Downsizing, Exhaust and Pollution

Achates OPGCI project targeting 50% fuel efficiency gains over downsized GDI engine at reduced cost

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The engine should yield fuel efficiency gains of more than 50% compared to a downsized, turbo-charged gasoline direct injection engine, while reducing the overall cost of the powertrain system, said Fabien Redon, Vice President, Technology Development at Achates Power. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Fabien Redon.

Downsizing

Downsizing Engine Fuel Gasoline

TDK and Toshiba establish JV for automotive inverters for HEVs, PHEVs, EVs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Many countries propose to impose more stringent regulation of automobile exhaust emissions in 2020 and after, in an effort to prevent air pollution and global warming.

PHEV

PHEV DC Automobile Downsizing

NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

The selected projects will focus on reducing the total cost of ownership of NGVs, increasing vehicle efficiency, decreasing local air pollution, and advancing technology development to increase the use of more affordable medium- and heavy-duty natural gas engines and vehicles. Cummins Inc. Plug-in Hybrid CNG Drayage Truck “PHET”.

Gas

Gas Vehicles Exhaust Engine

Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The researchers assessed the gaseous, particulate, and genotoxic pollutants from two current technology gasoline direct injection vehicles when tested in their original configuration and with a catalyzed gasoline particulate filter (GPF). liter downsized turbocharged centrally-mounted direct injection engine.

Gasoline

Gasoline Emissions Engine Fuel Economy

Study finds fleet switch from PFI to GDI engines will result in net reduction in global warming

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

Although real-world fuel economy improvements from GDI technology alone are close to 1.5%, they can reach 8% by downsizing and turbocharging the engine, which can be achieved on GDI engines without loss of power compared to PFI engines. Organic gas emissions were the most sensitive to cold-start compared to the other pollutants tested.

Fleet

Fleet Engine Global Fuel Economy

Dearman begins on-vehicle testing of Gen 2 transport refrigeration system powered by liquid air engine; lighter, more efficient

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

The Dearman liquid air engine is an innovative heat engine that uses liquid air (or liquid nitrogen) as a “fuel” and emits cold air as exhaust. After each expansion cycle the heat exchange fluid is recovered from the exhaust and reheated to ambient temperature via a heat exchanger similar to a conventional radiator. Earlier post.)

Transportation

Transportation Engine Power Powered

ICCT: 2025 target average of 70 g/km CO2 for new cars in EU feasible and economical; more so with electric drive

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

However, although a CO 2 target of 70 g/km could be met without significant deployment of electric vehicles, the study found that exhausting all the potential gains from combustion engine technology improvements before transitioning to electric drive would be a relatively costly approach for vehicle manufacturers.

CO2

CO2 Cars 2014 Exhaust

Advanced Turbocharged, Direct Injected Gasoline Engines Poised to Take on Diesels in US and in Europe for Reduced Fuel Consumption and Emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

However, prior to the remarks on climate change and the regulatory response, he spent a few minutes discussing the efforts on urban pollution—e.g., What more is need to end urban pollution, something we’ve been spending over 30 years working on? Differentiated Analysis of Downsizing Concepts”). smog and particulates.

Gasoline

Gasoline Diesel Engine Emissions

Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

Green Car Congress

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.

Environment

Environment Engine 2010 Parts

Fiat Introduces Multiair Electro-Hydraulic Valve-Timing System

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

Pollutant emissions are likewise reduced through combustion control. Applied to a turbocharged, downsized engine, MultiAir can contribute to up to a 25% reduction in fuel consumption over conventional naturally aspirated engines with the same performance, according to Fiat.

Downsizing

Downsizing Gasoline Fuel Economy Engine

Use of Supercritical Diesel Fuel for Improved Efficiency and Reduced Emissions

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Heat required to bring the fuel to SC states is recovered from the exhaust gas of the engine. To attenuate that risk, the researchers use a diluent such as CO 2 , H 2 O or exhaust gas. George Anitescu from Syracuse presented the work in a poster at the DEER 2009 conference in Dearbon, Michigan. At SC conditions, however (T?450

Diesel

Diesel Fuel Emissions 2009

MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

This has resulted in higher catalyst loading per volume of substrate and led to downsizing of systems from those available in 2010. New substrates are designed with thinner walls or higher porosity, which allows the coating of better catalysts without sacrificing durability.

Emissions

Emissions Diesel Engine 2010

Citroën introduces first members of new 3-cylinder gasoline engine family; 1.0L and 1.2L PureTech reduce fuel consumption about 25%

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

To achieve these results, PureTech development called for a number of changes, chief among which were: Downsizing. The exhaust manifold is integrated directly in the cylinder head, which reduces the number of parts and overall weight. The specifications also stipulated a specific power of 50 kW per liter. Three cylinders.

Engine

Engine Gasoline Fuel MPG

Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The more efficient combustion engine technologies, with their enabling of downsizing, come in compatibly with hybridization, with hybridization and electrification playing a larger role over time. The further downsized next-generation technologies can be very synergistic within hybrid applications. Planning background.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Ford Downsizing

Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Specific to diesel, it also has the potential to significantly reduce pollutant emissions, like mononitrogen oxide (NO x ), and help meet more stringent regulations including the Real-Driving Emissions test in Europe. Regional highlights include: In North America, more engine downsizing is expected. liter six-cylinder.

Global

Global Sale Transportation Vehicles

Freescale introduces new powerful microcontroller for automotive powertrain systems

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. Block diagram of the chip. Click to enlarge.

Power

Power Powered Engine Conversion

Perhaps not what you thought

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The framework is deliberately designed to prevent downsizing , even though manufacturing smaller vehicles is the best strategy for reducing CO2 emissions. Rule change will sustain the glut of compliance credits The EPA proposal includes a rule change that will bolster the pay-to-pollute travesty.

EPA

EPA Fleet Fuel Economy 2019

Calls for an international 48V electrical standard for vehicles; looming WLTP implementation

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. The EU goal is to introduce the WLTP by 2017 if possible and no later than 2020 to coincide with the 95 g/km requirement. The WLTP is significantly more dynamic with faster acceleration rates. The conference.

Standards

Standards International Vehicles Hybrid

U Toronto team assess the climate trade-off between reduced CO2 and increased Black Carbon from GDI engines

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 The extent of fuel-air mixing can be affected by injection system design.

Climate

Climate Engine Carbon Fuel Economy

DOE to award $7M to accelerate fuel and engine co-optimization technologies; Co-Optima initiative

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2016

Groundbreaking research in the last 10 years has identified combustion engine strategies that—especially if optimized to run on new fuels—would offer significantly higher efficiency and produce fewer engine-out pollutants than current engines. Fuel research will focus on low-GHG advanced biofuel/petroleum blends.

Engine

Engine Fuel Emissions Pollution

Perhaps not what you thought

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The framework is deliberately designed to prevent downsizing , even though manufacturing smaller vehicles is the best strategy for reducing CO2 emissions. Rule change will sustain the glut of compliance credits The EPA proposal includes a rule change that will bolster the pay-to-pollute travesty.

EPA

EPA Fleet Fuel Economy 2019

Update on DOE Co-Optima project to co-optimize fuels & engines; goal of 30% per vehicle reduction in petroleum

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Thrust 1 builds on the significant amount of work carried out over the past several decades, focused on building advanced boosted, downsized, and downspeeded spark ignition engines. High combustion noise and high HC and CO emissions are also a problem, with lower exhaust temperatures representing a challenge for current emissions controls.

Engine

Engine Fuel Vehicles Emissions

Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas. Automakers are finding it difficult to challenge those boldface numbers with internal combustion alone, especially as engines are relentlessly downsized to meet regulations.

Plug-in

Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. In fact, the optimized PHEV is much more efficient as a long range liquid fuel vehicle, because the engine is downsized. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

EV Driven

Achates OPGCI project targeting 50% fuel efficiency gains over downsized GDI engine at reduced cost

TDK and Toshiba establish JV for automotive inverters for HEVs, PHEVs, EVs

NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

Study finds fleet switch from PFI to GDI engines will result in net reduction in global warming

Dearman begins on-vehicle testing of Gen 2 transport refrigeration system powered by liquid air engine; lighter, more efficient

ICCT: 2025 target average of 70 g/km CO2 for new cars in EU feasible and economical; more so with electric drive

Advanced Turbocharged, Direct Injected Gasoline Engines Poised to Take on Diesels in US and in Europe for Reduced Fuel Consumption and Emissions

Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

Fiat Introduces Multiair Electro-Hydraulic Valve-Timing System

Use of Supercritical Diesel Fuel for Improved Efficiency and Reduced Emissions

MECA report finds additional NOx emission reductions from new heavy-duty trucks achievable and cost-effective

Citroën introduces first members of new 3-cylinder gasoline engine family; 1.0L and 1.2L PureTech reduce fuel consumption about 25%

Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

Freescale introduces new powerful microcontroller for automotive powertrain systems

Perhaps not what you thought

Calls for an international 48V electrical standard for vehicles; looming WLTP implementation

U Toronto team assess the climate trade-off between reduced CO2 and increased Black Carbon from GDI engines

DOE to award $7M to accelerate fuel and engine co-optimization technologies; Co-Optima initiative

Perhaps not what you thought

Update on DOE Co-Optima project to co-optimize fuels & engines; goal of 30% per vehicle reduction in petroleum

Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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