Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2009
Schematic of downsized and supercharged four-stroke hybrid pneumatic spark injection engine. The reduction in fuel consumption is obtained mainly through enabling the effective use of a heavily downsized engine, rather than from regenerative efficiency. The major part of this gain is due to downsizing the engine. Earlier post.).
Baua Electric
APRIL 17, 2024
BMW used a range extender with its i3 REx, and at the end of the life cycle essentially said that the batteries had improved enough to push the idea to extinction. One of the few other vehicles to have used such a system is the Karma Revero —also called the GS-6 and, originally, the Fisker Karma.
Clean Fleet Report
JULY 16, 2023
Use a Fuel Calculator To calculate fuel costs and ensure you are paying your employees the correct amount for fuel, it is a wise idea to use a fuel calculator. You will still need to pay for fuel, as you cannot expect drivers to cover this. You can save on the purchase of an electric vehicle, which will reduce your vehicle expenses overall.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2021
Some of these initiatives include fuel economy improvement technologies, such as Stop/Start, aerodynamic efficiency enhancements, downsized boosted engines, more efficient transmissions and other vehicle improvements, including mass reduction and lower rolling resistance tires. Renewable Energy.
Green Car Reports
MARCH 22, 2012
A small SUV with the Mercedes-Benz "three-pointed star" sitting on the grille may not be everyone's idea of a green car, but as it's representetive of the trend towards downsizing, it still marks an improvement over large, gas-guzzling SUVs. Even more so when it's the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK, fitted with a 2.1-liter
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 8, 2014
The idea that downsizing will save you money in fuel costs, has been thrown into doubt as new research reveals that small engines often fail to meet their official MPG figures by the largest margin. Independent researchers at Emissions Analytics tested 500 models, an even split of diesel and petro[.]. Green credentials Editor Pick'
The Truth About Cars
MAY 26, 2023
The idea behind its goal, the new MN12 platform, was to pitch the Cougar and Thunderbird more upmarket and compete with one of the lone bright spots in two-door sales: European marques. .& But the idea was scrapped, as it was decided the development would be too costly. .& But the Mark VIII would be different, special.
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