Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2015

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, ZF is presenting its broad technology portfolio including the second generation of the 8HP 8-speed transmission. Furthermore, the ZF developers have succeeded in once again reducing the internal transmission losses. bar and, as a result, requires less energy overall.

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Fuel Downsizing Engine Detroit 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Citroën is introducing the first members of its new PureTech family of three-cylinder gasoline engines on the C3, DS3 and C-Elysée (for international markets) ranges. To achieve these results, PureTech development called for a number of changes, chief among which were: Downsizing. Reduced internal friction. Click to enlarge.

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Engine Gasoline Fuel MPG 281

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2010

Low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) causes heavy engine knock and can seriously damage engine parts or cause complete engine failure. The presence of low-speed pre-ignition is considered a major impediment to automobile manufacturers’ efforts to aggressively downsize engines to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Earlier post.).

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Engine Fuel Economy Gasoline Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Ford Engine Global Market 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

Nissan staged the world debut of the 5 th -generation Altima Sedan at the New York International Auto Show. For this next-generation design, 70% of the parts have been redesigned, which, along with a downsized oil pump, lower oil level and low viscosity oil results in up to 40% reduction in internal friction (versus the previous design).

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MPG 2013 Nissan Fuel Economy 230

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Mazda Engine Gasoline Diesel 322

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

In a fairly bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that, despite a few bright spots such as the rapid expansion of renewable technologies and the growth of hybrid and EV sales, the progress is far below that required to achieve a 2 °C pathway—i.e., Source: IEA.

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Carbon Supplies Global Transportation 265

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

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. Pollutant emissions are likewise reduced through combustion control.

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Downsizing Gasoline Fuel Economy Engine 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines. Consumers are showing an overwhelming preference for fuel-efficient internal combustion engines in the marketplace. Impact of different sales mix on new car average fuel economy.

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Standards Transportation Fuel Economy MPG 247

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Eaton uses an optimized solenoid design and integrates functions to reduce the number of parts required, resulting in a 33% weight savings and a significant reduction in size, said Tolley. The system comprises a deactivation rocker arm and oil control valve. —Dave Genise. Tiggo, 1.3S A3 and Riich 1.3S

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Eaton Emissions Fuel Range 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Continuing Opel’s strategy of downsizing, a new 103 kW/140hp 1.4 A die cast, structural aluminum oil pan adds further stiffness and provides further noise reduction. The coolant thermostat and the oil pump are electronically controlled to improve engine heat up. Under-skirt piston oil cooling is a further addition.

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Exhaust MPG Gasoline-Electric Engine 199

Green Car Congress

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. The block, cylinder head and oil pan—traditionally the heaviest engine components—are aluminum castings.

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Los Angeles North America Ford MPG 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

liter, three-cylinder turbo gasoline engine weighing only 40 kg (88 lbs) as the companion internal combustion engine for its electric ZEOD RC which will debut at Le Mans this year. Our engine team has done a truly remarkable job with the internal combustion engine. Engines Lubricating Oils Motorsport' Click to enlarge.

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Nissan Engine Downsizing Gasoline-Electric 372

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

The second-generation hybrid system has been thoroughly enhanced from its predecessor: The downsized GDI engine features an aluminum block and head, a compression ratio of 13.5:1, The 6-speed AT features a high-voltage electric oil pump for improved efficiency. l/100 km) combined based on internal testing. Sonata models.

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PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2011

While oil will remain the most widely used fuel, overall energy demand will be reshaped by a continued shift toward less-carbon-intensive energy source as well as steep improvements in energy efficiency in areas such as transportation, where the expanded use of advanced and hybrid vehicles will help push average new-car fuel economy to 48 mpg (4.9

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Personal Global Transportation Fuel 408

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2015

A comparison of the benefits of two different cylinder deactivation operating strategies for downsized 3-cylinder engines such as the 1.0L liter EcoBoost engine recently received its eighth award in four years at the 2015 International Engine of the Year Awards. Even for an aggressively downsized engine such as the 1.0-liter

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Ford Fuel Economy Downsizing Economy 150

Green Car Congress

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 Based on the interplay of various internal engine modifications—i.e., Four counterweights reduce internal forces in the crankshaft, which in turn reduces loads on the crankshaft main bearings.

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

The initial discussions between the FIA and the engine manufacturers were focused on delivering a more efficient internal combustion engine and more potent Hybrid systems. Per the regulations, the Mercedes team downsized their internal combustion engine (ICE) to a 1.6 This requires thinner, faster flowing oil.

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2014 Mercedes Fuel Power 252

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APRIL 10, 2013

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. CDTI also returned the best figures in testing at part-load/2,000 rpm. CDTI diesel engine.

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Engine 2016 Fuel Economy Fuel 287

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JUNE 27, 2017

3 B-Cycle gasoline engine is the first example of Volkswagen’s “Rightsizing” strategy—an engine development strategy that looks to for the optimal balance of displacement, output, torque and efficiency based on vehicle class and real-world operating conditions, rather than just seeking to downsize. Third, the EA888 2.0TSI Gen.3

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2022

It would be the biggest change in the history of a program that has, in part, failed to live up to its designers’ ambitious dreams. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which stewards the RFS, had repeatedly downsized the targets by nearly 25 percent. For the past decade and a half, the U.S. Now, it might get a breath of new life.

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Fuel South Korea Renewable Tax Credit 80

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

The EU will need an oil-free and largely CO 2 -free energy supply for transport by 2050 due to the need to reduce its impact on the environment and concerns about the security of energy supply. They will not provide for oil substitution, as required in the longer term. unwanted effects on indirect land use change.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Europe Gas-Electric 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The development of this layshaft gearbox, which features two clutches for zero torque interrupt, is part funded by the UK TSB to design and develop a high efficiency transmission for electric vehicles.

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Commercial Range Vehicles Downsizing 230

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

In addition to standardizing conventional internal combustion engines, the MQB also enables an identical mounting position for all current alternative drive concepts without limitations, from natural gas and hybrid versions to the pure electric drive. The engines, with a 10.5:1 liter versions at a low 1,400 rpm.

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Engine Exhaust Diesel Gasoline-Electric 294

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The new high-powered TDCi diesel engine follows the downsizing trend we’ve led with our EcoBoost petrol technology. liter EcoBoost engine was in 2014 named International Engine of the Year for a third time in a row, and will join the Mondeo engine line-up in early 2015 with 125 PS (92 kW) and CO 2 emissions of 119 g/km. A revised 2.0-liter

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Diesel Ford Hybrid Power 230

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International, and holds a Ph.D. The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. This last bit is the tricky part, as the control systems of all current hybrid vehicles are proprietary and not designed to function in this manner. In English-system (vs. it is in miles.

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PHEV Prius Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 49

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

On the diesel side—now available solely as BlueTEC units with SCR aftertreatment technology) , the focus is on downsizing and the new version of the V6 CDI engine. Friction-optimized bearings and new transmission oil thermal management also help reduce fuel consumption. BlueTEC diesel units. In the ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC, the 3.0-liter

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Mercedes SUV Fuel Energy 220

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

When crude oil comes into a refinery, it is first passed into a distillation process, which separates the crude oil into its different fractions by boiling range. This is likely to lead to an abundance and easy availability of lighter fractions like naphtha, which is the product of the initial distillation of crude oil.

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Gasoline Fuel Range Diesel 207

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. I believe strongly that this country has to get off oil," he says, sitting beside a massive V-16 engine on display in his office. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Green Car Congress

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. Click to enlarge. Planning background. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy Economy Ford Downsizing 186