Green Car Congress
JANUARY 13, 2012
Volvo Car Corporation will rely on a powertrain strategy based on its new downsized 4-cylinder VEA (Volvo Environmental Architecture) engine platform ( earlier post ) and hybrids for the US market, said John Maloney, recently appointed President of Volvo Cars, US, in an interview at the Detroit Auto Show. Click to enlarge.
Baua Electric
APRIL 17, 2024
The 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring is now being delivered, and once again it hits a 516-mile EPA range—the best of any EV. The plug-in series hybrids would have used dramatically downsized engines—a turbo-2 for the EQS—while halving the EV battery pack. And why is each EV still losing thousands to full-line automakers?
Baua Electric
APRIL 17, 2024
Mercedes built and tested some prototypes based on existing models, “concluded that the range-extender drivetrain is a transitional technology with a relatively short-term benefit in terms of sales and comparatively high production costs,” the source told Autocar. One of the prototypes was reportedly an EQS with a front-mounted 1.0-liter
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2010
Source: EPA. As part of its program, EPA is establishing a system of averaging, banking, and trading (ABT) of credits, based on a manufacturer’s fleet average CO 2 performance. Both EPA and NHTSA programs are footprint-based—i.e., g CO 2 /mi (EPA). mpg US (EPA). g CO 2 /mi (EPA). mpg US (EPA).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2012
GM says that the choice to use a small-displacement turbocharged engine for a more powerful Verano model is consistent with Buick’s effort to downsize its powertrains without sacrificing performance. Pricing will be announced closer to the start of production in late 2012. Verano’s standard Ecotec 2.4L L/100km respectively).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2013
Given the properties of the fuel blend, improved fuel efficiencies can be generated by several approaches, including downsizing/downspeeding; increased compression ratio; reduced enrichment; and the leveraging of improved efficiency at part load. Downsizing/downspeeding. 1 (current production) and 11.9:1. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2014
To calculate smog-forming emissions for each vehicle, UCS similarly considered tailpipe emissions of NO x and non-methane organic gases (NMOG, a measure of VOC), as well as those emissions during the production and distribution of the fuel used by the vehicle. Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency'
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