Cars That Think

AUGUST 27, 2021

And the category itself is splitting up, like an amoeba, into two major subcategories, car SUVs and truck SUVs. Today's SUV driver, however, looks down not on pedestrians but on paupers in mere cars. car SUV was nearly 15 percent heavier than a car[PR1] , and by 2020 the difference had shrunk to only about 6 percent.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As part of a newly released Clean Mobility package, the European Commission is proposing a 30% reduction in average CO 2 emissions for new cars and vans from 2021 to 2030. EU sales of new passenger cars relative to global sales have decreased from 34% before the financial crisis (2008/2009) to 20% today.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

A new Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll of 6,000 people across Europe found that most Europeans remain committed to car ownership, but have growing concerns about traffic congestion, the cost of driving and the environment. Other key findings of the survey: 74% identify car ownership with independence. Future mobility solutions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines have increased market share ten-fold from less than 3% in MY 2008 to more than 30% in MY 2013. Turbochargers, which are often used in conjunction with GDI, have increased market share by a factor of five since MY 2008. l/100 km) or more in MY 2013 than in MY 2008.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2012

The number of vehicle miles traveled by light-duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and. The largest sources of transportation greenhouse gases in 2010 were passenger cars (43%), light duty trucks (19%), freight trucks (22%) and commercial aircraft (6%). across the US vehicle fleet.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2009

If you thought that the surge of green car innovations and the economic crisis would help to drive down emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane last year, then think again. molecules of CO2 entered the atmosphere last year and stayed there - that’s only a slight fall from the 2.2 parts per million increases in 2007.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

The Evoque, which is derived from the LRX concept car shown in 2008 ( earlier post ), will be sold in more than 160 countries. In 2008 we introduced the LRX concept car: after a positive reception worldwide, the natural step for the business was to turn the LRX concept car into reality.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 14, 2009

Just about one year ago on July 2, 2008 I was on Larry Mantle’s “Airtalk&# (KPCC-FM 89.3 Pasadena) talking about getting my electric car and my solar panels. And I’ve learned and written an awful lot about electric cars & the whole new emerging EV industry. radio listeners. a gallon gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Volvo uses the DRIVe badge on its cars with the best environmental performance in their respective size class. There has been a swift pace of development since the launch of our first 119-gram models in Paris in autumn 2008.”. Stephen Odell, Volvo Cars President and CEO. Ulf Nordström, Technical Project manager at Volvo Cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

By the end of the first nine months of 2008, the top-selling 50% of the new car market in Europe had CO 2 emissions averaging 130g/km, compared to 39% in 2007 and 24% back in 2003, according to a new report from JATO Consult , the new intelligence consultancy division of JATO Dynamics, the world’s leading provider of automotive data.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

In a press conference announcing the decision, Reithofer said that BMW will showcase a concept car as a “ CO 2 champion ” at the upcoming IAA (Frankfurt Auto Show) in September to demonstrate “ a whole new dimension of driving pleasure with regards to efficiency with performance. ”. Honda had pulled out of Formula One at the end of 2008.

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We introduced the FCX Clarity sedan in 2008. The fuel cell technology reduces CO2 emissions achieving clean energy. Honda has been developing hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology for many years and plans to launch a new hydrogen vehicle using this technology.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

With oil prices surging in the summer of 2008, the annual increase in global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from oil, coal, gas and cement production appear to have halved according to preliminary estimates by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. per cent in 2008, compared to 3.3 per cent in 2007. per cent.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

However, the gasoline-fueled Prius still comes out with the lowest CO 2 emissions of any car on the Australian market at 89 g/km, due to the differences in gasoline and diesel fuels. Australia’s GoAuto notes that the new Ford Fiesta Econetic diesel ( earlier post ), with fuel consumption of 3.7 L/100km (63.6

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2009

Europcar is to give customers information on average CO 2 emissions for each car group as part of its online fleet guide at www.europcar.co.uk. Tags: Green cars co2 data Europcar. With the price of unleaded petrol now over £1 a litre, Europcar is helping customers focus on both fuel efficiency and eco-friendly driving.

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2009

Leading European car rental company, Europcar is now providing information about the CO2 emitted by its vehicles on its rental invoices, making it easier for customers to monitor their environmental impact. Even before booking, customers can go online to assess the average Europcar fleet CO2 emissions for each rental car.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

The emissions during the cars’ use-phase (73%); the production of components by suppliers (21%) and Audi’s logistics activities (1.4%) cause a major proportion of the annual emissions. The manufacturing process of a car, on average, accounts for approximately one-quarter of the emissions of its entire lifecycle.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

The scrappage scheme has put the car industry on track to meet the EU target of 130g/km of CO2 by 2012. That’s the verdict of Clean Green Cars , which launched an investigation that found that average new car CO2 fell by 5.5 km and Audi, which has cut its emissions by 9.6 per cent to 158.2g/km.

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Teslarati

MAY 13, 2021

” After producing all-electric powertrains since 2008 with the release of the original Tesla Roadster, the company has saved over 16.5 Tesla’s mission when it was established in 2003 was to “accelerate the transition to sustainable energy.”

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

Using 2008 estimates from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) as well as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Tate and Savagian note that global primary energy use is projected to rise by 50% over the next 22 years, with worldwide vehicle population increasing by 60% over the same period of time. Tate et al.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

For the second year in a row, BMW has cut its average CO2 emissions per car by more than any other automotive manufacturer. BMW’s success in reducing CO2 is down to its EfficientDynamics programme which incorporates a wide variety of fuel-saving and emissions-reducing measures across the whole vehicle range as standard.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

Car club members in the UK play a key role in reducing congestion, parking problems and carbon emissions according to a report published by TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) this week. Highlights: A reduction in cars: Each car club vehicle replaced 23 cars on average.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). Source: CAR. The CAR report, the US Automotive Market and Industry in 2025 , relies on technology and market forecast data from the National Research Council (NRC) and J.D. the 2008 model year fuel economy ratings.

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Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

In the last five months, zero-emission vehicles have made up over 50% of its overall car sales , up from 31.2% Compared to the USA, where EVs make up only 2% of new car sales, this gives one a good idea of Norway’s strong leadership position in terms of EV market share. Curbing CO2 Emissions with Electric Transport.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

New passenger cars sold within the country in 2008 ran an average of 11.47 The presidential committee said the dual system is the first in the world and that it was designed to cushion the economic burden placed on car companies. Korea’s fuel efficiency standards are already slated to increase 16.5% km/L (34 mpg US, 6.9

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2009

At the same time as making the announcement, Dr Norbert Reithofer, chairman of the board of management of BMW AG, declared a focus on close-to-production motor sports and said that BMW will showcase a “CO2 champion&# at the upcoming IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2009

Car fleet composition in the EU under the different scenarios. Vehicle emissions targets have two simultaneous effects on the car fleet: it modifies fleet composition through the development of non-emitting vehicles (e.g., Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2012

Most small, 2 wheel drive SUVs from MY 1975-2011 have been reclassified from trucks to cars; this lowers the absolute truck share, particularly since the mid-1980s when SUV sales began to increase rapidly. million vehicles are reclassified from trucks to cars, representing a 10% absolute change in both the car and truck production share.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

Car club members in the UK play a key role in reducing congestion, parking problems and carbon emissions according to a report published by Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) this week. A reduction in cars: Each car club vehicle replaced 23 cars on average. Highlights include: ?

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Green Cars News

MARCH 9, 2010

New car emissions fell by their biggest margin yet last year, the latest report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveals. Helped by the recession and the scrappage scheme, new car sold in the UK in 2009 emitted just 149.5g/km km of CO2, down 5.4 per cent on the 2008 figure and 21.2 [.].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

CO2 ratio for this flight track segment decreased from 24.5 The reason is simple: cars are getting cleaner. A comparison with London found that VOC mixing ratios in 2008 are at about the same level in both cities, but in London a much stronger decrease from higher mixing ratios in 1998 has led to the current mixing ratios.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

New car sales fell 24 per cent in April, the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed. New car registrations in the UK stood at 133,475 units this April, the lowest since 1991. The drop in sales continues a trend in depressed car sales, with 28.5

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Japanese car giant Toyota has released its 2009 sustainability report as it looks to reduce the impact it has on the environment. The report covering April 2008 – March 2009 shows that the company is achieving year-on-year reductions in CO2 emissions and step up its use of green energy. g/km to 145.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

World oil prices have fallen sharply from their July 2008 high mark. In non-OECD Asia, for example, the reference case projects that energy use for personal motor vehicles (light-duty cars and trucks, as well as two- and three-wheel vehicles) will increase by 3.6% percent per year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2009

The novel fuel delivery system, the first for a series-production passenger car according to Nissan, reduces the diameter of the fuel droplets by about 60%. That number could potentially be reduced to 75% in combination with the ultralow-rare-metal catalysts that were introduced in 2008.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. League table results: Ranking 2008. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Efforts to increase fuel economy and lower emissions show no signs of losing pace as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report revealing a fifth consecutive increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Hybrids are projected to have a 1.8

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