Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2012

California buyers of the Ford Focus Electric will be able to receive up to $10,000 in tax credits ($2,500 state, $7,500 federal) and enjoy high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) access after the car was just approved for California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program ( CVRP ). 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

The study found that the total cost of ownership for a 300-mile midsize electric SUV varies by $52,000 across all the cities studied. San Francisco and Los Angeles were the most expensive city for both EVs and gasoline cars. cities, finding that the path to cost parity between the two varies by region.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2016

Ford Fusion electrified vehicle retail sales spiked in the Los Angeles market during the month of June, the first month of availability for the new 2017 model. Consumer demand for trucks and SUVs continues to rise in Los Angeles and across the country, but sales of the Ford Fusion Hybrid and Ford Fusion Energi plug-in are moving ahead.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Today’s electric cars are like mobile phones, not only in terms of software, but also in terms of hardware. Batteries are a vital part of electric cars and mobile phones, and once they run out of power, they will make it impossible for you to move. And what about cars? ” The person in charge of the company said.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? It was the Chevrolet Sprint ER , and I've found a nicely intact example in a car graveyard just east of Sacramento.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Volkswagen’s CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid concept had its US debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. A turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) V6 gasoline engine works together with two electric motors (40 kW front, 85 kW rear) to produce as much as 415 hp (309 kW). Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan ( earlier post ) made its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show as Honda announced additional details for the vehicle’s entry into the US market. The Clarity Fuel Cell will be available in black, white and signature red exterior paint schemes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

On Friday, the fleet of Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles involved in GM’s Project Driveway—the largest consumer fuel cell vehicle demonstration project to date ( earlier post )—passed the 1-million mile mark. kilograms of compressed hydrogen on board, enough for about 168 miles before a five-to-seven minute refill is required.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 298 horsepower (hp)/295 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 288 hp/383 lb.ft liter, turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline 288 hp/383 lb.ft The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) rates the all-electric range (AER) at 33 miles. kWh battery is by plugging in.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The diesel-powered E350 BlueTEC and hydrogen fuel-cell-powered F-Cell will be making their North American debuts at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. liter V6 diesel with 210 hp (157 kW), 400 lb-ft (542 N·m) of torque and approximately 30% better fuel economy than a comparable gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Ford Motor Company has named the first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s all-electric passenger car: Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Production will occur on the same line as the gasoline version of the Focus.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volkswagen unveiled the Golf Sportwagen HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid research vehicle demonstrator yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 The Li-ion battery steps in and supplies energy to the electric motor instead, allowing the car to move off. Earlier post.).

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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 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. Sometimes the EPA is spot-on, but commonly we exceed its numbers by a few miles per gallon. Adding electric miles.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 30, 2024

Updates coming early in the GT’s life GT Vs. Rally GT, Italian for Gran Turismo or Grand Tourer, historically is a car that has been engineered for comfort on long drives. Think Los Angeles to Las Vegas, where cruising Interstate 15 in comfort is all that plays on your mind as the cards are being dealt awaiting your arrival in Sin City.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 12, 2009

Tom Hanks' letter to the editor of the New Yorker about his electric car, a Toyota RAV4 EV. Boyer, in his otherwise spot-on piece about the car industry, assumes that I once leased G.M.’s Boyer, in his otherwise spot-on piece about the car industry, assumes that I once leased G.M.’s Tom Hanks Los Angeles, Calif.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 12, 2009

We were delighted to see Tom Hanks’s letter in this week’s ‘New Yorker’ — singing the praises of electric vehicles and name checking ‘Who Killed the Electric Car ?’ Boyer, in his otherwise spot-on piece about the car industry, assumes that I once leased G.M.’s Tom Hanks Los Angeles, Calif.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 10, 2022

With record-setting gasoline prices across the nation, a record number of drivers are considering EVs. In larger metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, Atlanta, or Seattle, where EVs are in high demand, prices are higher but have more inventory available than in suburban or rural areas.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

While Range Rover didn’t reveal many details of the 2023 Range Rover at its press conference on November 15 in Los Angeles, we did learn something about what can be expected in dealers in 2022. V8 gasoline. 2022 Range Rover. Powertrains. Infotainment central for Range Rover. I6 mild hybrid electric vehicle (MHEV). Wheelbases.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Audi of America officially announced plans today for the arrival in the US of the new A3 family of premium compact cars, with three body styles, five new engines and seven variants including its plug-in hybrid model. liters of fuel per 100 km (157 mpg US), which corresponds to CO 2 emissions of 35 grams per km (56 g/mile).

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

I like to get drive impressions from my wife for some of the cars I review. After driving the 2023 Genesis GV60 Performance AWD for about 40 miles, she emphatically said this is the car she wants. Starting in 2025 they will have no new internal combustion engine models, then by 2030 will only sell battery-powered cars and SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

In his press presentation at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Scott Keogh, the president of Audi of America, officially announced the addition of A8, A7, A6, and Q5 TDI diesel models to the Q7 and A3 TDI already on sale in the US. Earlier post.) In 2009, Audi launched the A3 and Q7 TDI models in the US. —Scott Keogh.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

In order to meet customer expectations, hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles need driving ranges and fueling times comparable to conventional gasoline vehicles. The next-generation Honda FCEV is anticipated to have a driving range of more than 300 miles. —Steve Mathison. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. Where it falls down is its EPA-rated range: a mere 208 miles. We logged energy consumption at 41 kWh per 100 miles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

Hyundai is initially offering the Tucson Fuel Cell to customers in the Los Angeles/Orange County region for a 36-month term at $499 per month, with $2,999 down. The Tucson Fuel Cell began mass production for the US market in April 2014 at the Ulsan, Korea assembly plant that also manufactures the Tucson gasoline-powered CUV.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

In my rear view mirror I watched a Los Angeles Sheriff’s car pull out of the Chevron and turn on both its blue and red flashing lights to pursue me down Ventura Boulevard. It had only been hours since I eased out of the Tesla dealership in West Los Angeles and already I had a date with the police.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW unveiled the first i8 Roadster, along with the 2019 i8 Coupe. The new BMW i8 Roadster and BMW i8 Coupe can cover up to 18 miles (29 km) (preliminary) in purely electric driving, up from 14 miles (23 miles) for the current i8. inches into a comfort position.

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Cars That Think

MAY 16, 2024

The 350 kilometer (218 mile) corridor, which the company calls Brightline West , will connect Las Vegas to the the suburbs of Los Angeles. Brightline says it hopes to complete the project in time for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games that will take place in Los Angeles. She notes that the U.S.,

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Baua Electric

MAY 21, 2024

Arc is a very new company – it was founded in 2021 in Los Angeles, and is targeting the luxury boat market with high-powered electric boats. And, like in electric cars, an electric motor has high torque at zero rpm, which means it has… A LOT OF GET-UP-AND-GO. And it’s a lot cheaper to fuel than paying marina rates for gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

Ongoing field tests involving more than 600 MINI E cars, including 450 in the US, have already provided knowledge about the demands on future electrically powered production vehicles. With output of 170 hp (112 kW) and maximum torque of 184 lb-ft (250 N·m), the car accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in under nine seconds (preliminary).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

(MMNA) gave the Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV ( earlier post ) plug-in hybrid its North American debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The powertrain features a front engine/front-wheel drive gasoline-powered 1.1-liter l/100 km), and the all-electric range is more than 53 miles (85 km). Connected car technology.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

You will notice that it’s a handsome, premium-grade midsize car that looks like a tall sedan (it’s actually a hatchback). The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The startup carmaker Rivian was founded a decade ago by RJ Scaringe, but it didn’t go public with its electric pickup truck and SUV until the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. Rivian started its media drive on off-road trails, covering 60 miles and several hours at elevations of 9,000 to 12,000 feet.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Honda on Tuesday revealed a new electrified version of its 2025 Honda CR-V that can go 29 miles, powered only by a battery pack. While the formula might sound familiar, what’s different, in the case of what’s set to be badged the CR-V e:FCEV, is that the longer-range power source isn’t a gasoline engine.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 25, 2006

The Nation's largest retail car dealer sees the importance of the PHEV and its CEO is calling on his manufacturers to get with the program. Mike Jackson H ere's another important milestone for the Campaign. Here's the story from Auto Service World AutoNation Joins Hybrid Cause Auto Service World Oct. 12, 2006 AutoNation, Inc.

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Baua Electric

JULY 11, 2023

The ramp up, albeit at petite volumes, is a part of Toyota’s push to jump-start the worldwide marketplace for gasoline mobile era by means of feeding call for for business vehicles. The programs that might be made in Kentucky are according to the similar era worn within the Mirai gasoline mobile sedan. of the overall.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai announced plans to offer its next-generation Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle for the US market for $499 per month, including unlimited free hydrogen refueling and At Your Service Valet Maintenance at no extra cost. Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell. Click to enlarge. HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL. —John Krafcik.

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