The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If you want to be picky, the 198 6 Sprint ER was the gas-mileage king of 1980s America, rated at 44 city and 53 highway miles per gallon. Even though memories of the gas lines and fuel rationing of 1979 were still vivid by 1987, oil prices crashed hard during the middle 1980s, hitting bottom in 1986. Just $66 with gas priced at $1.16

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Then I learned that three Renault Dauphines had hit the regular inventory at the Pick-n-Pull in San Jose, California. The final Renaults sold here were 1988 Medallions (though Renault HQ claims that we'll be able to purchase electric Alpine A110s here in 2027). 1959 Renault Dauphine in California wrecking yard.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

Three energy companies have agreed to fines totaling $785,000 following investigations by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The LCFS requires that companies producing fuel for use in California lower the carbon in their production process 10% by 2020. CARB first approved the LCFS in 2010 with compliance starting in 2011.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

And I’m one those million since they’re counting plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) as well as full battery electrics. I think that’s fair since on a good day my 3 ½-year-old Chevrolet Volt has a 61-mile all-electric range, roughly comparable to a used Nissan Leaf or Fiat 500e. On top of that, I’m currently running at 80+% electric miles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate ( earlier post ) remains an indispensable driver of electric vehicle policies worldwide, unique in its ability to foster technology-neutral research and development, according to a new report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Task 1: Technology status.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

LLNL worked with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to produce the atlas of hybrid energy/water Sankey diagrams for each of the states, such as the California estimated energy and water flow chart for 2010 (below). coal, natural gas, geothermal and nuclear) into electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

ARB has now released the Midterm Review of Advanced Clean Cars Program —an extensive evaluation of the California passenger vehicle market and technology. The Review finds that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards currently in place for model years 2022-2025 are readily feasible at or below the costs estimated back in 2012.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 31, 2024

All-New Compact Electric SUV The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV is hoping to be what many people have been waiting for—a 300+ mile all-electric range (AER) compact SUV that, with incentives, will be priced in the high $20,000 to low $30,000 range. There is nothing flashy about this latest EV from Chevrolet, which is a good thing.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Eight partnering states released their Multi-State ZEV Action Plan as the first promised milestone for the bi-coastal collaboration to pave the way for increasingly large numbers of zero emission vehicles: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The electric car market is experiencing massive growth, exceeding 10 million in sales in 2022. As a result, regulations and guidelines related to electric vehicles are changing frequently, and consumers and charging station hosts must be aware of new developments.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.;

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will conduct a public hearing on 24 October in Sacramento to consider minor proposed amendments to the California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation being put forward by ARB staff. Electric (Battery) Fuel Cells Hydrogen Policy' Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2021

Another Niche Filled by an Electric Version. Electric cars, trucks and buses are slowly making their way onto roads. million electric vehicle sales to date. Hybrid and fully electric vehicles are already available for a variety of commercial and personal uses. However, the vehicle isn’t fully electric.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2016

The US EPA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) have released the Draft Technical Assessment Report mid-term evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for light-duty cars and trucks for model years (MY) 2022-2025.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Let us know what you think.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Capstone Turbine Corporation is introducing a prototype range-extended electric supercar using one of its 30 kW C30 microturbines as the generator unit. The CMT-380 features a lithium-polymer battery pack that supports an all-electric range of up to 80 miles. seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2011

Joe Project) had initially been developed by Biomass Energy Holdings (BEH), a subsidiary jointly held by Bianchi Energy Services, LLC and Biomass Gas and Electric, LLC. Rentech’s drop-in renewable synthetic diesel is expected to generate a premium in California due to the state’s Low Carbon Fuels Standard.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Starting with 2012 model year vehicles, the rules together require automakers to improve fleet-wide fuel economy and reduce fleet-wide greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 5% every year: NHTSA has established fuel economy standards that strengthen each year reaching an estimated 34.1 Earlier post.). Final Regulatory Impact Analysis.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. What we’re essentially offering is all-electric performance for about 25 miles at highway speeds.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The plans, updated in the context of a worsening sales outlook for the entire auto industry, outline a need for up to an additional $16.6 Following the steep decline in US industry sales in December 2008 and January 2009, GM responded by further lowering its forecast for 2009 US industry sales to 10.5 million units (57.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Otherwise it will become impractical to constrain atmospheric carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas produced in burning fossil fuels, to a level that prevents the climate system from passing tipping points that lead to disastrous climate changes that spiral dynamically out of humanity’s contro l.”. don’t be looking for FEMA to bail you out.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Building on LCFS policies already adopted in Europe, British Columbia, and California, the researchers looked at potential costs and benefits of reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 10 to 15 percent by 2030. Modify RFS2 to incorporate elements of an LCFS, or replace it with an LCFS.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

In November 2007, Chevrolet began Project Driveway, the largest demonstration fleet of hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles in the world. The one thing we all have in common is our interest in seeing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles lead to replacing gas stations with the Hydrogen Highway. The car isn’t for sale.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

We’re staging the largest climate action in the history of Southern California right on the beach next to the pier in Manhattan Beach on October 24 – the International Day of Climate Action. That killer earthquake California has coming that’s long over due? don’t be looking for FEMA to bail you out.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

Electric cars have to be slow with limited speeds, don’t they? If that’s your theory then you may have to re-evaluate after Ponway, California-based Plug-In Conversions Corp (PICC) completed a software upgrade conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at up to 70mph in a converted Prius.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

The Whole Life Times just published an Interview with Chris : The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). Filmmaker Chris Paine, director of Who Killed the Electric Car? and its forthcoming sequel, talks to us about the fate of GM, the downfall of hydrogen and why electric cars truly are making a comeback By Siel.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

iMiEV Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle by Noel Adams Mitsubishi has been showing a number of electric cars at auto shows starting in Tokyo back in 2005, they didnt show the most recent iteration, the one that will be the production version, until the 2007 Frankfurt Auto show. The steering is light but precise.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Perhaps more interesting than the ride, at least for some electro-geeks, are some of the pictures Doug took of the battery pack on display that will go into the electric smarts. I wish the thing was for sale as-is. For 20k at that size it should have been electric to begin with. from the Tesla Roadster.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." Establishing dealer network. Batteries not ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Currently, there are some industrial facilities that use battery swapping to replenish the energy stores of electric forklifts. The whole operation could take less than five minutes, pretty much the same amount of time many people spend filling their gas tanks at stations today. One of the main drawbacks to charge stations is speed.

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