Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The three companies will work together to develop durable, heat- and impact-resistant 12-Volt lithium-ion batteries as a viable replacement for lead-acid starter batteries in motor vehicles by 2021. With this new project, Mazda, ELIIY Power and Ube Industries will combine their technical strengths to overcome such issues.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The military is interested in replacing lead-acid batteries with higher performing Li-ion systems. A123 Systems has introduced the Military 6T Battery, a robust Li-ion battery system engineered specifically to meet the demanding requirements of military vehicles. From a 2011 TARDEC presentation. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

Nanophosphate Engine Start Battery (12V): Click to enlarge. A123 Systems is targeting the emerging stop-start/microhybrid market with a 12V Li-ion battery solution based on its automotive class lithium ion AMP20 20 Ah prismatic pouch cells. The system comes equipped with battery management electronics for cell balancing and protection.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Johnson Controls is expanding its manufacturing operations in China by beginning production of advanced lead-acid batteries for Start-Stop vehicles to help automakers meet increasingly strict fuel economy and emission regulations. The global Start-Stop market for new vehicles could reach 49 million annually by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

We feel that we have erased the cold cranking deficit—the Achilles heel [for Li-ion] from a performance perspective against lead acid. ” Based on our analysis, the performance of A123’s new Nanophosphate EXT at high temperatures is unlike anything we’ve ever seen from lead acid, lithium ion or any other battery technology.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2015

Johnson Controls is expanding the production of advanced batteries for Start-Stop vehicles amid growing demand for better fuel economy and more sustainable technologies. Start-Stop enables up to 5% fuel economy savings over a conventional vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

As the truck’s backbone, the frame uses advanced materials and engineering to eliminate 100 pounds while increasing stiffness and durability for 12,750 pounds of towing capability and 2,300 pounds of payload. An all-new 48V eTorque mild-hybrid system delivers improved fuel efficiency for both 3.6-liter liter HEMI V-8 configurations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of high-performance, automotive Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, has entered into an innovation contract with PSA Peugeot Citroën Automobiles under which PSA will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the use of PowerGenix’s NiZn batteries as a replacement for lead-acid in stop-start vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2012

The research was conducted to gain understanding of how consumers view fuel-saving power train technologies based on attributes such as purchase price, fuel economy, annual fuel cost and performance. Most people will pay a little more for better fuel economy, as long as they don’t have to sacrifice performance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

i-ELOOP joins the i-stop idle-stop system and SKYACTIV powertrains, chassis and body (introduced on the CX-5) to deliver fuel consumption as low as 3.9 Mazda is offering the choice of five SKYACTIV engines (two diesels and three gasoline powerplants) coupled with six-speed manual or automatic transmissions in the Mazda6. High Power.

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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. In addition, a starter alternator motor is used to supplement the internal combustion engine with some level of power assist during acceleration. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Growth in light duty SSV sales during the next decade will be predominately in the three major market regions of North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific, primarily because these regions are the most aggressive in their implementation of fuel economy and emissions regulations. Batteries Fuel Efficiency SSVs Vehicle Systems'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The HyBoost project has been led by Ricardo in partnership with Controlled Power Technologies, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium, Ford, Imperial College London, and Valeo, with co-funding from the UK government-backed Technology Strategy Board. three-cylinder EcoBoost engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

The PbC battery is a hybrid device that uses the standard lead acid battery positive electrode and a supercapacitor negative electrode that is made of activated carbon. turning the engine off as the vehicle slows or coasts below a pre-determined speed) and perhaps some form of battery assist to the initial vehicle acceleration.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2015

This situation means it is in the interest of the major brands to implement stop-start technology as standard (once the benefits have been established) to meet government targets for average fleet fuel consumption. This also offers opportunities for other engine efficiencies such as electric boost. —“ Start-Stop Vehicles ”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

As the project approaches its mid-point, the research team—led by Ricardo and including Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (EALABC), Faurecia and the University of Nottingham—has completed the build of the first functional integration prototype ADEPT vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

The Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) and Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will introduce a low-carbon 48 volt LC Super Hybrid technology demonstrator at the International Vienna Motor Symposium this week. —Allan Cooper, European projects coordinator at the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Start-Stop technology automatically shuts off the engine when the car is idle and restarts it when the driver’s foot leaves the brake pedal. During this time, the vehicle's electrical systems—from entertainment to lights—use energy from an advanced lead-acid battery (AGM) rather than the gas-powered engine, thus saving fuel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. Depending on the turbocharged engine system optimisation the boost could be as much as much as 70kW or 10 times the instantaneous power extracted from the batteries or supercapacitors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

The ADEPT project is led by Ricardo in a research partnership including the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC); Controlled Power Technologies (CPT); Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies UK Ltd; Ford Motor Company and the University of Nottingham. Development completed, testing ongoing.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2016

The Forty-Eight Volt Electrified Rear-axle (FEVER) project will apply CPT’s SpeedTorq technology to an ultra-lightweight rear axle module to significantly improve the fuel economy of the target car. —Stephen Doyle, Ricardo hybrid and electronic systems product group head.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

Potential fuel economy benefit over baseline is 3% for both intercity and local duty cycles. This is the most attractive retrofitting technology package of those considered, the report found, and is suitable for retrofitting to 1,591 passenger DMUs with the oldest, least efficient engine types.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The paper was jointly authored by CPT engineering director and chief technical officer Guy Morris with Mark Criddle, Mike Dowsett and Toby Heason from CPT and Dr. Paul Kapus and Matthias Neubauer from AVL. TGDI engine and close to the 146 g/km of the current Passat 2.0L common rail TDI engine. common rail TDI engine.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

AOI 1: Advanced Fuels and Lubricants Technologies. The goal of this AOI is to support advanced fuels and lubricants technologies that will enable optimal performance of advanced combustion engines for passenger and commercial vehicle applications. Fuels and Lubricants for Advanced Combustion Regimes. Miller Cycle).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. Thermal management of the electrical machine is another critical factor, because the duration of the boosting and energy recovery operating modes directly impacts fuel economy and emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. 267,100 for students of the West Philadelphia High School’s Academy of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering to participate in the Automotive X Prize Competition. Philadelphia Academies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This system allows the energy generated during braking to be stored in the batteries and use the stored energy to power the vehicle’s electrical components, thus ensuring power availability even when the engine is not being used. The system is also designed to supply power to the drive assist motor, improving fuel economy.

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Teslarati

MARCH 1, 2023

These include the shift e-fuses, as well as the replacement of lead acid batteries to lithium-ion. These include the shift e-fuses, as well as the replacement of lead acid batteries to lithium-ion. 16:11 CST – Colin Campbell, leader of powertrain engineering, takes the stage.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

liter gasoline engine, goes on sale in January. The SKYACTIV-D-equipped diesel version will follow in the second half of the year, making Mazda the first Asian manufacturer to offer a modern-technology clean-diesel engine in a non-commercial vehicle in North America. liter diesel engine sold in other global markets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

Thus, currently the hybrid system needs to offer a major improvement in fuel economy to entice customers to pay the price premium. This type of system uses a planetary gear to distribute power between the engine, generator, traction motor, and drivetrain. This favors full-function hybrids and works against mild hybrid systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

In start-stop systems, the internal combustion engine is shut off when the driver stops and the engine is seamlessly restarted when the driver accelerates, which lowers emissions and improves fuel economy. The latter has two 1200F ultracapacitors linked in series. There is no regen in this basic application.

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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. Contributing writer Bill Cooke has been an engineer and manager with Ford and Visteon.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2018

EPA combined fuel economy. direct-injected Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine with a thermal efficiency of 40%; the engine delivers an estimated 104 hp and 109 lb-ft (148 N·m) of torque. Enhancing the car’s fuel efficiency and dynamic driving characteristics, the driver can select either SPORT or ECO modes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2018

liter direct-injected engine, Ioniq Hybrid offers a total system output of 139 horsepower while providing low emissions, outstanding efficiency and range. direct-injected Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine with a thermal efficiency of 40% and delivers an estimated 104 horsepower and an estimated 109 lb-ft (148 N·m) of torque.

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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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2016

direct-injected Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine with a thermal efficiency of 40%, delivering an estimated 104 horsepower (78 kW) and an estimated 109 lb-ft (148 N·m) of torque. direct-injected Atkinson four-cylinder Kappa engine. The Ioniq Hybrid and Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid both feature a new Kappa 1.6 kWh capacity.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

What I do need is an affordable alternative to Lead Acid. About 15 amps from a 110v outlet is adequate. Like most people, I tend to drive less than 30 miles a day, so I won’t run out of charge. is a Green Options Media Production.

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