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APRIL 20, 2022

The University of California, Riverside (UCR) provided the in-use emissions measurements, using a Portable Emissions Measurements System (PEMS). In addition to lower in-use NOx, the demonstration program also shows that the opposed-piston provides a fuel economy improvement of more than 10% compared to reference trucks currently in service.

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JULY 3, 2017

This includes near-term opportunities like using Global Positioning System to optimize truck routing, as well as real-time feedback devices that monitor the on-road fuel economy of trucks. Gt in 2050, or 75%, relative to the Reference Technology Scenario. The trucking sector can improve logistics and systems operations.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

The project is part of the Department of Energy’s Co-Optima initiative to develop fuel and engine innovations that work together to maximize vehicle performance and fuel economy. The UMass Lowell-led project also includes counterparts from the University of Maine and Florida-based Mainstream Engineering Corp.

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Renewable Fuel Florida Fuel Economy 207

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Changes in the attributes (clockwise from upper left, weight, power, fuel economy and torque) of the Honda Accord over time as an example of fleet trends in the US. In contrast, fuel economy actually increased by 15% during that period. Knittel, 2009. Click to enlarge. Knittel, Christopher R.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 7, 2013

In this instance though, that gas mileage figure doesn't refer to a particular car--it refers to every car sold in 2012. Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute say the average fuel economy of all new. Cars averaging 23.8

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JULY 23, 2014

ALMMII is a public-private partnership led by Ohio-based manufacturing technology nonprofit EWI, the University of Michigan and Ohio State University. The White House has referred to the institute as a “teaching factory.”.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Achieved Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) fuel economy performance has exceeded the anticipated levels for 2012 and 2013 model years—the two years that the current standard has been in effect—according to a new analysis by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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MAY 12, 2012

The high-level performance goals of the Partnership are a 25-40% improvement in fuel economy in a light-duty vehicle (LDV) and achieving 55% brake thermal efficiency (BTE) in heavy-duty engine systems. bio-derived) fuels have the potential to dramatically increase fuel economy. The potential is significant.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto has found that current US policies are insufficient to remain within a sectoral CO 2 emission budget for light-duty vehicles that is consistent with preventing more than 2?°C C global warming. Current policies will create a mitigation gap of up to 19?GtCO

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DECEMBER 4, 2011

in 2010 and by 49% since 1990, the reference year for the Kyoto protocol. Rebounding from the global financial crisis of 2008-09 when emissions temporarily decreased, last year’s high growth was caused by both emerging and developed economies. On average, fossil fuel emissions have risen by 3.1%

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Cars That Think

MARCH 10, 2023

Persistent computing refers to the combination of all the technologies needed to support the development and operation of a persistent virtual world. Those changes have to be long-lasting so there will be a meaningful virtual society or meaningful economy in that virtual world. In other words, a metaverse. Yuan: The first is storage.

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AUGUST 10, 2015

Researchers at Tsinghua University in China are studying the effects of Dual-Fuel Spark Ignition (DFSI) combustion fueled with different alcohols and gasoline. Researchers are seeking new effective methods for knock suppression and subsequent fuel economy improvement. Fuel economy performance of alcohol-gasoline DFSI.

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Gasoline Fuel Engine Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

GREET assumes that a dedicated CNG CV and CNG HEV can achieve fuel economies that are 5% and 40% higher on an energy equivalent basis, respectively, than the reference vehicle. CNG HEV energy use and CO 2 emissions are both 30% lower than those of the CNG CV, because of fuel economy differences. Credit: ACS, Luk et al.

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MAY 8, 2009

Development of a North American training facility to meet the needs of a growing CCS industry and regulators, based primarily at the University of Regina and Montana State University. The goal for the reference plant is to test a range of technologies in the capture of up to one million tonnes of CO 2 over a four-year period.

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Montana Carbon Stimulus CO2 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

While natural gas can reduce greenhouse emissions when it is substituted for higher-emission energy sources, abundant shale gas is not likely to substantially alter total emissions without policies targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, according to a new study by two researchers at Duke University.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Ohio State University. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Penn State University Park. University of Washington, Seattle. West Virginia University Research Corporation. The Research Foundation for the SUNY Stony Brook University.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2012

Calibration is defined as the procedure required to optimize one or more engine performance indices—such as fuel economy, emissions, or engine power—with respect to the engine controllable variables.). The ultimate goal, he says, is to exploit fully existing propulsion technologies in terms of fuel economy and pollutant emissions.

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JANUARY 19, 2014

In practice, “engine braking” refers to the driver’s lifting of the gas (accelerator) pedal and keeping the gear on, and it is typically used to enhance fuel economy or simply to limit or decrease a vehicle’s speed during downhill driving or deceleration.

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JULY 3, 2015

These 9 combinations became the reference scenarios with defined fuel requirements and GHG emissions. The reference case scenarios assume no change to GHG intensity from current levels. The climate-targeted scenarios included cellulosic biofuel substitution to reduce GHG from light duty transportation to 20% of the reference GHG.

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MARCH 13, 2015

The question begs then, has that money shown up in other parts of the economy? Columbia and Associate Director of the Maguire Energy Institute at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas says it has: “No question we’re seeing the effects of lower oil prices throughout the economy.”.

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Oil Prices Oil Price Dallas 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2015

Researchers at Purdue University have shown that adding ultra-smooth submicrometer carbon spheres to motor oil can reduce friction and wear typically seen in engines by up to 25%. The primary benefit to reducing friction is improved fuel economy. —Vilas Pol, an associate professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University.

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Oil Carbon Engine Fuel Economy 150

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The commercial term nanometer refers to a new, improved generation of silicon semiconductor chips.). Mii earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University , and his master’s and Ph.D., also in EE, from the University of California, Los Angeles. Watson Research Center , in Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

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JULY 17, 2009

GKN cited independent engineering analysis showing the countertrack technology improves fuel economy by an average of 0.2 Besides the highlighted impact on vehicle efficiency and fuel economy, significant weight saving can be achieved by applying GKN’s countertrack. Each groove guides one ball.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 17, 2022

The 2022 AI Index , which came out this week, is as impressive as ever, with 190 pages covering R&D, technical performance, ethics, policy, education, and the economy. Rather than repeat those points here, we refer you to last year's coverage. Universities Are Crawling With CS Students. Investment Is Off the Hook.

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. Parties to this second period will turn their economy-wide targets into quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives and submit them for review by 1 May 2012. as possible, but not later than 2015. Technology.

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JULY 1, 2013

During the testing phase, Ricardo will use its Extreme Boosted Direct Injection (EBDI) engine technology, which can deliver up to a 30% fuel economy and CO 2 improvement compared with existing engines. The LTC research project has three proposed components. Click to enlarge. Operating principle behind an engine using PFS.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

pre- and post- decarbonization of the electric power sector—to which he referred as pre-CCS and post-CCS, respectively (although decarbonization was not necessarily via CCS—carbon capture and storage).) Kreutz used what he called a bifurcated climate regime—i.e., both—can claim the benefit of carbon neutrality.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 17, 2022

Among the technological visions that seem perpetually futuristic (think commercial nuclear fusion and maglev trains), the hydrogen economy has always been tantalizing. So are we finally witnessing the beginnings of an actual hydrogen economy? “I They have signed agreements with companies to operate hydrogen terminals there,” he notes.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

However, they add, methods for estimating gasoline savings may be controversial, and depending on what reference point is used, subsidies tied to gasoline savings could have unintended consequences, such as the potential for separate reference points in each vehicle class encouraging consumers to purchase larger vehicle classes.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Sales are dropping in China’s overall light vehicle market due to a slowing economy and uncertainty due to the U.S. The recently-released revised NEV policy made a vague reference to “optimizing” the carbon credit management system. NEV sales in 2019 dropped four percent to 1.21 million in 2019 compared to 1.26 million in 2018.

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APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs [ 3 ] are a disruptive technology that will help revolutionize both the clean transportation and the clean stationary energy sectors of our economy. from University of California, Davis and years of experience as an agricultural researcher. References. [ About the authors. Dr. Andrew A. Dr. Bruce R. He has a Ph.D.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

A pair of researchers at the University of Michigan have used “big data” mining techniques to evaluate the impact of adopting plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in the Beijing taxi fleet on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions based on the characterized individual travel patterns. In particular, consumer travel patterns (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

This reduces friction, and increases efficiency and fuel economy. DTNA began work on the SuperTruck program in 2010 together with Detroit and other partners, including national labs, universities and suppliers. Lightweighting: MSI-ACPT, Maxion Inmagusa, Oregon State University, Strick, Toray. Fleet: Schneider, Walmart.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Azevedo, and Jeremy J. 5b02842.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

DeCicco of the Energy Institute at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor presents a rigorous first-principles analysis that undermines the common “biofuels recycle carbon” argument. DeCicco 2013. Click to enlarge. In a paper that could have a significant impact on climate policies for transportation fuels, Dr. John M.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. The distilleries were referred to as “stills” and the alcohol became known during the Prohibition period as “moonshine.” Donovan, CEO Renergie, Inc. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in Brazil.

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