Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In its new report on downsized and boosted gasoline engine technologies ( earlier post ) the ICCT highlighted Ricardo’s work on an “extreme” Miller cycle concept with high (13:1) compression ratio (CR) and central direct injection in a downsized boosted engine. The concept places particular demands on the boosting system.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

In addition to demonstrating better fuel consumption results than current advanced gasoline engines, the Omnivore engine has successfully demonstrated homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) down to extremely light loads. Simon Wood, Technical Director of Lotus Engineering.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Besides this “single components” business, BMT is developing its own e-Drives concepts addressing new categories of EVs such as high-performance vehicles (sport cars or pick-up trucks) or commercial vehicles (Light-duty vehicles up to 7.5 tons or busses up to 18 tons). sec overall shifting time).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The D-EGR concept dedicates one (or more) cylinders to EGR production and fuel reforming. PSA concept D-EGR engine. The results showed that the concept results in large gains in fuel efficiency over a baseline, low compression ratio engine and significantly reduces the exhaust emissions from the other 3 cylinders. Alger, T.F.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

This concept system is expected to be ideal for heavily downsized applications and developing markets. Delphi also showcased its light-weight new Unit Pump Common Rail (UPCR) system, a cost-effective concept specifically designed for diesel engines with one to four cylinders. New Common Rail system for small engines.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2013

To achieve the target fuel economy improvement over the baseline V6 configuration, the team used GTDI technology for downsizing in combination with part-load lean homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) operation for further fuel economy gains. Earlier post.). The project team is replacing a 3.6L I4 Ecotec engine. Wheeler, J.,

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2014

This year''s Detroit Auto Show is a little light on truly green car content, so most attention will instead turn to downsized engines and vehicles offering subtle improvements in fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2016

Future RDE emissions legislation and fleet average CO 2 targets represent a challenge for automakers wishing to provide cost-effective light duty diesel vehicles. The introduction of RDE regulations in Europe represents a very significant challenge, particularly for those automakers offering light duty diesel products.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

Showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the FCV Concept, which presages the introduction of the series-production vehicle, made its European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. Toyota’s view of hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

The second-generation HECS has been adapted to a downsized 1.6L The HECS concept incorporates split cooling, and an air gap insulated exhaust gas manifold, which generally contributes to improved aftertreatment functionality, and especially during cold start to achieve early catalyst light-off.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2016

At the 2016 International VDI Congress “Drivetrain for Vehicles” in Friedrichshafen, Germany, John Fuller, Director of Concepts & IP for Torotrak Group, presented and discussed the company’s latest advances to optimize its full-toroidal variator technology for the light vehicle market as applied in continuously variable transmissions (CVTs).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

Additionally, suggested one of the speakers, advanced SIDI (spark-ignited, direct-injection) engines can take light-duty market share back from diesels in Europe based on the same trends. don’t think we expect to see a large market share of light duty diesel in the short term. SULEV/Tier 2 Bin 2 is the target. smog and particulates.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2010

The presence of low-speed pre-ignition is considered a major impediment to automobile manufacturers’ efforts to aggressively downsize engines to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. They are from a broad industry cross section, including light, heavy-duty and off-road engine manufacturers, component suppliers and oil and fuel companies.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Cleeves told Green Car Congress that the smaller 110 cc engine (Pinnalce had earlier been working on a larger 250cc proof of concept) exhibits a bit more friction, with more of an impact at lighter load, due to some design choices the company made partly due to geometry issues in trying to pack the engine into the constrained scooter space.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles over the next 15 years without compromising vehicle performance or safety, according to a new report by the National Research Council. Engines and Technologies.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

Multiple ways exist for introduction of methanol into the fuel infrastructure (light blends or heavy blends) and into vehicles (light duty or heavy duty applications). The concept has been demonstrated and proven in systematic dynamometer tests at Ford. In addition, Honda has independently investigated the concept.

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EV Central

JANUARY 4, 2024

GTI Concept has been signed off for production and will be on sale by 2026. 2all concept previews sub-$40,000 electric hatchback for 2025 Accompanying the post was a design sketch comparing the original mark 1 Golf GTI alongside the ID. GTI Concept, showing the how similar in size and proportions both cars are. 2 GTI hot hatch.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The two companies had earlier agreed to jointly develop and marketing hybrid vehicle technology for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in 2005. The parallel hybrid concept can be implemented in a particularly profitable manner thanks to the utilization of existing vehicle resources in the driveline. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

Compared to new diesel engines, the Delphi team found that BSFC for GDCI at light loads was comparable or better, and at high loads was about 5% higher. million grant to develop and to demonstrate a new ultra fuel efficient vehicle (UFEV) vehicle concept. Earlier post.) These were two main consideration in base engine design.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

For example, the iron demand is less because the share of steel is less, while the bauxite demand increases because of the higher light alloy share. The new C-Class, features a lightweight design concept with weight savings of up to 100 kg (220 lbs); excellent aerodynamics; and new, economical engines (along with a hybrid model).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Naphtha refers to the light fraction produced by distillation that is roughly in the gasoline boiling range of ~30 °C to ~200 °C. Naphta is characterized as light or heavy depending upon its distillation cut, and is used as a feedstock of high-octane gasoline. in their paper published in the Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

A higher compression ratio can be used if an engine will operate primarily at light loads, such that degraded efficiency at high loads is more than offset by improved efficiency at light loads. The compression ratio selected for a particular engine depends, the authors note, on the expected duty cycle and fuel octane.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

Continental will present an innovative close-coupled annular catalytic converter that supports near-complete NO x conversion in downsized turbocharged gasoline engines at the 37 th Vienna Motor Symposium next week. For downsized turbocharged gasoline engines, this presents two challenges.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

From the top-of-cab solar panels powering its battery and interior lights, to its ultra-light aluminum frame and highly advanced 425 horsepower 11-liter proprietary engine, the SuperTruck concept vehicle allowed Volvo engineers to push the boundaries of heavy truck efficiency. Not every idea made it to the concept vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Powertrain concepts. At NACV 2017, Bosch is also showcasing several future-focused powertrain concepts engineered to save fuel and money while extending the lives of fleets. ETAS and ESCRYPT (both parts of the Bosch Group) provide the necessary transmission and encryption technologies that ensure functional safety and data security.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Hyundai Motor’s new downsized 1.0 According to the survey, auto makers are focused on rightsizing, as opposed to just downsizing engines, to optimize vehicle performance and fuel economy as global regulations continue to drive more fuel efficiency. T-GDI and 1.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

In developing the two low-mass concepts, Lotus Engineering employed a total vehicle mass-reduction strategy utilizing efficient design, component integration, materials selection, manufacturing and assembly. Electrical/Lighting. The lighting technologies section reviewed included diodes, xenon and halogen. Closures/Fenders.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2015

It captures kinetic energy otherwise wasted throughout the drivetrain and working hydraulics and then uses this recuperated energy to help power the vehicle, which can reduce fuel consumption by 20 to 40 percent compared with conventional drivetrain concepts, depending on vocational application and duty cycle.

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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

Despite sounding expensive for a light SUV, Lexus says its cheapest genuine rival from fellow premium brands cost much more. “The LBX will attract affluent younger customers to the brand as well as provide another option for existing Lexus customers wanting to either downsize or have a second Lexus vehicle for casual weekend fun.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. The engine retains the proven concept of a turbine-integrated exhaust manifold.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

We always look into all kinds of concepts. In regards to downsizing, its also about performance output on tracks. And continuous performance output would make it really difficult to downsize to a four-cylinder if you are driving on tracks” he added.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

This joint development, based on the concept of high efficiency, light weight, and compactness, aims to achieve various performance aspects that take into account the environments in which customers will use their vehicles, the company said in a media release.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 15, 2023

Although Second Sight had ceased virtually all operations, there was a glimmer of light with the prospect of a merger with biotech startup Nano Precision Medical , which was developing its own implant for drug delivery. It is also reentering a space bustling with new concepts, technologies, and rivals. This is a complete 180.”

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Toyota EPU (effectively an electric Hilux) Toyota EPU concept is an electric four-door ute Toyota has been glacially slow to the EV market but at the 2023 Tokyo motor show there were signs the message had finally sunk in. Toyota showed off a concept car called the EPU (or electric pick-up) alongside an electric version of the LandCruiser.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. The convenience and low cost of this concept alone merit attention.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Honda unveiled plans for its new 0 Series in Las Vegas during CES 2024, where it unveiled two initial concept cars it said would serve as precursors to production models for the global market. I chose the sedan thinking it was lower and more similar in design to the Saloon concept, and got to do three leaps around Honda’s local test track.

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EV Central

JUNE 15, 2024

And maybe it’s the logical downsizing limit for Australia. As good as the kei car concept is, it’s hard enough being eye-height with the knobby tyre of some brute ute in the Swift let alone the miniaturised Mitsubishi EK X Stephen Corby recently reviewed. The Swift is comfy to ride in, light steering and nimble handling.

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