Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2011

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company has filed a US patent application (# 20100326387 , published 30 December 2010) on methods using a wide range of fuel-alcohol blends to expand the operating envelope of engines operating in advanced combustion modes. reduced maximum rates of pressure increase during HTHR.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

A study by a team at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) found that higher compression ratios in a spark-ignition engine improved performance of both an E22 blend (78% gasoline, 22% ethanol) as well as neat hydrous ethanol. This product is referred to as hydrous ethanol—approximately 93% ethanol and 7% water.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To meet these standards, vehicles must undergo an extensive, long-established testing process, regardless of whether the vehicle operates on gasoline or electricity. This is referred to as “well-to-wheel emissions.” Earlier in the industry, range anxiety was the major EV driver concern.

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Fleet United States Gasoline-Electric Charging 87

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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EPA Congress Pollution Gasoline-Electric 273

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2014

In addition to its three four-cylinder gasoline engines (2.0-liter TDI Clean Diesel engine in the Jetta develops its maximum power over a low speed range of 3500 to 4000 rpm. A complex exhaust gas recirculation system is also used. The system has low exhaust back pressure and high filtration efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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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. Battery pack.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 9, 2021

We have been continuously talking about the perks and advantages Electric vehicles bring to the table such as, being environment friendly, cost-effectiveness, less maintenance, etc and we all are familiar with these advantages electric vehicles have over conventional gasoline-powered vehicles. The battery takes 3 to 12 hours to fully charge.

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Motors Motoring Motor Gasoline-Electric 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx calculates that non-automotive EV sectors in 2021 demanded approximately 31 GWh globally in 2021; for reference, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars demanded approximately 280 GWh globally in 2021. Indeed, fuel cell projects are gathering momentum, with system deliveries ranging up to 3.2

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2013

Since 2010, all Sprinters in the US have been powered by BlueTEC diesel engines, marking the first use of BlueTEC technology, with its selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment system, in the commercial van market here. The two overhead camshafts actuate 16 intake and exhaust valves. 20 mph (32 km/h).

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 9, 2021

The EV must demonstrate the same level of performance as a comparable ICE vehicle, feature a similar range for travel, enable a savings in fuel costs, and offer a substantial emission reduction. Range has improved dramatically, prices have dropped, and often performance is even better than with ICE vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

GDCI engine was significantly better than advanced production spark injection gasoline engines, and comparable to very efficient hybrid vehicle engines at their best efficiency conditions (214 g/kWh). This early work established that gasoline-like fuels with high resistance to autoignition are preferred for PPCI. Combustion stability.

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Gasoline Engine Fuel Wisconsin 304

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand. These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

mpg US) (99 g/km CO 2 )—more efficient than any previous Golf with a gasoline engine. The new TSI engine also offers the highest specific torque of any large-scale production series gasoline engines: 200 N·m per liter displacement. The turbocharged gasoline engine with its 10.5:1 The exhaust manifold of the 1.0

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Gasoline MPG Exhaust Engine 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

Under this same operating condition with stoichiometric engine exhaust (and no reforming), they could only sustain stable combustion with EGR under 25%. EGR also reduces NO x emissions over a broad range of speed and load conditions. —Jim Szybist, ORNL. Earlier post.] Source: Chang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Engine Gasoline Fuel Exhaust 274

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 15, 2024

liter 4-cylinder engine that puts out 235 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque (on premium gasoline), driving either the front or all-four wheels through a nine-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. The first thought is this references a 3.5-liter All come with a turbocharged 2.0-liter

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Cadillac Escalade SUV MPG 55

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2014

A new study by Dr. Gautam Kalghatgi and his colleagues at Saudi Aramco provides further support a pathway for significant improvements in the efficiency of a gasoline engine (i.e., Broadly, this approach is termed Gasoline Compression Ignition (GCI). spark ignited, SI) by running it in compression ignition mode with naphtha fuels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

A team from University College London and BP’s Fuels and Lubricants Research group has investigated the combustion and emissions characteristics of a range of fuel molecules which can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass through a variety of processing routes. ethanol), gasoline octane busters (e.g.,

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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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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2012

The ICE is a complex system whose operation is controlled by a wide range of processes. Development of low temperature combustion (LTC), learn-burn gasoline combustion and development of alternative (e.g., catalytic) technologies to reduce toxic gas and particulate emissions.

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Fuel Economy Engine Economy 2014 240

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

TREV is a range extender system that uses a micro-turbine (fueled either by liquid or gaseous fuels) to generate electricity that charges a battery pack. The high efficiency of the TREV range extender results in a requirement for fewer batteries, saving weight and space. The battery powers the motors that drive the wheels.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The first thought is this references a 4.0-liter The rear features vertical LED tail lights, twin chrome-tipped exhaust ports and the hands-free power lift gate. Road Test: 2020 Range Rover Sport Plug-in Hybrid. The XT5 has a 3,500-pound tow rating to augment those road trips. Photos by John Faulkner and Cadillac. [

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Cadillac Land Rover MPG Fuel Economy 75

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

gasoline and Diesel fuel), alcohol-based liquid fuels (e.g., There are two basic exhaust emissions and fuel economy tests described in J1711. An operating mode with a very long range, for example, will have a very high utility and, thus, a Utility Factor that approaches 1.0. Earlier post.) compressed natural gas).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Volkswagen engineers redesigned a large number of the base engine components to improve acoustics, fuel consumption, and exhaust gas emissions. This is referred to as the Gen 1 aftertreatment design in the EPA/ARB documents.). Gen 1 exhaust system. Gen 1 exhaust treatment. The principles are the same, the details differ.

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Diesel Engine Emissions Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Volkswagen used a newly developed three-cylinder gasoline engine with 999 cc displacement (EA211 engine series). Although the 12-valve engine was specially configured to operate with natural gas, as an alternative it can be fueled with unleaded premium gasoline. Like the gasoline engines of the up!, For the eco up!,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

liter gasoline engine. The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class, due to begin sales in Europe in September 2012, features a wide choice of gasoline and diesel engines with up to 26% lower fuel consumption compared to comparable preceding models, accompanied by a considerable power increase. In addition to high-pressure EGR, where hot exhaust.

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Mercedes Engine Fuel Exhaust 218

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The fueling process is fast and easy and a FCEV operates exactly like a gasoline-powered car, but with no noise, exhaust fumes or emissions. Note: MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, is a measurement of how efficient a car powered by electricity is, using the same amount of energy as is contained in one gallon of gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) (In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.)

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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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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

Mercedes-Benz has achieved this increase in efficiency through the use of a technology package that incorporates third-generation direct gasoline injection with spray-guided combustion, multiple injection and multi-spark ignition; new operating modes; the use of a new start/stop function as standard; and other features. and exhaust sides.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2011

In RCCI combustion, port gasoline fuel injectors were added to the intake manifold and supplied fuel in conjunction with the direct injection diesel injectors. A mixture of approximately 75% gasoline and 25% diesel fuel by mass was used to enable RCCI. diesel particulate filter) may be required.

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Emissions Diesel Engine Gasoline 231

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2013

The Minnesota Center for Automotive Research study examined a selection of components intended to represent a wide range of vehicle and material types and found no additional failures of fuel system components with fuels containing ethanol concentration up to 20 vol%. Materials compatibility.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. liter range extender engine. Key design goals included: Increased all-electric range. Improved performance.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2014

Honda is developing a Homogeneous Lean Charge Spark Ignition (HLSI) combustion engine as one of the key elements in its technology roadmap for a higher thermal efficiency gasoline engine. A great deal of research has been conducted on lean burn as an effective means of increasing the efficiency of gasoline engines. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 28, 2021

The 2021 Cadillac CT4 comes with two gasoline engines that run on 91 octane and two automatic transmission options, in either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. with the 10-speed automatic smoothly accelerating through the gears while making a pleasant rumble from the twin exhaust. The first thought is this references a 5.0-liter

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Cadillac MPG Clean Cleaning 93

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2013

A team at Sandia National Laboratories recently proposed conceptual models for a specific subset of low-temperature combustion regimes: low-load, single-injection, partially premixed compression ignition (PPCI LTC) conditions that are diluted by exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) to oxygen concentrations in the range of 10–15%.

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Diesel Fuel Pollution Emissions 210

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 11, 2021

The 2021 Cadillac CT5 comes with two gasoline engines that run on 91 octane, both mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission with manual mode and paddle shifters. Opt for the V6 twin-turbo with all-wheel drive, and the price can get in the low fifty thousand range. Looking good, running head-to-head in its class. Getting There.

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Cadillac MPG Fuel Economy Clean 93

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2014

In addition to high performance capabilities, the use of the proposed multi-speed advanced gearbox should result in higher overall vehicle efficiencies and the ability to utilize a down-sized traction battery while meeting range and other performance requirements. AOI 7: Advanced Climate Control Auxiliary Load Reduction. ($5M).

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