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JULY 10, 2012

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed a lightweight, high-strength aluminium piston that enables engine manufacturers to increase the power density and efficiency of boosted, direct injected gasoline engines. Specific power outputs in engines are likely to increase from current levels of around 95 kW/L to 130 kW/L to coming years.

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JULY 26, 2012

The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., Power and Associates. The downsizing trend also has an impact on owner satisfaction with the fuel economy of their new vehicle. purchased a new vehicle in a smaller segment than the vehicle they replaced.

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APRIL 6, 2017

Improving battery power to such as level would further enable hybridization to near-HEV levels as well as engine downsizing, thereby enabling fuel economy improvements beyond the current 10-15% MHEV limit. Accessories that are typically powered via hydraulic power or the serpentine belt may be converted to electrical power.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation will rely on a powertrain strategy based on its new downsized 4-cylinder VEA (Volvo Environmental Architecture) engine platform ( earlier post ) and hybrids for the US market, said John Maloney, recently appointed President of Volvo Cars, US, in an interview at the Detroit Auto Show. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The HyBoost project has been led by Ricardo in partnership with Controlled Power Technologies, the European Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium, Ford, Imperial College London, and Valeo, with co-funding from the UK government-backed Technology Strategy Board. Earlier post.). The HyBoost concept is based on a 2009 Ford Focus in which a 2.0L

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Light duty vehicle fleet by type and average fuel efficiency. The vast majority will be hybrids that use mainly gasoline plus a small amount of battery power; these will make up more than 40 percent of the global fleet by 2040. By 2040, heavy duty fuel demand will be up about 60 percent versus 2010. Transportation fuel demand.

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MARCH 2, 2011

This marks Toyota’s first downsizing of its HSD technology. This engineering solution targets the independent powering of the air-conditioning unit for improved full hybrid powertrain fuel economy. ” —Didier Leroy. Solar panels have been applied to the entire roof surface of the Yaris HSD concept.

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MAY 22, 2012

UK clean fuel and energy storage company ITM Power and The Hardstaff Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and market a Hydrogen Compressed Natural Gas (HCNG) fuel system for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). ITM Power designs and manufactures hydrogen energy systems for energy storage and clean fuel production.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

The PU106A Hybrid Power Unit. The F1 W05 will deliver more than one-third more performance from every unit of fuel consumed. At the core of the racer is the new PU106A Hybrid Power Unit designed to meet the new philosophy and resulting requirements of Formula One. Click to enlarge. Conversion efficiency is now the key.

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JANUARY 2, 2018

Researchers at Tianjin University in China report that combing split injection to the Miller cycle with boost pressure can effectively decrease the knock tendency and increase the engine torque in a downsized spark-ignition engine. Their paper is published in the journal Fuel.

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MAY 15, 2013

An analysis by FEV of a modeled automotive scale version of Pinnacle’s 4-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ) concluded that the engine has the potential to deliver significant additional fuel economy benefits of up to 42.6% Fuel economy. increase in fuel economy (37.5

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Hyundai Motor America has introduced its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). The Tucson ix FCEV made its US public debut at Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy 2011 in Washington, DC. It achieves gasoline equivalent fuel efficiency of more than 70 mpg US (3.36 fuel economy.

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MAY 30, 2013

Under the terms of the agreement, Williams will be supplied with a Mercedes-Benz Power Unit (Internal Combustion Engine plus Energy Recovery System) by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) based in Brixworth, UK. The 2014 regulations require covering a 300 km (186-mile) race distance on a fuel load of just 100 kg.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Highly turbocharged alcohol-fueled direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Higher Charging Rates – Improved heat dissipation allows for higher charge and discharge rates of the battery and longer sustained power output. Hyliion’s Hybrid system can be installed on most major Class 8 commercial vehicles to help reduce fuel usage, decrease greenhouse gas emissions, improve performance, and reduce operating costs.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. Internal combustion engines have been significantly improving in the past decade, after the adoption of technologies such as Gasoline Direct Injection, mild electrification, downsizing and turbocharging.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

GTDI engine, V-Charge achieved improved BSFC (brake specific fuel consumption), better transient performance and a maximum BMEP (brake mean effective pressure) of 31 bar. V-Charge system with mechanical variable drive outperforms conventional boosting methods on downsized gasoline engine. Click to enlarge. The V-Charge equipped 1.0L

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

liter units which are part of a new generation of engines from the Kappa family—meet growing demand for small capacity, turbocharged engines to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emission without compromising performance. As well as being lighter and smaller, it features greater efficiency and power. Both engines—1.0-liter

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (23 mpg US mpg). liter V10, the twin-turbo V8 develops 51 kW (70 hp) or around 15% more power, yet consumes 3.0 liters less fuel per 100 kilometers (23%). liter V10, the twin-turbo V8 develops 51 kW (70 hp) or around 15% more power, yet consumes 3.0 With an average fuel consumption of 10.2

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MARCH 11, 2014

Toyota Motor continues to lay the foundation for the introduction of its production fuel cell hybrid vehicle in 2015; the company began work on fuel cell technology in 1992. The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. Toyota’s view of hydrogen.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

The Nissan ZEOD RC will become the first entry at Le Mans to complete a lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe under nothing but electric power in June. A single lap of each stint (a fuel stint lasts approximately one hour) will be electric powered, then the new Nissan DIG-T R 1.5-liter liter three-cylinder turbo engine will take over.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

improvement in fuel economy based on customer testing. As automakers began downsizing engines to improve fuel economy, BorgWarner recognized opportunities to help further improve engine efficiency by reducing power-wasting friction in the engine timing system.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

The four-door fastback is powered by a hybrid electric powertrain that is expected to deliver 550 hp (410 kW) with fuel consumption of 5.5 The powertrain incorporates a new aluminum-based downsized twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Powered by a new 2.2-liter, L/100 km (42.8 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of about 129 g/km.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Toyota’s targeted cost reductions in fuel cell vehicles. In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. Source: Toyota.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Achates Power will work with Delphi Automotive and Argonne National Laboratory on its ARPA-E-funded project to develop an innovative opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. Gasoline compression ignition uses high cylinder temperatures and pressures to spontaneously combust gasoline fuel without requiring spark plugs.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 from base 2.0-liter liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. Based on a VW Passat family-sized saloon, the demonstrator currently incorporates a advanced, AVL-developed 2-liter gasoline engine already delivering a fuel consumption of 6.6 Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 16, 2011

According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29% at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 28, 2014

In a new report ( Transportation Forecast: Global Fuel Consumption ), Navigant Research forecasts total road transportation energy consumption will grow from 81.1 Approximately 84% of that will be provided by conventional fuels. Annual road transportation sector energy consumption by fuel type, world markets: 2015-2035.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Following dialogue with the engine manufacturers and experts in this field, the power units will be four cylinders, 1.6 The downsized engines will deliver a 35% reduction in fuel consumption and will feature extensive energy management and energy recovery systems, while maintaining current levels of performance.

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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 new gasoline-fueled LDV sales. Source: U.S.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

liter engines and certain lower powered versions of the 2.0-liter The second family of new downsized power units to be introduced after the gasoline 1.6-liter liter engines and certain lower powered versions of the 2.0-liter The second family of new downsized power units to be introduced after the gasoline 1.6-liter

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APRIL 20, 2010

compacts under 1,400 kg in weight—a stoichiometric 3-cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine offers an optimal combination of cost, lower emissions and reductions in fuel consumption, according to an analysis by Delphi Powertrain presented at the recent SAE 2010 World Congress. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Fuel mass flow comparison shows Pinnacle engine ahead at just about all points in the map. FEV performed engine mappings in a dynamometer test cell to evaluate the fuel economy of Pinnacle’s TP90 scooter engine compared to a benchmark engine (N15) from Pinnacle’s Asian OEM partner. Click to enlarge. Improvement during CDC: 28.7%.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle. Hyundai Motor Company has completed development of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle—the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)—and will begin testing next year with an eye toward 2015 mass production. Fuel cell stack output. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 11, 2011

Modelled results of fuel consumption in 2011 Nissan Sentra. Preliminary results showed up to a 25% decrease in fuel consumption (i.e., up to 33% increase in MPG) was achievable with an SSC engine replacing the Sentra’s engine when factoring in fuel cutoff during deceleration and idle in the model. Source: Scuderi.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Utilizing technologies such as turbocharging, direct injection, twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT) and six-speed transmissions, the upgraded powertrain portfolio will deliver more than 20% in fuel economy improvement to Ford’s passenger vehicle fleet in China by 2015 while reducing tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions by 20%.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Punch Powertrain, a Belgium-based full-system supplier of fuel-efficient powertrains including transmissions and plug-in hybrid and battery-electric systems, is acquiring France-based power electronics expert Apojee. Depending on the sizing of components and gear ratios, the emKERS unit delivers up to 60 kW of peak power capacity.

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