Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Damaged pistons are just one of several potential failure modes from engines that exhibit LSPI. LSPI is considered an impediment to aggressive engine downsizing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Cost to join the P 3 Consortium is $225,000 for original equipment manufacturers and those in the fuels and lubricants industry.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

Eco-innovations will count for up to 7 grams of manufacturers’ fleet targets. Penalties will be imposed on a sliding scale; manufacturers exceeding their target by more than 3 g/km will pay €95 (US$137) per excess gram per vehicle. Provisions for niche manufacturers (10,000 to 300,000 units) to achieve fleet average reduction of 25%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

In terms of powertrain technologies, Renault focused on the introduction of new technologies for internal combustion engines and conventional transmissions, as well as outlining its commitment to electric powertrains. Select Engines. dCi engines. Specific engine-mapping aimed at reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions.

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MAY 20, 2009

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. Approximately 250 employees are returning to the plant to build the new engines. The “downsize and boost” strategy provides consumers better fuel economy without sacrificing the power for driving performance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

liter, 3-cylinder Range Extender engine with integrated electrical generator. Lotus Engineering will unveil its Range Extender engine at the 63 rd Frankfurt International Motor Show next week. This results in reduced engine mass (56 kg/123 lbs), assembly costs, package size and improved emissions and engine durability.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Ford revealed further details of the upcoming four-cylinder versions of its turbocharged, gasoline direct-injected EcoBoost engine family (earlier post) at the Frankfurt Motor Show, prior to their first European production applications in 2010. liter engine catering for applications of 200 PS and above, the 1.6-liter With the 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

During his presentation at the recent California Air Resources Board (ARB) ZEV Technology Symposium, Tatsuaki Yokoyama, from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, said that Toyota aimed to reduce the cost of fuel cell vehicles to 1/10 of the current level by design and materials improvement by commercialization in 2015.

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APRIL 2, 2010

Each manufacturer will have its own fleet-wide standard which reflects the vehicles it chooses it produce. EPA is allowing auto manufacturers to earn credits toward the fleet-wide average CO 2 standards for improving air conditioning systems, such as reducing both hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant losses (i.e. Passenger cars.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Using a 2007 base vehicle, the committee estimated the potential fuel savings and costs to consumers of available technology combinations for three types of engines over that timeframe: spark-ignition gasoline, compression-ignition (CI) diesel, and hybrid. Engines and Technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The diversified manufacturer also said that in addition to boosting engine performance, its superchargers can provide up to a 5% fuel savings and reduce emissions compared to competing technologies. Eaton has developed a range of next-generation variable valvetrain systems for high-speed overhead camshaft engines.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

liter gasoline engine designed for the North American market that features direct injection (DI) and Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) for enhanced performance and fuel efficiency. liter Ti-VCT engine and PowerShift dual-clutch transmission for the North American market will not be marketed in Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

GM’s second-generation fuel-cell system (engineer included for scale.) The new system, where we have adopted a pretty radical change in the architecture itself, downsizes dramatically, takes 100 kg of the mass out, and takes the size down to half of that of the Equinox. Click to enlarge. The new second-generation system is to the left.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

CPT says that the RegEnBoost system enables a typical family-sized car to achieve less than 100 g/km CO 2 with a 1-liter gasoline engine, but when required can offer the same lively performance and in-gear acceleration of a 2-liter naturally aspirated powertrain.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Chrysler’s new powertrain strategy is relying on the rapid transfer of Fiat Group technology for Multiair; Gasoline Direct Injection; turbocharging and alternative fuels to support rapid downsizing and improvement of fuel economy, along with the simplification of the company’s engine line-up, according to Paolo E.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

Comparison of fuel consumption of Omnivore, homogeneous Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) and Spray-Guided GDI engines. The first testing phase of Lotus Engineering’s Omnivore variable compression ratio, flex-fuel direct injection two-stroke engine ( earlier post ) has been successfully completed on gasoline.

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Fuel Economy Engine Light Fuel 218

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Warranty: In performing some of these modifications you may void your warranty with the vehicles manufacturer. What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? This number represents the electric propulsion range of the PHEV before it must depend upon its internal combustion engine for motive power.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Individual manufacturers will be required to comply with a single fuel economy level that is based on the distribution of its production among the footprints of its vehicles. In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Delphi is highlighting new developments in the area of fuel injection systems, ignition, valve train and ancillary systems for improving fuel consumption and lowering CO 2 emissions from spark ignition engines without what it calls the cost and risk of different technologies. Delphi CNG injector. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, Ford will offer its first-generation turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) in 90% of its product lineup by 2013. Planning background. ” First-generation EcoBoost.

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