Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2015

Land Rover will offer the option of diesel powertrains in two 2016 model year luxury SUVs: the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover Td6 and Range Rover Sport Td6 SUVs will deliver 25 mpg (9.4 l/100 km) combined, a 32% improvement over the supercharged V6, and reach a high of 28 mpg (8.4 l/100 km) on the highway.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

Shown as a prototype version of the 2013 RDX, the second generation of Acura’s five-passenger crossover SUV will feature a new engine, transmission and all-wheel drive system. For higher performance and improved fuel economy, the RDX makes use of a 6-speed automatic transmission with a new lock-up torque converter. L/100km).

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2024

That second part is true, and the first part definitely applies to body-on-frame SUVs. It may be improved fuel economy or ride and handling. with mid-size and compact cars that were worlds better than anything Detroit built, thus knocking the domestics onto their heels for a long time. So, why not keep an entry in the class?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2013

Among the many features of the new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee—introduced at the Detroit Auto Show—two in particular contribute to significantly improved fuel economy and driving performance: an optional new 3.0-liter L/100km) highway for the SUV (4x2) and a range of more than 730 miles (1,175 km).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2017

The 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV has become the second gasoline-driven, US-made, US-brand vehicle to qualify for Japan’s Eco-Car tax break. Among the key elements of the upgraded 213-kW (295-horsepower) is two-step variable valve lift (VVL), which boosts fuel economy and Pentastar’s refinement. jump, year-over-year.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 6, 2021

Chevrolet’s Silverado electric pickup will be built at the Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan, along with GMC’s Hummer EV SUV which will also be produced there, General Motors president Mark Reuss said today.

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EV Match

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Trucks and SUVs continue to top vehicle sales in the U.S. billion in its plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan – the company’s first plant devoted to all-electric vehicles – indicating GM’s commitment to EVs. What you may not have heard is that GM is investing a whopping $2.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

will unveil the Hummer H3 Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (ReEV) demonstrator at the upcoming 2009 SAE World Congress (Detroit, Michigan, 20-24 April). The Hummer H3 ReEV is the first range-extended electric vehicle based on a full-sized SUV. Earlier post.). Raser’s 100 kW generator, driven by a 2.0L Gary Rogers.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

There is no shame if, for you, Lincoln means either the massive Navigator SUV or the chauffeured Town Car sedan, as these are the most recognizable models from Ford’s premium division. The Environmental Protection Agency rates the Corsair’s fuel economy at 33 mpg highway and combined when running in hybrid mode only.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Samardzich is expected to detail EcoBoost production plans as well as the next three EcoBoost engines scheduled for launch by the end of the year during remarks Tuesday at the SAE World Congress in Detroit. liter four-cylinder for the next-generation Ford Explorer SUV and Edge CUV. The next three EcoBoost engines include: 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

Volkswagen staged two world premieres at the Detroit Auto Show: the new Jetta gasoline-electric Hybrid and the E-Bugster battery-electric concept derived from the Beetle. As in the Touareg Hybrid SUV, the Jetta Hybrid features a clutch that decouples the gasoline engine from the drivetrain when in pure electric or coasting modes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The Model X SUV remained “Much-Worse-Than-Average” for reliability, with ongoing problems including the falcon-wing doors and center display screen. Consumer Reports’ survey also reveals that some automakers—striving for improved fuel economy—are clearly making more reliable turbocharged engines than others.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L ALTe plans to develop series plug-in hybrid powertrains for a range of popular vehicles such as taxis, shuttle busses, pickup trucks, SUVs, etc, and is targeting more than $2 billion of revenues within five years.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

The United States actually has a regulatory environment that promotes larger vehicles, particularly pickup trucks and SUVs, as they’re not subject to the same stringent emissions regulations as smaller passenger vehicles. Besides the heavy batteries, EVs have gained weight because they are over-engineered for safety, according to experts. "No

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2023

annually, having Oakville Assembly down means Ford had to come up with something and it elected to pull China out of the bullpen — setting the SUV up to become Ford’s very first Chinese import. While the Lincoln Nautilus isn’t sublimely popular, averaging around 25,000 sales in the U.S. In some respects, this is a shrewd move. since 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2014

Chrysler introduced the revamped new 2015 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan at the Detroit Auto Show. The 200 is the industry’s first mid-size sedan with a standard nine-speed automatic transmission, which enables expected highway fuel economy ratings of 35 mpg US (6.7 l/100 km) when coupled with the 2.4-liter In addition to the standard 2.4-liter

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Chrysler Standards MPG Fuel Economy 291

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford made the announcement at the end of the first day of the media preview of the Detroit Auto Show. from a large SUV factory to build the all-new Focus starting in 2010 and Focus Electric pure battery electric vehicle in 2011. Bill Ford.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

The RLX Concept is Acura’s fourth new model debut since January 2012, when Acura took the wraps off its redesigned RDX Protoype crossover SUV, all-new Acura ILX Concept sedan, and next-generation Acura NSX Concept supercar, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The RLX Concept’s all-new 3.5L

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

unveiled the Prius family of vehicles today at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Prius v will deliver estimated EPA fuel economy ratings of 42 mpg city, 38 mpg highway and 40 mpg combined (), currently the best fuel economy ratings of any SUV, crossover, or wagon on the market.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This seems to suggest that the UAW’s new strategy of picketing all three Detroit automakers simultaneously while selecting increasingly important plants as the days rolled on was not only more effective in getting auto workers one of the best deals they’ve seen in decades but also ended up costing the industry less money overall.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is a Detroit anomaly: it’s a passenger car in an age of trucks and SUVs, it’s battery-electric when U.S. Did anyone ever ask about the fuel economy of a Hellcat?” Did anyone ever ask about the fuel economy of a Hellcat?” Dodge says the EVs that replace them will be just as noisy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

A study by Delphi Powertrain presented at the recent SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit concluded that a 3-cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine—such as the 1.0L The Beijing Auto Show also marks the debut of the popular mid-size SUV, Ford Edge, which will join the Ford product lineup in China. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

ZF highlighted the transmission, along with other vehicle technologies, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. First, as a classic hang-on system with separate transfer case, typically used in SUVs. Also, the higher gear ratio of 7.05 compared to the previous model with 6.05

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 23, 2023

With people already using Woodward for automotive meetups for over a century, it was decided that an organized summer event could be used to drum up money for the local economy and various charitable organizations. & There were no opportunities to take the SUV down a gnarly trail. & The Bronco’s 300-horsepower EcoBoost (2.3-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Focus on fuel economy.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 18, 2022

economy away from fossil fuels. As the clean energy transition is made, Cooke says, “We’re talking about a massive reshaping of our economy at the same time.” 4 compact all Electric SUV on a assembly line in their new factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. That is perhaps the most important point.” Volkswagen’s ID.4

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

Since I was attending the Detroit Auto Show, I could replicate my UK trip for comparison. My goal was to head north to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, then west to Fargo, ND, and back to Detroit via Iowa. Exilerating, not corny Even using the economy mode setting, I found the EV6’s performance to be exhilarating.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

At the recent SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, General Motors engineers presented the first front-wheel-drive (FWD) iteration of their two-mode hybrid transaxle, termed the 2MT70 ( earlier post ), scheduled for its first application in the Saturn 2009 VUE 2-Mode Hybrid light sport-utility vehicle later this year ( earlier post ).

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. GM's crosstown rival is pushing its Eco Boost engines, which generate plenty of power and better fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

At SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit last month, Ford Motor Company presented a research paper that detailed the results of an initial investigation, termed a Design of Experiment, into thermoelectric exhaust heat energy recovery in conjunction with a hybrid powertrain. Indirect configurations are also possible. Adapted from Hussain et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

For example, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this year, Volkswagen presented the Tiguan GTE Active Concept plug-in hybrid. Based on the new Tiguan, it showcased the technical capabilities of the modular transverse matrix (MQB) in an SUV format. Earlier post. With rear seats in place, Alltrack has 30.4

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

GTE versions are conceivable in all vehicle classes, as demonstrated with the Cross Coupe GTE SUV concept vehicle that was shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. When the gasoline engine alone is powering the vehicle, the concept car is purely front-wheel drive to achieve excellent fuel economy. “E-Mode”.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Following that, according Chryslers filings, will come electric-powered cars, SUVs and crossovers, some based on Fiat vehicles, according to the "viability plan" Chrysler submitted to the Treasury Department. Pricing for the Circuit has not been announced but will likely undercut the Tesla.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. Detroits horsepower jockey insists the Volt will be his crowning achievement--and his swan song.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. AND the Detroit car companies were laughing. The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. Thats right.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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