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MAY 4, 2009

Michigan Technological University (Houghton, Michigan) has been selected for negotiation of an award for a project to develop experimentally validated Diesel Particulate Filter and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) models that support future vehicle On-Board Diagnostics and advanced control systems.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Calty) in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) in Saline, Michigan; and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. The VVT-iW system is employed on the intake cycle, with VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing - Intelligent) activated on exhaust. TMMK) in Georgetown, Kentucky, respectively.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

As one example, GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were recently awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Intake, exhaust and fuel injection.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Heat required to bring the fuel to SC states is recovered from the exhaust gas of the engine. George Anitescu from Syracuse presented the work in a poster at the DEER 2009 conference in Dearbon, Michigan. To attenuate that risk, the researchers use a diluent such as CO 2 , H 2 O or exhaust gas. Earlier post.). 450 °C, P ?600

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MARCH 8, 2010

EPA is using OpenECU modules to support its gasoline HCCI engine, optimized alcohol engine, and series hydraulic hybrid vehicle technologies. The G850 is particularly suited to multi-cylinder (up to 8) gasoline engine management applications.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

“Everybody's panicked about [electrification]," Kuniskis told Automotive News from the sidelines of Roadkill Nights, the annual Mopar-themed motorsports event held in Pontiac, Michigan, ahead of the Woodward Dream Cruise. "It It is what it is. This is the regulation. This is where the industry is going. This is what we have to do."

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JUNE 2, 2011

Ford had previewed the small EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection unit, and had confirmed it for production, at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. Ford also said that its next generation of hybrid vehicles, including a new plug-in hybrid that will launch next year, will have a Ford-engineered transmission that will be built in Michigan.

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JULY 21, 2009

The acronym is the same, but the US Department of Energy’s renamed 15 th DEER conference ( DEER 2009 ), to be held in Dearborn, Michigan 3-6 August, will feature a greatly expanded program extending well beyond its origin in diesel engine emissions reduction to include other engine technologies, advanced combustion processes, and fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. 698,040 (jointly funded).

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AUGUST 14, 2009

gasoline) engines, with a higher charge mass and higher temperature spread, can deliver improved thermal efficiency and better fuel economy. Each has drawbacks, noted GM’s Wei Li in a presentation at the recent Department of Energy DEER conference in Dearborn, Michigan. Lean-burn (i.e., a high air-to-fuel ratio) SIDI (e.g.,

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Most of the projects will support the goals of EV Everywhere, an Energy Department program that aims to make PEVs as affordable and convenient as gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. Michigan State University. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. Description. Federal funding. Drive Oregon.

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MAY 11, 2023

Full disclosure: Alfa Romeo invited me to a drive event in Lake Orion, Michigan, where I was offered a delicious-looking Italian lunch that I declined. Even the most hardcore driving mode still tries to prioritize electric propulsion at low speeds while the adaptive exhaust system is burbling at idle — the engine itself doing nothing.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The pursuit of fuel efficient vehicles is driving the development of smaller engines with a greater power density which puts more stress on the internal components like the intake and exhaust valves. China’s largest independent automaker, Chery Automobile Co. Tiggo, 1.3S A3 and Riich 1.3S

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

A side effect of cleaning up diesel exhaust can be a drop in fuel efficiency and a need to do diagnostics of whether the systems are operating in their design states. A partnership led by researchers at Michigan Technological University is addressing those issues in a three-year, $2.8 million project funded largely by a $1.7

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JANUARY 11, 2010

liter gasoline engine designed for the North American market that features direct injection (DI) and Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) for enhanced performance and fuel efficiency. Initial production will be concentrated at the Saarlouis (Germany), Michigan (United States) and Chongqing (China) Assembly Plants.

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MAY 20, 2010

Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan report on the use a “dieseline” blend—an 80:20 blend of diesel and gasoline—for the simultaneous reduction of NO x and smoke emissions in a Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) mode and the extension of low-emission and high-efficiency operational range of the engine.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Hakan Yilmaz, Global Technology Management, Gasoline Systems, for Bosch presented an overview of and update on the project at the 2011 DEER conference in Detroit in October. The partners have a single-cylinder research engine lab with fully flexible valve actuation (FFVA) at Stanford and a multi-cylinder engine lab at University of Michigan.

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APRIL 26, 2015

A team from the University of Michigan and Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering group in Dearborn has studied the effects of ethanol on reducing particulate emissions from a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine by comparing neat anhydrous ethanol with a baseline fuel of reference grade gasoline (indolene).

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JUNE 23, 2014

Ford’s approach to the project was to engineer a comprehensive suite of gasoline engine systems technologies, including: Aggressive engine downsizing in a mid-sized sedan from a large V-6 to a small I-4. 1, and the engine is designed to run on 98 RON gasoline. Split, parallel, cross-flow cooling with integrated exhaust manifold.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

The largest single award ($10 million) goes to Delphi Automotive Systems to further the development of its Gasoline Direct-Injection Compression Ignition (GDCI) low-temperature combustion technology ( earlier post ) that provides high thermal efficiency with low NO x and PM emissions. Michigan State University. Chrysler Group LLC.

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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. Earlier post.). While the baseline 3.6L

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MARCH 24, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded AVL a contract for automotive emissions testing to take place at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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JUNE 21, 2023

Fortunately, the Blue Oval invited us to take a gander at the new trucks at the Ford Michigan Proving Grounds earlier this month. Full Disclosure: Ford invited me out to the 3,880 acres that make up the Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo. You’ll lose a few thousand pounds if you stick with a pickup burning gasoline.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

The TJI system, which replaces the spark plug, has supported peak indicated net thermal efficiency of 42% with near zero engine out NO x emissions in single cylinder experiments, according to a set of papers presented by MAHLE and Michigan State University at the SAE 2010 Powertrains Fuels & Lubricants meeting in San Diego.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Papers came from research teams including: the University of Michigan and GM R&D; Robert Bosch GmbH; Sandia National Laboratories; and MIT. The larger turbocharger increases the pumping work since it cannot be run efficiently by the exhaust gases. Boosted HCCI with Regular Gasoline. HCCI Combustion. Boosting strategies.

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