2010, Downsizing, Market and MPG

Volvo to concentrate on hybrids and downsized engines for US

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation will rely on a powertrain strategy based on its new downsized 4-cylinder VEA (Volvo Environmental Architecture) engine platform ( earlier post ) and hybrids for the US market, said John Maloney, recently appointed President of Volvo Cars, US, in an interview at the Detroit Auto Show. Click to enlarge.

Downsizing

Downsizing Volvo Engine Hybrid

Peugeot Launches New Marque Plan with Downsizing, Hybrids and Plug-ins for Two-, Three- and Four-Wheeled Vehicles; Unveils SR1 Hybrid Concept

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

Peugeot launched a comprehensive new Marque plan, with the objectives of moving up three places in the world car market by 2015 (it is currently in 10 th place); establishing Peugeot as a benchmark for style; and becoming the leader in mobility services. Peugeot said it will also target new markets. L/100 km (118 mpg US).

Downsizing

Downsizing Plug-in Hybrid Concept

Frost & Sullivan: market for lightweight materials in automobiles to reach $95.34B in 2017

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AUGUST 23, 2011

2010 global automotive materials market by revenue (top) and volume (bottom). A 10% reduction in vehicle weight offers fuel savings of 5 to 7% (in mpg), provided the vehicle's powertrain is also downsized, Frost & Sullivan notes. Frost & Sullivan values the 2010 lightweight automotive metals market at $20,698.1

2017

2017 Automobile Market Polymer

GFEI report finds improvements in average new LDV fuel economy lagging pace required to cut 50% fuel use for new cars worldwide by 2030; policy focus should be on emerging markets

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MARCH 5, 2013

The analysis, an update of an earlier work using data from 2010 and 2011, found that the global average for light-duty vehicle fuel economy was 7.2 mpg US mpg) in 2011—an improvement of 1.8% mpg US) global average by 2030 for new cars. Some key non-OECD market have stagnated during the time period.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Fuel 2005

Center for Automotive Research calls long-run economic risk to auto industry of mandating permanent fuel economy standards very serious; recommends periodic reviews

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JUNE 14, 2011

Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). 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 2010 NRC study, conducted under contract to.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Auto Industry Standards

Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Market acceptance is also critical to defining the best technology or portfolio of technologies necessary to reach the targets set by government. In short, government is stifling innovation by using its considerable powers to push one technology ahead of other viable technologies, leading to distortions in both research and markets.

Standards

Standards Transportation Fuel Economy MPG

CPT/AVL Study: New Generation of Micro-Hybrid Technologies Can Enable More than 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption at Lower Cost Than Full Hybrid Drive Systems

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. CPT and AVL’s most recent work assesses the potential of a VTES equipped downsized ELC-Hybrid vehicle in combination with the CPT SpeedStart Integrated Starter Generator ( earlier post ) and the UltraBattery. Click to enlarge. —Morris et al.

VRLA

VRLA Hybrid Downsizing Fuel

Study Finds That Tripling US LDV New Fleet Fuel Efficiency by 2035 Through Evolutionary Change is Ambitious But Doable

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Source: DeCicco 2010. DeCicco’s analysis shows that optimizing internal combustion engines plus rising adoption of grid-free hybrids will enable new fleet fuel economy (unadjusted) to reach 52 mpg (4.52 L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18 Adjusted on-road fuel economy correspondingly would be 41 mpg (5.74

Fleet

Fleet Fuel Automobile MPG

Powertrains for the New Opel Astra

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

L/100 km (51 mpg US). L/100 km (48 mpg US) on average and emits no more than 129 g/km CO 2. L/100 km (56 mpg US) will be added to the range in spring 2010. L/100 km (43 mpg US)and does not emit more than 129 g/km CO 2. L/100 km (43 mpg US)and does not emit more than 129 g/km CO 2. The top-of-the-line 2.0

Exhaust

Exhaust MPG Gasoline-Electric Engine

Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The variable valve lift system switches modes in the same manner as the cylinder deactivation rocker arm and can be designed as interchangeable to enable the manufacturers maximum flexibility to utilize a family of engines in diverse markets by changing the valvetrain components. Volkswagen’s 2010 1.4L New Engine Valves.

Eaton

Eaton Emissions Fuel Range

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 Combined fuel economy (mpg). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

PHEV

PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in

DOT, EPA unveil joint proposal for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards: 49.6 mpg CAFE, 163 g/mile GHG in 2025; flexibilities and incentives

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

mpg US (5.87 mpg by 2016 and result in an average light vehicle tailpipe CO 2 level of 250 grams per mile. Taken together, these two actions would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by half and result in model year 2025 light-duty vehicles with nearly double the fuel economy of model year 2010 vehicles. mpg in MY 2021.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy EPA Economy MPG

Daimler Unveils F800 Style Research Vehicle; Plug-in Hybrid or Fuel Cell Drive Again Highlights Modular Approach

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The front end’s compact package was made possible through the consistent downsizing of all F-CELL components. liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers (81 mpg US), with corresponding CO 2 emissions of 68 grams per kilometer. Each of the drive systems takes up comparatively little space for the installation. —Prof. Earlier post.).

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid Fuel

ExxonMobil Outlook projects hybrids and advanced vehicles to account for nearly 50% of cars globally by 2040; fuel demand for for personal vehicles to peak and decline, while commercial transportation demand rises 70%

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Exxon Mobil Corporation’s new The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 , released last week, projects that global energy demand in 2040 will be about 30% higher than it was in 2010 as population grows to 9 billion and global GDP doubles. By 2040, heavy duty fuel demand will be up about 60 percent versus 2010. L/100 km) by 2040.

Personal

Personal Global Transportation Fuel

Opel to Debut New Astra at Frankfurt; Improved Fuel Consumption Across the Line-up

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

Continuing Opel’s strategy of downsizing, a new 103 kW (140 hp) 1.4 L/100 km (48 mpg US) on average and emits no more than 129 g/km CO 2. L/100 km (56 mpg US) will be added to the range in spring 2010. mpg US) and 129 g/km CO 2. mpg US), for nearly 18% improvement. L/100 km (51.1 L/100 km (38.6 Even the 2.0

Fuel

Fuel MPG Gasoline-Electric Gasoline

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

Perhaps not what you thought

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The CAFE program promised to double fuel economy by 2025 , but from 2012 to 2019, the real-world MPG of new vehicles improved just 7% , and annual gasoline consumption increased from 3.2 MPG as 14 out of 20 automakers failed to meet their standards. billion barrels. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1

EPA

EPA Fleet Fuel Economy 2019

Perhaps not what you thought

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The CAFE program promised to double fuel economy by 2025 , but from 2012 to 2019, the real-world MPG of new vehicles improved just 7% , and annual gasoline consumption increased from 3.2 MPG as 14 out of 20 automakers failed to meet their standards. billion barrels. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1

EPA

EPA Fleet Fuel Economy 2019

EV Driven

Volvo to concentrate on hybrids and downsized engines for US

Peugeot Launches New Marque Plan with Downsizing, Hybrids and Plug-ins for Two-, Three- and Four-Wheeled Vehicles; Unveils SR1 Hybrid Concept

Frost & Sullivan: market for lightweight materials in automobiles to reach $95.34B in 2017

GFEI report finds improvements in average new LDV fuel economy lagging pace required to cut 50% fuel use for new cars worldwide by 2030; policy focus should be on emerging markets

Center for Automotive Research calls long-run economic risk to auto industry of mandating permanent fuel economy standards very serious; recommends periodic reviews

Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards

CPT/AVL Study: New Generation of Micro-Hybrid Technologies Can Enable More than 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption at Lower Cost Than Full Hybrid Drive Systems

Study Finds That Tripling US LDV New Fleet Fuel Efficiency by 2035 Through Evolutionary Change is Ambitious But Doable

Powertrains for the New Opel Astra

Eaton Highlights Range of New Products to Reduce Fuel Consumption and Emissions

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

DOT, EPA unveil joint proposal for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards: 49.6 mpg CAFE, 163 g/mile GHG in 2025; flexibilities and incentives

Daimler Unveils F800 Style Research Vehicle; Plug-in Hybrid or Fuel Cell Drive Again Highlights Modular Approach

ExxonMobil Outlook projects hybrids and advanced vehicles to account for nearly 50% of cars globally by 2040; fuel demand for for personal vehicles to peak and decline, while commercial transportation demand rises 70%

Opel to Debut New Astra at Frankfurt; Improved Fuel Consumption Across the Line-up

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Perhaps not what you thought

Perhaps not what you thought

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