Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

The exhibit, which will highlight green-car technologies from across Magna’s operating units, will also introduce E-Car Systems, Magna’s newly created global operating unit that serves as an integrator to Magna’s range of electrification capabilities. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., ton 100 miles+ range van and the Newton is 7.5-12

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2009

Its Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Advanced achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas. The driving range from each vehicle was then calculated and the results were averaged for an estimated range of 431 miles - as well as an average fuel economy of 68.3miles/kg.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

Thanks to its range of fuel efficient models, Ford is leading the industry in terms of reducing carbon dioxide levels according to research from an environmental website. The Ford Fiesta ECOnetic is the UK’s greenest family car with emissions of just 98g/km and fuel economy at 76.3mpg.

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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 Other manufacturers to have made significant gains include Hyundai with an average of 134.4g/km

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2010

Pure electric vehicles appear to be most promising for urban use, given the relatively limited range provided by batteries and the potentially better cost-benefit ratio of deploying recharging infrastructure first in cities. Electric vehicle technology. A European strategy on clean and energy efficient vehicles”. Resources.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM Source: DOE, ALBAA 2008.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

At the 2008 Detroit Motor Show VW will launch a new addition to the Passat range called the Passat CC. The car will be a 4 door coupe - CC stands for ‘Comfort Coupe’ rather than the usual ‘Coupe Convertible’ The CC is longer, wider and lower than the standard Passat. New car launches' The new version gets an Eos-s[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Electric sport car firm Tesla has lost an important part of its libel lawsuit against Top Gear. A high court judge ruled that the BBC show did not imply that Tesla misled motorists by claiming its Roadster car had a 200 mile range. The show first broadcast in 2008, showed the Tesla Roadster being tested [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

After enjoying a successful launch of the revised Grand Vitara SZ model range in October 2008, Suzuki has announced the addition of both a 1.6litre petrol engine and a 1.9 DDiS to the three-door model range, with emissions slashed. Tags: Green cars Latest news Suzuki Suzuki Grand Vitara.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Three years later in 2005 it hit three million, and it took another three years to reach the four million mark in January, 2008. The company has its headquarters in Anting International Auto City and has a product range of eleven models from the Volkswagen and Skoda brands.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

The disparity was highlighted to Boris Johnson by Stuart Kerr, Regional President for Europe from Volvo Car Corporation when he collected the What Car? Green Car of the Year award from The Mayor recently. Volvo’s What Car? Green Car of the Year-winning S40 1.6D to enter the capital.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

Here is the story from the New York Times : Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. Toyota ( TM ).

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

In April 2008, Changan displayed a prototype engine developed with Orbital at the Beijing International Motor Show. It incorporated a twin turbocharger which enabled very high levels of performance and maintained a desirable flat torque curve across a wide speed range. It is not the first time that the two companies have joined forces.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Deliveries to customers have risen by 70 per cent since 2005 to 585,000 units in 2008 with local production expected to exceed 800,000 vehicles this year. Tags: Latest news Volkswagen Anchieta Taubate Green cars Volkswagen do Brazil Volkswagen Fox Volkswagen Gol.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

In addition, A123Systems began work on its USABC funded plug-in hybrid programme in March 2008 - this 20Ah cell is designed for both plug-in and range extended electric vehicle applications. Tags: Green cars Latest news A123Systems Department of Energy Ric Fulop.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Known as the FED programme, it was launched in late 2008 with the goal of improving military vehicle technology while reducing fuel consumption on the battlefield and cutting the nation’s dependence on oil.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda hosted Green Car Congress at a SKYACTIV Technologies media workshop this week in Vancouver, Canada, at which engineering management explained the development philosophy, approach and results for the initial set of SKYACTIV technologies. The full range of SKYACTIV technologies (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

The work is divided into four main areas: Technology, Applications, Technology Policy and Institutional Issues, and Use of Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC). Source: Weigle 2008. Despite a request for delay, the so called “analog sunset” became effective in February 2008. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

Speaking in 2008, Stephens said the Vue two-mode hybrid would deliver around a 50 per cent increase in combined fuel economy compared to the non-hybrid Vue XR. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news general motors GM plug-in hybrid cars Saturn Saturn Vue Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

The scrappage incentive, which applies to buyers trading in a 10-year-old car for a new model, will apply to all vehicles in the Volkswagen range. This means that the Polo super-mini will be available from just £6,345, while the Golf, which was recently crowned World Car of the Year, is available from as little as £11,585.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2009

The Toyota Auris has quickly established itself as one of the Japanese manufacturer’s top vehicles having sold 318,236 units in Europe by the end of 2008. First is the 1.6litre valvematic, which is built at Deeside in the UK and is expected to be the largest selling unit in the 2009 Toyota Auris range.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. As the world’s largest passenger car producer, Toyota continues to lead the field in research and testing a number of new technology vehicles. What is it that makes Toyota, a leader in the field of green car technology?

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

The problem in the case of hybrid cars however, is that their emissions vary widely. Their outputs currently range from 89g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) to 219g/km of CO2. DRIVe with start/stop technology (pictured below) emits a mere 104g/km of CO2 and was recently named as the What Car? Green Car of the Year.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

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. EfficientDynamics technology includes Auto Start-Stop, Brake Energy Regeneration and Active Aerodynamics, amongst a wide range of other features.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

After the launch at the British Motor Show in 2008, the car went on sale earlier this year exclusively from evstores in London. The little quadricycle achieves a range of around 40 miles and a top speed of 40mph. Using the light car concept the MyCar is available now and priced realistically at £9,995 on the road.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

BMW’s Mini is rolling out its electric car in three phases. In 2008 the company released a test fleet of 450 Mini-E vehicles and is getting ready to announce its second phase. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold. The uncertainty surrounding Chinese demand for electric cars is tied to subsidies, Mr. Yang says.

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

In 2008, more than 18,000 Ford employees volunteered 100,000 hours to help people in their local communities. Take a look at Ford’s range of green cars in the UK. Tags: Ford Green credentials accelerated action day. That’s the equivalent of nearly $2 million dollars of in-kind corporate contributions.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The Hybrid3 Evolution is a high powered version of the Hybrid3 Compressor that was originally unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Among its green features is a stop & start system that places the engine on standby when the vehicle is at a standstill or when driven in electric mode.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

While the battery electric vehicle has made progress in recent years, with improved affordability and energy storage capability, for most consumers, range anxiety and lengthy recharging time remain formidable obstacles, Hyundai said. Honda’s current fuel cell-electric vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. Earlier post.)

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

The catalytic converter that keeps the ICE from being a gross polluter in conventional cars and hybrids however, isn't kept warm by the continual embrace of an ever-churning engine in a hybrid with all-electric range. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.)

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2009

In 2008, one in every six new cars sold that emit less than 120 g/km of CO2 was a Peugeot. The front of the 207 Economique shares the new “softer” one-piece design with the rest of the 207 range, combined with a specially designed black front grille. The 207 Economique will also benefit from a range of new features.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

provides a range of approximately 100km. By the time of their launch, Renault’s electric vehicles will have benefited from an evolution to their battery technology which will take their real-world range to 160km. Concept, which was unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Kangoo be bop Z.E. Like the Z.E. Kangoo be bop Z.E.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

Across the six month period, which began on 21 October 2008, the Daily travelled a total of 7,040 km, consuming LBM at a rate of 24.6 The complete range of gas powered Daily’s extends to 28 different models available in the UK, plated between 3.5 litres/100km.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

This number represents the electric propulsion range of the PHEV before it must depend upon its internal combustion engine for motive power. A PHEV-20, for example, has a 20-mile electric-only range. In short, a PHEV delivers all of the advantages of a BEV while retaining the unlimited range of traditional gasoline fueled vehicles.

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