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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Volvo Trucks North America unveiled an innovative SuperTruck demonstrator whose combination of advanced vehicle and powertrain technologies achieved a freight efficiency improvement of 88% and boosted fuel efficiency by 70%, exceeding 12 miles per gallon in road tests. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JULY 7, 2014

The combination of direct fuel injection and additional port fuel injectors, as used on some other Lexus models, ensures ample power and crisp responsiveness at all engine speeds. Combining the cylinder head, exhaust manifold and intercooler with variable wastegate control enhances low speed torque fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. fuel economy improvement. Ricardo is replacing a 6.6-liter

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Because the high-voltage battery is both power and energy dense, engineers were able to use the downsized gasoline engine to maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions. Niro is targeting a combined fuel efficiency rating of 50 mpg (4.7 A compact and lightweight 1.56-kWh liter engine with an efficient and compact 2.0-liter

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

All of the engines employ direct fuel injection and turbocharging. This downsizing concept coupled with energy recuperation and stop-start technologies from the Audi modular efficiency platform give them fuel consumption ranging from 3.8 liters of fuel per 100 km (46.1 mph) and offers fuel economy of 3.8

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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 new Cascada mid-size convertible is the first Opel model available with the new engine.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 The 250 g/mile of CO 2 equivalent emissions limit by EPA is equivalent to 35.5 Turbocharging and downsizing: 26% for cars, 15% for trucks. Earlier post.) Technologies.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

One leader in terms of fuel consumption for the SUV line is the ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC, which offers an NEDC consumption of 6.0 On the diesel side—now available solely as BlueTEC units with SCR aftertreatment technology) , the focus is on downsizing and the new version of the V6 CDI engine. The M-Class is a story of success.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The advantage is significantly accelerated pressure build-up, which leads to very responsive downsized engines. Fuel storage, e.g. on the Golf, is provided in two underfloor natural gas tanks and a 50 liter gasoline fuel tank. NO x storage catalytic converter or selective catalytic reduction system (SCR).

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JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) But the real story is yet to be told.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic.

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