Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

We investigated some of the most common questions and concerns about the dangers of owning and driving an EV and how they compare to internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) in terms of safety. Useful terms: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV). Here’s what we discovered. MORE EV MYTHS EXPLAINED.

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Gas-Electric Electric Vehicles Gas Power 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

Enerpulse Technologies said that it has further identified the underlying mechanism by which its its pulsed energy ignition technology improves fuel economy, reduces emission and delivers higher torque in spark ignited (SI) internal combustion (IC) engines. Earlier post.)

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Fuel Economy Plug Economy Energy 210

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

Achates Power has accumulated more than 3,600 hours of dynamometer testing and achieved 47.5% brake thermal efficiency. Higher scavenging efficiency from a high stroke-to-bore ratio. The fact that their engine has very high efficiency and power density, along with low heat rejection to coolant, makes it well suited for military applications.

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Engine Power Powered 2011 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) contracted with the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions at West Virginia University to conduct in-use testing of three light-duty diesel vehicles (two 2.0L diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions. Click to enlarge.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Vehicle fleets across the United States are transitioning from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles, and that includes school bus fleets. One upcoming technology, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G or VTG), may allow electric bus fleets to send electricity back to the utility grid during peak energy events.

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Fleet Electric Electrical United States 60

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

CWI will market this new engine in North America, and Cummins will have the option of developing international versions of this new engine for markets outside North America. The ISX12 G is expected to be certified at launch to meet the US Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board emission standards of 0.20

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Gas Engine Fuel Economy North America 225

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JANUARY 18, 2016

The paper is available for download from the International Journal of Engine Research. Dilution, with either air or exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), reduces the peak combustion temperatures to avoid high NO x formation rates. International Journal of Engine Research doi: 10.1177/1468087415621805. —Dempsey et al.

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Gasoline Fuel Diesel Engine 150

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MAY 26, 2016

million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for reducing greenhouse gases and other pollutants. Labor is also a crucial partner; the project incorporates training of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers who will operate and repair the equipment. million project is funded in part by a $14.5-million

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Los Angeles California Emissions Green 150

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MARCH 26, 2015

A dual loop Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system with both low- and high-pressure circuits and switchable valve timing improve light load emissions output and allow for increased power density of the engine. On-road testing, towing, cold weather and chassis dyno testing, to verify that the ATLAS 2.8L met the U.S. Langenderfer, D.,

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Theta II GDI, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine before an audience of engineers attending the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea. Another major engineering challenge was to reduce internal friction to attain better fuel economy. Click to enlarge. Hyundai Motor Company unveiled the 2.4

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Hyundai Gasoline Engine Production 210

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JANUARY 5, 2011

In methods of the invention described in the patent application, the use of the fuel-alcohol blends to expand the load range reduces or eliminates the need for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), variable valve timing (VVT), negative valve overlap (NVO), rebreathing, multiple fuel injection, and inlet cylinder pressure boosting. Lü et al.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Here’s what two organizations— Resource-Media and Recurrent —had to say about the advantages of electric vehicles (EVs) in frigid weather. Also, gas vehicles must be started and preheated outdoors due to health risks from the exhaust, and gas vehicle emissions contribute to air pollution. Electric vehicles are popular in cold climates.

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Gas-Electric Gas Norway F-150 52

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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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Furthermore, and in relation to exhaust emission requirements, the manufacturers agreed to recommend the introduction of legislative requirements regarding market fuels, in order to ensure that the appropriate, high-quality fossil and renewable fuels are globally available for today’s vehicle technologies. Globalautoregs.com.

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Manufacturer Global Emissions Engine 199

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JUNE 26, 2012

Overall, the positive effect on driver behavior is reflected in positive changes in lane keeping behavior, distance to the lead vehicle and harsh braking events. It was observed that over-speeding and harsh braking events were reduced when SL is active. In addition, usability and acceptance were exhaustively evaluated.

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Fuel Volvo Light Europe 231

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Since the pistons cyclically expose or occlude the exhaust and intake ports, there is no valve train. Because the intake and exhaust ports are at the opposite ends of the cylinder, opposed-piston engines have efficient, uniflow scavenging. Scavenging continues until a 230° crank angle, at which time the exhaust ports close.

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Diesel Power Powered Exhaust 334

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MAY 8, 2014

It expands all the way to ambient pressure before the exhaust stroke. The power is produced in almost a 50-50 split between the combustion (central) and exhaust (largest) pistons. Starting the gas exchange between two significant volumes at different pressure, leading to a blow-down event, must be avoided. and O’Malley, E.

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Engine Concept Design Exhaust 345

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

Throughout the world, many efforts are being made to improve the thermal efficiency of internal combustion engines. Due to the lower exhaust enthalpy of lower temperature engines using PPCI, it is difficult to produce intake boost with acceptable boost system parasitis. Resources. FSN (smoke number). CNL (combustion noise).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2012

A team from Université d’Orléans (France) and IFP Energies nouvelles reports that exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) stratification may be used as a control parameter for combustion speed and therefore may contribute to the extension of the homogeneous charge compression ignition operating range. —André et al.

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Diesel Exhaust France Gas 210

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

On-road NO x emission levels of Euro 6 diesel cars in Europe are on average about seven times higher than the NO x limit set by the Euro 6 emission standard, according to a new report published in Berlin by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Earlier post.). Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Franco et al.

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Diesel Emissions West Virginia 2014 344

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APRIL 25, 2017

At the 38 th International Vienna Motor Symposium this week, Continental is showcasing a 48-volt hybrid diesel vehicle which meets very stringent RDE (real driving emissions) limits on CO 2 and NO x. In this way a minute amount of fuel can be injected into the cylinder after the combustion event. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Connect Connected Diesel Clean 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2016

Their paper appears in the International Journal of Engine Research. HECC is achieved by operating a common rail diesel engine with a single early fuel injection event under increased injection pressure and with ~50% exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). THC and CO as well as NO x and PM. Earlier post.) —Yehliu et al.

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Diesel Exhaust Engine Emissions 150

Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2023

That’s according to 2023 IEEE President Saifur Rahman , who was among the speakers from engineering organizations at the COP27 event held in Egypt in November. The heat from the turbine’s exhaust is used to produce steam to turn a turbine in the second stage. IEEE also launched a website that houses additional resources.

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Climate Change Climate Coal Grid 103

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APRIL 21, 2014

The Oak Ridge team plans to pursue the in-cylinder reforming technique in a multi-cylinder configuration in which one of the engine cylinders would act as the reformer, “ essentially breathing in reverse compared to the other cylinders (breathing in from the exhaust manifold and exhausting into the intake system).”.

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Exhaust Congress Engine Fuel 191

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

As reported in a paper in the International Journal of Engine Research , the hybrid method, which combines both particle swarm optimization (PSO) and genetic algorithm (GA) methods was able to locate a narrow window of operation which showed 27% lower NO x emissions and 60% lower particulate matter emissions than a standard PSO method.

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Diesel Engine Emissions Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

And in 2018 we will have a demonstration vehicle that proves an internal combustion engine is able to cost-effectively meet the CAFE standard, does not require the adoption of costly vehicle modifications, infrastructure upgrades, or a change in how the driver operates or maintains the vehicle. Leaner combustion. Light-duty diesel OP.

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

At the 2010 DEER event, Dr. Oded Tour, CEO and co-founder (and son of Hugo Tour, inventor and co-founder and former Lt. Increasing the combustion cylinder volume to enable the combusted gas to expand further, and to convert the heat energy to kinetic energy more fully, reduces exhaust loss. Tour Engine Inc.,

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Engine Exhaust Design Connect 290

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OCTOBER 13, 2012

In the late 1980s, the DOD issued a “Single Fuel Forward” policy calling for use of JP-8 fuel to reduce the significant logistic burden associated with managing and transporting multiple fuels on the battlefield—albeit with Commercial Off-The Shelf (COTS) internal combustion piston engines originally. Sandia National Laboratories, N.M.,

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Engine Design Fuel Diesel 236

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Timeline of TJI sequence events over one complete engine cycle. Pre-chamber fueling event is timed to end at approximately 50° before the spark discharge, thereby ensuring that a rich plentiful mixture can be contained in the pre-chamber. bar IMEPn with increasing dilution levels (excess air and high internal residuals).

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Engine 2010 Plug-in San Diego 285

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MARCH 12, 2010

The less energy needed for internal pump pressure means less fuel used. Fewer parasitic losses due to reduced fluid viscosity translates to less internal drag on the system and increases fuel economy. The first step in cleaning the diesel exhaust occurs when the exhaust stream enters the Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC).

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Gasoline 220

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2013

At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. There is no need for Exhaust Gas Recirculation, EGR cooler, and EGR valve, Saxman said. Volvo VNL D13 with DME. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 23, 2009

J1711 (Recommended Practice For Measuring The Exhaust Emissions And Fuel Economy Of Hybrid Electric Vehicles) is designed to establish uniform chassis dynamometer test procedures for hybrid-electric vehicles that are designed to be driven on public roads. Estimated completion for J1711 is summer 2009. J1772: Charging. laboratories.

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2009 Standards Hybrid Fuel Economy 170

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JUNE 4, 2014

It also exhausts lots of cold, making it highly relevant for processes which require power and cooling. A conventional internal combustion engine loses roughly two-thirds of the fuel energy as waste heat—about one third each through the radiator and exhaust. This can be used to drive an engine. Liquid Air on the Highway.

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Engine Production Waste Diesel 218

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JUNE 16, 2011

Valve-event modulation (VEM) can further reduce fuel consumption and can also cause a slight increase in engine performance, which offers a potential opportunity for engine downsizing. —“Assessment of Technologies” Resources. The practicality of full-performance battery electric vehicles (i.e.,

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Fuel Downsizing Fuel Economy Diesel 210

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APRIL 18, 2011

In January, Johnson presented a paper at the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT 2011) in India that begins to provide more technical detail behind the engine as well as emissions and fuel consumption test results. An external air compressor feeds compressed air to the conditioning unit where it is mixed with exhaust gas.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

There is potential for reducing after-treatment cost (specifically the de-NO x catalyst) since the Euro6 NO x level can be met at the engine exhaust. More specifically, they found that: Naphtha achieved the same level of full power as diesel fuel, but with a significant reduction in CO 2 : 122 g/km during the cold NEDC cycle. Kalghatgi, G.,

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