Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Hyundai Motor Group this week outlined its latest powertrain technologies and future plans at the 12 th Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference, held near the Hyundai Motor Group R&D Center in Korea. A variety of technologies were adopted to maximize fuel economy and performance of the Kappa 1.0 The Kappa 1.0

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2017

First introduced in the 2009 CC, the EA888 continued Volkswagen’s move toward smaller, turbocharged engines that offer the fuel economy benefits of downsizing with the power of a larger-displacement unit. The Audi version of the EA888 Gen3B made its debut in the new A4. Though EPA estimates are not yet available, compared with the 1.8-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2012

As OEs around the world look to downsize engines to help meet the increasingly stringent regulations, EGR systems are becoming more necessary to optimize the powertrain combustion process and improve fuel economy. —Akio Shikamura, senior executive director of DENSO’s Thermal Systems Business Group. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

At the SAE 2013 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technology Symposium in Anaheim this week, Owen Thunes, Senior Project Engineer, Zero Emissions Research Group at Nissan, provided an updated overview of the company’s development efforts on the upcoming FF (Front-engine, Front-wheel drive) hybrid system. Earlier post.) —Owen Thunes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

To meet long-term greenhouse gas emissions targets as well as air quality objectives, the internal combustion engine will be further improved, being accompanied by the development and progressive implementation of breakthrough technologies, such as electrified propulsion. A stronger internal market and smart regulation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

The internal combustion engine is a chemical process, not a thermodynamic cycle, Foster said, and all of the energy in the fuel is theoretically available to be converted into work. An increase in pumping requirements for any reason carries a fuel economy penalty. If that is the case, why do we fall so short? —Dave Foster.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

This first report (Phase I) examines only the impact of improving the efficiency of fossil-fueled vehicles, in which efficiency gains are delivered by the improvement of the internal combustion engine vehicle, including lightweighting, engine downsizing and hybridization. —“An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles”.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2013

In general, said Dr. Bernd Bohr, Chairman of the Bosch Automotive Group, the pace of development continues to pick up, in the form of powertrain electrification and the automation of driving. Even with optimized internal-combustion engines, large vehicles will not achieve the CO 2 target. How can this be achieved technically?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

Fiat Group and Fiat Powertrain Technology introduced their new air management technology Multiair at the Geneva Motor Show. Applied to a turbocharged, downsized engine, MultiAir can contribute to up to a 25% reduction in fuel consumption over conventional naturally aspirated engines with the same performance, according to Fiat.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The all-new electronic limited slip differential, Ultra Posi is designed for front and rear-wheel drive vehicles, performs comparably to four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive systems and provides up to a 10% savings in fuel economy, Eaton says. We’re focused on the customers’ most critical issue—smaller packaging.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

Ford made a splash at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit with the introduction of 10 C-segment cars, including a new hybrid and plug-in hybrid based on the C-MAX ( earlier post )—this following on the roll-out the prior week of the Ford Focus Electric ( earlier post ). Hydrogen is farther out.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2012

With five models, four of which are equipped with the new generation Stop & Start System (e-HDi), the diesel range starts at 87g/km of CO 2 (delivering fuel economy of 69 mpg US or 3.4 Designed by the PSA Group and produced at its Trémery factory in France, the 1.0 L/100km) and doesn’t exceed 99 g CO 2 /km. mpg US or 4.3

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

The development will be carried out in Changan’s petrol engine platform and has the objective of achieving a significant fuel economy benefit using Orbital’s FlexDI technology. It is hoped that with fuel economy improvements, the Euro IV emission levels will be achieved.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

It follows the recent plans for construction, aerospace and other key sectors to secure sustainable future growth in the economy. The Automotive Council and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will set up an advisory group to help align research funding with industry challenges where relevant. Technology.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

Employing original Honda technologies, the fuel cell stack for this model was downsized by 33% compared to the previous version of the fuel cell stack yet delivers 130 kW of output, with an output density of 3.1 Cost, productivity, efficiency and fuel economy now offer the highest focus for technology investment, he said.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2016

A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), in collaboration with Eaton, Ricardo, JCI, BorgWarner, Honeywell, and the ITB Group, analyzes current turbocharged, downsized gasoline engine technology developments and trends. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

This year, Volkswagen Group will introduce the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB, modularen Querbaukasten) for the Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and SEAT brands. (At The new engine series will reduce the Group’s engine and gearbox variants in the MQB system by approximately 90%. Drive systems in the MQB. Click to enlarge. Earlier post. ).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Although theoretically a non-ZEV state buyer could special order the PHEV, said Brandon Ramirez, Senior Group Manager, Product Planning, Hyundai won’t encourage it—partly due to dealer training, support and infrastructure issues that also require their own roll-out. Combined fuel economy (mpg). Sonata models. Engine power (kW).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

Alternative fuels have the potential gradually to replace fossil energy sources and make transport sustainable by 2050, according to a report presented to the European Commission last week by the stakeholder expert group on future transport fuels. Strategy 2050. The sustainability safeguards for biofuels should be reviewed to prevent i.a.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

Ford, in collaboration with the Schaeffler Group, is investigating different cylinder deactivation approaches on its award-winning 1.0-liter, Even for an aggressively downsized engine such as the 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost, a significant improvement in vehicle fuel economy could be found by exploiting cylinder deactivation.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

Despite its efficiency, the Golf TSI BlueMotion with the 85 kW / 114 hp downsized 999 cc EA211-series engine reaches 100 km/h in 9.7 Based on the interplay of various internal engine modifications—i.e., Crankshaft group has low mass and low friction. seconds and goes on to a top speed of 204 km/h (127 mph).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Chrysler’s new powertrain strategy is relying on the rapid transfer of Fiat Group technology for Multiair; Gasoline Direct Injection; turbocharging and alternative fuels to support rapid downsizing and improvement of fuel economy, along with the simplification of the company’s engine line-up, according to Paolo E.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

3 B-Cycle gasoline engine is the first example of Volkswagen’s “Rightsizing” strategy—an engine development strategy that looks to for the optimal balance of displacement, output, torque and efficiency based on vehicle class and real-world operating conditions, rather than just seeking to downsize. Fuel economy city/hwy/comb.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2017

The researchers suggest that there are engine architectures that can provide higher thermodynamic efficiencies than available from modern internal combustion engines; however, new fuels are required to maximize efficiency and operability across a wide speed/load range. Higher fuel laminar flame speed expands dilute or lean operation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

A number of papers from Kalghatgi and his colleagues—and now other groups, including Tsinghua University in China and the Eindhoven University of Technology—have been published recently, exploring different aspects of this approach. Based on these engine studies, they installed a downsized four-cylinder 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Ford views EcoBoost as a strategy as well as a product—one that will serve as a key element of Ford’s CO 2 and fuel economy product strategy—said Dan Kapp, Director, Ford Powertrain Research and Advanced Engineering, during a briefing on the company’s fuel economy strategies in Dearborn. Planning background.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Chicago Tribune ) DaimlerChrysler 12/22/06 [DaimlerChrysler Group research chief Thomas Weber] played down the importance for passenger cars of plug-in hybrid technology that is getting lots of attention in the U.S. BYD said the F6DM (dual mode) sedan will go on sale in China in the fourth quarter for $20,000 to $30,000.The Red Herring ).

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Regardless, there’s a lot of pressure mounting against the automaker — both internally and externally — and it’s the CEO that typically takes the fall. But Stellantis hasn’t done much to change that trajectory, with leadership prioritizing downsizing and electrification. Stellantis’ board of directors is due to meet in the US on Oct.

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