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JANUARY 18, 2013

Huff Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Vehicle installed on the chassis dynamometer in the ORNL vehicle research laboratory. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) staff have been performing vehicle research and testing in support of the fueleconomy.gov website. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Corning Incorporated has boosted its light-duty vehicle filter capacity at its manufacturing facility in Kaiserslautern, Germany for both gasoline and diesel engined vehicles. For gasoline vehicles, direct injection (GDI) engines are growing in popularity as drivers demand more fuel efficiency and engine power.

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Germany Exhaust Light Fuel Economy 210

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JULY 12, 2013

Researchers at Environment Canada have found that vehicle exhaust is a significant source of isocyanic acid (HNCO), a toxic gaseous acid that is a product of various forms of combustion and a potential health concern. mg kg fuel –1 and were significantly higher than previous biomass burning emission estimates.

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Exhaust Canada Environment Emissions 207

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JANUARY 28, 2018

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is a major component of fine particulate matter—which causes adverse health effects—even in urban environments; vehicles may be a dominant source of SOA in urban areas, although there is still an ongoing debate over SOA formation from on-road sources.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

Next-generation Toyota Audio Multimedia equips all 2023 Corolla Hybrid models with an 8-inch high-resolution touch screen and added capabilities, including standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. The sporty SE gains new standard Smart Key, enhanced Sport driving mode tuning and red interior accents replacing blue.

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AUGUST 28, 2009

The government of New Zealand will not proceed with developing and implementing fuel economy standards as proposed by the previous government. Joyce says the scheme would have added significant extra costs to vehicle importers and that these would ultimately have been passed on to motorists. Earlier post.) Steven Joyce.

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JANUARY 19, 2014

Exhaust particle size distributions measured by ELPI (color map) and particle concentration measured by CPC (white line) during individual engine braking conditions (speed change from 32 km/h to 0 km/h). The exhaust sample was taken from the exhaust manifold. The exhaust sample was taken from the exhaust manifold.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

At the 2 nd International Conference Automotive 48 V Power Supply Systems , held last week in Düsseldorf, Germany, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT), a major sponsor of the event, together with leading car makers and Tier 1 suppliers, argued the need for an internationally agreed 48V electrical standard. This reduces to 2.5%

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MARCH 31, 2014

The selected projects include 6 vehicle-related technologies and 2 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as well as new hydropower, heat pump, solar and manufacturing technologies. Selected vehicle and hydrogen technology projects are: FY 2014 SBIR Phase II vehicle projects. Lead organization. Description. XG Sciences Inc.

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Exhaust Wind 2014 Motoring 261

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MAY 31, 2017

A joint study by Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) and Austria’s Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) into 48V diesel mild hybrid technology verified a 9% reduction of NO x in raw engine-out emissions, while retaining the fuel economy and CO 2 benefits of diesel engine technology. —Paul Bloore.

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Fuel Economy Diesel Economy Engine 150

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MARCH 26, 2015

The Cummins team not only surpassed all fuel-economy targets, but also achieved criteria emissions lower than the stringent Tier 2/Bin 2 levels. The demonstration vehicle, provided by Nissan North America, is a 2010 Nissan Titan originally equipped with a gasoline V8 engine. Test cycle fuel economy (mpg).

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The project aims to deliver full hybrid equivalent fuel economy and performance with less than 70 g/km CO 2 emissions as measured over the European Drive Cycle, but at a significantly lower cost. version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius.

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JULY 16, 2020

for XSE grade, which uses a dual-outlet exhaust). Most AWD grades have 202 hp, while the Camry XSE AWD grade has 205 hp with dual exhaust. The Camry’s four-cylinder engine uses a very high compression ratio (13:1) and Toyota’s innovative D-4S fuel injection, which employs both direct injection and additional port injectors.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

For improved fuel efficiency, the 2016 Pilot will also include a stop start feature—Honda’s first non-hybrid application of this technology. Honda VCM deactivates the cylinder by using its VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) technology to keep the intake and exhaust valves in the closed position to halt fuel supply.

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Fuel Economy Honda 2016 Economy 150

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

liter engine and next-generation Xtronic CVT with sub-planetary gear, offers combined fuel economy of 34 mpg (6.9 The lighter and more aerodynamic new Sentra allows Nissan to use the more fuel-efficient 1.8-liter Fuel economy is rated at 30 mpg (7.84 2013 Nissan Sentra. Click to enlarge. L/100km) on the highway.

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Fuel Economy MPG 2013 Economy 231

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

The Sail 3, built on Shanghai GM’s new-generation small car architecture, is the first model in its class that comes standard with a start-stop system, which reduces fuel consumption by 3-5% in heavy traffic. The engine achieves best-in-class fuel economy of 5.3 engines are available. liters per 100 km (44.3 Up to 5.7%

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Standards GM Chevrolet Fuel Economy 199

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JULY 23, 2019

These changes increase Accent’s EPA estimated fuel economy to 33 mpg city, 41 highway, 36 combined, up considerably from the 28 city, 38 highway, 32 combined mpg rating with last year’s 1.6-liter DPI engine include: Fuel injection at the intake stroke decreases wall wetting for improved fuel economy and reduced emissions.

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MPG 2020 Engine Fuel Economy 220

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APRIL 26, 2014

On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Manufacturers Performance Report that assesses the automobile industry’s progress toward meeting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks in the 2012 model year—the first year of the 14-year program. A note on methodology and values.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Toyota has significantly revised its Highlander and Highlander Hybrid crossover sport utility vehicles for 2011. liter V6, while also improving fuel economy. The 2011 Highlander Hybrid receives EPA estimated fuel economy ratings of 28 mpg city and 28 mpg highway (8.4 liter V6 for 2011, replacing the previous 3.3-liter

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Highlander Fuel Economy 2011 Economy 186

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MAY 16, 2019

Reducing the number of exhaust gas particulates, including those smaller than 23 nm, will help manufacturers meet increasingly stringent future global emissions standards. Delphi Technologies’ 500+ bar system can help vehicle manufacturers meet both challenges. Delphi 500+ bar GDi pump.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The new report is a companion to a report released by MECA in June 2019 that provides an assessment of market-ready technologies for heavy-duty diesel vehicles to meet lower intermediate NOx standards by 2024 (“ Technology Feasibility for Model Year 2024 Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles in Meeting Lower NOx Standards ”).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with direct injection with Auto Start-Stop as standard equipment, or the new 1.5-liter EcoBlue diesel to deliver an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of at least 30 mpg (7.8 liter EcoBlue diesel engine fuel economy estimates are expected in early 2019. Ford is targeting the 1.5L

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Their paper is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Regulated emissions for all test fuels over the cold-start and hot-start LA92 cycles. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation, N=3. A fuel economy penalty was also observed for lower energy content E30 and E78 blends compared to both E10 fuels.

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Pollution Fuel Vehicles Emissions 255

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JUNE 2, 2014

BC mass emissions for all four GDI and PFI vehicles over the three different driving patterns. Solid bars represent low ambient temperature measurements whereas open, dashed bars represent standard temperature measurements. Solid particle number emissions for all four GDI and PFI vehicles over the three different driving patterns.

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JANUARY 11, 2015

Similarly, the low-end torque of the Td6 allows the vehicles to deliver 0-60 acceleration times comparable to the higher horsepower V6 gasoline models. Preliminary fuel economy figures for the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover are 22 mpg (city), 28 mpg (highway) and 25 mpg (combined) (10.7, seconds respectively, compared to 6.9

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Land Rover Fuel Economy MPG Diesel 150

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

PM mass emissions rates for the FTP and US06 drive cycles as function of vehicle mileage. As reported in a paper in ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , the results showed that GDI technology has the potential to meet the upcoming California LEV III and US EPA Tier 3 PM mass standard of 3 mg/mi (phasing in over MY2017?2021)

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Standards Emissions Miles Engine 246

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MARCH 4, 2010

The use of a supercritical fuel charge enables very fast and complete combustion with minimized thermal losses. The chart shows heat release from a standard diesel combustion cycle (solid black line), overlaid with the heat release from a TSCi cycle (dashed blue line). Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems.

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Fuel Economy Fuel Economy Engine 297

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The automotive turbocharging industry will generate $12 billion in revenue by equipping 49 million vehicles with turbochargers annually by 2019, according to Honeywell Turbo Technologies’ 2014 Global Turbo Forecast. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter Escape SE and Titanium trim levels come standard with the new 1.5-liter liter and 2.0-liter liter twin-scroll.

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AUGUST 6, 2009

BorgWarner VTG turbochargers are the first to help industrial diesel engines for the off-highway market meet new emissions regulations while improving fuel economy. These regulations require up to a 50% reduction in nitrogen oxide (NO x ) emissions compared with previous standards. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Ford says the engine can deliver up to 15% better fuel economy than comparable six-cylinder engines. Featuring a twin-scroll turbocharger and a three-port integrated exhaust manifold (IEM), the 2.3-liter Featuring a twin-scroll turbocharger and a three-port integrated exhaust manifold (IEM), the 2.3-liter

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Louisville Exhaust Fuel Economy Future 286

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Jacobs Vehicle Systems and Tula Technology have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the development of Jacobs Cylinder Deactivation (CDA) valve actuation technology in conjunction with Tula’s Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) control algorithms ( earlier post ).

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JUNE 24, 2014

Future fuel economy standards will result in lower exhaust gas temperatures and limit the use of high-temperature SCR. Bartley of the Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division and Assistant Professor Zachary J. SwRI and UTSA plan to develop a novel catalyst for low-temperature SCR to reduce emissions.

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San Antonio Exhaust Clean Emissions Fuel Economy 287

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JUNE 4, 2018

liter, 3-cylinder engine –such as adding exhaust VVT and twin injectors- we are now able to offer A-segment customers the best combination of performance and best in class fuel efficiency, in-line with AYGO’s DNA of ‘fun and efficient’. New AYGO comes in both standard and Eco versions. Through significant improvements to the 1.0-liter,

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MPG Engine Toyota 2018 186

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MAY 6, 2013

The new MY2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van for the US now features a 2.1L, 4-cylinder diesel with a t-speed automatic transmission as standard. The two overhead camshafts actuate 16 intake and exhaust valves. The fuel is injected by means of magnetic injectors and seven-hole injection nozzles.

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2014 Diesel Standards Exhaust 306

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JANUARY 14, 2016

The PowerCard generates power from exhaust source temperatures ranging from 400-600 °C using Alphabet Energy’s proprietary thermoelectric materials: tetrahedrite and magnesium silicide stannide. connected, semiautonomous) while also achieving fuel efficiency standards (e.g., US EPA CAFE Standards). The PowerCard.

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Fuel Economy Energy Economy Fuel 150

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

The all-new 2023 Honda CR-V Sport and Sport Touring trims come standard with the new hybrid system featuring the more refined 2.0-liter Linear Shift Control elevates the driving experience by mimicking the vehicle speed-linked rev feel associated with a conventional drivetrain shifting gears at wide open throttle.

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