Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

If it were to become a production car, Volkswagen noted, it would not only be offered in South America, but around the world. mpg US), equivalent to 110 g/km CO 2. The four-seat Taigun is powered by a new 1.0-liter liter TSI engine (turbocharged, gasoline direct injection engine) with 81 kW / 110 PS / 108 hp (from 5,000/min).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

GM says that the choice to use a small-displacement turbocharged engine for a more powerful Verano model is consistent with Buick’s effort to downsize its powertrains without sacrificing performance. Pricing will be announced closer to the start of production in late 2012. Verano’s standard Ecotec 2.4L L/100km respectively).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The new system is expected to be in production vehicles by 2011. Eaton said that a series of process improvements and new engine valve product designs will help engine manufacturers address issues related to engine downsizing to achieve better fuel economy and reduced emissions. New Engine Valves.

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Eaton Emissions Fuel Range 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

Production of the new C-Class results in a higher CO 2 emissions than in the case of the predecessor (7.3 Where energy resources are concerned, lignite, hard coal and uranium figure principally in car production. l/100 km (31 mpg US and 31.8 mpg) at the time of the market launch in 2007 or from between 6.4 l/100 km (36.8

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Mercedes CO2 2007 MPG 252

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2011

Daihatsu, the minivehicle specialist in the Toyota Group, has developed “e:S Technology (Energy Saving Technology) that it says will be at the heart of production of future motor vehicles with high fuel efficiency, low prices, and resource-saving features. and the downsizing of the particles sprayed from the injector.

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MPG Engine Oil Downsizing 246

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. 100km) in city driving and 44 mpg (5.335 L/100km) on the highway.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2015

Featuring a new full-hybrid powertrain which leverages technology from the Chevrolet Volt, the 2016 Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22 Ah Li-ion cell—a downsized and lightweighted version of the 5.5 The new cell is a modification of Hitachi’s 5.3

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. CPT and AVL have been working for the past 18 months to develop a value-driven micro/mild HEV solution, utilizing CPT’s production-ready VTES electric supercharger ( earlier post ). Reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 from base 2.0-liter Click to enlarge.

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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. The 47 mpg target is equivalent to a 70.9%

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Fuel Economy Economy Auto Industry Standards 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Hyundai announced a sustained product blitz of 12 new and enhanced SUVs continuing through the 2021 calendar year. The fresh pipeline of new SUV products will include new and refined internal combustion, hybrid, plug-in, BEV and N performance models. The new Smartstream 2.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2011

Nearly half the respondents say the greatest change in materials will be in powertrain systems, noting that advanced propulsion systems—from downsized engines to hybrid and electric vehicle systems and batteries—will drive new material requirements. The next highest response was 42% for consumer acceptance.

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Auto Industry Industrial Industry Auto 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

XLH engineers have already designed the next-generation release, in which the battery pack is downsized to 1.5 OEMs can get higher mpg improvements by using different architectures. This year, the company will release between 30 to 50 fleet trials, Ashton told Green Car Congress , using the 2012 system. kWh, Ashton said. Both the 2.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

—Kumar Galhotra, vice president, Product Development, Ford Asia Pacific and Africa. The EcoBoost approach enables the downsizing engine capacity—replacing naturally-aspirated engines with much smaller units without sacrificing power output. mpg US) is one of the best in the segment. million EcoBoost engines annually.

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Fuel Economy China Economy 2015 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9 mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA). mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). L/100km) fuel economy level, respectively. Earlier post.). Passenger cars.

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EPA Standards Light PHEV 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

Given the properties of the fuel blend, improved fuel efficiencies can be generated by several approaches, including downsizing/downspeeding; increased compression ratio; reduced enrichment; and the leveraging of improved efficiency at part load. Downsizing/downspeeding. 1 (current production) and 11.9:1. EcoBoost pickup truck.

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Engine Fuel Ford Future 253

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

DeCicco’s analysis shows that optimizing internal combustion engines plus rising adoption of grid-free hybrids will enable new fleet fuel economy (unadjusted) to reach 52 mpg (4.52 L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18 Adjusted on-road fuel economy correspondingly would be 41 mpg (5.74 L/100km) and 60 mpg (3.92

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Fleet Fuel Automobile MPG 236

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2012

With five models, four of which are equipped with the new generation Stop & Start System (e-HDi), the diesel range starts at 87g/km of CO 2 (delivering fuel economy of 69 mpg US or 3.4 mpg US or 4.3 The project has a potential annual production capacity of 640,000 engines. L/100km) and doesn’t exceed 99 g CO 2 /km.

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Gasoline Diesel Engine France 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

A 10% reduction in vehicle weight offers fuel savings of 5 to 7% (in mpg), provided the vehicle's powertrain is also downsized, Frost & Sullivan notes. These laws.also challenge OEMs to find innovative solutions to comply with them and still stay profitable. —Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Sandeepan Mondal.

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2017 Automobile Market Polymer 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

The company is also running its largest display ever at NAIAS, featuring feature a broad spectrum of new products including the all-new Ford Focus, Ford Explorer, Mustang Boss 302, Ford C-MAX multi-activity vehicle and Ford F-150 with four all-new powertrains. As one current example, the 2011 Ford Explorer (3.5-liter

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Ford Fuel Emissions Vehicles 252

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

mpg US) and CO 2 output of 85 g/100km. The i10 blue, which goes into production at the end of 2010, employs the new 1.0-liter Producing 98g/km of CO 2 emissions, the i20 blue is scheduled to go into production in 2011. The new, downsized 1.0-liter The i-flow concept. Click to enlarge. liter Kappa gasoline and 1.7-liter

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Hyundai Diesel Concept Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

L/100 km (51 mpg US). L/100 km (48 mpg US) on average and emits no more than 129 g/km CO 2. L/100 km (56 mpg US) will be added to the range in spring 2010. L/100 km (43 mpg US)and does not emit more than 129 g/km CO 2. L/100 km (43 mpg US)and does not emit more than 129 g/km CO 2. The top-of-the-line 2.0

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Exhaust MPG Gasoline-Electric Engine 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2013

However, most life cycle analyses (LCAs) to date have mainly focused on the production stage while assuming end-use efficiencies are the same for ethanol and gasoline despite the fact that ethanol can, in theory, affect engine efficiency and performance due to different thermo-chemical properties compared to gasoline. Policy implications.

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Fuel Energy Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. Spark Ignited Engines Product Group. liter EBDI engine—resulting in up to a 16.8%

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Engine Fuel Economy Energy Gasoline 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

mpg US) (99 g/km CO 2 )—more efficient than any previous Golf with a gasoline engine. The new TSI engine also offers the highest specific torque of any large-scale production series gasoline engines: 200 N·m per liter displacement. l/100 km (52 mpg). l/100 km (51 mpg). l/100 km (54.7 Golf Comparisons.

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

mpg US (5.87 mpg by 2016 and result in an average light vehicle tailpipe CO 2 level of 250 grams per mile. downsize), and the agencies say they have included costs of preserving performance, utility and safety. mpg in MY 2021. mpg in model year 2025. L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6 improvements.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy MPG 338

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2013

The new and unique features of the Pinnacle Engine present significant performance potential, addressable engineering challenges, and expected production costs. liter, 3-cylinder design of the Pinnacle engine, as well as a downsized, turbocharged 750cc Pinnacle design. mpg US (6.3 mpg US (8.0 mpg US, 5.8

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Fuel Economy Economy Engine Downsizing 230

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

This crucial difference means the technology is perfectly suited to maintaining vehicle performance and driveability—widely recognized as a critical marketing issue for any car maker contemplating radical engine downsizing. They have also designed a 100 mpg UK (83 mpg US, 2.8

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The front end’s compact package was made possible through the consistent downsizing of all F-CELL components. Characteristic features of the F 800 Style are its innovations, whose development is already close to the series production stage. Each of the drive systems takes up comparatively little space for the installation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

mpg (19.26 The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter We are thrilled with the positive results, and are honored to have been part of the program. —Derek Rotz, principal investigator for SuperTruck, Daimler Trucks North America. DTNA SuperTruck technology elements. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Although theoretically a non-ZEV state buyer could special order the PHEV, said Brandon Ramirez, Senior Group Manager, Product Planning, Hyundai won’t encourage it—partly due to dealer training, support and infrastructure issues that also require their own roll-out. Combined fuel economy (mpg). MPG (charge sustaining).

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

. “We are committed to delivering fuel economy leadership in every new vehicle,&# said Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president of Global Product Development. “The beauty of EcoBoost is that it enables us to downsize for fuel efficiency, yet boost for power. EcoBoost is an important component of that goal.

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Ford Engine Fuel Economy MPG 39

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

It allows supplier and manufacturer cost reduction through multiple product generation. That could yield more than 50 mpg of fuel economy—or usage of less than 300 gallons per year—and still be a lot cheaper than a plug-in hybrid or a fuel cell vehicle, he noted. A trajectory through time of PHEV designs allows good things to happen.

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PHEV Fuel Economy San Diego Climate Change 150

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MAY 8, 2013

Especially with increased production volume of renewable fuels and optimized powertrain solutions for flexible fuel vehicles, there is a chance for combustion engines to not only remain in the market but also be sustainable for future vehicle. FTP75 (mpg). HWY (mpg). The project team is replacing a 3.6L I4 Ecotec engine.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Engine 278

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JUNE 27, 2017

Second, the quality of the product is intended to contibute to the rebuilding of the Volkswagen brand image in the wake of the diesel emissions débâcle. Put another way, the rightsizing approach combines the fuel economy benefits of downsizing with the power of a larger-displacement unit. Source: Volkswagen. Click to enlarge.

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

With the Generation 3 HEV system, Ford decided to downsize the engine from a 2.5L The 2012 Fusion Hybrid carries an EPA fuel economy rating of 41 mpg city, 36 mpg highway; Ford expects the upcoming 2013 Fusion Hybrid to offer about 47 mpg city, 44 mpg highway. Atkinson to a 2.0L Atkinson to improve fuel economy.

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Hybrid Fusion Li-ion Fuel Economy 275

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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). 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.

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