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). Engine power (kW). 40 93 MPGe.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

unveiled the Rasa, a road-legal engineering prototype of its first two-seater hydrogen fuel cell road car, built for full European type approval. The Rasa uses a small 8.5kW fuel cell (the size currently used in forklift trucks, equivalent to 11 hp) to power the motors positioned in each of the four wheels. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

The defect leads to lower fuel economy, non EPA-compliant emissions levels, and costly and frequent vehicle repairs, the complaint charges. When the SCR system breaks down, the filter gets clogged, requiring more fuel to be injected to burn it off, according to the complaint.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

As a result, Horn says, Volkswagen has withdrawn the application for certification of its model year 2016 vehicles. As the EPA has said, these vehicles do not present a safety hazard and remain safe and legal to drive. AECDs are allowed by the EPA, but they must be disclosed. Typical AECDs include controls for: Starting.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2017

This will further improve their emissions in real driving conditions beyond the current legal requirements. With their low fuel consumption, diesel engines help to achieve the ambitious CO 2 targets in Europe—another reason why Audi has decided to offer this retrofit program. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

liter, diesel passenger cars manufactured for model years 2009-2016. CARB said it, in conjunction with EPA, will continue the on-going technical discussions with the companies through the enforcement process to ensure a legally and technically acceptable resolution is reached which fully mitigates the excess emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2017

TRI has demonstrated that the technology can transform everyday garbage into jet fuel in a fully integrated process demonstration unit. The partners have already started a joint development of the engineering design for a 1,400 barrel per day BTL plant to produce renewable diesel and jet fuels from woody biomass. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2017

RMS, one of the largest rail intermodal yard operators in the US, purchased their first Orange EV truck in July 2016 for use at a Class 1 railyard in Chicago. Total cost of ownership is reduced as well due to savings in fuel, maintenance and other expenses, enabling fleets to use existing capital and expense budgets planned for diesels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2017

At the same time, regulations for emissions and fuel economy are becoming increasingly stringent globally, requiring advanced engine management and electrification systems to enhance vehicle performance and meet customer demand. billion in 2016. Powertrain intends to have its ordinary shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2016

Following the retrofit, the cars will meet all legal requirements. The KBA has also confirmed unequivocally that the technical solutions for these models will not result in any changes to the fuel consumption, performance or noise emissions of the vehicles concerned. TDI engines in the near future.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2016

The paper, “ California’s Clean Transportation Technology Industry: Time to Shift into High Gear ,” profiles the development of a burgeoning manufacturing sector that is producing zero- and near-zero emission light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, as well as clean fuels, engines, vehicle components, and new mobility services.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

In the commercial vehicle sector, truck platooning will contribute to the reduction of fuel consumption and to lower CO 2 -emissions. In 2016, Daimler took part in the Dutch government’s initiative European Truck Platooning Challenge with three electronically connected and semi autonomous driving Mercedes-Benz Actros.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The LDV module of the E‑Cert system has been required since the 2016 model-year (MY). Manufacturers of motor vehicles and engines must show compliance with California emission requirements before their products are legal for sale, use, or registration in the state.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Approximately six years behind schedule and tens of billions of dollars over budget, the combined Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket were originally expected to debut in 2016 when Congress legally required NASA to develop the combined system in 2011. It would be difficult for the stakes to be much higher.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Despite this, an analysis of more than 1,800 major roads show that a small number of these—81 or 4%—are due to breach legal pollution limits for NO 2 , with 33 of these outside of London. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2016

In addition to debuting the ReachNow car sharing service in Seattle, BMW Group Member of the Board Peter Schwarzenbauer also announced the establishment of ReachNow’s North American headquarters in the city and its plans to expand the service to three additional cities in 2016—with the intention of servicing 10 North American cities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The consumption scenarios are technically achievable but do not reflect significant barriers such as cost, regulation, legality, and consumer acceptance. The others are: Petroleum and Renewable Fuels Supply Chain , Stillwater Associates LLC. car warranties, cost, food-vs-fuels arguments). Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos. 10 11 –5.17×10

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2019

As of its launch in 2016, IONIQ was the world’s first car planned from the start to offer three electrified powertrains: hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric. The new IONIQ Plug-in and Hybrid are equipped with the Eco-Driving Assist System (Eco DAS) to help improve fuel economy. New Hyundai IONIQ Electric.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2016

vehicles is due to ARB on 2 February 2016. CARB will continue its investigation and technical evaluations with EPA to return the vehicles to legally required emission levels, determine mitigation for past and future environmental harm, and assess penalties. This rejection only applies to VW’s diesel 2.0L vehicles, not 3.0L

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Under President Obama’s national fuel policy ( earlier post ), the EPA and the Department of Transportation’s NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), are jointly developing a new harmonized national policy intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for all new cars and trucks sold in the US.

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Teslarati

APRIL 16, 2022

The Cybertruck, with its mass appeal and loyal following, would likely do well in a “backpack” version, and it would be a dream for Riz, who purchased his first Tesla in March 2016. Tesla could technically argue the same thing, legal experts told us.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The alleged violations do not present a safety hazard; the cars remain legal to drive and resell. Passat (Model Years 2014-2015). Volkswagen would need to initiate the process that will fix the cars’ emissions systems. Owners of cars of these models and years do not need to take any action at this time.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

EPA also found that the California program meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare as well as technological feasibility. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JULY 22, 2014

This makes the Galea a lightweight solution compared with steel front ends, considerably reducing the vehicle’s fuel consumption. From 2016 on, these will gradually replace first the current Intercity/Eurocity trains and later the ICE1 and ICE2 vehicles. Voith front end for the new ICx intercity trains of Deutsche Bahn.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

First, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS2) rule to implement the long-term renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons by 2022 established by Congress and also issued the targets for 2010. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). billion gallons (bg), or 8.25% of fuel.

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APRIL 7, 2021

The multipliers for fuel cell vehicles and plug-in hybrids are also phasing out. The EPA designed the credit trading system to provide flexibility to automakers, but the rules included a provision whereby banked credits earned after 2016 would expire after five years. In 2021, each will count as 1.5 effectively ending the bonus.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

In granting the waiver, the EPA found that California continues to have a need for its motor vehicle emissions programme, including the greenhouse gas standards and also found that the programme meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Norway made that plan back in 2016. This is a lot earlier than their 2025 target (which, to be clear, is not a legal requirement yet, more of a soft target agreed upon by Norway’s government). Since it’s becoming clear that ICE cars are on the way out, nobody wants to be saddled with a vehicle they won’t be able to fuel in 10 years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (138.4 mi) range in electric mode in the NEDC—like the fuel consumption, another record in the segment.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Mercedes-Benz is introducing a new family of diesel engines, starting with the new all-aluminum four-cylinder OM 654, which will make its world premiere in the new E-Class E 220 d in spring 2016. Installed in a comparable vehicle, the new engine consumes around 13% less fuel than its predecessor. Less friction, better combustion.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

All these challenges are supported by studies of legal issues and effectiveness evaluation. Complex network control with aim of satisfying new demands on mobility in the post-fossil fuel era. Completion date for the consortium’s research work is early 2016. Networked Traffic System (€23 million).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

The eighth-generation Passat leverages advanced materials—including high-strength, hot-formed steel and aluminium in certain areas—to drop up to 85 kg (187 lbs) compared to its predecessor, helping it to claim expected fuel-efficiency improvements of up to 20%. Similar to the top values attained by the Golf GTE (1.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This year’s Index finds that 2017 marked the first time that a greater portion of California’s power mix came from renewable sources such as wind and solar than it did from fossil fuels. percent, respectively, from 2016 to 2017. from 2016 to 2017. compared to 2016. percent and 0.1 million tons of waste, up 7.4%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

The highest permitted sulfur content in shipping fuel was sharply reduced at the end of 2014 for vessels sailing in the northern European sulfur Emission Control Area (SECA) from 1.00% (10,000 ppm) to 0.10% (1,000 ppm). One use of remote sensing is to advise port authorities as to which ships they should select for on-board fuel inspections.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

Following the launch of the new generation of diesel engines in the E-Class (four-cylinder OM 654) and the S-Class (six-cylinder OM 656), the four-cylinder OM 608 is being introduced in May in the new A-Class A 180 d (fuel consumption combined: 4.5-4.1 l/100 km; combined CO 2 emissions: 118-108 g/km). billion) in research and production.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Share: MINI owners of 2016 or 2017 model year vehicles are invited to join the ReachNow Share pilot program in Seattle. All prices are inclusive of insurance, fuel and parking at public meters (applicable to Seattle and Portland) on the street within the designated Home Area, plus taxes and fees.

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