Advanced Automotive Technology: Visions of a Super-Efficient Family Car
the existing internal combustion engine/steel structure paradigm that has been evolving during the past 80 years. By advanced co ...
The lean-bum gasoline engine is another advanced conventional technology that offers fuel efficiency improvements of around 10 p ...
As might be anticipated, the largest requested increases in FY 1996 are in DOE’s Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Program, which is t ...
. Infrastructure. Advanced vehicles cannot operate in a vacuum; they require a supporting infrastructure for refueling, servicin ...
Future Role of Federal R&D Programs. As Congress debates the future of federal advanced vehicle R&D programs, several is ...
Historically, for example, R&D on controlling vehicle emissions to address air quality issues such as those addressed in the ...
automakers.^80 Most of these small companies recognize that successful commercialization of these innovations will require partn ...
variable,^82 and only in the last five years has there been a concerted attempt by both the auto industry and government to deve ...
BOX l-l: Reducing Tractive Forces The tractive forces that a vehicle must overcome to stay in motion include: . Aerodynamic drag ...
Although major reductions in vehicle weight have occurred since the 1970s, there remains substantial further potential, by subst ...
BOX 1-2: Spark Ignition and Diesel Engines Spark Ignition Engines Although spark ignition (SI) engines have been the dominant pa ...
The latest designs of diesel engines recently unveiled in Europe are far superior to previous designs. Oxidation catalysts and b ...
BOX 1-3: Battery Technologies The battery is the critical technology for electric vehicles, providing both energy and power stor ...
Nonbattery Energy Storage: Ultracapacitors and Flywheels. Ultracapacitors Ultracapacitors are devices that can directly store el ...
BOX 1-5: Series and Parallel Hybrids In a series hybrid, the engine is used only to drive a generator, while the wheels are powe ...
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What Happens to a Mid-Size Car in 2005?. Vehicle type | Body material | Fuel economy, mpg a | Price change,$b | Comments Busines ...
Annual Fuel Costs for Alternative Vehicles. (mid-size automobiles in 2015) Baseline (Taurus) | 33 mpg | $535a Advanced conventio ...
TABLE 1-4: PNGV-Related FY 1995 Appropriations by Technical Area and Agency ($ millions) Technical area DOC a DODb DOE Lightweig ...
TABLE 1-5: PNGV Budgetary Changes in FY 1996 FY 1996 dollars in millions, requested Agency/program R&D area change (in perce ...
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