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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through local showcases in key markets throughout major metropolitan areas in seven Midwest states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. Drive Oregon. HRL Laboratories, LLC.

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Promising Delphi 1st-gen Gasoline Direct Injection Compression Ignition engine meeting ultra fuel efficient program targets

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In 2010, The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Delphi, along with partners Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc (HATCI); Wisconsin Engine Research Consultants (WERC); and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) for a $7.48-million Earlier post , earlier post.). Background. Earlier post.) —Sellnau et al. 2014-01-1300.

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A pathway to gasoline compressed ignition using naphtha fuels; higher efficiency, lower cost

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Other research suggests that for the GCI concept, the optimum fuel is a much less processed fuel—e.g., Naphtha refers to the light fraction produced by distillation in a refinery that is roughly in the gasoline boiling range of ~30 °C to ~200 °C. —Viollet et al.

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Latest test results for Achates Power two-stroke opposed-piston engine show 20% improvement over four-stroke diesel; BTE of 45.1% at best operating point

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g/kWh for the reference engine. Achates Power has demonstrated newly increased engine fuel efficiency results in every quarter of 2011, beginning with a 13% efficiency advantage presented at the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) in January, a 15.5% g/kWh BSFC for the Achates engine, versus 239.9 Earlier post.).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) References. slow charge. Contact Us.

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