Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2020
The entire life cycle of the passenger cars is taken into account, including the manufacture of the vehicles and the environmentally relevant emissions from driving. Deterioration of the ozone layer [kg CFC-11-eq.]. The Carculator graphically presents these values for all selected vehicles in parallel, for ease of comparison.
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2013
Renault’s comparison of the carbon footprint of EV and ICE vehicles over production, operation and end of life. The publication gives the opportunity for an “apples-to-apples” comparison between the environmental impacts of the two types of powertrains: same manufacturer, same model, same boundary conditions. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2016
biohydrin rubber is manufactured using plant-derived bio-materials instead of epichlorohydrin, a commonly-used epoxy compound. The first vehicles to use vacuum sensing hoses made from biohydrin rubber will be produced in May, with usage expected to be rolled out to all Toyota automobiles manufactured in Japan by the end of this year.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Based on these results, the sponsors of the SAE CRP 1234 have concluded that HFO-1234yf can be used as the global replacement refrigerant in future mobile air conditioning systems and it can be safely accommodated through established industry standards and practices for vehicle design, engineering, manufacturing, and service.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 23, 2013
Comparison of the NO x data shows the dominant role of engine calibration on the tailpipe emissions of NO x. The fuel chemistry effect is fundamental and the same qualitative emissions trend of increased ethanol, acetaldehyde, and CH 4 emissions and decreased NMHC emissions will be seen for all FFVs from all manufacturers.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2015
Our partnership with 3Degrees basically enables us to have a carbon-neutral car [the e-Golf] through manufacturing, distribution and the first three years of driving and charging. The main focus of the comparisons is on five environmental impact categories during production, use and recycling. ozone depletion potential (ODP).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. 40 CFR § 80.27 Pursuant to 40 CFR § 80.27(a)(2):
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