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Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2014
At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Annual Merit Review meeting in Washington, DC last week, Michael Ruth from Cummins noted that the DOE program target for the project is a fuel economy (CAFE) target of 26 mpg (9.05 l/100 km), and as such would not meet the GHG requirement of 28 mpg (8.4 Earlier post.).
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 14, 2024
Blackhawk USA -- [link] Blackhawk Canada -- [link] Before diving into a conversation about these tires and fuel economy, we’ll harken back to Grade Nine science class for a few minutes. Assuming a driver travels 15,000 miles per year getting 20 mpg and paying $4.00
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2017
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. mpg in model year 2025—equating to 54.5 Background.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
With the new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel ( earlier post ) now part of its North American lineup, GM is initially looking to the pool of diesel enthusiasts for its first buyers, said James Bell, GM’s Head of Consumer Affairs. Initially, we expect there will be kind of pent-up demand from buyers who are already [diesel] fans.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2011
A European-based Vauxhall Vivaro van retrofitted with Protean Electric’s electric wheel motors ( earlier post )applied in a through-the-road plug-in hybrid system (TTRH) has shown a more than three-fold improvement in fuel economy in hybrid mode over a conventional Vivaro on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC).
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. The study investigated the the WTW energy and emissions from the use of natural gas in CNGVs with a range of CNGV fuel economy and natural gas compressor efficiency.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2014
improvement in city fuel economy (24.5 mpg) and a 9.2% In their paper, the SwRI researchers reported that the conversion to D-EGR improved engine efficiency and fuel consumption at least 10% across the performance map, with some operating conditions seeing substantially higher improvements. The engine conversion.
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