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Downsizing the Si particles, alloying Si with metals, and making Si/C composites are some methods proposed to relieve the volume expansion effect. The oxide inside the composite plays a crucial part in stabilizing the capacity by forming a protective layer. — Zhou (2011a, ECS meeting). Wenchao Zhou, Shailesh Upreti, and M.

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This engine model is simulated for a part-load operation point and compared with a standard 4-cylinder engine model and 4-cylinder engine model equipped with cylinder deactivation. ECONAMIQ provides greater savings potential than the popular downsizing of internal combustion engines, while the benefits of a larger displacement is preserved.

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downsized, turbocharged) gasoline engine, as operating an engine with higher compression ratios at low load can increase fuel economy compared to operating an engine with fixed compression ratio. A higher compression ratio at part load without knock limitation is always beneficial in terms of thermal efficiency and thus fuel consumption.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

Addressing key global environmental issues such as climate change, water shortages, resource depletion, and degradation of biodiversity, the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 aims to reduce the negative impact of manufacturing and driving vehicles as much as possible. that can improve the fuel efficiency of hybrids by 10 percent. .;

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fuel with higher ethanol content—for part- and full-load operation for different engine types and fuel assumptions. Knock and fuel octane rating are becoming increasingly important due to many powertrain design trends including downsizing, downspeeding, cylinder deactivation, and hybridization. … In their study, Leone et al.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

In part-load operation, the indirect injection supplements direct gasoline injection to improve fuel economy and to reduce the output of particulates from the engine. GDI technology provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Resources.

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g/bhp-hr in low load operation using the proposed low load certification cycle being developed at Southwest Research Institute under a contract from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The technologies outlined are either commercial or market-ready options that can be deployed on vehicles by model year 2024 to achieve 0.05

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JULY 28, 2014

Most developed countries in Western Europe and parts of Asia Pacific will also exhibit similar decreases in energy consumption. The shape and form of road transportation alternative fuels markets vary greatly by region, largely influenced by government regulations, local resources, infrastructure, and fuel prices.

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The pneumatic hybrid engine, which follows the downsizing and supercharging paradigm, offers a fuel-saving potential that is almost equal to that of hybrid electric powertrains while inducing much lower additional mass and cost penalties, according to the ETH Zürich researchers. The compressed air supply also allows extreme downsizing.

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SwRI’s rationale in pursuing D-EGR as part of a larger program in gasoline engine efficiency is that technologies leading to knock reduction—i.e., SwRI has been developing D-EGR as part of the current HEDGE II program; the lab currently has a 2.0-liter Transient control of EGR is vital. Alger, T.F.

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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 —Skarke et al.

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Using aluminum will extend the efficiencies of other technologies, while enabling secondary cost-savings from downsized powertrains without sacrificing performance. The report estimates the cost of the materials upgrade at less than $500, even before secondary cost savings from downsized components are factored in.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Designed to balance product advances with cost reductions, TNGA supports the grouping of the development of new vehicles to promote strategic sharing of parts and powertrain components. One goal is the reduction of resources required for development by 20% or more. This reduction in required investment frees up resources.

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The firm polled and interviewed 23 suppliers, almost all of them global Tier 1 suppliers that sell parts directly to automakers. According to the survey: 70% of suppliers said policymakers should not adjust the program’s goals.

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Because of the shifts in the materials mix of the vehicles, the material resources requirements for manufacturing also changed. Where energy resources are concerned, lignite, hard coal and uranium figure principally in car production. The start/stop system as standard for all engine variants. Click to enlarge.

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The new diesel paper is part of this series. Each paper will evaluate: How the current rate of progress (costs, benefits, market penetration) compares with projections in the rule; Recent technology developments that were not considered in the rule and how they impact costs and benefits; and. Customer-acceptance issues—e.g.,

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As part of the study, the team also demonstrated switching durability of the dual piston mechanism of more than one million cycles. For this reason, a VCR mechanism has been focused to achieve further fuel economy and power performance in automobiles employing downsizing technology and/or new combustion technology. Resources.

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JULY 12, 2013

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. Earlier post.). Manufacturing energy use and emissions.

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Engine downsizing and weight reduction represent around 30% of that potential collectively. Vehicle downsizing has enabled considerable efficiency improvements, particularly in OECD regions and since 2005. More than 100 plants are now operating, including commercial-scale projects, with 4.5 billion litres in total capacity by end-2012.

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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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Vycon Energy has developed a flywheel energy storage technology for rubber tired gantry cranes (RTG) that can either be retrofit to existing RTG cranes or included as part of a new build. downsizing), additional fuel savings are realized during the idle periods. Components of a Vycon flywheel Click to enlarge.

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Downsized engines can use increased compression ratios and boost pressures to improve their volumetric efficiency, in order to achieve comparable performance to their larger counterparts. According to the review, the conversion of HCs, CO, and NO in the exhaust gas by the catalyst can result in up to a 4.5%

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MARCH 16, 2009

As part of a major restructuring in announced in Tokyo on Monday, Hitachi Ltd. The new company will concentrate business resources on automotive systems that address environmental and safety demands. Resource Recycling Businesses. Hitachi actively recycles home appliances and engages in other resource recycling businesses.

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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. While electric vehicles are an important part of the energy future, Mineta says, they come at considerable expense, including that of infrastructure. Resources. ?

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OPEC governments downsize their budgets, cut social spending and put big projects on hold to lower the breakeven price. The fact that the government is considering taking parts of Saudi Aramco public does not bode well. Last week, Denbury Resources Inc. So is the royal family ready to give up its luxuries?

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For example, the report notes the promise of cylinder deactivation, turbocharging and downsizing. The committee estimated costs for turbocharging and downsizing to range from close to zero, when converting from a V6 to a four cylinder engine, to almost $1,000 when converting from a V8 to a V6.

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Even in the BRICs, ICE downsizing has become a big deal. The survey found that most companies are hedging their bets and spreading funding across a wide range of areas, with ICE downsizing and plug-in hybrids expected to receive the greatest investment over the next 5 years. —“14 th Annual Global Automotive Executive Survey”.

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The central part of the method is a new fuel system including high-temperature fuel injectors and a common rail to deliver SC fuel-diluent mixtures for combustion over ranges of conditions which will significantly improve engine efficiency, reduce PM and NO x and mitigate the environmental thermal impact. Anitescu et. Energy & Fuels 2009.

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As part of their study, the authors touched on several promising technology pathways that might better utilize the favorable properties of ethanol. Credit: ACS, Yan et al. Click to enlarge. Future potential for ethanol optimization. Lean boosted engines with ethanol can produce efficiency higher than that offered by diesel engines.

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

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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. Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing employment would fall by 264,500, causing a total employment loss for the US economy of 1.69 million units.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

Researchers at the US EPA investigating this approach concluded that the M85 and E85 engines could provide efficiencies comparable or higher than the diesel, in dedicated fuel, high compression ratio turbo charged/downsized engines. Resources. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed.

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A downsized gasoline engine is one of the proven technologies that improves engine thermal efficiency and thus reduces automotive fleet CO 2 emissions, by as much as 25%. However, modern spark ignition engines, especially turbo-charged downsized engines, tend to operate at relatively lower temperatures than CFR engines. and 85 vol.%

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In an informational webinar in September, John Farrell, Laboratory Program Manager—Vehicle Technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and part of the Co-Optima leadership team observed that: Put most simply, the Co-Optima goal is to introduce better fuels and better vehicles sooner. — Robert Wagner.

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At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. Combustion studies. Wheeler, J.,

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As part of its program, EPA is establishing a system of averaging, banking, and trading (ABT) of credits, based on a manufacturer’s fleet average CO 2 performance. These are expected to result in a combined MY 2016 average vehicle emission level of 250 g CO 2 /mile (equivalent to 35.5 mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1

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In a 2010 paper, Roger Stone, Engineering Director, Torotrak noted that conventional turbo- and supercharging technologies are more than capable of delivering the required peak power and torque levels from downsized engines but suffer from a number of. Furthermore, a significant part of the speed/load map can be exploited by.

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