Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

When the final batch of new bus for London vehicles is delivered in 2016, more than 1,000 hybrid buses will be in service on the streets of London. The decision takes forward Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s election pledge to introduce 600 of the new Routemaster-inspired vehicles that resurrect the iconic hop-on hop-off rear platform by 2016.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? Belzowski also presented preliminary results from a survey of powertrain experts—from automotive manufacturers, suppliers, government, NGOs, academia and consulting—asking for their predictions of powertrain penetrations for 2016, 2020, and 2025.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2016

Infiniti will introduce a production-ready variable compression ratio engine VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbocharged) at the 2016 Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l’Automobile) in September. 2006) Click to enlarge. Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, the use of advanced high-strength steels in vehicles has grown from an average of 81 pounds per vehicle (36.7 However, each material used in vehicle production contributes to lightweighting and improves fuel economy, but each does so at a different cost to the manufacturer—and to the environment.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Tesla detailed its Master Plan part three In April, Tesla shared its Master Plan part three , detailing the company’s proposal for a path to reaching a sustainable global energy economy. The plan followed the Tesla Master Plan parts one and two , which were shared by the company in 2006 and 2016, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2014

At the other end of the spectrum, a transportation policy with rigid fuel-economy requirements is the most expensive policy, costing more than $1 trillion in 2006 dollars, with health benefits recouping only a quarter of those costs. Savings from health benefits dwarf the estimated $14 billion cost of a cap-and-trade program.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Fuel economy on the JC-08 cycle is 37.2 In 2006, Nissan’s engineers were able to reduce the battery capacity to match its competitors’ hybrid vehicles while still delivering desirable EV qualities, such as quietness and efficient energy use. km/L (87 mpg US, 2.69 L/100km); 34.0 km/L (80 mpg US, 2.94 L/100km); and 34.0

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2016

In his January 2015 inaugural address, California Governor Jerry Brown identified five key climate change strategy “pillars,” which recognize that several major areas of the California economy will need to reduce their emissions to meet California’s ambitious climate change goals. —2030 Target Scoping Plan Discussion Draft.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2017

Achieving the 2030 target under the proposed plan will continue to build on investments in clean energy and set the California economy on a trajectory to achieving an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Declining caps, continued linkage with Québec, and linkage to Ontario, Canada.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

new appliance standards and CAFE) and changes in the way energy is used in the US economy. quadrillion Btu in 2035, as a result of fuel economy improvements achieved through stock turnover as older, less efficient vehicles are replaced by newer, more fuel-efficient vehicles. million, or less than one-half the 2.9

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2014

In addition to seeking more heavy-duty applications for the RunWise hybrid system—such as transit—McGrew said that the company is working on a new generation of the product that should launch in 2016 for Class 4-6 delivery trucks—e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc. Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In its current guise since 2016, the ninth-gen Chevrolet Malibu is no spring chicken; the rumor is an all-new model will arrive in 2025. Like other GM cars (even high-end Yukon Denalis) the Malibu does not have touch-sensitive keyless entry, but relies on the 2006-era door Chiclet to lock and unlock.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Focus on fuel economy.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When this publication began in 2006 commercially available electric vehicles were a novelty; the idea of a mainstream EV was part of a vision of a sustainable transportation system of the future. The Tesla Model S ’ introduction in 2016 marked another milestone, but the Model 3 in 2019 and Model Y in 2020 broke the EV market wide open.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

billion) in annual damages from lifetime earnings reductions, and that dynamic economy-wide methods result in damage estimates that are 54% larger. The direct costs of lead-linked crimes in the US in 2006 are estimated at $1.8 billion (the mean from a range of $0.01–$11.6 billion in damages. —Wolfe et al. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

In 2006, he surreptitiously planted the first mangrove tree — a single seedling can mature in around 15 years and lead to an entire thicket — and now, he said, more than 100,000 trees are growing. He’s an important reason we encountered a lush, thriving ecosystem in Piscadera Bay, and demonstrates how one person can make a difference.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2020

in a year while not experiencing an economic downturn since California passed AB 32 in 2006. But, if any state can achieve this level of reductions while supporting a healthy economy, it’s California. While 2020 may see a similar emissions drop, the state has never cut emissions more than 2.6% Now the state must double that each year.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2022

From 2006, the RFS set a schedule of yearly obligations through 2022, with annually rising RIN targets. In 2016, a U.S. There are certainly areas of the economy where electrification does not make a lot of sense,” he says. If a refiner couldn’t manage it, it could buy credits, called RINs, from a supplier who did.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

For example, fuel economy statistics and a graphic display of the electric range is shown on the navigation map. The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. A tilt angle display is standard with the optional air springs.

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Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

Oh yeah, it’s just coming up with that big up front check in this economy that’s the tough part. Well let’s see, they want to do a million roofs by 2016 and they’re up to 70,000 now. Well more so now than it was prior to 2006 and that’s just because electric cars are becoming more readily available. That’s pitiful.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2012

Since 2006, Ford has reduced the number of manufacturing build issues when a vehicle is first produced by more than 90%. When combined with improved flexibility and more efficiencies, Ford will be able to take advantage of global economies of scale and significantly improve capacity utilization.

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