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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. medium-duty engine, as well as a 6.0L

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Using the Neutron Imaging Facility instrument, beamline CG-1D, at ORNL’s High Flux Isotope Reactor, they are investigating the structure of particulate layers generated by a series of gasoline fuels. US emissions regulations have required particulate filters to control soot from diesel vehicles since 2007.

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DECEMBER 25, 2014

Testing showed that blending EEB with diesel significantly reduces soot emissions, similar to how ethanol reduces emissions when blended with gasoline. EEB can also be blended with gasoline or burned to produce electricity. Future plans include building a pilot scale facility to verify modeled assumptions. per gallon.

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horsepower Honda gasoline engine, with a top speed of 6.5 I’ve now been driving electric cars for years, but the cars at Autopia still sputter with their little gas engines, filling the surrounding air with noxious emissions. Disney now says it is going to catch up with the outside world in the not-too-distant-future.

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MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 7, 2010

In terms of powertrain technologies, Renault focused on the introduction of new technologies for internal combustion engines and conventional transmissions, as well as outlining its commitment to electric powertrains. Select Engines. dCi engines. Specific engine-mapping aimed at reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions.

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JUNE 25, 2009

liter gaosline engine combines turbocharging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC for the first time. For its Technology Day 2009 in Germany, BMW focused on describing its work with aerodyanmics, engines and transmissions in the context of its EfficientDyanmics development strategy. Click to enlarge. EfficientDynamics.

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JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 29, 2015

Further, although compared with the previous model the car’s dimensions have grown, its weight has been reduced by up to 120 kilograms (265 lbs), depending on the engine. All engines comply with the Euro 6 emission limits, so that the TDI has been labeled a clean diesel. The entry-level gasoline engine is the 1.4

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MAY 6, 2011

Jaguar’s parent company Tata has taken a stake in Bladon Jets, and will develop this technology as a medium-term aspiration that will play a part in Jaguars of the future. The road-going supercar will use a downsized, highly-boosted gasoline engine with one electric motor at each axle. This is the Jaguar of the future.

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APRIL 9, 2015

Shell, in collaboration with Professor Gordon Murray and engine specialist Osamu Goto will co-engineer an ultra-compact, efficient car for city use based around the internal combustion engine (ICE). Development of the lubricants, engine and vehicle will be completely integrated. Earlier post.) Why a petrol car?

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MAY 20, 2014

Right :PCU with SiC power semiconductors (Future target). Due to the importance of power semiconductors, Toyota has been developing them in-house since launching the first-generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid in 1997, and has focused on increasing their efficiency. Left :PCU with silicon power semiconductors (Production model).

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Efficiency-enhancing measures include new engines, an improved 7-speed automatic transmission with the gear ratios on all versions optimized for fuel economy, and the ECO start/stop function. All the gasoline engines in the model series have direct injection. million vehicles around the world. liters per 100 km (49 mpg US).

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APRIL 7, 2009

The financing is expected to be completed this month and will be the fourth and largest investment round since the company’s inception in August 2007. liter gasoline engine runs a generator that can power the car’s electric motors for another 250 miles before refueling. Future plans include a lower cost vehicle.

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JULY 31, 2009

Estimates of potential for gasoline consumption reduction in the US light duty fleet in 2020 and 2035 relative to 2007. Source: America’s Energy Future, Fig. million barrels per day of gasoline-equivalent) with near-zero lifecycle CO 2. million barrels gasoline equivalent per day, while CBTL could deliver 2.5

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JANUARY 22, 2014

JATOP, which kicked off in fiscal 2007, was a five-year collaborative research program conducted by the oil and auto industries, and was the successor to the JCAP (Japan Clean Air Program), which was conducted between fiscal 1997 and fiscal 2006 with the main goal of improving air quality by reducing motor vehicle exhaust emissions.

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JULY 25, 2009

informal public consultation in 2006, and began working in January 2007 in. permitting, public consultation, and engineering design for the proposed 300,000. —Iain Conn, chief executive of BP’s refining and marketing business. Irving Oil had conducted initial feasibility work and. barrel per day refinery.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

kW for 30 seconds, so the test cells’ drive motor rating of 15kW and load bank power dissipation capability of 20kW will help accommodate future development of our SpeedStart and SpeedTorq motor-generators. The business was established in 2007 to acquire Visteon’s advanced powertrain business.

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MAY 15, 2014

biofuels, carbon intensity) and updated input variables from 2010 levels to reflect regional future conditions. The overall ethanol volume blend share in the gasoline/ethanol fuel pool grows from 14% (10% by energy) in 2020 to 30% (22% energy basis) in 2030. 50% ethanol by volume since 2007. to 5% YOY to 3.5%

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Nearly all gasoline sold in the US is now E10 (10% ethanol). Production of renewable fuels has been growing rapidly in recent years, while at the same time, advances in vehicle fuel economy and other economic factors have pushed gasoline consumption far lower than what was expected when Congress passed the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2007.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

liter diesel engine in Dagenham that will power future Ford vehicles from 2016. The engine will be developed at Ford’s Technical Centre in Dunton, Essex, one of the largest automotive R&D centers in the UK. New car registrations in the EU, 1990-2011. Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge. The arrival of the Ford Mustang in Europe.

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MAY 14, 2009

In the future, the PHV will be the perfect complement to Prius. Toyota’s PHV can be driven as an electric vehicle for city commutes, while for high-speed, long-distance journeys it operates as a full hybrid, with its gasoline engine serving as both a power source and battery generator when required. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

meter external length of the F 800 Style, all of the components of the vehicle’s alternative drives are installed in a space-saving manner in the engine compartment and the gaps within the chassis. For many decades now, our research vehicles have been turning pioneering concepts into reality and thereby setting future trends.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). PHEV-10s save only about 20% of the gasoline an equivalent hybrid vehicle would use, the report says.

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MAY 28, 2009

General Motors last week again highlighted the progress it is making with advanced HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) gasoline engines by showcasing a demonstrator unit. Najt, then at the University of Wisconsin, and David Foster published the first study of a gasoline-fueled four-stroke HCCI engine in 1983.).

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APRIL 2, 2010

system leakage) and indirect CO 2 emissions related to the increased load on the engine. The CO 2 emissions compliance levels for advanced technology vehicles sold beyond these cumulative vehicle production caps will reflect the net increase in upstream CO 2 emissions relative to a comparable gasoline vehicle.

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MAY 5, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency released its expected Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing the implementation of changes to the existing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). Earlier post.). EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Biomass-based diesel. Advanced Biofuel.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Research work started with the Aalto University School of Science and Technology at the end of 2007 has resolved the process technology-related challenges involved, according to the company. The product is a synthetic diesel fuel, free of oxygen and aromatic compounds; side products include propane and gasoline. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

The highly flammable short-chain hydrocarbons (typically 5-14 carbon atoms) that constitute gasoline, kerosene, and other liquid transportation fuels readily form a cloud of fuel droplets during impact; these droplets can ignite, producing a fireball. When Wei joined the project in 2007, he set out to create these theoretical molecules.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Larger trucks and SUVs with powerful, high-displacement engines are the low-hanging fruit for any policymaker seeking the most efficient path to reducing gasoline use and the associated emissions, according to an issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Even a highly efficient combustion engine converts only about one-third of the energy in the fuel into traction actually propelling the car. Encapsulating the engine for heat retention. Compared with an engine already warm, fuel consumption may therefore increase under such circumstances by up to 10%. —Dr Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

In 2005, Congress enacted the Renewable Fuel Standard as part of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) and amended it in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). Such land conversion may disrupt any future potential for storing carbon in biomass and soil. Environmental effects. Barriers and opportunities.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The Phase 2 review follows on the original NRC Phase 1 review of the Partnership conducted in 2007 and resulting in a report issued in 2008. Further, the report recommends that 21CTP program goals should continue to be established, reviewed, updated, related to available funding, and clearly stated in measurable engineering terms.

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23, 2007 -- General Motors Corp. Toyota has sold more than 1 million gasoline-electric vehicles since 1997. more The Volt is charged at a household outlet and uses an on- board engine to generate electricity when the battery runs down during travel. Is the Plug In Car in your future ? according to Audodata Corp.,

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Byran Nesbitt, Cadillac’s general manager, added that “ Dedicated resources, studio and engineering, allows us to nurture and build the brand identity. ”. And at this writing, the issue of Opel’s future ownership has yet to be settled.] Direct Injection V6 is a Ward’s automotive “Top Ten Engine” of the year in 2009.

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95% of the mass of vehicles and their batteries can be recycled or recovered: this European regulatory requirement was anticipated in 2007 and is applied by Groupe Renault to all vehicles sold worldwide. RE-ENERGY: To offer solutions for the production, storage and management of green energies.

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JUNE 19, 2013

Previous studies on RCCI have used single-cylinder heavy-duty engines; in this study, Reed Hanson, Scott Curran and Robert Wagner (ORNL) and Rolf Reitz (U. of Wisconsin) investigated RCCI in a light-duty multi-cylinder engine over a wide number of operating points. —Hanson et al. B20 testing was carried out at loads of 2.0,

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