Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Ford opened an investigation into the way it conducts fuel economy tests. And Audi makes good on advertising the performance benefits of an electric car. The EPA quit speaking to California in their dispute over emissions rules. Half of Consumer Reports top picks for 2019 include hybrids or plug-in cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Consumer Reports’ own fuel economy tests of vehicles equipped with small turbocharged engines has found in many cases that the turbocharged cars tested by CR have slower acceleration and no better fuel economy than the models with larger conventional engines, the organization said. l/100 km) figures—i.e.,

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 14, 2018

We get our first chance to ride in Audi's new electric e-tron SUV. We look at why fuel-economy standards don't need be loosened to keep cars safer, and we ask followers for their back-to-school thoughts in our latest Twitter poll. Chinese electric carmaker NIO plans to start its expansion in the U.S. by raising money.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We''re back from the long holiday weekend with plenty of green-car news, including a report on how Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche are targeting Tesla with their own plug-in cars, possible outcomes of an upcoming midterm review of Federal fuel-economy rules, and how Millennials are approaching car ownership.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Audi''s Gen 2 3.0L Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L TDI clean diesel represents almost 25% of Audi and Volkswagen US sales. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2014

Credit: Audi. liter EA888 Gen3 engine featured in Audi’s all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept unveiled at the North American International Auto Show this week ( earlier post ) features—as does its production ilk—a dual injection system that combines direct injection with indirect injection into the intake manifold.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The 2015 Audi A3 is the first all-new version of the compact luxury car since it was launched in the U.S. as a 2006 model. And there are a lot of changes. Most noticeable is its evolution from a five-door hatchback to a four-door sedan, facing it off neatly against the Mercedes-Benz CLA (also a compact, front-wheel-drive sedan).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

The Audi A3 TDI diesel Sportback is making its US debut at the New York International Auto Show. The Audi A3 TDI Sportback will offer a 150 horsepower (110 kW) 2.0 Audi introduced TDI technology in the US in 2009. Audi has five 2014 TDI models available including the A6, A7, A8 L, Q5, and Q7. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 16, 2014

Electric motors can improve the fuel efficiency of a car--even if they''re not driving the wheels. The next-generation Audi Q7 SUV will.'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2013

Ricardo’s forthcoming IGNITE product is a physics-based system simulation package—operating in Modelica—that focuses on complete vehicle performance and fuel economy. Fuel Efficiency Manufacturing Simulation' —David Higbie, global director of Ricardo Software.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

When coasting to a halt at a red light, the engine in the new Audi A8 shuts down at 22 km/h (14 mph)—much earlier than with a conventional stop-start system. The combination of zero-emission coasting, earlier engine shutdown by the stop-start system and improved braking energy recuperation results in fuel savings of up to 0.7

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Hypermiler Wayne Gerdes is leading a team of 12 drivers in Audi TDI diesel vehicles on “Truth in 48,” a bid to drive 2,800-plus miles from the Los Angeles area to New York in 48 hours or less with only 4 refueling stops.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 10, 2018

The Consumer Federation of America issued a new report declaring improved fuel economy helps offset the cost of modern. Tesla is under scrutiny again after the NTSB opened a new investigation following a vehicle fire that killed two teenagers.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 26, 2023

That’s the proposition offered by the 2022 Audi Q3. The Q3 handles with a lively friskiness that’s just fun enough to liven up the dreary commute, though the steering feels, as if often the case these days with VW/Audi products, a bit too light and disconnected. Audi has made great strides in that area.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

They range from high-volume entries by Toyota, Honda, Ford, and Chevrolet to more luxurious utility vehicles from the likes of Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Range Rover. car buyers are fond of compact crossovers, and they buy a lot of them. Lincoln and Lexus will join that crowd next year.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Audi reported that two Audi A3 TDI models running on Rentech, Inc. synthetic RenDiesel fuel—a Fischer-Tropsch fuel—flawlessly completed the 1,000-mile (1,600 km) ‘Eureka! Diesel Drives the Future’ demonstration drive, one of the Audi A3 TDIs achieved 39.7 Earlier post.). Throughout the ‘Eureka!

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2013

Audi's A8 L may be a big vehicle, but with one of Audi's famed TDI engines under the hood, you know it's unlikely to drink fuel like a big vehicle. That TDI engine is a 3.0-liter liter V-6, developing 240 horsepower and a chunky 406 pounds-feet of torque. Despite the performance on offer--60 mph will flash by in only 6.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2012

Audi has introduced the SQ5 TDI—the brand’s first S model with a diesel engine. seconds, with an average fuel consumption of 7.2 The Audi SQ5 TDI will be in dealerships in the first quarter of 2013. Innovative thermal management, a start-stop system and the regulated oil pump all contribute to the fuel economy.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2011

Until recently, drivers had to choose between performance and fuel economy when buying a new car. Later, explanations of “I know it’s slow, but it gets good fuel mileage,” or “I know it drinks gas, but it puts a.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2015

liter V10 engines in the newly introduced second-generation high-performance Audi R8 ( earlier post ) introduce two new efficiency technologies to that platform: supplementary port fuel injection, and cylinder-on-demand, along with a new start-stop system. liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (19.9 The new naturally-aspirated 5.2-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Audi of America is introducing four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market at the Los Angeles Auto Show. liter V6 TDI clean diesel models will include the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5 and an updated Q7 TDI. Each TDI vehicle delivers up to 30% better fuel economy and 30% lower carbon dioxide emissions than gasoline engines.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2014

Streamlining will be a new focus for Audi to help the brand reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel economy over the coming years, according the firm’s head of technical development, Dr Ulrich Hackenburg. Speaking to the news agency, Headlineauto.co.uk, Hackenburg revealed how Audi plans to regain i[.]. Latest News'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Introduced at Automotive Circle’s annual EuroCarBody conference, the study’s aluminum top hat achieved 42% weight savings compared to the reference top hat of the current Audi e-tron electric SUV, which uses advanced (AHSS) and ultra-high-strength steels (UHSS). —Mark White, Executive Director of Alumobility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The trend toward recommending or requiring higher-octane fuel continues to rise as manufacturers work toward meeting stringent CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards. When using premium fuel in these vehicles under these conditions, AAA tests found that: Fuel economy for test vehicles averaged a 2.7%

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2013

It was at last year''s Los Angeles Motor Show that Audi announced a new diesel model line-up that would mark the introduction of diesel engines into the Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi A8 and the Audi Q5 TDI models. Now the company has offered details of the fuel economy of each model. The diesel models, s[.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2016

Presented in a working paper , the ICCT findings show that after EU-wide CO 2 standards were introduced in 2009, official fuel consumption values decreased by 15% while real-world figures only decreased by 2%. Average official and real-world fuel consumption values of new European passenger cars. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

You read a lot about hybrids and electric cars these days, but fuel-efficient diesel engines will be coming in certain classes of cars this year and in the future The most recent crop of diesel launches has been in the crossover utility vehicle class, of which we''ve now driven three different models.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

A poll conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of Audi of America found that a majority of American drivers would support government initiatives aimed at spurring clean diesel vehicle sales in the US. Audi believes there are a variety of viable alternative fuel solutions, including electric, but diesel is readily available today.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Among its many offerings at the Paris Motor Show, Audi is unveiling the Audi TT Sportback concept—a car that leverages but elongates the design idiom of the classic TT. Audi TT Sportback concept in Paris. The high-performance engine limits fuel consumption to an average of 7.0 Board Member for Development Prof.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2012

When the new A3 is launched ( earlier post ), Audi will be offering one TDI and two TFSI engines, with a 1.4L Also playing a large role are technologies from the Audi modular efficiency platform. The start-stop system utilizes a new glass mat battery and reduces fuel consumption by up to 0.3 Weight reduction in the Audi A3.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Audi of America is offering a new 2.0-liter liter TFSI four-cylinder engine on 2017 Audi Q7 models. liter engine, is half a second faster on the 0-60 mph sprint; nearly 500 pounds lighter; and up to 22% more fuel-efficient than the previous generation Q7 3.0T Fuel economy (comb.). With the 2.0 2017 Premium 2.0

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

The new Audi A8, scheduled for release in 2018, features a multi-material body structure ( earlier post ) consisting of more than 40% steel. However, each material used in vehicle production contributes to lightweighting and improves fuel economy, but each does so at a different cost to the manufacturer—and to the environment.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Since their introduction on the market in 2010, the Audi A1 and A1 Sportback have sold more than 500,000 units worldwide. Audi is now refreshing its A1 models, including the offer of six engines—gasoline and diesel—that are new or that have been intensively further developed. The Audi A1 1.0 The Audi A1 1.0

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

Audi is presenting the Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. Audi says that with its first e-tron technology study in the luxury class, it is showing what a locally produced New Energy Vehicle from Audi might look like. The basis for this study is the new A6 L, Audi’s bestselling model in China.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

Among its many other changes, the hybrid Audi R18 e-tron quattro that placed third at the Le Mans 24 Hours this past weekend featured a new generation of the Gyrodrive flywheel hybrid energy storage system, developed by GKN in collaboration with Audi Sport. —Jörg Zander, Audi Sport’s Head of Engineering. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Changes in the attributes (clockwise from upper left, weight, power, fuel economy and torque) of the Honda Accord over time as an example of fleet trends in the US. In contrast, fuel economy actually increased by 15% during that period. Tags: Fuel Efficiency. Knittel, 2009. Click to enlarge. Knittel, Christopher R.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2019

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the agency will delay and revise a proposed freeze on fuel economy standards. New ads for the Audi e-tron quattro take on EV doubts directly. Tesla revised its lineup—again—and introduced leasing for the Model 3.

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