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TABLE 5.1 POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES

Name of Description Remarks Investment Required
Technology

Technology used for 3
MPFI Multipoint fuel injection wheelers, passenger Investment required for
indigenous development
cars, LCVs and HCVs

Technology used for
GDI Gasoline Direct Injection Passenger cars, LCVs Investment required for
indigenous development
and HCVs

Technology used for 3
CRDI Common Rail Direct Injection wheelers, passenger Technology can be imported
cars, LCVs and HCVs

Reducing size of the engine
Engine Downsizing for achieving same power or Technology used for Nil
and De-rating SUVs and LCVs
reducing power from same size

Used in some luxury
Incorporation of electric battery Investment required to
Hybridization and motor to supplement the IC cars and being produce low cost electronics
introduced for small
Engine and batteries
cars, SUVs

Advanced Advanced combustion concepts Technology used for Investment required for
Combustion like HCCI, PCCI etc. SUVs and LCVs indigenous development

Used in some luxury
Variable Variable concepts in engines cars and being
Compression, for higher fuel efficiency and introduced for small Technology can be imported
Variable Valve Lift performance
cars, SUVs

Advanced materials like plastics, Used in some luxury
High Performance ceramics, high strength alloys cars and being Investment required for
Engine Materials indigenous development
etc. introduced for SUVs

Computational Fluid Dynamics Investment required for
Combustion (CFD) and chemical kinetic Used for all types of development of software and
Modeling engine development
modeling workstation facilities

Powertrain Used for avanced engines like Used for all advanced
Electronics and CRDI, GDI etc. engines Technology can be imported
Sensors

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