Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Daimler Trucks will begin production of the new medium-duty DD5 and DD8 diesel engines for the NAFTA market in Detroit effective 2018. Daimler Trucks invested $100 million for the new production of the DT12 automated manual transmission in Detroit.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2011
More than 97% of all Toyota Prii sold since 2000 are still on the road, Toyota says. Since it was introduced in the US in 2000, Prius, when compared to the average car, has saved American consumers more than an estimated 881 million gallons of gas, $2.19 —Bob Carter, Toyota Division group vice president and general manager.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 2, 2013
Bentley will introduce the new Continental GT Speed Convertible at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month. Peak torque of 800 N·m (590 lb-ft) is reached at 2000 revs/min through to 5000 revs/min. The twin-turbocharged, 48-valve, W12 engine powers the new convertible to 60 mph in 4.1
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2014
For the first time since UCS began the Automaker Rankings report in 2000, all eight major automakers reduced their average greenhouse gas (GHG) and smog-forming emissions compared to their fleet averages from 1998, the model year examined in the first report. Source: UCS. Click to enlarge.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Phil started his journalism career in 1987 in the Detroit bureau of The New York Times. It was late 1999 through early 2000. Since 2006, Phil has been a staff stalwart, writing and editing about vehicles, batteries, aircraft, outer space, electric motors, and hypersonics.
The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 16, 2024
After a decade of fuel shortages and general malaise , Detroit (and Kenosha) knew that American car buyers still loved soft-riding, roomy sedans with comfy bench seats but needed them to be more efficient. Today, we'll look at a K sedan that survived 36 years before being retired in California. 1986 Dodge Aries in California wrecking yard.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
The demonstrator will be present at the upcoming SAE 2014 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit in April; SwRI engineers are presenting a paper (2014-01-1190) at the SAE 2014 World Congress on the development of the demonstrator’s engine.
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