Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2009

Citroën will unveil the DS3 supermini—the first model from the new DS line—at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009 next month. The DS3 will be available with a choice of Euro V power plants consisting of two HDi diesel units and three BMW co-developed gasoline engines. Tags: Diesel Europe Fuel Efficiency.

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Diesel Gasoline Fuel Economy 2009 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

The BMW ActiveHybrid 7. BMW announced the production versions of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. The ActiveHybrid X6 will reach US BMW Centers in fourth-quarter 2009, and the ActiveHybrid 7 will arrive in the US in Spring 2010. Components of the BMW ActiveHybrid 7. Earlier post.)

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Li-ion BMW Lithium Ion Parts 231

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2009

BMW dedicated a portion of its recent Innovation Days 2009 event to the topic of Intelligent Heat management as a mechanism for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. BMW engineers are working on largely avoiding cold start conditions through intelligent heat management and significantly shortening the warm-up period.

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BMW Fuel Exhaust CO2 218

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.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

In a presentation at the SAE 2014 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium and then in a paper given at SAE 2014 World Congress, Mark Sellnau, Engineering Manager, Delphi Advanced Powertrain, reported that Brake Specific Fuel Consumption for the 1.8L Very low fuel consumption, NO x , and PM emissions were measured. CNL (combustion noise).

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Gasoline Engine Fuel Wisconsin 304

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.

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Gas-Electric Standards Plug Gas 66

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2009

In this study, BMW focused on Rankine A (exhaust gas only) and Rankine B (exhaust gas and coolant). 2009) Click to enlarge. BMW is exploring two pathways for waste heat recovery in vehicles: one thermoelectric, the other thermodynamic. Energy utilization vs. complexity of different heat recovery systems. Earlier post.).

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Waste BMW Power Powered 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

The Road Noise Cancellation and Engine Order Cancellation systems will provide vehicle manufacturers with the ability to greatly improve in-cabin refinement, with additional design opportunities for optimising vehicle weight reduction and fuel economy. Reply ↓ ↑ report 3 Snowdog 6:22PM (4/17/2009) Totally agree.

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Hybrid i-MiEV 2009 New York 30

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. According to the NEDC, fuel consumption is roughly one kilogram (2.2

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. Charged : The body of federal and state air pollution regulations encompasses both emissions and fuel economy standards, and generates an astounding number of acronyms.

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EPA Standards Emissions Obama 55