Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2014
Zipcar was the first car-sharing company in the United States to introduce electric vehicles, starting in Boston in 2002, and the first to offer hybrid vehicles through a partnership with Honda in Seattle in 2003. Honda’s 2014 Fit EV, based on the popular five-passenger Fit, is rated at a combined fuel economy of 118 MPGe.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 2, 2014
In-use testing of three light duty diesel vehicles—certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions limits— found a wide variation in real world emissions performance relative to the regulatory limits. diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Seattle; and Washington, D.C. Optimized gear ratios enabling improvement in fuel economy.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
In a driving preview of the Alltrack in Seattle, media had a chance to take the new Golf Alltrack not only through hilly twists and turns, but also over a basic off-road trail as well. Those roof rails are lower, however, that competitive solutions: 59.7 inches (4'-11") vs. 66 inches (5'-6") for the Outback, for example.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
2/12/07 GM is aggressively pursuing plug-in hybrids "because of the tremendous potential to significantly increase fuel economy," according to spokesman Brian Corbett. But I can tell you that this is a top priority program for GM, given the huge potential it offers for fuel-economy improvement." ( GM ). Red Herring ).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
The GridWise smart-grid trial in the Seattle area in 2007 found that consumers lowered their energy use by 10 percent and utilities were able to shave their peak demand by 15 percent. Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S. Before that, he was executive editor at IT publication InfoWorld.
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