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Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2016
This trend of increasing demand for higher octane gasoline is likely driven by changes in fuel requirements for light-duty vehicles (LDV) in response to increasing fuel economy standards, which will have widespread implications for future gasoline markets, according to EIA analysts. of the market. In MY 2010, 12.5%
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
variant but with fuel economy of a strong hybrid. HyBoost achieves this by combining aggressive 50% downsizing of the engine with an electric supercharger for transient low-speed performance, and a micro-hybrid stop-start and energy recuperation systems, Boggs said. Downsizing the 2.0-liter Micro-hybrid market.
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2017
The ICCT team—John German and Aaron Isenstadt—concluded that diesels have and will retain two significant advantages over gasoline engines: significantly better fuel economy and cargo hauling and towing ability. Coming cost reductions will improve the diesel’s competitiveness and likely increase its market share in the future.
Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2012
The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., Automakers are heavily focused on providing the US market with appealing smaller models, and buyers may be surprised at just how good some of them are. purchased a new vehicle in a smaller segment than the vehicle they replaced.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2013
Vehicle size, a key determinant of fuel economy, has shown a reduction in OECD countries, while the non-OECD trend is toward bigger vehicles. The analysis, an update of an earlier work using data from 2010 and 2011, found that the global average for light-duty vehicle fuel economy was 7.2 Source: GFEI. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2012
The results represent a light-load indicated efficiency improvement of 15-30% (up to 40.9%). The engine architecture has two different configurations: a fixed-geometry lower content version targeted at markets in developing countries (e.g., There is no ISFC improvement at high load. Source: Pinnacle. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MAY 8, 2013
Especially with increased production volume of renewable fuels and optimized powertrain solutions for flexible fuel vehicles, there is a chance for combustion engines to not only remain in the market but also be sustainable for future vehicle. improvement in fuel economy over the baseline engine for the Metro-Highway (M-H) cycle.
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