Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
A new, gasoline direct-injected (GDI) Ecotec 2.0L Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves. Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves. The exhaust valves have sodium-filled stems that promote valve cooling. New Ecotec 2.0L Click to enlarge. Forged steel crankshaft.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2010
Projects to be funded include: Ultra Lightweight Gas Turbine Range Extender for Electric Vehicles. The aim of this project is to develop an ultra-lightweight, gas turbine powered, electric vehicle range extender that will enable vehicle weight savings of 100 kg or more and a modest reduction in CO 2 emissions on the UNECE101 drive cycle.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2011
Research focuses on supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO 2 ) Brayton-cycle turbines, which typically would be used for bulk thermal and nuclear generation of electricity, including next-generation power reactors. The Brayton cycle could yield 20 MW of electricity from a package with a volume as small as four cubic meters.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
Electronic Fuel Vapor Management Valve for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles. The electronic fuel vapor management valve for hybrid-electric vehicles manages fuel vapor pressure contained within the fuel tank, increasing safety and enabling automakers to meet emissions regulations. Tiggo, 1.3S A3 and Riich 1.3S Audi will replace the 3.6-liter
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2009
Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Earlier post.) Planar Na-beta Batteries for Renewable Integration and Grid Applications. DOE grant: $7,200,000).
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Although they’re less likely to catch fire than internal combustion engine vehicles, Li-ion battery fires burn hotter, faster and longer than gasoline fires. Right now, lithium-ion batteries are the standard for electric vehicles. They can even reignite days after the flames are extinguished. The Rise of New Battery Technologies.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis has the potential to be a useful means of storing excess electricity generated using wind, solar, and other intermittent renewable energy. Biogas, including anaerobic digester gas, can be reformed to produce hydrogen and used in a fuel cell to produce significant amounts of electricity and heat.
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