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JANUARY 2, 2014

Ford’s C-MAX Solar Energi concept combines a rooftop solar panel with an off-board solar concentrator—essentially an inexpensive Fresnel lens canopy. Ford C-MAX Energi gets a combined EPA-estimated 108 MPGe city and 92 MPGe highway, for a combined 100 MPGe. Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

The Honda FCV Concept ( earlier post ) will make its North American debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The Honda FCV Concept made its world debut in Japan on 17 November, followed by an announcement that Honda will provide FirstElement Fuel with $13.8 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2014

EPA currently has five RIN D-codes (D3, D4, D5, D6 and D7). Nonetheless, along with its reporting of RINs generated, EPA also reports the volumes of liquid fuels used to generate those RINS. EMTS gallons for 1Q 2014. Click to enlarge. For example, biodiesel has an EV of 1.5; non-ester renewable diesel can have EVs ranging from 1.5

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JULY 6, 2012

However, EPA 2010 regulations call for 0.20 New heavy-duty engines entering the market must obtain a certificate of conformity from EPA demonstrating that the vehicle or engine complies with the applicable emission standard(s). In October 2011, Navistar informed EPA that it would run out of credits in 2012. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2013

BMW will introduce the Concept Active Tourer plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) for the first time in North America at the 2013 New York International Auto Show on 27 March. The Concept Active Tourer features a 1.5-liter The Concept Active Tourer features a 1.5-liter miles) when running on electric power alone.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The hefty Hummer EV Edition 1 gets rated for range, although it's not quite EPA-official. A flagship Polestar 5 due in 2024 will take closely after the Precept concept. And what does the Hyundai Seven concept say about future Ioniq models? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

Former and realigned EPA research programs and strategic goals. Dr. Anastas, appointed to the EPA by President Obama, is known widely as the “Father of Green Chemistry” for his groundbreaking work on the design and manufacture of chemicals that are nonhazardous and environmentally benign. Credit: ACS, Anastas 2012. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2017

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to reopen the comment period for emissions rules, Volvo plans to launch a long-range electric car by 2019, and the Nio Eve concept previews an electric SUV from a Chinese startup. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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InsideEVs

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is a close-to-production preview of the BMW M’s second production car after the mid-engined M1 of the late ‘70s.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Honda’s EV Concept electric vehicle and a platform for mid-size plug-in hybrid vehicles will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show. The Honda EV Concept hints strongly at the direction and styling for Honda’s upcoming production battery electric vehicle, the Fit EV, which will be introduced to the US and Japan in 2012.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2021

An electric Jeep Wrangler is revealed, and its plug-in Wrangler gets EPA ratings. Rivian’s network of adventure-focused charging locations starts to take form. And BMW won’t yet put an expiration date on internal combustion. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

2013 Acura RLX Concept. Acura held the world debut of the Acura RLX Concept at the New York International Auto Show. The concept provides a first look at the design and engineering direction for its all-new Acura RLX flagship sedan, slated for launch at the beginning of 2013. The RLX Concept’s all-new 3.5L

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

The updated 2025 Lexus UX 300h has been given official EPA ratings, and for the popular all-wheel-drive version they’re a bit better than what the Toyota luxury brand estimated months ago. EPA ratings are up, too. The luxury brand has teased an LF-ZL concept that it said previews a production EV due in 2026. Although this U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Volkswagen introduced its New Compact Coupe (NCC) hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. L/100 km (NEDC), or 45 mpg US with an EPA rating. The New Compact Coupe. Click to enlarge. The car, positioned between the Scirocco and the CC, offers combined fuel consumption of 4.2 seconds).

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Today, we preview the green production and concept cars of the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan continues testing wireless inductive charging for electric cars, and the EPA says it all add on-road emissions testing for new diesel cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Lite concept. Lite concept at the LA Auto Show. The new concept, based on Volkswagen’s New Small Family (the Up! models), incorporates a variation on the two-cylinder TDI hybrid powertrain from the L1 concept unveiled earlier this year at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Lite concept features a weight-optimized mix of metals.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded TDA Research , Inc. EPA awarded only eight of these Phase II contracts nationally to small businesses through the SBIR program. EPA is one of 11 federal agencies that participate in the SBIR Program established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

The Petroleum Equivalency Factor (PEF) is used by the EPA to assess automakers’ compliance with the DOT’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The PEF represents a related concept, but it’s used for a different purpose.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. How the models EPA relied upon are used together to provide overall lifecycle estimates.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2018

Teased in January as a "concept" without an interior, the production version of the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid sedan has been revealed just before this week's New York auto show.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

A follow-up, the three-row Vinfast VF 9 SUV, has been officially rated with a 330-mile EPA range , but deliveries haven’t yet started. At CES 2024, Vinfast revealed a new pickup concept and showed its unique VF 3 mini-SUV—both of which might be more likely to find inroads in the U.S. market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The Fit EV concept. President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Click to enlarge. Honda Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

The workshop will begin with an overview of the various strategies currently being utilized to reduce emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, and will include a discussion of concepts that could be implemented now and in the near future. The workshop will be held at the Cal/EPA Headquarters Building in. Sacramento, California. Background.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

safety and EPA certification, the EV startup REE Automotive reported this week. And Vietnam’s Vinfast revealed an electric pickup concept, a $20,000 mini electric SUV, and a retro-styled e-bike, all at this week’s CES in Las Vegas. The first vehicle with by-wire steering, braking, and acceleration has passed U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The 2019 i3 REX model range is expected to be similarly improved, pending EPA certification. With the high voltage battery cell capacity increased to 120 ampere hours (Ah) and a gross energy content of 42.2 The BMW i3, powered by a 170 hp electric motor, accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 7.2

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EV Central

APRIL 14, 2024

Ford targets Tesla Model 2, MG4 and BYD Dolphin with new small electric car line-up READ MORE: Hardcore electric ute incoming: Dakar-ready Ford F-150 Lightning Switchgear concept paves the way for wild Raptor EV The Select and Premium models raise their torque peak from 430Nm to a more muscular 525Nm, slashing the 0-100km/h sprint by around 0.2sec.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2017

Entrepreneur Paul Elio's concept for a simple three-wheeled car that would cost only $6,800 has now been with us for eight years. During that time, he has shown the car hundreds of times to diverse groups of people, taken tens of thousands of reservations, sold stock in the company, and suggested an EPA fuel-economy rating of 84 mpg highway.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The E 250 BlueTEC concept. At the New York International Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz showcased a concept E 250 BlueTEC designed for the North American market. L/100km) on the highway (estimated EPA rating). Click to enlarge. The engine delivers 150 kW (204 hp) of power and develops torque of 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) at 1600-1800 rpm.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $2.38 Proof of concept for treatment of ethanol stillage by MFC technology could provide a completely new way to optimize the ethanol value-chain and surrounding infrastructure and lead to significant decreases in waste production.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

Efficiency-focused Elantra Hybrid Blue models retain the 54-mpg combined EPA rating. Toyota Urban SUV Concept And never mind the Nissan Leaf, apparently—or the Chevy Bolt EV. inch infotainment screen. With $7,500 of “retail bonus cash”—a rebate on purchases, not leases–the 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is much cheaper than the Tesla Model 3.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

Samson and Lin will lead their teams to develop the next generation of Kia designs, concepts, materials, and models. Their work will support Kia’s main design hub in Korea, where designs are taken from plans to concepts. After starting his career at Hyundai and Kia’s European design center, Oliver Samson is returning to the brand.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

The automaker has now clarified that this applies to sedans, but it hasn’t said whether it’s based on predicted EPA range numbers. Chrysler’s first EV was initially thought to be a production version of the Airflow crossover concept , but the brand’s boss has also hinted at an electric minivan.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

A concept combination of the RLX and Acura Sport Hybrid SH-AWD powertrain was unveiled as the RLX concept at the New York International Auto Show in 2012, earlier post.). The RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD has total system power of 377 horsepower (281 kW) and an anticipated EPA combined cycle fuel economy rating of 30 miles per gallon (7.8

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2018

suggesting long-term exposure to PM 2.5 , as well as ozone above the current US EPA standards, are associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. every day since conception. Exposures to concentrations of PM 2.5 A 2015 study found a 138% risk of increase of AD per increase of 4.34 ?g/m g/m 3 in PM 2.5

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APRIL 17, 2013

The study built upon research EDAG performed last year for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) examining mass reduction, safety and cost variables in a mid-size crossover Toyota Venza. Concept was to be of riveted / bonded construction (with use of extrusions/sheet/castings).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2013

In order to improve the aerodynamics of new vehicles—and boost their highway gas mileage—automotive engineers have looked to a new series of seemingly minor features that add up to meaningful gains in EPA ratings.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

ILX concept. Acura ILX Concept. The Acura ILX Concept is the precursor to a new Acura luxury compact sedan scheduled for launch in Spring 2012. Acura NSX Concept. The dynamically-styled NSX Concept gives an indication of the next great performance vehicle from the Acura brand. Click to enlarge. L/100km).

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