Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 3, 2014
Financial and other incentives are widely viewed as a good way to kickstart the adoption of new green vehicles, largely to compensate for their higher prices against conventional gasoline cars. But just as Toyota is building up to next fall''s launch of its 2016 Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in the U.S.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2016
As examples of SUV/MPV-style electric vehicle fuel efficiency, the 2016 Tesla Model X AWD - 75D is EPA-rated at 93 MPGe combined city/highway; the Model X AWD - P90D is EPA-rated at 89 MPGe; and the 2016 BYD e6 compact MPV is EPA-rated at 72 MPGe. No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2011
Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5 mpg by 2016. Without the CAFE standard and stimulus monies to promote green vehicle tech, the industry would not be headed toward a greener horizon. Power plant capital costs.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
This will be Kia’s first plug-in hybrid for global markets when it goes on sale in the second half of 2016. The Optima HEV is expected to go on sale across the majority of Kia’s global markets in the first half of 2016. These plans will help Kia in its aim to raise its average corporate fuel efficiency by 25% over 2014 levels by 2020.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Overall, the number of hybrid models on sale in the US has declined (from 47 in 2015 to 31 in 2016), but average sales per model has increased (up to 11,194 in 2016). This is our first dedicated green vehicle. It is the first vehicle available globally that has three available powertrains for it.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Overall, the number of hybrid models on sale in the US has declined (from 47 in 2015 to 31 in 2016), but average sales per model has increased (up to 11,194 in 2016). This is our first dedicated green vehicle. It is the first vehicle available globally that has three available powertrains for it.
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