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In Consumer Reports ’ latest survey , 35% of US respondents report driving fewer miles than they did a year ago. The survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, found that car owners were open to different ways of saving at the pump, from downsizing to looking at hybrids, electric cars, or models with diesel engines.
A recent preliminary road test of the Raser Hummer H3E, an H3 converted with a range-extended electric powertrain ( earlier post ), demonstrated more than 50 miles of all-electric range. Battery range of this innovative vehicle was more than sufficient to exceed our performance target of 40 miles in all-electric mode. Jim Spellman.
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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The Bullitt prototype has logged more than 3,000 demonstration miles, and remains operational today for regular demonstrations. Simulated performance of downsized 2.0L V6 engine as a baseline, Fallbrook has also simulated the use of a downsized 2.0L generated by a downsized gasoline engine, as compared. Click to enlarge.
2021) over a 150,000-mile vehicle lifetime, but that further work must be done to address achieving the more stringent 1 mg/mi target (LEV III in 2025). Homogeneous GDI provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Earlier post.) Emissions began at 3?4
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As a secondary effect, the battery system capacity could be downsized by 3.3 kWh while still maintaining an intended driving range of 200 km (124 miles). Investigation of the Trade-off Between Lightweight and Battery Cost for an Aluminium-intensive Electric Vehicle (Project Nº 106330).
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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
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Port assisted direction injection (PDI)—a dual injection system for combining the benefits of port fuel injection (PFI) and direct injection (DI), and enabling a dual fuel system approach for high compression ratios and extreme downsizing on boosted engines. the dual injection system design with DI + PFI.
To develop the ranking, UCS averaged the per-mile emissions for each light-duty vehicle sold by each automaker. This report marks the first time another company has bested Honda, which came in second this year but has earned every “Greenest Automaker” designation from UCS since 1998. Source: UCS. Click to enlarge. Methodology.
Employing original Honda technologies, the fuel cell stack for this model was downsized by 33% compared to the previous version of the fuel cell stack yet delivers output of more than 100 kW, with an output density of 3.1 For the US, with its different certification methodologies, Honda anticipates a range of more than 300 miles.
l/100 km) over 8,387 miles (13,498 km), in a 25-day drive across all 24 EU contiguous countries. The car achieved an average 932 miles (1,500 km) on each tank of fuel, at a total fuel cost for the whole journey of just £459 (US$716). Earlier post.) Behind the wheel of a Honda Civic Tourer 1.6 hours, each day. The new 1.6
This is equivalent to a half million mile range in which every charge is a fast charge. 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.
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liter engine will showcase that engine downsizing or electrification is not the only way to achieve low emissions, the company said. Our system offers, dependent on tank size, a range of up to 250 km [155 miles] with zero [tailpipe] CO 2 emissions. Four carbon-fiber tanks holding 3.23 In addition, the use of the existing 6.0
Using current battery performance and cost, they evaluated PHEVs and EVs across a range of scenarios and configurations—which including 10-, 20- or 40-mile all electric range, with low or high electric power, with or without battery replacement, and with or without opportunity charging.
Continuing Opel’s strategy of downsizing, a new 103 kW (140 hp) 1.4 Highlighting Opel’s continued strategy of reducing CO 2 emissions through engine capacity downsizing, an all-new 1.4-liter Equipped with a 16 kWh Li-ion battery pack, the five-door, four-seat hatchback has a battery-powered range of up to 60 km (37 miles) (MVEG cycle).
Bottom: Total particle-phase PAH emissions, expressed in ng/mile, for both test vehicles over the LA92 cycle. California LEVIII and US Tier 3 regulations will begin a four year phase-in starting in 2015 and 2017, respectively, to a PM maximum of 3 mg/mile from the current 10 mg/mile LEVII limit. Yang et al. Click to enlarge.
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. liters/100 km (67 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 80 g/km. The HR1 has an all-electric range at constant speed of about 2.5
This downsizing concept coupled with energy recuperation and stop-start technologies from the Audi modular efficiency platform give them fuel consumption ranging from 3.8 The newly developed four-cylinder exemplifies the Audi’s downsizing strategy of substituting turbocharging for volume. liters per 100 km (43.6 liters/100 km (61.9
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The road-going supercar will use a downsized, highly-boosted gasoline engine with one electric motor at each axle. The C-X75 will have an EV range in excess of 50 km (31 miles). The C-X75 will feature a sub-three second 0-60 mph time and a top speed in excess of 200mph (322 km/h).
By downsizing from the present 2.2L Featuring a high efficiency coaxial motor, low-friction gearbox and electric servo brake system, the electric powertrain has a consumption rate of 29 kWh/100 miles (116 MPGe). Diesel engine. class diesel engine. Full charge takes less than 3 hours using a 240V source.
A second new downsized engine for the Sportage is the 135 ps (133 hp, 99 kW), 1.6-liter Powered by lithium polymer gel batteries, it has a top speed of 140 km/h (87 mph) and a maximum range of 160 km (99 miles) on a single charge. As it will be applied in the production Sportage, the new 1.7-liter liter Gamma gasoline engine.).
hybrid vehicles, downsizing, plug-ins)—or under some specific operating conditions (e.g. miles per gallon. The majority of brake boosters have until recently used the vacuum generated by the internal combustion engine’s intake section. With the advent of new powertrain technologies (e.g. This equates to fuel savings of 0.2
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.
Fuel efficiency improvements were recorded in homologated conditions and during test drives of the first prototype vehicle, for a typical commuter distance of 55 km (34 miles) on a combination of motorway, city roads and rural roads, in and around Cologne, Germany. Even for an aggressively downsized engine such as the 1.0-liter
With the present engine EVO Electric is confident that 185 gCO 2 /km can be achieved on the new European drive cycle (NEDC); progressing beyond that would require replacing and downsizing the engine. The demonstrator uses a 5 kWh Li-ion battery pack from LiFeBATT, providing an electric range of 15 miles.
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