The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It’s been well-documented how the company, decades ago, specifically targeted certain demographics, becoming wildly popular and inspiring serious owner loyalty. An unexpected road trip yielded indicated highway numbers closer to 38 mpg than the EPA’s 33 mpg highway rating.

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MPG Commuter Cars Fuel Economy Cars 97

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2017

mpg US) and 126 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (202.8 mpg US) and 126 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (202.8 Audi g-tron customers receive a document that confirms their car will be supplied with Audi e-gas and informs them about the certification. Over the standard cycle the A4 Avant g-tron with S tronic uses 3.8

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Audi Gas Available Standards 150

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

and Proof of the "Documented 173 [Miles Per Gallon!]" Reading eBay auction listings, it's important to look at the disclaimers. This is a non-running experimental vehicle being sold AS-IS / WHERE-IS. has yet to be found. and The exact origins of this vehicle are unknown. OK, so now that we've gotten those out of the way, what do we.

MPG 80

MPG Buy Honda Miles 80

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

mpg and 22.4 mpg) that lead to large changes in tax liability or the amount of a subsidy. mpg US (12.7 Under the Canadian feebate program, cars that get 43 mpg, for example, qualify for a $2,000 rebate, while cars that get 42 mpg receive a $1,500 rebate. For example, a car with an 18.5 —Joel Slemrod.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPG 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2012

While year-to-year changes often receive the most public attention, the report notes, the greatest value of the historical trends database is the identification and documentation of long-term trends. mpg (3%) higher. mpg higher than in MY 2009. MY 2010 adjusted composite fuel economy was 22.6

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Fuel Economy 2011 EPA Economy 236

Electric Auto Association

APRIL 5, 2022

The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance. In California, it is 134 mpg. Learn the charging lexicon It is important to be familiar with charging level terminology.

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DC Installation Store Personal 78

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

In a recent talk on AVTA for Oregon EV planners, Jim Francfort from INL made the following macro observations from the testing results so far: Driver behavior, charging frequency, and environmental conditions have significant impacts on electric drive vehicles’ 80-85% energy efficiencies and mpg results. Earlier post.)

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Plug-in Miles Plug Electric Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

L/100 km (124 mpg US), for a CO 2 equivalent of 45 g/km (72.42 More specifically, these devices will thoroughly document participants’ mobility behavior—from their use of bicycles through electric cars and combustion-engine passenger vehicles to buses and trains. It consumes 1.9

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Extended Range Audi Range Electric Vehicles 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

On the other hand, with a fuel consumption figure of around three litres of gasoline per 100 km (78 mpg US), the 918 Spyder consumes less fuel than most small cars in the standardized NEDC cycle. Porsche has applied for patents related to many of its innovations in assembly and quality assurance which fulfil stringent ergonomic requirements.

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Porsche Plug-in Manufacturer Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

mpg) would increase Detroit automakers’ gross profits by roughly $3 billion per year and increase sales by the equivalent of two large assembly plans. mpg, but only 6% if standards remain at the mandated 35 mpg. The report models the impact of three different fuel economy standard increases—30% (35 mpg), 40% (37.7

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Fuel Economy Detroit Economy Michigan 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Procedural issues aside, the trade association said that the sheer volume of the material presented in the proposed determination and supporting technical document will make it difficult to provide substantive comment with the 30-day period. Earlier post.). l/100 km), if achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements.

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EPA Standards Global Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

US mpg) and 124 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (199.6 Audi g-tron customers receive a document that confirms their car will be supplied with Audi e-gas and informs them about the certification. In the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), the Audi A4 Avant g-tron with S tronic uses just 3.8 kilograms of CNG per 100 kilometers (8.4

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Audi Gas Standards Gas-Electric 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2012

Just as one would want to assess whether a pollution externality is trivial or important, it is also essential to document both the existence and magnitude of behavioral anomalies if they are to be used as a justification for government intervention.If

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Energy Pollution EPA Fuel 265

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). NHTSA details the modeling and the projections in the “Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis”, and the NHTSA/EPA “Draft Joint Technical Support Document”.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Plug In Partners

APRIL 2, 2008

According to this EPRI document most conventional power plants use from 200 gallons up to 900 gallons per MWH, depending on whether the plant uses natural gas, coal, or nuclear fuel, and depending on the cooling technology employed. Water consumption per MWH for a new natural gas plant is around 250 gallons per MWH.

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Water PHEV Saudi Arabia Oil-Sands 100

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

A plug and a pack can make a car a 101 MPG vehicle aided by electricity. ! While Denise was documenting the scene, EVJerr began his EVnthusiastic theme -- the spiel on "Kick Gas!" And that's what the "Spirit" is about -- showing and telling with 'seeing-is-believing' attitude of what a plug and an extra battery pack can do!

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Arizona 2009 DC Plug-in 36

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We now have three working converted prototypes (both described in Fact Sheet above, shown in photos and here ): The Calcars first proof-of-concept: (100+ mpg plus electricity, 10-mile electric range, now with temporary lead-acid battery pack, soon to be replaced by nickel metal-hydride batteries).

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Prius Plug-in Plug Hybrid 48

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

mpg in model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level all through fuel economy improvements. mpg by MY 2016. mpg by MY 2016. Draft joint Technical Support Document (TSD). NHTSA is proposing CAFE standards for passenger cars and light trucks under 49 U.S.C.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Gas 210

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

PriusPlus documentation process : CalCars Open Source documentation. PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. Formed in 2002, our efforts for "100+MPG Hybrids" took off when we built PRIUS+ , the worlds first plug-in Prius). 2008.03.20 - New rechargeit.blogspot.com about PHEVs.

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PHEV Prius Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 49

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

mpg US)—a CO 2 equivalent of 45 g/km (72.42 The device will thoroughly document their mobility behavior—from their use of bicycles to the electric cars and from conventional cars to buses and trains. If the range extender is used to recharge the battery, the A1 e-tron can cover an additional 200 kilometers (124.27

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Audi Plug-in Fleet Plug 210

Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

Available all-wheel drive, its ratings of up to 51 mpg combined, and a comfortable, spacious interior make it one of the most appealing Camry sedans yet. Trapped” accelerator pedals are prompting a Tesla Cybertruck recall that, based on recall documents, may have been spurred by a production workaround on the assembly line.

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Camry Hybrid Highlander Prius Hybrid 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

mpg for the combined industry-wide fleet (cars and light-trucks) for model year 2016. Final joint technical support document. The CAFE standards are expressed as mathematical functions depending on vehicle footprint. Each light vehicle model produced for sale in the United States will have a fuel economy target.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Light 170

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

But the new rules could make it virtually impossible for current Prius owners to transform their cars into super-efficient vehicles that get up to 150 mpg. Plug-ins also get far better gas mileage than traditional hybrids — a regular Prius gets 50 to 60 mpg, compared to a plug-in Prius’ 100 to 150 mpg.

Prius 100

Prius Plug-in Plug Gasoline-Electric 100

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

liters/100 km (84 mpg US)—lower than Mercedes initially suggested upon the vehicle’s unveiling in 2013—which corresponds to 65 g CO 2 /km emissions. The Mercedes-Benz S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID offers a system output of 325 kW (436 hp) and 650 N·m (479 lb-ft) torque, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in a fast 5.2

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Plug-in Mercedes Plug Hybrid 225

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. now says he wants to market a line of 100-mpg plug-in hybrid vehicles that he says could be priced 20% to 30% less than gasoline-engine vehicles. (

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

To try and understand and document all of the key proposed revisions, I combed through the Rules Committee text of H.R. It is like incentivizing automakers to produce ICE vehicles with larger gas tanks instead of a higher MPG rating. More on this below. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022.

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Tax Credit Tax F-150 PHEV 116