Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Following the 2012 demise of the much-loved Ford Escape Hybrid, it took four years for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid to emerge. It's one of the most frequent questions asked by shoppers interested in utility vehicles with better gas mileage: why aren't there more hybrid SUVs and crossovers?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2016

The project, funded by the government agency IWT, ran from February 2012 to January 2016 and was a partnership between Ghent University, University of Antwerp, University of Liège and Atlas Copco. The Rankine Cycle transfers waste heat to a working fluid at a constant pressure. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The report expects aluminum to double its share of the light vehicle material mix by 2025 vs. the 2008 EPA baseline vehicle. Market factors already in place are projected to push aluminum content to 400 pounds per vehicle in 2015/2016. Ducker Worldwide. Click to enlarge.

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