Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2017

The order for Wärtsilä engines, hybrid exhaust cleaning scrubber systems, and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems was booked in 2016, while the order for the Wärtsilä integrated navigation systems was booked in March 2017. The ships will each be powered by two eight-cylinder and two twelve-cylinder Wärtsilä 46F engines.

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Engine Emissions Miami Fleet 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This will be the first time that Ford F-250 trucks can be ordered by fleet customers with hybrid-electric drive technology; the XL3 system can provide up to a 25% increase in fuel economy. liter V8 gasoline engine compatible with a range of wheelbases, cab and bed configurations in both 4x2 and 4x4 options. Earlier post.).

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Fleet Hybrid F-150 Ford 191

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Ford will upgrade its entire powertrain portfolio in China by bringing 20 advanced engines and transmissions to support its planned introduction of 15 new vehicles to China—the world’s largest auto market—by 2015. Ford also announced that it will produce its new 1.0-liter Ford also announced that it will produce its new 1.0-liter

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Fuel Economy China Economy 2015 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

At the 2016 Guangzhou Auto Show, Qoros Auto introduced the first drivable engineering development car—a modified Qoros 3 hatchback—equipped with the QamFree engine featuring FreeValve’s Pneumatic-Hydraulic-Electric-Actuator (PHEA) technology. The engine on show at Guangzhou is a 1.6-liter Earlier post.)

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Engine Auto Fuel Power 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

l/100 km) in 2016, the The ICCT team assessed increased consumer label fuel economy (as opposed to the regulatory test fuel economy) to 35 mpg (6.71 The resulting trajectory would reduce CO 2 emissions by half and increase fuel economy by more than 60% from 2016 through 2030. Starting from a baseline 26 mpg (9.04

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Price 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Comparison of engine indicated efficiency with three different combustion approaches (PFI SI, ECDI SI and HPDI) for H2 with a diesel reference under full load operation. Hydrogen combustion engines significantly reduce CO 2 , HC and PM emissions, leaving NO x as the most prominent tail pipe emission. Source: Westport/AVL.

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Fuel Hydrogen Exhaust Emissions 221

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The found that using a GPF did not show any fuel economy and CO 2 emission penalties, while the emissions of total hydrocarbons (THC), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) were generally reduced. liter all-guided direct injection SI Atkinson cycle engine; the second was equipped with a 1.5-liter Yang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Gasoline Emissions Engine Fuel Economy 253

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2014

and Westport Innovations (NASDAQ: WPRT/TSX: WPT), are introducing an integrated powertrain package for the Cummins Westport ISX12 G natural gas engine that will provide customers with the first automated transmission to be paired with a spark-ignited natural gas engine in the North American market. SmartAdvantage ISX12.

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Eaton Gas Diesel Engine 344

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

has added 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Spartan Motors , a division of Utilimaster, to its fleet. liter Isuzu diesel engine, demonstrates a 35% fuel efficiency improvement over traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter

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Fleet Fuel New York City Isuzu 240

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2022

EV Fleets Will Change the Face of Trucking Forever. For over 100 years now, trucks have roared down America’s many highways, leaving clouds of dust and exhaust in their wake. The industry will never be the same once EV fleets are adopted. Each 2% reduction in drag results in a 1% improvement in fuel economy. Here’s why.

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Fleet Gas-Electric Pennsylvania Commercial 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. In other words, while the use of GDI engines can reduce CO 2 , it also can increase BC—contributing to further warming.

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Climate Engine Carbon Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Fully-aged aftertreatment combined with improved engine calibration and catalysts can achieve a 0.05 g/bhp-hr NO x , which is 90% below today’s standards, with better fuel economy. g/bhp-hr NO x limit with no major hardware changes. By 2027, a twin SCR design with cylinder deactivation can achieve a limit of 0.02

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Emissions Fuel Economy Diesel 2019 221

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2018

As a result, they suggested that the ongoing, significant shift from PFI to GDI vehicles in the US vehicle fleet should not alter SOA production. In addition, largely driven by increases in the corporate average fuel economy standards, a dramatic change in gasoline vehicle engine technology is occurring in the United States.

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Standards Production Exhaust Gasoline 170

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

If you needed a more definitive marker for the imminent end of the internal combustion engine, look no further than Wards 27 th annual 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems. The list of powertrains (note we can’t say engines anymore) was fairly exhaustive—39 vehicles were evaluated with 18 of those electrified models.

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Engine Plug-in F-150 Hyundai 67

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

European vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers, in cooperation with the refining industry, lead the world in the development of state‐of‐the‐art diesel engine technology. We have introduced high‐efficiency diesel engines and diesel particulate filters that eliminate almost all particle emissions from the exhaust tailpipe.

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Diesel Fleet Renewable Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2015

liter Td6 turbocharged V6 diesel engine delivers 254 horsepower (189 kW) and a low-end torque output of 440 lb-ft (597 N·m). Preliminary fuel economy figures for the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover are 22 mpg (city), 28 mpg (highway) and 25 mpg (combined) (10.7, seconds respectively, compared to 6.9

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Land Rover Fuel Economy MPG Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has issued a funding notice ( PON-12-504 ) for advanced natural gas engine research and development concepts for light heavy-duty vehicles (LHDV) and medium heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) (Classes 3–7) operated in fleets throughout California. This solicitation is open to public and private entities.

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Gas California Engine Energy 225

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

More than 100 truck and bus fleets requested funding for vehicles produced by more than 20 manufacturers. CARB, in partnership with CALSTART, launched HVIP and Low NO x Engine Incentives in 2009 to accelerate the purchase of cleaner, more-efficient trucks and buses in California.

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California Fleet Cleaner Clean 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Freight transportation is a pillar of the US national economy, but while long-haul trucks account for less than 6% of the vehicle miles traveled over US highways, they account for about 40% of the emissions of air polluting particulate matter and about 55% of nitrogen oxides, the precursor to ozone in the atmosphere, the study said.

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Emissions Diesel Ozone United States 286

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

A consortium led by the Dearman Engine Company has been awarded £1.86 The tenth competition under the Low Carbon Vehicles Innovation Platform’s integrated delivery program (IDP), IDP10 is targeting the building of an integrated low-carbon-vehicle innovation chain, from the science base, through collaborative R&D to fleet-level demonstration.

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Waste Engine Land Rover Transportation 246

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As gas and diesel prices continue to spiral, improved fuel economy in your truck is becoming even more of an imperative than before. This article offers seven strategies that will enable you to improve your trucking fuel economy without negatively impacting performance. In August 2023, gasoline prices surged , reaching a peak of $3.98

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Gas Maintenance Fuel Economy Economy 71

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2010

Australia-based Eden Energy Limited has successfully tested a production-ready 6-liter engine that will enable India’s largest bus manufacturer, Ashok Leyland, to power buses with Eden’s low-emission Hythane blend of hydrogen-enriched natural gas (usually 20% hydrogen by volume). Tags: Engines Heavy-duty Hydrogen India Natural Gas.

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India Hydrogen Engine Energy 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Testing was also conducted at the DTNA Detroit engineering facility to demonstrate engine efficiency by achieving 50.2% engine brake thermal efficiency. liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. mpg (19.26

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2024

Power and style Plentiful Propulsion 2 engine options–this is the big one The 2024 G70 has two engine options, both available in rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. Clean Fleet Report drove the G70 Sport Prestige with rear-wheel drive powered by the twin-turbocharged 3.3-liter The base engine on the G70 is a turbocharged 2.5-liter

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Fuel Economy Clean Cleaning Fleet 58

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet.

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Environment Emissions Exhaust 2014 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The hybrid electric F-59 trucks are the latest on-road deployment of XL Hybrids technology by AmeriPride, which already operates a fleet of hybrid-electric service vans with XL3 systems in Canada. The F-59 platform, with payloads exceeding 15,000 pounds, is suited for food, linen and package delivery fleets.

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Ford Hybrid Fuel Economy Minnesota 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Further, they reported data for engine-out emissions and tailpipe emissions; operating temperatures (engine-out and catalyst); and ethanol concentrations used in the engine control strategy. These changes can have positive or negative effects that can depend on engine design, hardware, and control strategy.

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Emissions Ford Exhaust Engine 294

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 19, 2023

A report from the Arizona Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) found that switching to electric fleets could save $14 million in pollution-related expenses over the lifetime of the municipal vehicles—and that’s just in Arizona. That makes them much better for the environment than traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

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Vehicles Tax Credit Arizona Pollution 82

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2013

Potential fuel savings in long-haulage are up to 8% with the new, more efficient second-generation Euro 6 engines. Euro 6 Engines. Scania is introducing new Euro 6 engines with features that further boost efficiency. Second-generation 450 hp (336 kW) and 490 hp (365 kW) Euro 6 engines provide fuel savings of up to 2%.

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Fuel Exhaust Economy Engine 275

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In October 2015, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) launched a broad, joint effort to co-optimize the development of efficient engines and low greenhouse-gas fuels for on-road vehicles with the goal of reducing petroleum consumption by 30% by 2030 beyond what is already targeted. How do engine parameters affect efficiency?

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Engine Fuel Vehicles Emissions 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The new approach to natural gas combustion technology is designed to provide vehicle and engine original manufacturers (OEMs) with a “downsized” natural gas solution that is cost competitive while providing similar levels of power, torque, and fuel economy to a larger diesel engine. mono-fuel gas engine. Mercedes-Benz 7.7L

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Diesel Gas Fuel Economy Power 259

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2017

and will increase fuel economy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. While Verizon has upgraded some of its fleet to hybrids in the past, this is the largest commitment it has made to date and will help Verizon achieve its corporate goal of reducing its carbon intensity by 50% over the next decade.

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New York City New York Hybrid Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

The first engine in the EcoBoost line, a 3.5L, V6 engine ( earlier post ), is being applied in the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO and Flex and Lincoln MKS and MKT. EcoBoost engine at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, Ford had also shown a Lincoln C (C-size) concept car powered by a 1.6-liter, Earlier post.)

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Ford Engine Fuel Economy Production 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Automakers are turning to downsized turbocharged engines to satisfy more stringent global fuel economy and emission regulations and customer demand for better-performing vehicles. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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2019 Global Sale Downsizing 261

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Lightning Hybrids (LH), a provider of hydraulic hybrid drive systems for fleet vehicles such as shuttle buses, delivery vehicles and work trucks ( earlier post ), has released some results from its ongoing emissions testing with SGS Environmental Testing Corporation. liter diesel engine, hybrid system disabled (diesel baseline results).

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Hybrid Emissions Light Fuel 150

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Clean Fleet Report drove the 2023 Grecale Modena that offered plenty of power, style and class and for $30K less than the more powerful Trofeo. The EPA rates fuel economy at 22 mpg city/29 highway/25 combined while running on 91 octane. mpg, with our overall economy coming in just above the EPA rating at 26.1

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Hybrid MPG SUV Clean 59

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

V6 TDI diesel engine. Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? The results so far suggest that: The penetration of spark-ignited engines in passenger cars is projected to drop to 51% in 2025 from 74% in 2016. The engines are paired with 8-speed Tiptronic transmissions.

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Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy 366