Push EVs

APRIL 14, 2023

Diesel share continued its steady decline, but petrol share actually rose YoY, from 34.9% Obviously this growth in petrol share is temporary, related to the plugin incentive hangover and a resettling of the market. Their volume was down some 38% YoY, to 16,776 units. to 0.3%, depending who you ask ).

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Last year the British government set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars after 2030. It is part of the “green revolution” and the transition of the UK economy to clean energy. At present, 250,000 charging station s have been installed in homes and workplaces across the UK.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

An electric vehicle is a type of vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion instead of an internal combustion engine that runs on fossil fuels like gasoline or diesel. It converts electrical energy from the battery into mechanical energy to drive the vehicle’s wheels.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

In addition, it is subject to similar refining, storage and distribution costs currently associated with petrol and diesel, including upstream CO2 emissions where the electricity required is usually generated from fossil fuels. Fourth, like all fossil fuels hydrogen is highly volatile, far more so than petrol.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2010

An intelligently designed power transfer plays a major part in this: the unique AMG Speedshift MCT 7-speed sports transmission combines dynamism with economy, and includes a new stop-start function in the “Controlled Efficiency” driving mode. The wet start-up clutch replaces a conventional torque converter, and helps to save fuel.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

Greenpeace , on the other hand, argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids, must end by 2030 to meet such a target. For the U.S. to hit the 90 percent EV target, sales of all new ICE vehicles across the U.S. must cease by 2038 at the latest, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

Not only could fuel cell technology help to clean up the earth’s atmosphere, but it is providing a boost to the economy too. The fuel cells will be charged with hydrogen gas, which is then converted into electricity, water and carbon dioxide (CO2) via a chemical reaction.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 18, 2022

Unlike battery-powered electric vehicles, FCEVs can go over 500 kilometers on a full tank of hydrogen and can be refueled in 2-3 minutes, exactly like regular petrol/diesel cars.   Hydrogen will become increasingly prominent as the global economy decarbonizes, a process that cannot be postponed.

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

Fiat has now brought two of its greenest - and most impressive - innovations to Chrysler in the form of the Fiat 500 and the Multi-Air, a new engine technology that boosts fuel economy by at least 10 per cent. Chrysler will build and sell the Fiat 500 model in North America. A four-wheel drive utility vehicle is also said to be planned.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2011

A choice of four BMW TwinPower Turbo technology engines will be available for the new BMW 3 Series Sedan from launch, including two optimized diesel engines and, on the gasoline side, the familiar six-cylinder unit and a new-generation four-cylinder engine in the 328i offering substantially reduced fuel consumption and emissions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

V9X diesel engine. liter V6 diesel for the European market. Designated V9X, Infiniti’s new V6 diesel develops 175 kW (238 hp) and 550 N·m (406 lb-ft) of torque. For that reason, with the [Renault-Nissan] Alliance we decided to develop our own engine, a performance diesel worthy of the Infiniti badge. The new 3.0L

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

This range includes the first four-cylinder engine with cylinder deactivation (ACT)—and the modular diesel engine system (MDB) with the also new EA288 engine series (66 kW / 89 hp to 140 kW / 188 hp). To ensure a uniform mounting position of all engines in the MQB, engineers rotated the cylinder head of the petrol engine.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

The company is currently focusing on plans to plug the gap between the current market and a future when electric cars hit the mainstream, by converting Lotus Elises and Volkswagen (VW) Golfs to electric power. Converting Lotuses is expensive, he says, but you have to start somewhere. The longer term plan is to import electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class, due to begin sales in Europe in September 2012, features a wide choice of gasoline and diesel engines with up to 26% lower fuel consumption compared to comparable preceding models, accompanied by a considerable power increase. top diesel, the A 220 CDI, is 25% better than its predecessor: ?it

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

TFSI: Part of Audi’s philosophy in addressing efficiency is downsizing and so it’s no surprise to see a new turbocharged petrol direct injection 1.2 Both versions can reach 118mph and have an average fuel economy of 42.8mpg while emitting 127g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2). seconds, with the Sportback getting there in 11.3

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If every car accepts 2 or 4 or 6 of these universal packs then true economies of scale can kick in in their manufacture. No single vehicle does it all even in todays petrol world. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Takes the car companies out the battery business.

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