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A Look Inside 21st
Century Automotive
Technology
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Inertia !eight
Rolling Resistance M Road Load
Aerodynamic Drag
Engine Consumption
Transmission Inefficiencies M ystem
Final Drive Ratio Efficiency
Gear Ratio
Forced Induction
uperchargers
Turbochargers
Advanced ensors and Electronics
Advanced tructures and Materials
Design and Manufacturing Processes
Kinetic torage
Hydraulic torage
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Kinetic storage
Uses energy created by the rotation of the
Automobile¶s Flywheel
Hydraulic storage
Captures energy created when breaking
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6ariable Cam Timing and Engine Compression
Adjusts valve timing to engine¶s specific speed and
load
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2 world consumption
75.6 million barrels of oil per day
Personal Transportation consumes about
62% of the world¶s energy usage
Peacetime U military spending
preserving oil supply is $1 $2 billion a
year
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OIL DEMAND !ILL URPA OIL UPPLY
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hort Range
Diesel Engines
Hybrid Engines
Fuel Additives
Alcohols
Long Range
Natural Gases
Electric Engines / Advanced Hybrids
Hydrogen
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Diesel engines are not the earthkillers
they once were
CO2 emissions Ļ NOx emissions Ĺ
Converting to ³Clean Diesel´ can yield a
% increase in gas mileage
Uses intensified diesel fuel
Hybrid Diesel Engines
Adding an electric motor to a modern diesel
engine can result in mileage increases of up to
7 %
Mercedes Benz¶s Clean Diesel GL 2
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Ethanol
Renewable
Methanol
Cleaner fossil fuel
Pontiac
Monaro
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6ery light
Allow for increased traffic flow