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DISC and Two-Stroke Engines
Direct Injection Stratified Charge (DISC) Engines are considered as the highest level of technology refinement…
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Reducing Pumping Loss
Reductions in flow pressure loss can be achieved by reducing the pressure drop that occurs…
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Reducing Mechanical Friction
Mechanical friction losses can be reduced by converting sliding metal contacts to rolling contacts, reducing…
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Improvements To Spark Ignition Engines
Overview The spark ignition (SI) engine is the dominant passenger car and light truck powerplant…
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Rolling Resistance Reduction
Background The rolling resistance of a tire is the force required to move the tire…
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Materials Selection Criteria
Five key factors affect the auto designer’s selection of materials: manufacturability and cost, performance, weight,…
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Technologies for Advanced Vehicles Performance and Cost Expectations
This chapter discusses the technical potential and probable costs of a range of advanced vehicle…
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Battery Technologies
The battery is the critical technology for electric vehicles, providing both energy and power storage.…
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Safety Of Lightweight Vehicles
Several of the advanced vehicles examined by OTA will be extremely light. For example, one…
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Emissions Performance
Reductions in vehicular emissions are a key goal of programs to develop advanced technology vehicles.…