Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. The EU goal is to introduce the WLTP by 2017 if possible and no later than 2020 to coincide with the 95 g/km requirement. The WLTP is significantly more dynamic with faster acceleration rates. Earlier post.).

Standards 257

Standards International Vehicles Hybrid 257

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas. Automakers are finding it difficult to challenge those boldface numbers with internal combustion alone, especially as engines are relentlessly downsized to meet regulations.

Plug-in 92

Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 92

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

In fact, the optimized PHEV is much more efficient as a long range liquid fuel vehicle, because the engine is downsized. In addition, the second car will likely be a conventional car burning more fuel and creating more CO 2 per distance traveled than a long range PHEV because of the greatly downsized and more efficient engine in the PHEV.

PHEV 150

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150