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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan are working together on a project to accelerate the development of future hybrid vehicles. Researchers are analyzing data from 2,500 road trips to determine how internal electronic vehicle controls could be tweaked to further improve fuel efficiency and fun-to-drive attributes.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). Earlier post.). The USPS analysis did not address this factor, which is known as grid decarbonization.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Now, researchers from the University of Michigan and Ford report in an open-access paper in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology that automating residential package transport doesn’t influence the greenhouse gas footprint as much as the delivery van’s size and type. red symbols) for the US average cases and Edwards et al.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

In a new report, researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) have calculated the actual, on-road fuel economy for the entire fleet of all vehicles in the US, and for different classes of vehicles, with primary interest in light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, vans, and SUVs), between 1923 and 2013.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The types of vehicles consumers select has by far the most dominant impact on on-road fuel economy—the best vehicle currently available for sale in the US is nine times more fuel efficient than the worst vehicle. Average on-road fuel economy in the US for all vehicles in 2008 was 17.4 mpg US (13.5

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In response to federal policies to boost gas mileage, manufacturers have changed vehicle weights, improved tire-rolling resistance and added aerodynamic features to push fuel-economy rates past government-mandated thresholds. mpg and 22.4 mpg) that lead to large changes in tax liability or the amount of a subsidy. —Joel Slemrod.

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JUNE 30, 2015

Army Tank Automotive Command (TACOM) awarded MEAM [Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics] a three-year, $7.5-million The Annual Program Review brings the ARC’s research community together with Army researchers and engineers from industry. million research grant to establish an Automotive Research Center (ARC) at the U-M. ”

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Cars That Think

JULY 3, 2024

As part of the NEXTCAR program, San Antonio, Texas-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) showcased advances in autonomous vehicle technology that will improve vehicles’ fuel economy—including the fuel efficiency of non -autonomous automobiles that just so happen to be in traffic with autonomous ones.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Recent US Supreme Court precedent has opened the door for states to enact laws requiring all new cars sold in the state to be electric as of a certain date, according to a paper by the nonprofit Coltura published in the University of Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law.

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MAY 24, 2012

Andreas Malikopoulos at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is leading an effort to enable an automobile engine to function as an autonomous intelligent system capable of learning and realizing its optimal calibration in real-time under different conditions while the driver is driving. Background. transient operation.

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JULY 17, 2020

The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. Marquette University. Washington State University. Colorado State University. Group14 Technologies Inc.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility, unveiled last week, offers an all-new engine—a 2.3-liter Ford says the engine can deliver up to 15% better fuel economy than comparable six-cylinder engines. Other engines in Ford’s EcoBoost family are the 1.0-liter Ford specifically engineered the 2.3-liter

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

million in funding to develop connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies aimed at improving fuel economy by more than 20%. —Scott Hotz, an assistant director in SwRI’s Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division. A team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded up to $2.9 Earlier post.)s.

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JULY 1, 2013

million project is supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Foundation as part of their collaborative research program for advanced combustion engines. Operating principle behind an engine using PFS. Ringing is analogous to knocking in spark-ignited engines.). Click to enlarge. The 3-year, $1.65-million

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MARCH 12, 2021

The four teams selected to receive $18 million in funding through Phase II of NEXTCAR are: The University of California Berkeley team has developed an innovative vehicle dynamics and powertrain (VD&PT) control architecture based on a predictive and data-driven approach. Award amount is $3,474,864. Award amount is $4,498,650.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The GM team draws on experience in engine technologies and connected and autonomous vehicles to expedite the project development process. The GM team draws on experience in engine technologies and connected and autonomous vehicles to expedite the project development process. Michigan Technological University.

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JUNE 13, 2009

University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV). liter engine and fueled by E85 ethanol. Renewable fuels (when a liquid fuel is required).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

A key strategy for achieving the project goals will be a pioneering low-temperature gasoline combustion system that could help significantly improve light-duty vehicle fuel economy. Hyundai, the world’s fourth largest automaker, has declared GDi among its key technologies to lead the industry in fuel economy. Delphi Corp.,

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

is introducing Ethanol Boosted Direct Injection (EBDI) technology to optimize flex-fuel engines to a level of performance the company says will exceed gasoline engine efficiency and approach levels previously reached only by diesel engines. from E0 to E85 and all intermediate blends created by vehicle fueling.

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MAY 4, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected six cost-shared University Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls research and development projects totaling up to $13 million in DOE funding, subject to annual appropriations. The following projects were selected for award negotiation and will be cost shared at a minimum of 20%.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Ford and the University of Michigan are teaming up to accelerate autonomous vehicle research and development with a first-time arrangement that embeds Ford researchers and engineers into a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus. His research focuses on robotic systems perception.

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APRIL 21, 2011

a spin-off from the University of Michigan and developer of advanced asymmetric supercapacitors, to produce and sell hybrid electric storage (HES) devices comprising Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors and control electronics. Earlier post.). Inmatech supercapacitors are based on early transition metal carbides and nitrides.

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JULY 1, 2011

The most recent (April 2011) value of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute ( UMTRI ) Eco-Driving Index (EDI) stands at 0.86, indicating that in April 2011 there was a 14% reduction of emissions per driver of newly purchased vehicles in the US compared to the situation in October 2007. Source: UMTRI.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2022

Ford and University of Michigan researchers conducted a new study that evaluated the savings in greenhouse gas emissions in battery-electric pickup trucks relative to gas-powered pickups. It also assessed the reductions in other light-duty vehicles when compared to their gas-powered counterparts.

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MAY 20, 2010

a start-up developing a supercritical fuel injection system that can improve the fuel economy of internal combustion engines by between 50-75% ( earlier post ), announced that Donald Runkle, CEO of EcoMotors, has joined Transonic’s board of directors. Transonic Combustion, Inc.,

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AUGUST 16, 2016

will design and develop a new more-efficient engine and advanced drivetrain and vehicle technologies. will design and develop a vehicle and powertrain with electrified engine components that can enable higher engine efficiency and a significantly more aerodynamically reengineered cab. Ohio State University. Navistar, Inc.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos.

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MARCH 27, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award more than $5 million to two projects—one led by 3M Company and the other by Eaton Corporation—intended to lower the cost of advanced fuel cell systems by developing and engineering cost-effective, durable, and highly efficient fuel cell components. 3M Company, up to $3.1

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AUGUST 3, 2009

The dual-fuel PCCI strategy showed thermal efficiency of 53%. Rolf Reitz, are investigating a blended dual-fuel (gasoline and diesel) concept to extend the operating range of partially premixed charge compression ignition combustion by using the varying fuel reactivity of the charge blend, which is determined in real time.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) recently conducted an online survey of driver option to determine how receptive drivers would be to adopting—and how much they might pay for—in-vehicle technology that reduce carbon emissions. The researchers—John M. Driver valuation.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

A recent study published by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) concludes that modifying driver behavior through training or using electronic modulation technology between the driver’s foot and the throttle could results in substantial potential gains in real-world fuel efficiencies.

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JULY 2, 2010

The remaining vehicles—two in the Mainstream class and 13 in the Alternative class—will now proceed to the Finals Stage, set for 19-30 July at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Mich. For fuel economy, this translates to at least 67 MPGe, or two-thirds of the 100 MPGe target for both vehicle classes.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Concept diagram of an SMA heat engine for power generation from waste engine heat. million (subject to final negotiation with DOE) to support building a prototype thermomechanical waste heat recovery system using a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) heat engine to generate electricity from the heat in automotive exhaust. Source: GM.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The Obama Administration will release a Notice of Intent for 2017-2025 light duty fuel economy standards on 30 September.

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MAY 8, 2013

At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. I4 Ecotec engine.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2016

A new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) reviews the major advantages and disadvantages associated with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). For current gasoline-powered ICE vehicles at an average fuel economy of 23.3

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AUGUST 18, 2010

A new nylon family—DuPont Zytel PLUS—and new materials to enable laser welding techniques were the focus of two DuPont Automotive Performance Polymers talks presented recently at the SPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) at the Michigan State University (MSU) Management Education Center in Troy, Mich.

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