Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2019

Eaton is supplying a number of leading-edge technologies that improve fuel economy and reduce emissions to Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) teams. Since 2008, Eaton’s Vehicle Group has been laser-focused on reducing emissions and fuel consumption.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The Ricardo-led Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) project will apply 48V “intelligent electrification” concepts, mild hybridization and waste heat recovery in a Ford Focus diesel demonstrator. version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Fuel expenses and delivery fees add to the overall food cost. Investing in EV vehicles , controlling fuel costs and fleet downsizing are other green means that benefit this industry. For example, shipping food to grocery stores costs money, making it more expensive depending on where and how it is delivered.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award more than $187 million to nine projects to improve fuel efficiency for heavy-duty trucks and passenger vehicles. The remaining six projects totaling more than $71 million will support efforts to increase the fuel economy for passenger vehicle engines and powertrain systems. 38,831,115.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Developed for the latest 1-liter downsized gasoline engines. The successful collaboration with Ford resulted in a turbocharger design that meets the particular technical challenges posed by small, downsized engines. Another innovation is the newly devised fuel-quality sensor. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2016

The T-Hybrid (based on a Kia Optima) ( earlier post ) and the ADEPT (based on a Ford Focus) ( earlier post ) both utilize an advanced 48V lead-carbon battery system with bolt-on electrical components that allow for significant engine-downsizing without loss in performance. liter engine the performance of a 1.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2015

These tests of typical duty cycles have verified fuel savings of more than 20% for the front-end loader and more than 25% on the telescopic boom handler, with an expected payback in under 18 months for both applications. These functional evaluations include more than 1,000 hours on a 16-tonne (17.5-ton) Powerboost system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. GM has reduced total waste 25 kilograms, or 55 pounds, per vehicle since 2010.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

million to a project to develop a high-efficiency engine system that integrates a compact micro-hybrid configuration of a supercharger with an electric waste heat recovery system and employs high rates of recirculated exhaust gases.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2010

The team will integrate the novel technology with a downsized engine to create a Ford vehicle demonstrator. The Blade Supercharger is a novel variable flow compressor with the ability to meet the boosting requirements of heavily downsized engines, both gasoline and diesel. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems.

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2023

Upcoming Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets a new V12 engine and three electric motors as part of a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system Rather than downsizing the engine or switching only to electric motors, the Italian sports car maker has instead added three electric motors to the supercar mix.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

While fuel savings were measured across all engine speeds, the results indicated that with the improvements of the new TorqStor device in this application, fuel savings of in the region of 10% would be expected for a well-integrated excavator application of this technology, when used at typical operating speeds. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2010

The primary goal is developing a prototype of a CNG-fueled parallel hybrid based on an Opel Astra Caravan with less than 90 g CO 2 /km emissions. Characteristic for both methods is the shift of engine operating points towards higher loads and therefore to areas of better brake specific fuel consumption. is successful.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The new venture, which will be called “Rotrak”, will add Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive to Rotrex’ supercharging technology to address the automotive industry’s need for affordable, effective engine downsizing technologies. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

At NACV 2017, Bosch is also showcasing several future-focused powertrain concepts engineered to save fuel and money while extending the lives of fleets. To further reduce fuel consumption, the eCity Truck platform can also integrate 48-volt technology. Powertrain concepts. Control unit.

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Green Car Congress

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. The benefits of Cobra to the engine developer and end user depend on the application.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

As a reduced cost concept, it aims to make more intelligent use of electrical energy to achieve the desired reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. 48V Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems' The TIGERS design and control system have been designed to do exactly this through a number of thorough modeling exercises.

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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. Specific engine-mapping aimed at reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. combined with fuel consumption of an engine of its size.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

Governments across the world have been passing laws mandating reductions in fuel consumption and/or carbon emissions. A 10% reduction in vehicle weight offers fuel savings of 5 to 7% (in mpg), provided the vehicle's powertrain is also downsized, Frost & Sullivan notes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The purpose of the 21CTP is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions; increase heavy-duty vehicle safety; and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. Among the findings and recommendations, by area, from the new report are: ENGINE SYSTEMS AND FUELS. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

Fuel consumption for the hybrid is 3L/100 km (78.4 This translates into fuel savings and emissions cuts of 5% during summer and up to 9% during winter. Another technique introduced in collaboration with BASF is thermoelectric waste heat recovery. Adaptive aerodynamic features also increase fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2021

A team from McMaster University in Canada has published a comprehensive review of recent progress in low-temperature combustion (LTC), alternative fuels (AF), over-expansion Atkinson cycle, and waste heat recovery (WHR) techniques as applied to hybrid-specific engines. Their open-access paper is published in the journal Energy Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Downsizing and downspeeding including more sophisticated charge air/boost systems. Fuel injection and variable valve & actuation systems. Waste heat recovery to shaft power or electricity production. Low carbon liquid fuels. Power electronics & electric machines.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Independent on-engine test results have verified the simulation predictions that a Torotrak V-Charge variable drive mechanical supercharger enables more ambitious levels of engine downsizing. Next generation downsizing and downspeeding remain the industry’s best near-term solutions for reducing carbon emissions.

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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. Ambient or low grade waste heat is used as an energy source with the cryogen providing both the working fluid and heat sink. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2010

for a project developing a waste heat recovery system using VanDyne’s SuperTurbocharger technology. The program goal of Phase 1 and Phase 2 is to achieve a 7% increase in fuel efficiency as well as a corresponding 7% increase in maximum horsepower over the traditional turbocharged diesel engines within the US Army fleet.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

liter units which are part of a new generation of engines from the Kappa family—meet growing demand for small capacity, turbocharged engines to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emission without compromising performance. Both engines—1.0-liter liter and 1.4-liter liter T-GDI engine. liter T-GDI unit. liter engine. Based on a 1.7-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2013

A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Blending 25-50% of this low-temperature ethanol reformate with ethanol or E85 fuels enables dilute engine operation, resulting in substantial improvements in fuel economy and emissions. Unlike high-temperature reforming, supplementary water is not required.

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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 It is much more than that.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2014

OBS is a membrane-based process that separates gasoline into higher and lower octane fractions—essentially creating a dual fuel system from a single base fuel—allowing optimal use of fuel components based on engine requirements. 100 RON product when using regular unleaded (RUL) 92 RON gasoline as the base fuel.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2014

Thermoelectric materials convert temperature differences into electric voltage; a TEG in a vehicle is designed to convert waste heat to power. An automotive TEG is intended to improve fuel economy by power from waste heat to reduce the electric generator load on the engine. GMZ is targeting a fuel economy improvement of 5%.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2012

The company’s engineers have a prototype system running in a B-segment donor vehicle on a dynamometer and are calibrating the control strategy to prove its driveability, performance, CO 2 and fuel economy benefits. ratio means that they are effectively over-sized and therefore wasteful at higher speeds.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

That’s right my friends, while others are cutting back, downsizing, slowing down and pulling back, your Creative Greenius is not only Ready to Go, I’m already going, baby, and I’m moving at Obama speed. Their presentations have been thorough, comprehensive, well-researched and well presented. Looking forward to telling you all about it.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

2 with the incorporation of auxiliary fueling in the pre-chamber. fuel is injected into the pre-chamber. The engine utilizes PFI for the main chamber and direct injection for the pre-chamber auxiliary fuel. The enleanment capabilities of the 390 cc single-cylinder engine are extended from ? =

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

The F1 W05 will deliver more than one-third more performance from every unit of fuel consumed. A maximum race fuel allowance of 100 kg per race, coupled with a maximum fuel flow rate of 100 kg/hour, focused development efforts on delivering performance with a set of new technologies that achieve the efficiency gain of more than 30%.

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