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OCTOBER 11, 2011

The cylinder case is made from an aluminum-silicon alloy using a low-pressure chill casting process that achieves a high standard of homogeneity, according to Audi. Audi’s principle of downsizing: “ Forced induction replaces displacement ” One twin-scroll turbocharger per cylinder bank compresses the fresh air.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Automakers are turning to downsized turbocharged engines to satisfy more stringent global fuel economy and emission regulations and customer demand for better-performing vehicles. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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JUNE 16, 2015

The entire engine range (115 to 220 PS) meets the Euro-6 standard. The TSI engines deliver 110 kW / 150 PS and 162 kW / 220 PS (a gain of 20 PS) respectively, with the 150 PS version consuming, in combination with the standard manual transmission, 6.4 The DSG transmission is included as standard with the top 220 PS engine.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

Using the pressure from the exhaust gas from the active cylinders, the ‘idle’ cylinders could be expanded to extract more work out of the engine during partial load operation. With this improvement it is shown that the over-expansion cycle has a significant benefit compared to a standard ICE and cylinder deactivation techniques.

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JUNE 29, 2016

The concept of “intelligent electrification” enables highly aggressive engine downsizing and down-speeding beyond what might normally be possible other than through more expensive hybridization approaches. Further energy recovery is achieved from CPT’s exhaust-mounted 48V turbine integrated exhaust gas energy recovery system known as TIGERS.

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MARCH 5, 2014

Among the changes in the new Juke are a new design at the front and rear with greater emphasis on both premium refinement and sporty design cues; a new downsized 1.2-liter Its lower weight, standard automatic Stop/Start feature and more fuel-efficient operation translates into cleaner and more economical performance. Click to enlarge.

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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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Gas Vehicles Exhaust Engine 191

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Cobra could enable a 5–10% reduction in CO 2 emissions when implemented in conjunction with engine downsizing and down speeding strategies, and potentially more when used in conjunction with alternative fuels, according to CPT. Unlike a turbocharger, Cobra is not dependent on the exhaust gases flowing to do its work.

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Water Commercial Engine Diesel 370

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitrated PAHs were quantified in both the vapor and particle phases of the PM, with the GPF-equipped vehicles practically eliminating most of these species in the exhaust. The rapid market penetration of GDI vehicles has led governments to impose stricter standards to control PM emissions.

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Gasoline Emissions Engine Fuel Economy 253

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The low voltage approach compared with full hybrid and EV nominal voltages, which are typically in the range of 300 to 600V, avoids the need for high cost safety features and large battery packs. Moreover, compared with other electrical machines they have a high efficiency across a large speed range, good controllability, and reliability.

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JUNE 18, 2013

Therefore, Bohr said, Bosch aims to develop lithium-ion batteries that will at least double the range of current electric vehicles and at half the cost per kilowatt-hour. This will be done with a broad range of efficiency-enhancing technologies, including the turbocharging of downsized engines. And this is a good thing.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

VTES is optimized to use the standard 12V vehicle architecture. When applied to a radically downsized 1.2-liter liter turbocharged engine, VTES delivers in excess of a 50% increase in torque at engine speeds below 3,000rpm, more than compensating for insufficient power from the exhaust turbine. Compared with a 1.6-liter

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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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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. Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing. Although downsizing—i.e.,

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Eaton has developed a range of next-generation variable valvetrain systems for high-speed overhead camshaft engines. Eaton said that a series of process improvements and new engine valve product designs will help engine manufacturers address issues related to engine downsizing to achieve better fuel economy and reduced emissions.

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Eaton Emissions Fuel Range 218

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JUNE 7, 2010

Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. The downsizing process involved shortening the piston stroke by reducing the size of the crank pin and conrod assembly. Select Engines. New-generation 1.5 dCi engines.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

This combined combined aggressive 50% downsizing of the engine with an electric supercharger for transient low-speed performance and a 12+X volt micro-hybrid stop-start and energy recuperation systems. It is capable of operating in exhaust temperatures up to 850 °C, at speeds up to 60,000 rpm and delivering a peak power of 2 kW (@12V).

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Fuel Economy Diesel Economy Gasoline 239

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APRIL 24, 2010

In recent years two methods, namely downsizing and downspeeding, were established on the market to reduce CO 2 emissions while maintaining the driving performance of engines with identical effective power but a larger displacement. bar) is achieved by applying high- or low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation loops. < IMEP < 22.5

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Engine Hybrid Fuel Exhaust 170

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The new approach to natural gas combustion technology is designed to provide vehicle and engine original manufacturers (OEMs) with a “downsized” natural gas solution that is cost competitive while providing similar levels of power, torque, and fuel economy to a larger diesel engine. Environmental Protection Agency 2014 standards.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

The central part of the method is a new fuel system including high-temperature fuel injectors and a common rail to deliver SC fuel-diluent mixtures for combustion over ranges of conditions which will significantly improve engine efficiency, reduce PM and NO x and mitigate the environmental thermal impact. At SC conditions, however (T?450

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The new Astra is launching with a complete line-up of eight gasoline and diesel engines ranging from 70 kW/95 hp to 132 kW/180 hp. The average fuel consumption of the four diesel engines ranging from 70 kW/95 hp to 118 kW/160 hp, which are expected to represent almost half of the new Astra cars sold in Europe at launch, is 4.6

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Exhaust MPG Gasoline-Electric Engine 199

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JUNE 29, 2012

For the 2013 XF and XJ lineup, Jaguar is adding two new downsized forced induction gasoline powerplants: 3.0-liter Eight-speed ZF automatic transmissions are now fitted to all gasoline and diesel XJ and XF variants as standard for greater efficiency and performance. 1, optimize power, torque and economy throughout the rev range.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The initial range of 4-cylinder Ford EcoBoost engines for the company’s European product range will launch in 2010 and use the SCTi (sequential charge turbo injection) for production models. liter units for the company’s large car range. The line-up will comprise 1.6-liter liter units for the. Ford has confirmed that its new 2.0-liter

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Engine Ford Downsizing United Kingdom 186

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

In addition, Honeywell’s forecast calls for electric boosting products to help support compliance with more stringent national environmental standards. Diesel engines also provide increased torque, range and driving pleasure especially for pickup trucks, SUVs and light commercial vehicles, which remain extremely popular.

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MAY 17, 2013

With that as a premise, they go on to show that the efficiency of existing vehicles can be both positively and negatively affected by ethanol content, ranging from ?15% Standard deviations increase by >10% and >200% when used in high and low blends, respectively. ESR can range from ?1.42 15% to +24%. lower to 23.6% respectively.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Fiesta features Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) ( earlier post ) which allows the engine to be downsized for fuel economy while continuously optimizing camshaft phasing for throttle response, performance and flexibility.

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JULY 7, 2014

liter turbocharged gasoline engine has a combination water-cooled cylinder head, integrated exhaust manifold and twin-scroll turbocharger. Standard energy-efficient LED headlights and taillights. Combining the cylinder head, exhaust manifold and intercooler with variable wastegate control enhances low speed torque fuel economy.

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North America Lexus America Fuel Economy 210

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AUGUST 1, 2016

High-research octane number (RON) fuels are known to enable more efficient, higher-performance SI operation via engine downsizing and boosting. Any new metric or measurement process proposed must be validated against experimental data and related to existing ASTM or SAE standard fuel performance metrics. Additional barriers.

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Engine Fuel Emissions Pollution 150

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APRIL 17, 2014

General project targets were to deliver diesel-like or better fuel economy using E10 gasoline (RON91), and to achieve low engine-out NO x and PM using low temperature combustion, the intention being to avoid the cost of aftertreatment for NO x and PM, in addition to meeting more stringent standards. DOE UFEV program targets.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

In addition to a range of visual upgrades, the new cee’d GT Line features the debut of Kia’s all-new downsized 1.0-liter liter T-GDi is a downsized, three-cylinder power unit engineered to improve fuel consumption and emissions while offering strong performance and immediate response. Kia cee’d GT Line. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 8, 2013

To achieve the target fuel economy improvement over the baseline V6 configuration, the team used GTDI technology for downsizing in combination with part-load lean homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) operation for further fuel economy gains. Earlier post.). The project team is replacing a 3.6L I4 Ecotec engine. Combustion studies.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Engine 278

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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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JUNE 16, 2011

Turbocharging and downsizing can also yield fuel consumption reductions. Downsizing is an important strategy applicable in combination with technologies that increase engine torque, such as turbocharging or supercharging. NHTSA also asked that the NRC add to its assessment technologies that have emerged since that report was prepared.

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APRIL 14, 2011

MAHLE’s TJI can utilize the original PFI (homogeneous) or DI (homogeneous or stratified) fuel system supplying the main combustion chamber, and the majority of the fuel can be carried over from the standard OEM engine design. Continuously variable camshaft phasers for both the intake and exhaust enabled variable valve timing.

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APRIL 7, 2014

V-Charge integrates a supercharger with a mechanical variable speed drive to address a key barrier to engine downsizing by providing near instant response at any engine speed. This allows us to evolve a purpose-made unit that brings the technology much closer to market than previous proof-of-concept hardware.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

In 2013 the European Parliament recommended an “indicative range” of 68–78 g/km for 2025, while holding out the possibility that even lower targets should be considered if justified. These individual class curves are then sales weighted to estimate fleet average compliance costs for a range of potential CO 2 standards.

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CO2 Cars 2014 Exhaust 150

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JUNE 2, 2015

Despite its efficiency, the Golf TSI BlueMotion with the 85 kW / 114 hp downsized 999 cc EA211-series engine reaches 100 km/h in 9.7 The Golf TSI BlueMotion (which can be ordered in Trendline and Comfortline trim levels) now extends the model range. Exhaust manifold integrated in cylinder head. The exhaust manifold of the 1.0

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