Green Car Congress
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. The new Advanced Elastoval II piston. Click to enlarge. generation pistons.
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Particular focus was placed upon sustainability, avoiding the use of scarce or expensive materials, providing the straightforward manufacturing processes, and offering the high levels of scalability required by the automotive sector. Earlier post.). The HyBoost concept is based on a 2009 Ford Focus in which a 2.0L
Green Car Congress
MAY 31, 2011
Ricardo will assist Lifan Automobile Group based in Chongqing, China, with the development of a family of highly downsized gasoline engines capable of meeting future Chinese and international fuel economy and emissions regulations. capacity platform offering a competitive balance of performance, fuel economy, manufacturing cost and weight.
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MAY 23, 2009
Schematic of downsized and supercharged four-stroke hybrid pneumatic spark injection engine. The reduction in fuel consumption is obtained mainly through enabling the effective use of a heavily downsized engine, rather than from regenerative efficiency. The major part of this gain is due to downsizing the engine. Earlier post.).
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AUGUST 2, 2009
As part of the study, Knittel also investigated the relative efficiencies of manufacturers. Volvo is the most efficient manufacturer of light duty trucks, followed by Subaru, GM and Honda. Over time, US manufacturers’ relative efficiency in both passenger cars and light trucks has degraded.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2009
Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed an innovative aluminum piston design that can reliably withstand the mechanical and thermal loads produced by heavily boosted engines, thereby enhancing diesel engine performance and supporting diesel downsizing. The grain size of the re-melted part is approximately one tenth of the as-cast size.
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JULY 12, 2013
Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. Earlier post.).
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