Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., The downsizing trend also has an impact on owner satisfaction with the fuel economy of their new vehicle. purchased a new vehicle in a smaller segment than the vehicle they replaced. Power and Associates.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Porsche has earned a third consecutive Manufacturers’ World Championship title with the 919 Hybrid. Three manufacturers’ world championship titles and three Le Mans victories for the Porsche 919 Hybrid are confirmation of our initial bold decision to attempt something totally new. Season 2017 Porsche LMP team. Click to enlarge.

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InsideEVs

APRIL 20, 2022

The manufacturer seems convinced electrification is the future and it sees the end of the V8 is in sight.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2009

Schematic of downsized and supercharged four-stroke hybrid pneumatic spark injection engine. The reduction in fuel consumption is obtained mainly through enabling the effective use of a heavily downsized engine, rather than from regenerative efficiency. The major part of this gain is due to downsizing the engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed a cost-effective new material for valve seat inserts that helps manufacturers meet the durability demands of engine downsizing and alternative or high-octane blended fuels. This new material has the potential to become the foundation of our future portfolio of valve seat materials.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Murata Manufacturing and Michelin have co-developed a new generation of RFID modules that are embedded into tires. As the technology is also available, from now on, to any other tire manufacturer, this shall foster market adoption. Murata has extensive experience and knowledge of RF technology and downsizing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed an innovative aluminum piston design that can reliably withstand the mechanical and thermal loads produced by heavily boosted engines, thereby enhancing diesel engine performance and supporting diesel downsizing. The grain size of the re-melted part is approximately one tenth of the as-cast size.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

As part of the study, Knittel also investigated the relative efficiencies of manufacturers. Volvo is the most efficient manufacturer of light duty trucks, followed by Subaru, GM and Honda. Over time, US manufacturers’ relative efficiency in both passenger cars and light trucks has degraded.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Williams will continue to manufacture its own transmission. Under the terms of the agreement, Williams will be supplied with a Mercedes-Benz Power Unit (Internal Combustion Engine plus Energy Recovery System) by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) based in Brixworth, UK. To do so, teams will switch from naturally aspirated 2.4

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The EV motor drive system, the smallest of its kind, will enable manufacturers to develop EVs offering more passenger space and greater energy efficiency. Mitsubishi Electric plans to commercialize its new EV motor system after finalizing technologies for motor/inverter cooling, further downsizing and additional efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2020

The components will be manufactured by Pierburg Huayu Pump Technology (PHP), a Shanghai-based joint venture company of Rheinmetall Automotive. Especially for today’s downsized gasoline engines, the electric pumps are also useful since they always guarantee an adequate vacuum level, for example for boosting braking power.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2009

For example, the trend towards engine downsizing in road vehicles to improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO 2 emissions can be complemented by the downsizing of transmissions, requiring the intervention of new technologies and manufacturing processes for stronger and more lightweight components. Steve Vanes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Our fast-charging technology works for most energy-dense batteries and will open a new possibility to downsize electric vehicle batteries from 150 to 50 kWh without causing drivers to feel range anxiety. Credit: EC Power. EC Power’s Thermally Modulated Cell Technology (TMCT) heats cells from the inside out.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2012

Federal-Mogul is helping engine manufacturers to increase the power output and durability of smaller engines, supporting them in a key area of their global CO 2 reduction strategies. Federal-Mogul’s Hybrid Liner is produced at its Powertrain Energy manufacturing facility in Friedberg, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

Peugeot continues to improve engine efficiency with a downsizing strategy for its gasoline and HDi FAP diesel engines. Peugeot is also back in bicycle market via a an exclusive worldwide partnership with Cycleurope, Europe’s leading bicycle manufacturer. Included in its product strategy are: Cleaner engines. 100% Electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2019

In particular, BDS provides benefits to battery manufacturers looking for breakthrough improvements in charge rates, battery cycle life and energy density. Moreover, Hacskaylo expects MOLECULAR REBAR to play an effective role in the down-gauging and downsizing of new battery designs.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Incorporating a new design, the three concepts point to the direction MMC’s development and manufacturing will take in the near future. The Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV is a compact SUV featuring a front engine, front-wheel drive layout PHEV system that is configured with a downsized 1.1-liter Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

In response, MECA (Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association), commented : Suppliers of emission control and efficiency technologies will continue to innovate and introduce new advancements to further improve fuel efficiency while continuing to lower tailpipe emissions across the light-duty vehicle fleet. The final rule requires a 1.5%

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Green Cars News

MAY 13, 2010

In a partnership to be known as Rotrak, Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive will combine with Rotrex’s supercharging technology to help provide affordable engine downsizing technologies to the automotive industry. Currently, vehicle manufacturers [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The continued growth of turbocharging technologies will be driven by requirements for manufacturers to meet global environmental emissions regulations and bolstered by strong demand in emerging markets. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

Reducing the number of exhaust gas particulates, including those smaller than 23 nm, will help manufacturers meet increasingly stringent future global emissions standards. Delphi Technologies’ 500+ bar system can help vehicle manufacturers meet both challenges. Delphi 500+ bar GDi pump. —Walter Piock.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

With high power density, a recharge time of 2-3 seconds and more than one million life cycles, ultracapacitors are unique in their ability to not only reduce CO2 emissions but also increase performance and be cost-effective for manufacturers. Ultracapacitors play an important role for high power applications in the transportation sector.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

While car manufacturers are increasingly focusing on downsizing the engines in the face of tightening emission norms across the world, Porsche is planning to continue with its V8 engine beyond 2030. Porsche aims to keep the V8 engine in business beyond 2030, but with necessary tweaks to safeguard it from tightening regulations.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2012

ITM Power designs and manufactures hydrogen energy systems for energy storage and clean fuel production. These improvements in combustion not only reduce the tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide, NO x , carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons but also allow for increased engine speed operation, enabling the downsizing of engines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2012

manufacturers can utilize smaller, more efficient engines with no loss in. In light of the successful test results, Fallbrook and the tier one manufacturer are currently in discussions with potential OEM customers for the NuVinci supercharger drive. Simulated performance of downsized 2.0L Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2017

Many auto manufacturers have used the combined benefits of GDI and turbocharging for increasing power output from downsized engines. Only nine years after its first significant use in the market, GDI penetration has climbed to 48.5% market share. First significant use generally represents a production threshold of about 1%.).

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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. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The first two engines will generate 74 and 88 kW from a displacement of just one liter.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

The transmission is targeting the needs of transmission developers who are being asked to provide higher levels of capability in a smaller package that can be used in a downsized engine compartment, while at the same time reducing mechanical complexity and increasing robustness. Click to enlarge. clutch transmission.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

The Volkswagen Group has unwrapped the Lamborghini Urus PHEV with a nomenclature saying Urus SE, which comes as the electrified avatar of the Italian performance car manufacturer’s bestselling model. Interestingly, while plug-in hybrid cars usually come with downsized engines, this is not the case here.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Ricardo and JAC, one of China’s largest vehicle manufacturers, are working together on thermal systems engineering for passenger car applications. As a part of the project, Ricardo is also providing technology transfer in the form of collaborative working and training to JAC engineers both in China and at Ricardo sites in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

s “Global Innovation Award” for the Eaton TVS (Twin Vortices Series) supercharger used in the downsized DIG-S engine in the Micra. The TVS supercharger design delivers high power and low-end torque while providing vehicle manufacturers with the option of using a smaller, more efficient engine with no loss in performance or drivability.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Following dialogue with the engine manufacturers and experts in this field, the power units will be four cylinders, 1.6 The downsized engines will deliver a 35% reduction in fuel consumption and will feature extensive energy management and energy recovery systems, while maintaining current levels of performance.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

This investment includes the continued development of GM’s Ultium battery technology, updating facilities such as Factory ZERO in Michigan and Spring Hill Manufacturing in Tennessee to build electric vehicles from globally sourced parts and investing in new sites like Ultium Cells LLC in Ohio as well as manufacturing and STEM jobs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The higher-voltage variant will support moves by European vehicle manufacturers announced earlier this year to introduce 48 volt passenger vehicle power networks to help meet the requirement for lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2012

The new motor system is expected to enable manufacturers to develop EVs offering more passenger space and greater energy efficiency. The company plans to commercialize the motor system after finalizing other technologies for motor/inverter cooling, downsizing and efficiency.

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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. This concept vehicle is powered by the Optima’s existing 1.7

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