VEHICLE SOFTWARE SAVES CO2 EMISSIONS
March 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIE
DUTCH scientists from Eindhoven Technical University have developed an inexpensive software patch that can reduce CO2 emissions in new vehicles by 2.6%. The patch shuts alternators on and off when a car or van's speed makes it inefficient for the engine to power it, conserving energy and improving the overall efficiency of the engine.
DUTCH scientists from Eindhoven Technical University have developed an inexpensive software patch that can reduce CO2 emissions in new vehicles by 2.6%. The patch shuts alternators on and off when a car or van's speed makes it inefficient for the engine to power it, conserving energy and improving the overall efficiency of the engine.
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