Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

DON'T MISS: 2016 Chevrolet Cruze Sedan Unveiled; So when carmakers introduce new compact cars in the U.S., they typically lead with a sedan model--and sometimes don't offer a hatchback at all. But that appears to be slowly changing.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 23, 2015

The redesigned 2016 Hyundai Tucson lets its maker mount a new attack on the compact crossover utility segment, where it's lost market share even as sales have soared due to low gas prices and new, more fuel-efficient entries. A tough competitive set includes popular rivals like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and Ford Escape.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2016

The Honda Accord Hybrid has the highest fuel-economy rating of any mid-size hybrid sedan: 47 mpg combined. That's better than any other competitor now on sale, including hybrid models of the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, and Toyota Camry. But the hybrid Accord has quietly vanished from the carmaker's 2016 lineup.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

Model year (MY) 2016 vehicle fuel economy was 24.7 The average weight for new vehicles produced in MY 2016 was 4,035 pounds (1,830 kg), which was unchanged from MY 2015 although the weight of an average new car fell by 23 pounds (10.4 The average 0-to-60 mph acceleration time was the same in MY 2016 as MY 2015. ft 2 (-0.4%).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2017

Major automotive OEMs, suppliers, as well as small technology start-ups are expected to partner or collaborate with the aim of reducing the price point of top features, offering new business models such as connectivity through the cloud and data-based services to end users.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

miles per gallon, slightly higher than MY 2016, and a record high overall. Only three large manufacturers complied based on the technology levels of their vehicles alone: Honda, Subaru and BMW. In model year 2017, Honda led the industry with the lowest CO 2 emissions and highest fuel economy. Source: EPA. Source: EPA.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 30, 2016

Nissan's goal was to keep the high-volume compact sedan in the running against the new and well-received Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra, and Chevrolet Cruze, along with an updated version of the Ford Focus.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2016

The 2016 SAE World Congress is again featuring a technical track (PFL 720) on advances in hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology, followed by a technical expert panel discussion (PFL 799) on the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen infrastructure. Stephen Ellis (Honda), Chair H 2 USA Roadmap Workgroup. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2017

The Ford Escape Hybrid reigned alone in the first segment from 2004 through 2012, and then Ford simply walked away from the segment. It took until last year for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid to arrive, quickly racking thousands of.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The United Auto Workers (UAW) has successfully agreed on tentative contracts with Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis after over six weeks of strikes. The statements came after it has been widely speculated that Fain and the UAW might target Tesla next now that the union has come to tentative agreements with Ford , Stellantis and GM.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 30, 2024

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood: Ford and GM’s EV slowdown may benefit Tesla “Our forward plans include bringing our plug-in hybrid technology to select vehicles in North America,” Barra said (via Automotive News ). Previously, GM also sold the Chevy Volt PHEV from 2010 to 2019, as well as the Cadillac ELR from 2014 to 2016.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

The panel, moderated by Jesse Schneider, BMW, included Takashi Moriya, Senior Chief Engineer at Honda R&D; Dr. Will James, Manager, Safety, Codes, and Standards at the US Department of Energy (DOE); and Dr. Ralph Clague, Head of Motive Systems and Architecture, Intelligent Energy. Earlier post.). Earlier post ).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

Nissan and Mitsubishi electric pickup destined for the US Shortly after confirming a new EV partnership with rival Honda, Nissan announced another collaboration with Japan’s Mitsubishi. Nissan and Mitsubishi have been intertwined since 2016. Is this the all-electric Frontier we’ve been waiting for?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Systems that can drive autonomously in simple situations such as on freeways and in traffic jams are now being offered in some 2016 model year vehicles. These vehicles have the capability to follow the vehicle in front and maintain a safe gap while staying in lane. Source: Navigant Research. General Motors. Volkswagen.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Since its launch in February 2016, Nexar has tracked upwards of 20 million miles and recorded more than a half-million instances of driving incidents worldwide. Amongst its sponsors are firms such as Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota, Samsung, Bosch, Honda, Hyundai, Qualcomm and NVIDIA.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

between 2016 and 2017, bringing the state’s ZEV market share to 4.5%, compared to 3.6% From 2010 through 2016, average battery cost per kilowatt-hour has dropped 74%, from over $1,000 to $273/Kwh while energy density has improved 5% per year. It introduced 25 new models in 2016 and saw sales jump 70%. ZEV sales increased 29.1%

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2015

It''s rare that a carmaker entirely replaces a car after just three model years, but the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is remarkable in more ways than that. Chevy will offer a full-hybrid model of the new 2016 Malibu that goes head to head with hybrid mid-size sedans from Toyota, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, and Kia.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

Although the SAE World Congress has been running panel sessions on fuel cell vehicle commercialization since 2005, this year was the first in which three participating automakers—Toyota, Hyundai and Honda—had fuel cell vehicles that customers can buy now or within a year. Earlier post.) —Jesse Schneider. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

Data from Timmers and Achten (2016). —Timmers and Achten (2016). For example, the Ford Focus Electric and gasoline-powered Ford Focus hatchback have almost exactly the same specifications; the EV, however is 219 kg heavier. Timmers and Achten (2016). —Timmers and Achten (2016). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

BMW-Toyota, Daimler-Ford-Nissan, and Honda-GM. More than 230 hydrogen stations are expected to be in operation by 2016 and more than 1,400 additional hydrogen stations will be in operation by 2025 (totaling roughly 1,680 new stations announced to date). “MC Earlier post.) MC can be thought of as a heat sink or thermal mass.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2016

At the Awards Ceremony at the SAE 2016 Government/Industry Meeting, SAE International honored the recipients of the Ralph H. Mathison (Honda); Michael J. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award, including the lead author, Jesse Schneider, (BMW); along with co-authors Jihyun Shim (Hyundai); Graham Meadows (IMPCO); Steven R.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Ford ranks the highest at 18, down three spots from the previous year. Right below Ford on the list is Buick, which had performed well in recent years and was in the top 10 last year. Ford ranks number 18, down three spots from last year. The Taurus, the oldest model in Ford’s fleet, has “Much-Better-Than-Average” reliability.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

of total vehicle sales by 2020, the more significant story is the rapid expansion of strong-hybrid vehicles led by Toyota, Ford, and Honda, followed by Hyundai, Nissan and others. All four produce prismatic cells with nickel-based cathodes, a design favored by the HEV industry leaders Toyota, Ford, and Honda. Source: AAB.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

According to the report— 2016 State of Self-Driving Automotive Innovation —there were more than 22,000 new inventions related to self-driving automobiles between January 2010 and October 2015, with some clear leaders already emerging in the space. —2016 State of Self-Driving Automotive Innovation. Click to enlarge.

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Supercharged EV

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

VW ID3 22 bugs [link] VOLKSWAGEN EGOLF recalls 2016: Vibrations, may cause the rear child door locks to disengage, allowing a child to open a rear door and fall from the vehicle, increasing their risk of injury. 2014-2016: risk of a fire. FIAT 500E 2013-2016: Possible loss of motive power can increase the risk of a crash.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. for 2016, followed by the Model X. Ford Mustang Mach-E (& F-150 Lightning & E-Transit). Ford has had little to show in the EV market some some time. First volley–a recasting of the iconic Ford Mustang as an electric crossover– the Mach-E. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2016

to 958,400 units in April 2016, according to the latest figures from JATO Dyanmics. Volume at Renault, Ford, Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot grew less than the market’s average change, as their SUV registrations growth (+32%) was offset by the decline on their subcompact volume (-6%). of April’s and YTD’s totals respectively. in April 2015).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Honda leads aluminum content as a percent of curb weight at 10.7% Market factors already in place are projected to push aluminum content to 400 pounds per vehicle in 2015/2016. The survey also looked at average aluminum content by North American automakers, declaring General Motors the content leader at 366 pounds (166 kg) per vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

This request by the Alliance echoes a similar, earlier request by Global Automakers, the trade association representing the US divisions of 12 international automakers (Aston Martin, Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Kia, Maserati, McLaren, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Some projections expect the 2016 market share of new LDVs with GDI engines to exceed 50%. The vehicles in the study were 7 2013 Ford Focus light-duty SE sedans equipped with gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines fueled with commercially available gasoline. —Zimmerman et al. Naomi Zimmerman, Jonathan M. Wallace, and Greg J.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

34% of projected MY 2014 vehicle production already meets the MY 2016 CO 2 emissions targets, or can meet these targets with the addition of future expected air conditioning improvements. In MY 2013, Mazda had the lowest fleet-wide adjusted composite CO 2 emissions and highest adjusted fuel economy performance, followed by Honda and Subaru.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

in February 2016, marking the 30 th consecutive month of year-on-year growth, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. The month’s increase was more than double the rise posted in January 2016, and six percentage points higher than the growth seen in February 2015 when compared to February 2014. of the total European market.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Daimler, Ford, and Nissan joined forces to develop a common fuel cell system and launch commercial FCEVs as early as 2017. Several major automakers, including Honda, Toyota, and Hyundai, are committed to producing commercial quantities in the 2015-2017 timeframe and reaffirmed those commitments in 2012. Light duty vehicles.

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Hydrogen Market Fuel 2012 284

Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

4 (all models) (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 VOLVO C40 (2022) $4,000 XC40 Recharge (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 Last updated 1/23/2024, most recent changes in bold The Audi Q5 TFSI e Quattro. 4 (all models) (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 VOLVO C40 (2022) $4,000 XC40 Recharge (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 Last updated 1/23/2024, most recent changes in bold The Audi Q5 TFSI e Quattro.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2021

Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Road Test: 2019 Ford Fusion Energi. First Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima. Related Stories You Might Enjoy—The Midsize Sedan Choices. Road Test: 2021 Kia K5. Road Test: 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid. Road Test: 2019 Chevrolet Malibu. Road Test: 2020 Volkswagen Passat. Road Test: 2020 Subaru Legacy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

The combination of the new MY 2017-2025, the current MY 2012-2016 program, and the model year 2011 light truck standard, represent the first significant update to fuel efficiency standards in three decades, spanning MY 2011-2025. mpge (miles per gallon equivalent) (4.32

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Charged EVs

JUNE 2, 2023

The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years. That put it squarely in competition with segment leaders Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. So the U.S.

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