Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2012
Toyota will introduce both gasoline and hybrid powertrain versions of the North American designed and engineered 2013 Avalon. With lock-up control, the transmission’s torque converter fully engages at a lower rpm during standing starts to improve acceleration response and help suppress unnecessary engine revolutions. Avalon Hybrid.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 16, 2018
Calty) in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) in Saline, Michigan; and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. TMMK) in Georgetown, Kentucky, respectively. The converter contributes to low fuel consumption and passenger comfort, since engine revving is kept to a minimum.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2010
Today’s technologies for making biofuels all rely on photosynthesis—either indirectly by converting plants to fuels or directly by harnessing photosynthetic organisms such as algae. This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. Engineering E.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
The group investigating the production of bio-hydrocarbons will produce hydrocarbons by pioneering processes for chemically converting plant material and by natural microbial and fungal processes that are even less-explored. They will also investigate methods for making hydrocarbon production fast, continuous, scalable, and cost-effective.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area. Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition’s Hybrid Electric School Buses Provide New Horsepower for Kentucky. Total DOE award: $14,994,183.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 18, 2021
The 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE is powered by Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system of a gasoline-powered 2.5-liter Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. A sleeker, more slippery Camry Hybrid.
Clean Fleet Report
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
That 50 mpg is a thing of beauty, demonstrating the efficiency of the ES 300h, which is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Drive system of a gasoline-powered 2.5-liter The hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine and gasoline-only engine power.
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