Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Geely Auto has invested significant resources in the development and promotion of methanol-fueled engines and vehicles over a long period and has already made progress with this technology in China.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 25, 2006

The Nation's largest retail car dealer sees the importance of the PHEV and its CEO is calling on his manufacturers to get with the program. Here's the story from Auto Service World AutoNation Joins Hybrid Cause Auto Service World Oct. 12, 2006 AutoNation, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

Frost & Sullivan, a global consultancy and market analysis firm, believes that there will three phases for the development of green cars in China: LPG/CNG and hybrids in the short term; electric vehicles in the middle stage; and fuel cell vehicles in the long run. Electric Cars, the Next Movement. Hybrids Prevail in the Short Term.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

According to the Maritz Automotive Research Group, which conducted the research based on a telephone survey of 1,207 licensed American drivers 18 years of age or older, top of mind consumer awareness about the electric-only vehicle category outpaces gasoline-electric hybrids. Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles rose from 15 to 22%.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand. of water.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2009

The study finds that the rebates had a large and positive effect on the market share of hybrid vehicles, largely at the expense of intermediate cars, intermediate SUVs and some high performance compact cars. gallon) of gasoline that a vehicle consumes over its 15 year average life expectancy. for every liter (US$1.50/gallon)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2011

liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine—the first three-cylinder engine Ford has built for a regular production car—and an new eight-speed automatic transmission to its line-up. Ford had previewed the small EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection unit, and had confirmed it for production, at Auto China 2010 in Beijing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2009

A Michigan State University (MSU) researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial—xGnP Exfoliated Graphite NanoPlatelets—that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment and enhanced energy storage systems.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

They could: Offer an electric version of an existing vehicle Give an electric model a new or additional identity Introduce a new electric model Create a new electric sub-brand Start a new electric car company. However, they make attractive second cars and commuter modules, especially when they’re used. I’m hoping for the latter.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Attending were Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Ulrich Walker, Chairman and CEO of Daimler Northeast Asia, and Xu Heyi, Chairman of BAIC. As early as 2020, at least one in five premium compact cars is expected to be sold in China. Dieter Zetsche.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Rapid economic growth, growing mobility, increasing purchasing power, and rising demand for goods have made China one of the fastest growing—and one of the largest—auto markets in the world. Most of the passenger cars were very new (less than 4 years old) and about half of them had engines with displacements of less than 1.5

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. Straubel ’s August 2006 preview of the company’s Roadster at a chapter meeting. “We

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Volkswagen will bring the new Beetle TDI diesel ( earlier post ), unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show, to market in the US this summer as a 2013 model. Pricing of the diesel model, which is joining the gasoline-fueled Beetle 2.5L From 1998 until 2006, the New Beetle was fitted with a 1.9-liter

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

GM Concept Car T here has been a rumor that General Motors might have a plug-in to show at the North American International Car Show in Detroit this coming January. GM likely to launch new plug-in hybrid Reuters Nov 10, 2006 DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. Here is the first confirmation that it is no longer a rumor.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

P G & E plugs campaign for hybrid electric cars Joshua Sabatini The Examiner Sep 5, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. million customers in California to pressure car manufacturers to mass-produce electric vehicles that can be plugged right into a standard home socket. This would result in a gasoline savings of 1.14

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2009

liter gasoline unit combining turbocharging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC fully-variable valve management; a new 3.0-liter From 2006 to 2008, BMW’s average fuel consumption and CO 2 ratings decreased by 16%, the average MINI ratings by 20%. Liter Straight-Six Gasoline Engine with TwinPower Turbo.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Who Killed the Electric Car opens across America EAA chapters turn out for openings Summer 2006 has been all about “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Audiences across the country have remained in their seats slackjawed at the tragedy portrayed for Q & A sessions with the filmmakers and electric car activists. Sierra Club.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based company developing practical flying cars.Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five MIT graduates; since then, the company has delivered a number of working prototypes. Terrafugia’s ‘The Transition’ is a practical flying car. The Transition.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

FIALKA Staff Reporter THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 25, 2006 DAVIS, Calif. -- In the 1950s, an aspiring Pasadena hot-rodder named Andrew Frank shocked the competition by powering his 1936 Ford with a Cadillac V-12 engine. "It Auto makers have tinkered with them since the early 1900s, but the cars didn't gain much attention in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

The BMW eDrive technology initially developed for BMW i cars offers an extraordinary degree of freedom that allows it to be used across a broad range of vehicle concepts and segments. There is a choice of three settings: Auto eDrive: this hybrid mode is activated as the default setting in Comfort mode every time the vehicle is started.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. We had three hours to quiz various technical experts, drive a variety of cars and talk to the senior leadership. by Bill Cooke. The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2006

Cars: It's a Start New York Times by Nicholas Kristof Feb. 5, 2006 Imagine if we could develop a passenger car that averaged more than 100 miles per gallon — or, if used only for short trips, 1,000 miles per gallon. The cars I'm talking about are known as " plug-in hybrids." Here is part of the NY Times editorial.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 16, 2006

Ford May Build a Plug-In Hybrid May 11, 2006 Ford Motor Co. is considering a major hybrid initiative -- a plug-in car -- that could make the struggling automaker the leading U.S. producer of hybrid cars. A small gasoline engine provides power for the vehicle over longer distances, much like the Toyota Prius.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

The first Honda hydrogen vehicle–the FCX EV Plus 1997-99 Insight Hatchback Hybrid 1999-2006 Civic Hybrid 2003-* (offered intermittently in various generations of Civics starting with the 7 th generation in 2003; note: An all-new Civic Hybrid will be released in 2025.) This is a history, with an * next to models currently in production.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

Such a vehicle could reduce gasoline consumption for the average American by 50 percent to 70 percent and reduce automobile emissions well in excess of emissions that might result from the additional use of power plants. All we need is for one of the large auto manufacturers to step up to the plate.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Among these is a $210-million investment in a new, more environmentally responsible auto-body painting facility and innovative paint process at its Marysville, Ohio auto plant (MAP), the largest of Honda’s eight auto plants in North America. The Marysville plant’s Line 2 operation received a major renovation in 2006.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project. What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? Due to its limitations, the PRIUS+ is more complex to describe, as, in mixed city and highway driving it is only 50:50 electric/gasoline.

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JANUARY 28, 2009

Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2011

Half of Americans who own a vehicle (51%) say they have cut back on products and/or services in order to pay the increased price of gasoline, according to a new Harris Poll of 2,184 adults surveyed online between May 9 and 16, 2011 by Harris Interactive. Auto industry. Those with lower household income are more impacted.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

“It’s Who Killed the Electric Car 2.0.&#. “It’s Who Killed the Electric Car 2.0.&#. The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius. Who’s Killing the Plug-In Hybrid?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Included in the lineup are four-, six- and eight-cylinder diesel and gasoline powerplants with outputs ranging from 150 kW/204 hp to 285 kW/ 388 hp. The new diesel engine in the E 250 CDIBlueEFFICIENCY Coupé model also marks the debut of two-stage turbocharging in a series-production diesel engine for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

CPT says that the RegEnBoost system enables a typical family-sized car to achieve less than 100 g/km CO 2 with a 1-liter gasoline engine, but when required can offer the same lively performance and in-gear acceleration of a 2-liter naturally aspirated powertrain. They have also designed a 100 mpg UK (83 mpg US, 2.8

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

I’m kind of excited to see this car, having tested the drivetrain in the Nissan Cube. Perhaps he knows how good it feels to drive a quiet, powerful car that doesn’t pollute. He knows that if given the choice, millions of people would choose that over a car that poisons the air and uses mostly foreign energy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The NYU-BMW i study— Urban Mobility in the 21 st Century —predicts a future where growing cities will be inhabited by populations that, although less likely to own cars, will increasingly utilize a new generation of smaller, more efficient, sustainable and networked vehicles to get around. Technology, design and connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi is systematically driving forward the electrification of its cars with both high-voltage, electric drive e-tron models as well as lower voltage mild hybrids. 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. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." No announced plans.

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