Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

The XL Hybrids system in place. reduction in fuel consumption achieved with XL Hybrids’ aftermarket hybrid electric powertrain ( earlier post ) on a light-duty cargo van on the UDDS cycle (urban conditions). Integration of the XL Hybrids (XLH) system is right at the tail housing of the transmission. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

That’s the longest-range version of the production EQS, currently EPA-rated at 352 miles. 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4Matic Several years ago Infiniti envisioned its entire future around series hybrids with range extenders and downsized engines, such as this, with complementary full EVs sharing some of the components.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

outlined its plans for next-generation automotive technology&madsh;which it is labeling “Earth Dreams Technology”—comprising a series of measures to improve the efficiency of gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, hybrid and plug-in hybrid systems and electric powertrains. By downsizing from the present 2.2L

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Honda Plug-in Hybrid Engine 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2013

Alset’s dual-fuel Hybrid Hydrogen system. A prototype, twin-turbo, Aston Martin Rapide S at the 41 st ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring (19-20 May 2013) will debut Alset Global’s dual fuel Hybrid Hydrogen system, which enables the turbocharged 6.0-liter Click to enlarge. Four carbon-fiber tanks holding 3.23 Engines Hydrogen'

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Aston Martin Hydrogen Hybrid Fuel 230

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

Ford unveiled the new 2013 Ford Fusion midsize sedan, with conventional gasoline engine; hybrid featuring a next-generation of Ford’s hybrid system; and plug-in hybrid versions at the Detroit Auto Show—the first production sedan to offer that trio of options. Fusion Hybrid also features an all-new 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2017

Porsche unveiled the new 919 Hybrid at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (IT). The 2017 model of the Porsche 919 Hybrid deploys a range of new innovations, particularly in the vehicle’s aerodynamics, the chassis and the combustion engine. mile) track in Le Mans, subject to the restriction that it may only consume a maximum of 4.31

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Porsche 2017 Hybrid Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Peugeot will introduce the HR1 urban hybrid concept car at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. liter THP 81 kW (110 bhp), 195 N·m (144 lb-ft) gasoline engine is one of the future family of three-cylinder engines currently under development as part of PSA Group’s engine downsizing strategy. Tags: Hybrids.

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Concept Hybrid Cars Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

mpg and 199 g/mile CO 2 in 2026. These innovative technologies include catalytic and evaporative emissions controls, advanced fuel injection, downsized GDI engines, turbochargers, cooled-EGR systems, dynamic cylinder deactivation, OBD systems as well as hybrid and fuel cell powertrain systems, batteries, electric components and controls.

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Standards Industrial Industry Downsizing 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2011

Jaguar will develop the micro-turbine hybrid C-X75 concept car ( earlier post ) as a limited production supercar (maximum of 250), priced at between £700,000 - £900,000 (US$1.15 - $1.48 The road-going supercar will use a downsized, highly-boosted gasoline engine with one electric motor at each axle. The C-X75 concept in Paris.

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Land Rover Hybrid Building Concept 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2016

hybrid vehicles, downsizing, plug-ins)—or under some specific operating conditions (e.g. hybrid vehicles, downsizing, plug-ins)—or under some specific operating conditions (e.g. miles per gallon. With the advent of new powertrain technologies (e.g. With the advent of new powertrain technologies (e.g.

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Fuel Romania Downsizing Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

a developer and manufacture of axial flux motors, hybrid drive trains and generator sets ( earlier post ), will demonstrate a plug-in hybrid version of the iconic London Black Cab featuring EVO’s DuoDrive system at the. Hybrid vehicle in urban and extra urban environments. Tags: Hybrids Motors Plug-ins. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

65% agreed with the decision to set new miles-per-gallon standards for 2025, with 30% saying they strongly agreed with the decision. Hybrid technology was also viewed as important, along with variable valve timing, gasoline direct injection, and mass reduction. miles per gallon under test conditions for the 2025 model year.

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Fuel Economy Auto Economy Standards 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The new F800 Style is a five-seat upper-range sedan featuring an all-new multi drive platform suited for a hydrogen fuel cell electric drive with a range of almost 600 kilometers (373 miles) as well as the a plug-in hybrid drive with a 30 km (19 mile) all-electric range. F 800 Style Plug-in Hybrid. Total range (km/miles).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

According to Brooks, among the technologies GM is looking to in the gasoline engine area are: Continued aggressive downsizing. By contrast, however, a 2017 Tesla Model S AWD 90D carries a WTW CO 2 e intensity (US average) of 190 g/mile. Compression rations between 13 and 14 to maximize work extraction.

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GM Engine Future Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Internal combustion engines have been significantly improving in the past decade, after the adoption of technologies such as Gasoline Direct Injection, mild electrification, downsizing and turbocharging. The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L —Skarke et al.

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Waste PHEV Fuel Exhaust 312

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

The company also showed strong improvements in GHG emissions due to its increased use of hybrids and its focus on smaller, turbocharged engines in vehicles ranging from the Ford Focus sedan to the F-150. To develop the ranking, UCS averaged the per-mile emissions for each light-duty vehicle sold by each automaker. Source: UCS.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

(As a point of comparison, the US EPA’s proposed national CO 2 emissions standards for light-duty vehicles under section 202 (a) of the Clean Air Act would require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams/mile of CO 2 —155.26 g/km—in model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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2015 Downsizing CO2 Sale 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2019

Finally, the technologies considered in the assessment were assumed to be designed to meet a 435,000-mile full-useful life (FUL) and a 350,000-mile or 5-year warranty, with the latter going into effect in 2022 in California. g/bhp-hr and a low-load cycle limit below 0.2 The cost of controlling NO x to 0.05 g/bhp-hr in 2024 and to 0.02

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Standards Diesel 2019 Emissions 191

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

This will depend on each automaker’s assessment of diesel’s cost-effectiveness compared with other technologies, such as hybrids, and customer desire for the advantages of diesels. miles per gallon in model year 2016, and 49.1 Diesel engines will also benefit from e-boosting and 48V mild hybridization. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Light Fuel Economy 2017 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Toyota is simplifying the design of its stack, resulting in downsizing and downweighting, and reducing the amount of platinum catalyst required. He noted that it took seven years even for “successful” hybrid electric vehicles to reach annual sales of 100,000 units globally. Why fuel-cell vehicles? —Akio Toyoda.

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2015 Toyota Commercial Fuel 315

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 km) of all electric range and a 9.8 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

liter four-cylinder engine and the NX 300h hybrid with 2.5-liter liter Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine, which brings the brand’s number of hybrid offerings to six—the most among luxury brands. Among the features of the hybrid is a new transmission with a kick-down function. NX300h: Hybrid with a kickdown.

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North America Lexus America Fuel Economy 210

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 23, 2007

Ford is now getting the word out that the Ford Edge crossover platform gives the company "the ultimate in flexibility in researching advanced propulsion technology" and thus could easily use a small gasoline or downsized diesel engine in lieu of the fuel cell. is joining the list of automakers working on a plug-in hybrid -- with a twist.

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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. Earlier post.)

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

These are expected to result in a combined MY 2016 average vehicle emission level of 250 g CO 2 /mile (equivalent to 35.5 Initial commercialization of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Initial commercialization of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

For Honda on the vehicle side, that strategy encompasses ongoing development of more efficient hybrids, as well as battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles. Honda has set a target of two-thirds of its overall unit sales coming from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero emission vehicles (BEVs and FCVs) by around 2030.

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Fuel Honda Hydrogen Production 150

Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Representatives of GM stoked the clamor for the Volt, and a Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid sat on the show floor. As America downsizes and SUVs go unpurchased, GM’s diehards put inefficient if zero-emission H2/FCV Equinoxes in advertisements and a few dozen driveways to which they remain tethered by unavailable fuel.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors. Ferrari As Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid, the SF90 integrates a trio of electric motors. The result is Ferrari’s fastest road car ever, peaking at 339 kilometers per hour (211 miles per hour). The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 94

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

HYBRID VEHICLES. Six new stretch technical goals have been established by the 21CTP for heavy-duty hybrid vehicles. will develop and demonstrate technologies to improve truck and trailer aerodynamics, combustion efficiency, waste heat recovery, hybridization, idle reduction, and reduced rolling resistance tires. Navistar, Inc.

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EPA Fuel Engine Hybrid 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. liter GDI four-cylinder engine, engineered specifically for hybrid applications. The Niro features an all-new, advanced Kappa 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

harmonized with NHTSA’s CAFE standards, are projected to require 163 grams/mile of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in model year 2025. The 163 g/mile limit would be equivalent to 54.5 mpg by 2016 and result in an average light vehicle tailpipe CO 2 level of 250 grams per mile. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Electric cars for city driving are just around the corner and technology exists to run a car for up to 120 miles without a top up. Getting to twice or three times that is still some way off, and that’s why Mercedes-Benz intend to pursue the hybrid route in the meantime, he explains. Tags: Mercedes electric hybrid interview.

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Mercedes Electric Cars Cars Petrol 60

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). CAR did not assume any downsizing of the vehicle sales fleet or significant reduction in performance by vehicles in any segment as a means for increasing fuel economy standards by 2025. Source: CAR. Click to enlarge. Source: CAR.

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Fuel Economy Economy Auto Industry Standards 199

Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2022

The company calls this dual-chemistry hybrid pack Gemini, and recently told Charged that it is enabled by utilizing cutting-edge cell technologies and a proprietary high-power-density DC-DC converter. kWh battery with an energy density of 416 Wh/l, and drove it 752 miles on a single charge, as a proof of concept.

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Miles Range DC Batteries 66

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

EcoBoost gasoline engine option and a new hybrid option. The new Mondeo goes on sale as a four-door hybrid, five-door or wagon in dealerships across Europe later this year. The new high-powered TDCi diesel engine follows the downsizing trend we’ve led with our EcoBoost petrol technology. First Mondeo Hybrid.

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Diesel Ford Hybrid Power 230

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

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 In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) The word “hybrid” is misleading.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

Replacing spark-ignition engines with diesel engines and components would yield fuel savings of about 37% at an added cost of approximately $5,900 per vehicle, and replacing spark-ignition engines with hybrid engines and components would reduce fuel consumption by 43% at an increase of $6,000 per vehicle.

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