description. Federal funding. 999,977.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

Knock and fuel octane rating are becoming increasingly important due to many powertrain design trends including downsizing, downspeeding, cylinder deactivation, and hybridization. … fuel with higher ethanol content—for part- and full-load operation for different engine types and fuel assumptions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

The spark plug is at the center of the chamber. Ford’s turbocharged, gasoline direct injection EcoBoost engines are targeted to play a significant near-term role in Ford’s efforts to reduce fuel consumption by enabling downsizing. A 6-hole fuel injector is mounted between intake ports. Source: Ford. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5 A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5 GDI particulate emissions.

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

Scientists have developed a new laser-based spark plug which will increase a car’s fuel efficiency and make it easier to start it in cold conditions. Their aim is to develop LI systems for next-generation car engines based on efficient, downsized gasoline direct injection (GDI) technologies.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Since this energy loss is primarily thermal in nature and can be attributed to the exhaust, cooling system, and engine and transmission surfaces, Mazda’s R&D team’s central focus is on improving the engine’s thermal efficiency cost-effectively. This corresponds to a 23% reduction in fuel consumption and, therefore, CO 2 output.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In About Dr. Frank. Table of Contents.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The central location of spark plug and injector over the combustion chamber, and their orientation parallel to the crankshaft, forms a compact package with the capability to support homogeneous and stratified engine operation. SIDI engine. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The all-new 1.6-liter,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled the first model publicly shown based on the MQB: the Cross Coupé all-wheel-drive (AWD) plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV). At the Tokyo Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled the first model publicly shown based on the MQB: the Cross Coupé all-wheel-drive (AWD) plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In its new report on downsized and boosted gasoline engine technologies ( earlier post ) the ICCT highlighted Ricardo’s work on an “extreme” Miller cycle concept with high (13:1) compression ratio (CR) and central direct injection in a downsized boosted engine. A long exhaust stroke then extracts maximum efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

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. The engine retains the proven concept of a turbine-integrated exhaust manifold.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors. Ferrari As Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid, the SF90 integrates a trio of electric motors. Something strange is happening in the Ferrari SF90. But that leaves two wheels and 220 hp unaccounted for. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS The engine ran on the Miller cycle to improve efficiency at the near-constant-rpm operation a range extender is likely to experience, as well as a front-mounted exhaust system for packaging efficiency, according to the report. One of the prototypes was reportedly an EQS with a front-mounted 1.0-liter

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 28, 2024

That was combined with an ill-timed secondary round of downsizing and a switch to more efficient front-wheel drive platforms (except Brougham). That was combined with an ill-timed secondary round of downsizing and a switch to more efficient front-wheel drive platforms (except Brougham). reasonable liters. liters for the Northstar.

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