Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. The start-up of the Celaya Plant increases Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in North America to approximately 1.92 million units.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2013

A new report published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recommends the international harmonization of fuel efficiency and/or greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses. —“International Alignment of Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles”. Source: ACEEE.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2021

In 2020, Neste established a continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) from NuStar’s Selby Terminal using an existing pipeline—a first for the industry. These are essential vehicles to California’s economy and Californian's quality of life, yet are hard to electrify.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

Vehicle size, a key determinant of fuel economy, has shown a reduction in OECD countries, while the non-OECD trend is toward bigger vehicles. The analysis, an update of an earlier work using data from 2010 and 2011, found that the global average for light-duty vehicle fuel economy was 7.2 Source: GFEI. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

2013 Ram 1500 at the New York International Auto Show. liter Pentastar V-6 engine (Ward’s 10 Best Engines Award two years in a row) with variable-valve timing (VVT) offers best-in-class standard 305 hp (227 kW), with 269 lb-ft (365 N·m) of torque and best-in-class fuel economy for V-6 trucks, according to Chrysler.

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Teslarati

MAY 17, 2023

Most recently, Tesla has announced its newest vehicle production facility will be built in Mexico , but its next location is still up for grabs. Tesla executives proposed building a production facility in India to serve both domestic and international markets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector to record levels next year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

In late December, Chrysler achieved the Fuel Economy Test for an unadjusted. The Dodge Dart is scheduled to be unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on 9 January. The increase is effective immediately, and brings Fiat’s interest in Chrysler to 58.5%. The remaining 41.5% of Chrysler’s equity is owned by VEBA.

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EV Central

MAY 7, 2024

The ute that will take on the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-Max was a surprising no-show at the Beijing Motor Show last month, and we now know that the brand will officially launch the ute in Mexico on May 14. Fuel economy is quoted at 7.8L/100km, Maximum power for the smaller engine is 143kW, while the larger 2.0-litre

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Credit: Bloomberg Now, as the presence of Chinese automakers and Tesla grows in Europe, Volkswagen is being tested by fierce competition, and the automaker risks severe consequences to the German economy, which is Europe’s largest economy. Earlier this year, Tesla also announced plans to debut an upcoming factory in Mexico.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

Economies of scale created by ramp-ups of EV production will help, but won’t completely close the gap either, according to analysts, adding that this could be a problem for legacy automakers in the U.S. Automakers will only be able to close about half of that cost gap with technology choices, BCG estimates. automakers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Led by Purdue University in partnership with the University of New Mexico, Northwestern University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Texas at Austin, CISTAR could enable lower carbon emissions and improved energy efficiency, and provide a viable bridge to a sustainable energy future.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

Honda unveiled the all-new 2015 Fit at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The 2015 Fit will be manufactured for the first time in North America at the new Celaya, Mexico plant. Click to enlarge. Set to go on sale in the US this spring, the new subcompact Fit is completely redesigned, featuring a sportier style.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

GM will introduce the 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The engine is mated to a standard five-speed manual transmission for competitive city and highway fuel economy. The original version of the Spark is already on sale in Europe, Asia, Australia, Mexico and South America.

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MARCH 2, 2023

During Investor Day 2023, Musk announced that Tesla’s upcoming Gigafactory Mexico would produce the first of the company’s next-gen vehicles. “Since the inception of GOED, the main goal has been to diversify Nevada’s economy,” said Tom Burns, GOED Executive Director.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Through the strategic partnership with Daimler Buses, we are building synergies for technological development and strengthening our international market presence. The sustained high demand for complete buses, the slowly recovering Brazilian economy and growth in India were major contributors to this sales success.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

Electronically controlled, twin internal clutches shift gears quickly and smoothly, providing a seamless flow of torque. The transmission is built at a new facility in Irapuato, Mexico. The Fiesta is the second new Ford vehicle to deliver better fuel economy using an automatic transmission rather than a manual.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

Linking with Québec is a significant advance in California’s efforts to fight climate change and steer our economy toward a clean energy future. By being among the first in North America, with California, to participate in the carbon market, our businesses will be in good shape to excel in a carbonless economy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

Reducing the environmental impact of freight transportation in the face of increasing trade and economic growth in North America requires much more than continued progress on fuel economy and transport technology. It is estimated that the North American economy will grow by 70–130% between the years 2005 and 2030.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Overall, declining costs for solar and wind played a considerable factor in the fall in absolute dollar investment in emerging economies. Most notably, Vietnam, South Africa, Mexico and Morocco led the rankings with a combined investment of $16 billion in 2018. This year’s Climatescope headline results are undeniably disappointing.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

The following governments agreed to continue or initiate action in support of one or more of these recommendations by the next Clean Energy Ministerial: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Republic of Korea, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2019

and ozone deaths, associated mortality rates, and population in G20 economies in 2015. The urban areas with the highest number of transportation-attributable air pollution in 2015 were Guangzhou, Tokyo, Shanghai, Mexico City, Cairo, New Delhi, Moscow, Beijing, London, and Los Angeles. Transportation-attributable PM 2.5 Together, PM 2.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Ricardo’s Rising-15 automotive markets include: Argentina; Egypt; Indonesia; Iran; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Nigeria; Peru; the Philippines; South Africa; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; and Vietnam. Nissan introducing new Datsun in Indonesia.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

I was midway through a five-day trip to explore the brand-new Maya Train and several of its destinations in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Wrangling a taxi has never been a problem in Mexico. Mexico received more than 42 million overseas tourists last year and they spent almost $31 billion. Now I was stunned.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Combined cycle fuel economy figures for the manual Visia (entry-level) version is 4.1 Nissan is just as committed to reducing emissions from cars powered by the internal combustion engine as it is to developing new zero emission electric vehicles. Maximum speed is 180 km/h (112 mph) for the manual version. L/100km (57 mpg US).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Significant growth in the global middle class, expansion of emerging economies and an additional 2 billion people in the world will contribute to a 35% increase in energy demand by 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s latest Outlook for Energy report. The OECD represents the developed economies. Click to enlarge. Outlook for Energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The study, by the Energy Technology Innovation Policy research group at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, found that a minimum of $13.8 Data: Kempener et al. Click to enlarge. The majority of these funds (82%) came from 100% government owned enterprises in China. Source: Kempener et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

We ask the international financial institutions to offer support to countries in this process. The Group of Twenty (G20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was established in 1999 to bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

Ltd, unveiled the company’s all new Micra, the fourth generation of the city car, at the 80th International Geneva Motor Show. liter engine to achieve the economy of a 1.0-liter The new Micra. Click to enlarge. Carlos Ghosn, Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Motor Co. litrer, 3-cylinder gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2015

CBBG will be led by Arizona State University in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, New Mexico State University, and the University of California, Davis.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2014

Today commercial success is determined by effective international cooperation. The Kara sea oil province could exceed in terms of resources volume such oil and gas provinces as Gulf of Mexico, Brazilian shelf, Arctic shelf of Alaska and Canada and is comparable with the current resource base of Saudi Arabia. —President Putin.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2012

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Rural Development Biorefinery Assistance Program (Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill), approved a $99-million, 80% loan guarantee to Chemtex International, Inc. to construct a 20 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol refinery in Sampson County in eastern North Carolina.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 4, 2022

“I think that adds greatly to the likelihood of [Rhode Island’s] success,” says Morgan Higman , a clean energy researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Moreover, powering a service-oriented economy, Rhode Island’s grid doesn’t have to accommodate many energy-intensive manufacturing firms.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The rising fuel economy of LDVs more than offsets the modest growth in VMT, resulting in a 25% decline in LDV energy consumption decline between 2012 and 2040 in the AEO2014 Reference case. Pipeline exports of natural gas to Mexico grow by 6% per year, from 0.6 from 2012 to 2040, compared to 1.2% per year, from 21.5 l/100 km) in 2040.

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MARCH 26, 2022

liter, twin-turbo, inline, six-cylinder engine, named Hurricane, that delivers better fuel economy and fewer emissions than larger engines while at the same time generates more horsepower and torque than many competitors’ naturally aspirated V-8 and boosted six-cylinder power plants. Stellantis revealed its new, 3.0-liter, of torque).

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

If opting for the front-wheel drive HR-V, the fuel economy numbers are 26/32/28. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific, and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. The HR-V is a true international crossover. The engine comes from the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

This powertrain is anticipated to deliver best-in-class fuel economy of 47 mpg (5.0L/100km) Ford noted that the new Fusion Hybrid fuel economy stands to outperform the 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid by 4 mpg city and 5 mpg highway and the 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid by 12 mpg and 4 mpg, respectively. Fusion Hybrid also features an all-new 2.0-liter

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