Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2013

Bentley will introduce the new Continental GT Speed Convertible at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month. The twin-turbocharged, 48-valve, W12 engine powers the new convertible to 60 mph in 4.1 s) and onto a top speed of 202 mph (325 km/h). Zero to 100 mph (160 km/h) takes 9.7

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Fuel Economy Convert Economy Bentley 300

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Volkswagen is presenting a fully autonomous, electric Microbus concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. BUZZ shown in Detroit can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in about 5 seconds, with a governed top speed of 99 mph. Like the compact I.D.

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Detroit All-Electric Concept Miles 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. The electric motor’s instant torque delivery contributes to the car’s acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in 5.8 XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2016

Volkswagen is unveiling the Tiguan GTE Active Concept plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). In E-mode, the Tiguan has a top speed of 70 mph (113 km/h). When this happens, the Tiguan GTE Active Concept has a top speed of 120 mph (193 km/h) and can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 6.4

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Plug-in Concept SUV Plug 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). mph) in less than seven seconds; its top speed is governed at 200 km/h (124.3 With 550 N·m (405.7

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Audi Concept Detroit Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2012

A123 Systems is providing Li-ion battery cells for the new BMW ActiveHybrid 3 ( earlier post ) and ActiveHybrid 5 ( earlier post ) models to be shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week. miles) at an average speed of 35 km/h (22 mph). BMW is doing the Li-ion pack work itself.) Earlier post.).

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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. Top speed is 227 km/h (141 mph) with 8.6 seconds required to accelerate to 100 km/h (0-60 mph in 8.1 The car, positioned between the Scirocco and the CC, offers combined fuel consumption of 4.2

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2015

Hyundai introduced the Hybrid version of the seventh-generation Sonata at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It is possible for Sonata Hybrid to operate solely on electric power at speeds up to 75 mph (120 km/h) by decoupling the gasoline engine from the rest of the drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2009

Introduced as a concept car in 1989 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Dodge Viper was designed and engineered to test public reaction to the concept of a back-to-basics, high-performance, limited production sports car. Chrysler Group is no longer pursuing a sale of the Viper business assets.

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Dodge Chrysler 2009 Detroit 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2011

GM will reveal the new 2012 Buick Verano compact luxury sedan, the brand’s third new model in the past two years and first in the compact luxury segment, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) next week in Detroit. It delivers an estimated 177 hp (132 kW) and 170 lb-ft torque (230 N·m), 0-60 mph performance of 8.0

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Buick 2012 Fuel Economy MPG 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

In addition to introducing the next-generation Focus to the European market after its introduction at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit ( earlier post ), Ford will show the production versions of the new C-MAX and Grand C-MAX, previewed at the Frankfurt Show last year, at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.

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Ford Fuel Economy MPG Production 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Volvo Cars will present a battery-electric Volvo C30 with a range of 150 km (93 miles) on the NEDC at the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The electric C30 in Detroit is a much more complete product. Top speed with a fully charged battery pack is about 130 km/h (81 mph). kWh usable.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Audi will present the new second-generation Audi Q7 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. mph) takes 6.3 The V6 diesel has been systematically designed for minimal internal friction and efficient thermal management. The new Q7. Click to enlarge. seconds, and from 0 to 60 km/h (37.3

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2015

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, ZF is presenting its broad technology portfolio including the second generation of the 8HP 8-speed transmission. Furthermore, the ZF developers have succeeded in once again reducing the internal transmission losses. seconds as was previously the case.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

At the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, Audi is presenting the Audi Q8 sport concept, a new performance-oriented take on the Q8 concept study introduced at the 2017 Detroit Motor Show. Equipped with a 3.0 lb-ft) of torque, and sprints from 0 - 100 km/h (0 ‑ 62.1 Equipped with a 3.0 Top speed is 275 km/h (170.9

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

Ford unveiled the new 2013 Ford Fusion midsize sedan, with conventional gasoline engine; hybrid featuring a next-generation of Ford’s hybrid system; and plug-in hybrid versions at the Detroit Auto Show—the first production sedan to offer that trio of options. The new Fusion also points to the next Ford Mondeo for world markets.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2011

Engineers focused on improving thermal efficiency and reducing friction of the engine’s internal moving parts, especially during warm-up—the time when an engine emits higher levels of CO 2 and other pollutants. The current Ford Fusion Hybrid can reach a top speed of 47 mph on electricity and go as far as one mile. The new 1.0L

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 15, 2009

Listen to what Elon says: “The Roadster Sport does 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 We wanted our loyal customers to be the first to know that we are now taking orders for the Roadster Sport, and we’ll be talking about it this week at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. What, the Roadster wasn’t fast enough?

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Powertrain of the Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZERO E-CELL, introduced in January 2009 in Detroit. Their top speed was electronically limited to 150 km/h (93 mph) in the interests of optimal range and energy efficiency. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). All three variants accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 11 seconds.

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2010 Production Lithium Ion Mercedes 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling the Sport Coupé Concept GTE plug-in hybrid at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show, ushering in a new and progressive Volkswagen brand design language. The concept car, with a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), has an average combined fuel consumption (NEDC combined) of 2.0

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

Audi e-tron Detroit Showcar. Audi introduced a new electric sportscar concept at the North American International Auto Show, its second following the introduction of the initial e-tron at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The Detroit showcar Audi e-tron is a 3.93 The top speed is limited to 200 km/h (124 mph).

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Detroit Audi Concept Electric 246

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2015

The two new luxury diesel SUVs are making their debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and go on sale Fall 2015. The Range Rover Sport Td6 and Range Rover Td6 accelerate from 0-60 mph in 7.1 The Range Rover Td6 and Range Rover Sport Td6 SUVs will deliver 25 mpg (9.4 l/100 km) on the highway.

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Land Rover Fuel Economy MPG Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling a five-seater Cross Coupe GTE plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as a preview to its new seven-seater mid-size SUV due to enter production at the end of 2016. The Cross Coupe has a zero-emissions range of up to 20 miles (32 km) and can reach 60 mph from rest in just 6.0

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Plug-in SUV Detroit Concept 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

At least two Chinese automakers are bringing some of their new energy vehicles—hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric—to two of the major international auto shows in the first quarter of this year. The only Chinese automaker exhibiting in the Detroit show, GAC Group brought three of its newly developed new energy vehicles.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). Because the front wheels are driven independently, the car can travel 26 kilometers (16 miles) on electricity alone, at speeds up to 135 km/h (83 mph).

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 94

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2014

Audi will unveil an all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The show car, which weighs around 1,600 kg (3527 lb) without the driver, accelerates from 0 to 62 mph in 4.6 Shooting brake concept. Click to enlarge. seconds, with a top speed of 250 km/h.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd, the joint venture between ZAP and China Youngman Group ( earlier post ), and Malaysia-based Proton Holdings Berhad are forming a strategic partnership for the mass production of electric vehicles. The vehicles will then be marketed under Detroit Electric’s brand. Click to enlarge.

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Detroit Malaysia Extended Range Electric 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2009

The BMW Concept ActiveE is based on the BMW 1 Series Coupe, and will premiere at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2010 in Detroit. It accelerates the vehicle in less than 9 seconds from zero to 100 km/h (0-60 mph in approx. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The Volt is an electric-drive vehicle, powered by a 16 kWh Li-ion battery, incorporating an internal combustion engine and generator to serve as a range extender; an electrical plug is intended to be the primary source of stored energy used to deliver motive power. —Pam Fletcher. km) of additional all-electric range. HVAC), and weather.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2013

The company presented the unit, applied in a conventional front-wheel drive Cadillac SRX now converted to an AWD plug-in hybrid, at the 2013 SAE World Congress in Detroit. miles) with a maximum all-electric speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). ratio), which is bolted to its respective half shaft.

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Hybrid Plug-in Cadillac Convert 275

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

The Schaeffler Group, a leading global supplier to the automotive industry, used the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to highlight a number of hybrid solutions and electric mobility products as well as products for optimizing conventional drivetrains based on the internal combustion engine. eWheel Drive.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Ltd (BYD) will reveal plans for the launch of US-ready electric drive vehicles and clean energy products at the upcoming 2011 North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. miles) on urban roads, while its projected top speed is 140 km/h (87 mph).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2016

Hard on the heels of the reveal of the production Volt EV at CES 2016 in Las Vegas earlier post ), Chevrolet used the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to release additional details on the battery and drivetrain of the new BEV. Combined with a 7.05:1

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Chevrolet unveiled the second-generation Volt extended range EV at the North American International Auto Show. Two-motor design enables 19 percent stronger zero-to-30 mph acceleration. The ability to use both motors helps deliver a 19% improvement in electric acceleration from zero to 30 mph (2.6 Click to enlarge. Manufacturing.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Instead, the driver has to brake at about 4 mph to bring the car to a complete stop. Chrysler’s two Detroit competitors have been fairly forthcoming about the charging behavior of drivers of their plug-in hybrids. Drivers hoping for one-pedal driving will be disappointed.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 8, 2007

W e had heard rumors that GM would show something special at the Detroit Auto Show , and the rumors were true. GM plans to exhibit the VOLT at the Detroit auto show, which opens to the public Saturday at Cobo Center. The Volt can support all-electric mode from 0 to its top speed of 100 mph (with bursts to 120 mph).

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