Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) and Ricardo are collaborating on a project to develop the Ricardo HyBoost concept ( earlier post )—a combination of low-cost technologies to deliver improved performance and fuel economy which featured recently in the Ricardo Centenary celebrations —into volume production on a JAC vehicle.

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Fuel Economy Economy Concept Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2013

Bernd Bohr, Chairman of the Bosch Automotive Group, the pace of development continues to pick up, in the form of powertrain electrification and the automation of driving. Only the diesel engine will achieve this in the compact class, but the gasoline engine will come close. Hydraulic hybrid drive for passenger cars. Earlier post.)

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Future Gasoline-Electric Vehicles Gasoline 291

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The small size, multi-fuel capability and potential low cost of the ULRE could also help speed adoption of electric vehicles. BladeBoost - A Novel Rotary Supercharger for Ultra-Efficient Downsized Gasoline Engines. Ptech Engines Ltd (lead), Tickford Powertrain Test Ltd, MUSI Engines Ltd, Concept Group International.

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Carbon Li-ion Downsizing Gas 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2017

The extreme valve temperatures experienced on today’s highly boosted downsized engines can lead to reduced valve fatigue life and critical valve guide and stem seal temperatures, resulting in the need for expensive valve steel alloys. A combination of HTC and TIM technologies reduced peak inlet valve head temperatures by between 26 and 32°C.

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Engine Emissions Exhaust Sodium 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

Fiat Group and Fiat Powertrain Technology introduced their new air management technology Multiair at the Geneva Motor Show. 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.

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Downsizing Gasoline Fuel Economy Engine 210

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. USA Today ) 10/25/06 DaimlerChrysler is downright reluctant, even though it has built four test models, commercial-size vans that run on gasoline and electricity.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45