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. As an example, the end-of-life directive in Europe compels automakers to minimize the waste created when a vehicle reaches the end of its useful life. Polypropylene. Polyurethanes.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2010
liter engine augmented by two-stage turbocharging and Hyundai’s Lithium Ion-Polymer battery partnered with a six-speed, dual-clutch transmission. Another technique introduced in collaboration with BASF is thermoelectric waste heat recovery. The new, downsized 1.0-liter Fuel consumption for the hybrid is 3L/100 km (78.4
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2014
In a paper on the OBS presented at the SAE 2014 World Congress, the researchers suggested that potential applications include downsizing to increase fuel economy by ?10% The novel polymer-ceramic composite monolith membrane has been demonstrated to be stable to E10 gasoline, and typically provides 20% yield of ? Background.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 28, 2014
Per the regulations, the Mercedes team downsized their internal combustion engine (ICE) to a 1.6 The new Hybrid Energy Recovery System (ERS), which incorporates electric motors capable of recovering both kinetic and waste heat energy, presented a ten-fold greater challenge than its predecessor, KERS, introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 2009.
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