Remove Clean Emissions Remove Gas Remove Gasoline
article thumbnail

Ford to offer 2014 F-150 with natural gas option

Green Car Congress

Ford will offer the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, making Ford the only manufacturer in the US with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup. liter V6 F-150 is equipped with a CNG/LPG engine package, it is capable of achieving more than 750 miles on one tank of gas, depending on the tank size selected.

F-150 207
article thumbnail

Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

Green Car Congress

The Hertz Corporation is introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to its fleet in the US. As more low emission, fuel efficient vehicles become available for general use we will continue to expand our rental fleet, reflecting our dedication to offering sustainable travel options.

Yukon 246
article thumbnail

U. Mich, Ford team studies effect of ethanol in reducing PM from DISI engines; insights into fueling strategies to reduce soot

Green Car Congress

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).

Insight 150
article thumbnail

POSTECH, Hyundai team develops new more thermally robust catalyst for NOx reduction with diesel engines

Green Car Congress

Improvement of the thermal durability of the SCR catalysts would therefore be the key to maximizing the fuel efficiency, as well as to producing clean emissions from diesel engines. The feed contains 500 ppm NH 3 , 500 ppm NO, 5% O 2 , 10% H 2 O balanced with N 2 at 100,000 h -1 gas hourly space velocity. —Ryu et al.

Diesel 150