Wood-to-Wheels
Michigan Technological University Sustainable Futures Institute
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931		 Phone: 906.487.3612
Fax: 906.487.2943
e-mail: sfi@mtu.edu
     

INITIATIVES
  Engine/Vehicle Initiatives

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Ethanol Vehicle

bullet Increase efficiency by 50%
 
bullet US Tier II Bin 2 emissions
 
bullet Improved cold start for E85 to E100
 

   
Biodiesel Engine
 
bullet Capable of running on biodiesel or standard diesel
 
bullet Increase efficiency by 10%
 
bullet LDV Emissions: US Tier II Bin 5
 
bullet HD Emissions: US EPA 2010 On- Highway
 


 

   

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