Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

million over three years as part of an $80-million Co-Optima funding round ( earlier post ) to conduct research and development for an advanced mixed-mode gasoline (spark/compression ignition) engine to attain significant improvements in both fuel economy and CO 2 emissions.

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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. This reduces the truck's fuel economy, according to the complaint. One of the suit’s named plaintiffs, Forrest Poulson, had his truck flashed three times.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2023

The 2023 Corolla Cross Hybrid, along with the gas model launched in 2021, will be assembled in the US at the new Mazda Toyota Manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Alabama. Toyota unveiled the all-new 2023 Corolla Cross Hybrid in the US. With 196 horsepower and an 8.0

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

Production of the 2021 Elantra starts in the fall in Ulsan, Korea and at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, and sales begin in the fourth quarter. MPI Atkinson Cycle engine that also has a focus on fuel economy. This allows for improved fuel economy at higher gear ratios and improved performance at lower ratios.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While the Southeast lags behind national […]

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Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has announced the launch of a new battery production plant in Bibb County, Alabama, as the German automaker prepares for a commitment to make all of its vehicles electric by 2030. ” Mercedes-Benz’s roots in Alabama go back to 1997 when the company opened a plant in Tuscaloosa for large SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

This is the main reason why deactivating the cylinders contributes to improved fuel economy. This makes intake easier for the active cylinders, reducing intake pumping losses for improved fuel economy. This contributes to improved fuel economy. The Pilot and its engine are manufactured at Honda’s Lincoln, Alabama auto plant.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Equipped with lithium ion batteries and a range-extender engine, these trucks will deliver significant fuel economy equivalency gains, approximately four times the fuel economy of a gasoline powered vehicle. The vehicles have the same 650cc 2-cylinder engine and E-GEN chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

Outgoing versions of the Santa Fe Hybrid were EPA rated at 34 mpg combined, but fuel-economy ratings for the new model haven’t been released yet. Hyundai shifted production to Alabama in 2022. The hybrid powertrain is built around a 1.6-liter The Ioniq 7 might be one of several upcoming U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

A study by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that increasing a vehicle’s speed from 60 to 70 mph results in an average 14% decrease in fuel economy. Earlier post.). The new law lowers that threshold to 26 mph over the limit to increase safety on Illinois roads. The law is effective 1 January 2014.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based start-up, Hybrid Kinetic Motors (HK Motors) has announced plans to construct a new green-vehicle manufacturing plant in Baldwin County, Alabama in the US. Alabama Governor Bob Riley welcomed the plans: “It didn’t take long for Alabama to become a leader in the automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2021

The new 2022 Tucson internal combustion models will be produced at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) and Ulsan, Korea. kWh of power, yielding an estimated all-electric range (AER) of 32 miles and estimated fuel economy of more than 70 MPGe. The new Smartstream 2.5-liter Plug-in Hybrid models feature a high-output 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The new 2022 Tucson internal combustion models will be produced at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) and Ulsan, Korea. of torque at 4,000 rpm, with a targeted combined fuel economy of 28 mpg with front-wheel drive. 2022 Tucson. The new Tucson offers both a Smartstream 2.5-liter, The new Smartstream 2.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2015

for the front truck, based on industry-standard SAE J1321 Type II fuel economy testing conducted by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency. The System has been shown to reduce fuel consumption by 10% for the rear truck and 4.5% Demonstrations and fleet pilot deployments in additional states will be held later this year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2017

SPARC aims to provide a resilient advanced jet fuel and bioproducts supply chain solution to contribute to the US bio-economy and energy independence. These studies, supported by Agrisoma, have initiated large-scale commercial production of the crop in Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The foundation of the economy is labor. One study published by the University of Alabama identified some adverse outcomes of declining birth rates, including labor shortages, wage pressures, and large turnover rates. At the WSJ summit, Musk elaborated further on the primary purpose of the Tesla Bot. “[The There are not enough people.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

The 2014 MDX has an EPA fuel economy rating of 18/27/21 mpg US (13.0, The 2014 MDX was designed and developed in the US and will be built at the Lincoln, Alabama plant using domestic and globally sourced parts. Built on a completely new platform, the seven-passenger MDX is powered by an all-new direct-injected 24-valve 3.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2014

The engines will initially be used in European versions of the Infiniti Q50 sports sedan and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class assembled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The new engines will feature advanced technology in a compact package and will offer a significant improvement in fuel economy, as well as low emissions.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 1, 2022

“Just as [technologists] have had to think about manufacturability and testability, we need to start thinking about ‘procurability,’” says Samuel Russ , an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of South Alabama.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2016

These include the heavy-duty manufacturing regions of the upper Midwest; technology hubs in California and along the Pacific Coast; technology innovators on the East Coast including Massachusetts, New York, and the Carolinas; and a corridor that runs through, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2023

With IMA, the company expects to standardize modules and parts between the models to further expand economies of scale and significantly reduce EV development complexity and costs. In the existing system, auto parts can only be shared among vehicles that share the same platform.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

Emergent Polymer Sensing Technologies for Gulf Coast Water Quality Monitoring This collaboration between Mississippi and Alabama develops advanced polymer-based sensing technologies to detect pollutants in Gulf Coast aquatic ecosystems. University of Southern Mississippi. Jason Azoulay.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2011

received a letter of intent for a $250-million loan guarantee to construct and operate a cellulosic ethanol biorefinery facility in rural western Alabama. Coskata, Inc. This 55-million gallon-per-year renewable biofuel project will use woody biomass to produce ethanol. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2023

Fuel economy for the Corolla Cross Hybrid is rated at 45 mpg city/38 highway with a combined average of 42. Built in Huntsville, Alabama the 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid is an economical vehicle to buy and drive. It was noticeable when the gasoline engine engaged, which is something the Toyota hybrid system usually does not to.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

University of Alabama. Improving Network-wide Fuel Economy and Enabling Traffic Signal Optimization Using Infrastructure and Vehicle-based Sensing and Connectivity. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Electric vehicles are an important element of our strategy for improving fuel economy and reducing CO 2 emissions. Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; Ford’s other utility partners’ vehicles will also be equipped with the communications technology. Ford’s key partners in this effort include: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 29, 2022

The CX-50 is built at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant in Huntsville, Alabama. Fuel economy is rated at 24 mpg city/30 highway/27 combined mpg for the base engine and 23/29/25 for the turbocharged CX-50 we drove. These are two completely different vehicles, built on different platforms and in different countries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment. Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 15, 2009

When I was a kid in Arab, Alabama, in 1965, I discovered slot cars. And before you dismiss this Tesla improvement as some rich person’s fantasy come true, keep in mind that all of the technological improvements to the Roadster will be used in the moderately priced Model S, and eventually in the Blue Star economy Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Montgomery Area Transit System, Alabama: $2,675,000. The new Fisher buses will provide more than triple the equivalent fuel economy in all-electric mode and reduce CO2 emissions due to the extensive use of lightweight materials and the large capacity battery system.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Further performance gains were made possible by incorporating Dual Continuously Variable Valve Timing (DCVVT) which improves engine breathing on the intake and exhaust sides for better fuel economy and lower emissions. The new 2015 Hyundai Sonata will be built at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant in Montgomery, Ala.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2021

million square foot factory just miles away from the Georgia-Alabama border, to bring a sizeable manufacturing plant to Georgia. It runs through the Georgia Technical College System and gives workers free, hands-on, in-depth training that contributes to the state’s economy. billion, 2.2 It just was not the right fit.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Nissan LEAF will be introduced to Texas and Hawaii shortly thereafter, in January 2011; North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina and Alabama follow in April 2011; and be rolled-out to the balance of the nation beginning in Fall 2011 with availability in all markets nationwide by the end of that year.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

That recycling operation will take place at Mercedes’ Tuscaloosa, Alabama, manufacturing plant. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 19, 2024

With the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union (UAW) seeking to expand in the Southern United States, Republican governors have started to condemn the action on the grounds that it would be detrimental to the economy.

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