Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2016

LiquidPiston will be developing its X4 test rig: a prototype 30 kW diesel X-engine, with targeted brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) of 186 g/kWh (better fuel efficiency than heavy duty truck engines, and twice the fuel economy of a gasoline engine over a typical drive cycle). —Alexander Shkolnik, CEO and Founder of LiquidPiston.

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Engine Exhaust 2014 Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

By leveraging technology, we are able to get more out of every drop of gasoline and because of that we expect the new Corvette will be the most fuel-efficient 450 horsepower car on the market. LT1 lift events were optimized to incorporate the new high rocker ratio and splayed valve geometry. All-aluminum block and oil pan.

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2014 Oil Exhaust Engine 362

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2009

The gasoline (91 octane recommended, 87 octane minimum) engine offers a specific output of 82.4 Ti-VCT provides extremely precise variable—yet independent—control of timing for intake and exhaust valves. liter V-8 application is that Ti-VCT is actuated by camshaft torque, with assistance from pressurized oil. Earlier post.).

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Ford Fuel Economy Exhaust MPG 255

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine features the first use of a compacted graphite iron cylinder block in a gasoline engine, the same material used in Ford’s 6.7-liter All-new aluminum cylinder heads feature water-cooled integrated exhaust manifolds. Variable displacement oil pump reduces internal engine friction to improve fuel economy.

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F-150 Ford Engine Fuel Economy 329

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

The demonstration vehicle, provided by Nissan North America, is a 2010 Nissan Titan originally equipped with a gasoline V8 engine. liter engine with an aluminum block, head and oil pan, a magnesium valve cover and an engine-mounted emissions control system. kg) lighter than the original all-aluminum gasoline V8. ATLAS target.

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Light 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Many of our customers have asked for a Cummins alternative for gasoline or other small displacement automotive diesel engines. has been designed to fit where a comparable V8 or V10 gasoline engine was previously installed. Cummins ISV5.0 —Dave Crompton, Cummins Vice President and General Manager – Engine Business.

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Diesel Light Commercial Vehicles 247

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2010

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully demonstrated that its HEDGE (High-Efficiency, Dilute Gasoline Engine) technology, using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and advanced ignition systems, suppresses low-speed pre-ignition in turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engines. Earlier post.).

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Engine Fuel Economy Gasoline Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2015

TFSI turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine introduced at the Vienna Motor Symposium last week is the first of the company’s EA888 Gen.3B TFSI is the first representative of direct-injection gasoline engines based on “right-sizing” rather than “down-sizing”. Audi’s new “rightsized” 2.0L 3 and delivers the power of the 1.8L

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Audi Exhaust Engine Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

liter EcoBoost I-4 features twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT), turbocharging and direct gasoline injection to deliver up to 168 hp (125 kW) with non-premium fuel and 173 lb-ft (235 N·m) of sustained torque. The block, cylinder head and oil pan are aluminum castings. A global Ford design, the 1.6-liter

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North America Ford America Fuel Economy 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy Europe Ford Economy 261

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

BMW dedicated a portion of its recent Innovation Days 2009 event to the topic of Intelligent Heat management as a mechanism for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. The remaining two-thirds are lost as waste heat going into the environment through the car’s exhaust emissions and through the radiator. Click to enlarge.

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BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2 218

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. That number jumps to 105 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. No gasoline used. liter 4-cylinder while the non-hybrid models have either the gasoline 1.5-liter

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Escape PHEV Ford Plug-in 89

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2013

liter EcoDiesel is capable of towing 7,400 pounds—more than any competitor’s gasoline V-8 equipped SUVs. Piston-cooling oil jets. Water-cooled exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) for Tier II, Bin 5 and ULEV II compliance. Click to enlarge. Producing 240 hp (179 kW) and 420 lb-ft (569 N·m ) of torque, the 3.0-liter

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Jeep MPG 2014 Fuel Economy 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Not only is it more powerful and contains up to 30% better efficiency than traditional gasoline, etc. Essentially, Belzowski and his colleague Paul Green found that drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles. You move from one pump to the other. lbs (4 kg).

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Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy 366

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2023

At the 2023 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 in Indianapolis, Indiana, all 33 cars will be running on Shell 100-percent renewable biofuel, using carbon neutral motor oil, and rolling on Firestone Firehawk tires made with recycled plastics. Not so much as you would think, especially with technology changing fast.

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Green Indianapolis Clean Cleaning 83

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

In a brand event in Barcelona, Audi unveiled its fourth-generation A8 luxury sedan. Its exhaust end lies inside the 90° vee, so the short gas paths and the twin scroll charger promote responsiveness. Its combustion principle makes the V6 gasoline engine especially efficient. Earlier post.). Under load, the 4.0

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Audi Plug-in Standards Plug 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

In the event of slippage it instantaneously engages a hydraulic power supply to transfer extra torque to the wheel with the most traction by modulating the differential from fully open to fully locked, and anywhere in between, depending on driving conditions. The system comprises a deactivation rocker arm and oil control valve.

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Eaton Emissions Fuel Range 218

Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Because EVs run on electricity, the vehicle emits no exhaust from a tailpipe and does not contain the typical liquid fuel components in ICEVs. Because ICEVs are operated with a mixture of flammable fuel and hot oils, they pose a major fire risk. The simple presence of gasoline in an ICE makes them principally more dangerous.

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Gas-Electric Electric Vehicles Gas Power 98

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2018

The new Focus features a broad suite of Ford advanced driver assistance technologies and advanced EcoBoost gasoline and EcoBlue diesel engines offering a 10% fuel-efficiency improvement across the range. A belt-in-oil design for the camshaft and oil pump drive belts. Ford has unveiled the all-new Ford Focus. The all-new 1.5-liter

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Fuel Economy Ford Gasoline Diesel 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2016

At its Innovation Days 2016 event in Munich, BMW unveiled new versions of its three and four- cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. In addition to this, the full line-up of gasoline and diesel engines feature BMW TwinPower Turbo technology. BMW TwinPower Turbo 3-cylinder gasoline engine. Gasoline engines.

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Gasoline Diesel BMW Engine 150

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of electric energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline (33.7 The bumper, with a flat top, sits above the dual exhaust chrome tips. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology. per gallon.

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PHEV Plug-in Plug MPG 102

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2017

The concept of using a second, high octane fuel on demand to augment the performance of a standard gasoline fuel reaches back to the 1940s, with a recent resurgence in interest generated by the need to increase engine efficiency. —Morganti et al.

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Gasoline Concept Fuel Engine 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

In an event in Amsterdam, Mercedes-Benz unveiled its new A-Class compact line. All models of the new A-Class are also powered by new diesel and gasoline engines. New, efficient gasoline and diesel engines. The second new gasoline engine is the M 260 with a displacement of 2.0 liters, 165 kW and 350 N·m.

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Mercedes Engine Gasoline-Electric Exhaust 303

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

The newly introduced GMC Terrain ( earlier post ) became the latest GM North American model that will feature a fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (DI) engine in 2010. GM North America Gasoline Direct Injection Applications. Cam phasing also provides another effective tool for controlling exhaust emissions. Cadillac STS.

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Gasoline Engine Oil-Sands Saturn 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

The effects of gasoline ratio on indicated thermal efficiency of HCII and GDBF modes. Researchers at Tsinghua University have compared the combustion and emissions characteristics of two dual-fuel (diesel-gasoline) modes intended to integrate the advantages of both fuels to achieve high thermal efficiency and low emission targets.

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Gasoline Diesel Emissions Fuel 281

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2015

It now comes equipped with TwinScroll turbochargers featuring flow-separated, bank-specific exhaust manifolds made from thin-wall castings. liter gasoline unit in the BMW 740i and BMW 740Li produces an output of 240 kW/326 hp, 5 kW more than the engine it replaces. Together with an increase in the compression ratio from 10.0

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BMW Plug-in Plug Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range.

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Audi Plug-in Plug Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Fitted with a small fixed-geometry turbocharger, a variable-displacement oil pump and smart charge alternator, the 105 HP 1.6 Today, MultiJet II engines fully comply with the Euro 5 standard and use low viscosity lubricant oil to minimize friction. T-Jet gasoline engine. A professional driver drove the same distance on only 20.9

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MPG Diesel Exhaust Fuel 322

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Ford’s all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks are equipped with new diesel and gasoline engine powertrains that deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. liter V-8 gasoline engine also boasts best-in-class numbers of 405 lb-ft (549 N·m) of torque at 4,500 rpm and 385 hp (287 kW) at 5,500 rpm. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Gasoline 220

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

When crude oil comes into a refinery, it is first passed into a distillation process, which separates the crude oil into its different fractions by boiling range. Naphtha refers to the light fraction produced by distillation that is roughly in the gasoline boiling range of ~30 °C to ~200 °C. —Chang et al.

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Gasoline Fuel Range Diesel 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2016

Building on the performance and technology of Ford’s award-winning EcoBoost gasoline engines, the EcoBlue diesel range will deliver power outputs ranging from 100 PS to 240 PS (99 to 237 hp). A belt-in-oil design for the camshaft and oil pump drive belts. In Europe, Ford revealed the all-new 2.0-liter The four-cylinder 2.0-liter

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Diesel Ford Fuel Oil 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2013

The findings also showed that improvements to boosting system efficiencies for low exhaust temperatures and overall reductions in friction are required to capitalize on the high gross efficiences offered by RCCI. However, to capitalize on these advantages the combustion event must be knock-free.A —Splitter et al. Splitter, D.,

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Wisconsin Congress 2013 Fuel 309

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2016

The gasoline-powered version of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan has earned a highway-cycle fuel-economy rating of 28 mpg US (8.4 The redesigned V-6 gasoline engine delivers a best-in-class 287 horsepower (214 kW) and 262 lb-ft (355 N·m) of torque. liter Pentastar engine. The redesigned 3.6-liter 1 from 10.2:1,

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Minivan Chrysler MPG 2017 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

The gasoline engine is off when the i-MMD is in EV Drive mode and is decoupled from the drivetrain to reduce friction. The electric propulsion motor alone powers the front wheels, as the gasoline engine (decoupled from the drive wheels) powers the electric-generator motor, which in turn provides power to the battery pack.

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2017 Hybrid Honda Motor 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Powertrain options include: Four MultiAir gasoline engine offerings. MultiAir Turbo and MultiAir2 Turbo gasoline engines. This 16-valve I-4 delivers maximum refinement via features such as a fully isolated aluminum head cover and an oil pan with acoustic material sandwiched between its steel layers. Additionally, the 2.4-liter

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Jeep SUV Africa Fuel Economy 247

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

The following lists are not exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but we have tried to include a representative list of resources for each category. Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know?

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Plug-in America Plug EV1 30

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

The test engine for the paper was a 250cc single-cylinder unit with dual-camshaft-actuated reciprocating sleeve valves for induction and exhaust. Compression ratio was set at 15:1, and the fuel used was 87 octane gasoline. The sleeve valves have a short heat rejection path directly to lube oil. Active sleeve cooling.

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Light Fuel Economy Engine Fuel 304