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AUGUST 31, 2009

California gasoline consumption rose 0.6% in May, while diesel fuel declined 7%, according to the latest figures from the California Board of Equalization (BOE). May 2009 gasoline sold for use on California roads totaled 1,291 million gallons of gasoline. The average California gasoline price at the pump in May was $2.53

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Comparisons of life-cycle emissions from LUC phase for (a) sugar cane ethanol and (b) soybean biodiesel. The climate effects of land-use changes from increasing biofeedstock acreage, both indirect and direct, have dominated policy discussion, and focused on comparisons in long-lived GHGs. 515 times higher than diesel (5 g PM 2.5

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JULY 14, 2017

A new study by an international team led by researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has found that modern diesel passenger cars equipped with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) emit fewer carbonaceous particulates than gasoline-powered vehicles. Pratt et al. 2017) Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 6, 2018

This rise in average CO 2 emissions correlates with a decrease in demand for diesel cars across Europe—which produce lower CO 2 emissions than gasoline cars—and the rising popularity of SUVs, which emit higher average CO 2 emissions of 133.0 g/km, compared to gasoline cars, which had an average of 123.4

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MAY 1, 2020

Although both diesel and gasoline are made from oil, the trends in their prices do not always go in parallel. While personal driving (which uses primarily gasoline) is down greatly because of various stay-at-home mandates, commercial truck transport (which uses primarily diesel) has been substantially less affected.

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MARCH 5, 2019

The analysis covered 23 markets in Europe and found a direct correlation between diesel car registrations and average CO2 emissions. With increased negative public perception towards diesels, combined with new government regulations such as WLTP and scrutiny of the fuel type, demand for diesel fell by 18% in 2018.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

. “The best-performing electric car manufacturer is Tesla, while Skoda and Audi lead for diesel and gasoline-powered cars, respectively. Comparative Insights: While Tesla led the study’s overall rankings, Skoda topped the diesel category with an expected lifetime mileage of 181,000 miles over 17.7

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MARCH 22, 2014

liter diesel, prominently showing the closely attached exhaust aftertreatment system. liter TDI diesel (EA288) will eventually replace all the 2.0-liter liter TDI Clean Diesel engines fitted in Audi and Volkswagen TDI Clean Diesel models, and as such, is a strategically important engine. The new MDB EA288 diesel.

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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). A high octane fuel was injected late on the compression stroke of a boosted diesel engine operating with high EGR.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. A comparison between the 2.7L An Opposed-Piston Engine is 30-50 percent more fuel efficient than comparable diesel and gasoline engines, it is a no-excuses way to meet future efficiency and emissions standards. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 19, 2011

gasoline five cylinder; the 2.0L TDI Clean Diesel; and the 2.0L TSI turbocharged gasoline engine. The car exhibits significantly reduced fuel consumption and emission values compared to the previous model thanks to the switch to turbo-gasoline (TSI) and common rail turbodiesel direct injection engines (TDI).

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DECEMBER 31, 2009

In the third quarter of 2009, gasoline consumption in California increased to 3.772 billion gallons of gasoline compared to 3.736 billion gallons the third quarter last year, according to figures released by the state Board of Equalization (BOE). Year-on-year quarterly gasoline consumption comparison. Source: BOE.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. Rolf Reitz, are investigating a blended dual-fuel (gasoline and diesel) concept to extend the operating range of partially premixed charge compression ignition combustion by using the varying fuel reactivity of the charge blend, which is determined in real time. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 9, 2012

In California’s Los Angeles Basin, levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollutants have decreased by about 98% since the 1960s, even as area residents now burn approximately three times as much gasoline and diesel fuel. This indicates that the main VOC source in the LA basin is likely gasoline vehicle emission.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Customers of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in Germany are once again placing more orders for diesel vehicles. In 2018, the share of incoming orders for vehicles equipped with the latest diesel technology as a proportion of the overall vehicle portfolio was 43% compared to 39% in 2017.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Volkswagen has developed and deployed a gasoline engine that offers diesel-like fuel economy but is significantly cheaper to buy. Compared with other gasoline engines, the intake valves of the 1.5 Chargers of this kind combined with gasoline engines are usually found only in high-performance cars. l/100 km (49 mpg US).

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Diesel Fluence dCi.

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JUNE 12, 2010

Fuel economy was similar between the gHEVs and diesel vehicles, except for the highest kinetic intensity drive cycle where the hybrid exhibited ~20% higher fuel economy. FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. Vehicle information gHEV Diesel.

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JULY 13, 2020

ICCI aims to realize flexible and controllable in-cylinder charge stratification fed by two complementary fuels: gasoline and diesel. During the injection process, diesel and gasoline are multi-stratified and mixed with the piston stroking upward. g/kWh were simultaneously achieved at 85% gasoline ratio.

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JULY 21, 2021

Natural gas does not offer climate benefits compared to gasoline and diesel, and many biofuel pathways do not, either. Drivers of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles rely too much on the gasoline engine for this pathway to be a long-term climate solution, the ICCT said. Source: The ICCT.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Tula Technology is presenting its diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) technology ( earlier post ) at the 4 th Future Diesel Powertrain Summit China 2020 on 24-25 September 2020 in Shanghai, China. Comparison of baseline and dDSF CO 2 and NO x on HD FTP cycle and LLC. dDSF Simulation Project. Source: Tula.

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MARCH 20, 2014

Comparison plot showing mass fractions (F m ) of chemically characterized components of lubricating oils and POA. Unburned diesel fuel makes an additional smaller contribution, with an additional smaller contribution from unburned gasoline. Diesel Emissions Engines Fuels Lubricating Oils' Credit: ACS, Worton et al.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Audi testing of synthetic ethanol (Audi e-ethanol = Joule Sunflow-E) and synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel = Joule Sunflow-D), produced in partnership with Joule ( earlier post ) in a pressure chamber and optical research engine has shown that the Audi e-fuels often perform better than their conventional counterparts. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 31, 2011

In contrast to conventional diesel combustion, the highest temperature for RCCI combustion in center of chamber (adiabatic core). The high temperature in conventional diesel combustion is next to the piston bowl surface. Gasoline-diesel operation was demonstrated at engine loads up to 14.5 Source: Rolf Reitz.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

In comparison, the change between 2008 and 2019 (from 4.59 In terms of fuel consumption per distance driven, the change between 1973 (the year of the first oil embargo) and 1991 (from 7.75 gallons per 100 miles to 5.10 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of 2.3% gallons per 100 miles to 4.50

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Bosch, a leading supplier of technology for diesel engines, recently provided an overview of trends it sees in the diesel engine marketplace globally. In addition to the ongoing strength in the European market and India (the second-largest diesel market after Europe, Bosch sees potential strength in North America and China.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

The E200 NGD can run on either gasoline or natural gas; benefits of running the car on natural gas include a 20% reduction in CO 2 emissions compared with comparable operation using gasoline, and much lower fuel costs. liters of unleaded gasoline (NEDC combined) for every 100 kilometers (37.3 Benz gasoline engines.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

In Europe, the average amount of NO x present in exhaust emissions from modern diesel passenger cars under real-world conditions is more than double the levels from modern trucks and buses, according to a new briefing paper released by the independent research organization International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Source: ICCT.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

Virent’s BioForming platform can produce drop-in gasoline, diesel or jet fuels from plant sugars. Virent has taken another step in the gasoline certification process, successfully completing its first road fleet test organized and executed by Virent collaborator and investor Royal Dutch Shell. Source: Virent.

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JULY 9, 2015

Though there are some exceptions to these positive results for some of the diesel versions of vehicles from a total-cost-of-ownership perspective, the overall direction of the results supports the idea that diesel vehicles are competitive within the U.S. Average diesel take rates. Belzowski 2015. Click to enlarge. Model year.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

From left to right: EV, PHEV, gasoline/diesel, gasoline/diesel. The new design will also provide consumers with an estimate of the expected fuel cost savings over five years compared to an average gasoline-powered vehicle of the same model year. Four samples of the first proposed label design with the letter grade.

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MAY 29, 2014

Other research has shown that carbonyls directly influence physiological response to diesel exhaust particles and can also contribute to secondary organic aerosol formation. In the Tianjin study, they team fueled a four-cylinder light-duty diesel engine fueled with CFT and DF, identifying 13 individual carbonyl compounds in the exhaust.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In comparison, the change between 2008 and 2017 (from 4.59 In terms of fuel consumption per distance driven, the change between 1973 (the year of the first oil embargo) and 1991 (from 7.75 gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 gallons per 100 miles) represents a compound rate of decrease of 2.3% gallons per 100 miles to 4.48

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JANUARY 31, 2014

(Left) Thermal efficiency and ( right ) soot from different gasoline-butanol blends at different EGR rates. A study by a team at Tianjin University found that the addition of n-butanol to gasoline for use in a compression ignition engine (CI) under Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) conditions has a significant effect on soot reduction.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Lifecycle GHG emissions of renewable gasoline from the IH 2 process (GTI RG) compared to petroleum gasoline and diesel. for GTI’s Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion (IH 2 ) technology, which converts biomass directly into cellulosic gasoline and diesel hydrocarbon blendstocks. Property comparison.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Subaru is now applying the 110 kW (148 hp) boxer diesel engine in the Impreza hatchback in Europe. liter diesel already appears in Legacy, Outback and Forester. The boxer diesel is matched to a six-speed manual gearbox. Cylinder bore spacing is also reduced in comparison—98.4 Earlier post.). The Impreza 2.0D

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JANUARY 22, 2013

Following the introduction of the Bosch electric axle-split hybrid in PSA Peugeot Citroën diesel vehicles ( earlier post ), the two companies are now planning to develop a hydraulic hybrid powertrain for passenger cars. Elements of the “Hybrid Air” hydraulic hybrid powertrain under development for B, C, and D vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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