Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

The Odyne export power system has been tested to 18 kW and is designed for applications up to 36 kW, potentially eliminating the need for vehicle-mounted or towed independent electrical generators, or the need to continually idle the truck to operate engine driven generators, reducing operating costs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Engine downsizing through charge boosting is a well-recognized means of improving internal combustion engine fuel efficiency, by increasing the proportion of the drive cycle at which the powertrain operates within or close to the region of peak fuel efficiency of its operating map. 48V Diesel Fuel Efficiency'

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APRIL 10, 2014

The Odyne hybrid power system combines reliable electric power conversion, power control and energy storage technology. Energy is captured using Remy advanced electric propulsion motors, Johnson Controls lithium-ion battery technology, and other components.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Together the partners have sought to demonstrate an extremely cost-effective, ultra-efficient gasoline engine in a C-segment passenger car delivering the performance of a baseline 2.0-liter liter model but with significantly reduced real-world and drive cycle CO 2 emissions, and comparable improvements in fuel-economy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Among the many topics listed are magnetocaloric materials development for hydrogen delivery; two hydrogen technology transfer opportunities (TTO); EV traction batteries and power electronics; new combustion engine technologies; and the co-utilization of CO 2 and methane in biogas to produce higher hydrocarbon fuels.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO focuses on a mix of near- and long-term vehicle technologies including advanced batteries, power electronics and electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion engines, advanced fuels and lubricants, and other enabling technologies. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

Odyne hybrid systems improve the driving fuel efficiency of large trucks and significantly reduce fuel consumption and emissions at job sites by using extended stationary engine-off technology. Two of the vehicles will be deployed in the California South Coast Air Basin.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

combustion engine, high-voltage generator and road-linked all-wheel drive via an electric drive system at the rear axle. In the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid system, the front wheels are driven by a three-cylinder gasoline engine and the rear wheels by an electric motor. Top: full powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Technical topics for this FOA—which span the range of DOE interests from fossil to nuclear to renewable and low-carbon energies—include two hydrogen- and fuel-cell-related topics: fuel cell-battery electric hybrid trucks and in-line quality control devices for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

We believe our evaluation will open up a lower cost product to our OEM customers interested in reaching the fuel economy gains offered by 48-volt mild hybrid systems. billion market for energy storage devices, according to a 2012 Lux Research report on micro and mild hybrids. Marc Nalbach of HELLA. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

engine, motor, battery—and to investigate the related implications for fuel consumption and battery capacity and lifetime. With the framework, the performance of the subsystems can be tailored according to consumer preferences, such as reducing fuel consumption or extending battery life.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

ISE currently delivers gasoline, diesel and fuel cell series hybrid systems for the transit industry. By requiring fewer fuel storage tanks, the ISE CNG Hybrid System offers the opportunity for a vehicle that weighs less than today’s conventional CNG bus. Engine Platform. Long Life Energy Storage.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

The car, which is the world’s first hybrid electric vehicle to be powered by a Liquefied Petroleum Injected (LPI) engine, was first unveiled at the 2009 Seoul Motor Show in April. Powered by an LPI Gamma engine displacing 1.6 The Elantra LPI Hybrid is a mild-hybrid with a fuel economy rating of 17.8 L/100km, 51 mpg US).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Production-intent specs for the powertrain in the F-150 REEP (range-extended electric powertrain) include a Ford 2.0L, 4-cylinder normally aspirated gasoline engine powering an 82 kW (peak) Remy DC generator. Fuel economy in charge sustaining mode is 32 mpg US (7.35

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

The selections announced focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: Advanced fuels and lubricants : Eight projects awarded to improve fuels and lubricants that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines. Advanced fuels and lubricants. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC—NREL.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. The clutch module contains a second clutch, currently not activated, which can disconnect the combustion engine from the drive train to enable electric-only driving in a future phase. Downsizing a gasoline engine (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

Tucson Fuel Cell. The Tucson Fuel Cell began mass production for the US market in April 2014 at the Ulsan, Korea assembly plant that also manufactures the Tucson gasoline-powered CUV. kWh, 24 kW Li-ion battery pack (the same as in the Sonata hybrid) provides energy storage from regeneration. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2010

TFSI gasoline engine and an electric motor that together develop a total output of 180 kW (245 hp) of system power and 480 N·m (354 lb-ft) of torque. In city traffic, the hybrid drive uses about 20% less fuel than a conventional drive. The A8 hybrid is powered by a four-cylinder 2.0 cubic feet).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

With hybrid-specific all-wheel drive, the combustion engine driving the rear wheels and the electric motor driving the front wheels, acceleration from 0 to 60 mph takes just 4.2/4.4 These extra energy reserves have made it possible to raise the electric motor’s peak output by 12 hp to 141 hp; maximum torque is 184 lb-ft (249 N·m).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

personal device—portable emergency hydrogen refueler that can be carried onboard the fuel cell electric vehicle, such as in the trunk, easily handled by the driver, and able to provide hydrogen to at least one stranded vehicle. All fuel consumption testing must be conducted according to automotive industry norms. The second is a.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Even then the US is unlikely to reach a 50% reduction in petroleum use by 2030 because very little time remains for achieving the required massive changes in the on-road LDV fleet and/or its fuel supply. Many of the vehicles on the road in 2030 will have been built by 2015, and these will lower the fuel economy of the on-road fleet.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technology Program is seeking public comment on the draft of an upcoming solicitation ( DE-FOA-0000793 ) totaling more than $50 million for new research projects that will develop advanced technologies to improve vehicle performance and increase fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). We are the highest fuel economy of any hybrid, of any gasoline car without a plug sold in the US. Design objectives included: Fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). We are the highest fuel economy of any hybrid, of any gasoline car without a plug sold in the US. Design objectives included: Fuel economy.

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Plug-in Hyundai Hybrid Plug 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Red Line Westlake Rail Wayside Energy Storage System: Install wayside energy storage substation (WESS) at Westlake passenger station is at-grade level on the high-speed heavy rail subway Red Line. This technology has been shown at TriMet to improve fuel mileage by over 5 percent.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 16, 2006

A small gasoline engine provides power for the vehicle over longer distances, much like the Toyota Prius. Environmentalists argue that plug-in hybrid technology is the most immediate option to improve fuel economy and cut greenhouse gas emissions."

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $68.5 Solutions may incorporate localized energy storage or electricity generation schemes, but should strive to keep both installation and operations costs low. Modeling of corrosion/oxidation of materials in high-temperature engines. 10% of experimental measurements.

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Vehicles Engine Fuel Grid 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

Also, the list of standard test procedures addressed in SAE J1711 has been expanded to cover all five major test cycle procedures (UDDS, HFEDS, US06, SC03, and Cold FTP) now being used to evaluate vehicle fuel economy. Consumable fuels that are covered by J1711 are limited to petroleum-based liquid fuels (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). AOI 2: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles. ($6M) Proposed concepts must include demonstration of the technology up through at least single-cylinder engine testing.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

These new projects are aimed at meeting the goals and objectives of the President’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge (19 projects), as well as improvements in other vehicle technologies such as powertrains, fuel, tires and auxiliary systems (12 projects). Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

Ford’s plan to invest in even more capacity for its five-passenger C-MAX electrified models for North America replaces an earlier plan of introducing the gasoline-engine-powered seven-passenger C-MAX multi-activity vehicle. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Tucson ix FCEV can travel more than 400 miles (644 km) on a single fueling, a 76% improvement over its predecessor, and a range equal to a gasoline-powered car. It achieves gasoline equivalent fuel efficiency of more than 70 mpg US (3.36 Fuel Cell Stack. Energy storage system. Hydrogen storage.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Table of Contents.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

EERE’s Vehicles Technologies Program (VTP) is focused on developing technologies to enable average new vehicle fuel economy of more than 60 mpg (3.9 Applicants are sought to develop electrochemical energy storage technologies which support commercialization of micro, mild, and full HEVs, PHEVs, and EVs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. In general, the price of gasoline needs to be above US$3.50/gallon Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

CPT says that the RegEnBoost system enables a typical family-sized car to achieve less than 100 g/km CO 2 with a 1-liter gasoline engine, but when required can offer the same lively performance and in-gear acceleration of a 2-liter naturally aspirated powertrain.

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