Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The gap between official fuel-economy figures and the real world for new cars in the EU has reached 40 per cent, according to the latest update by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) to its on-going research into in-use vehicle fuel efficiency and CO 2 emissions. ( Earlier post.). Since 2001, the discrepancy between official measurements of vehicle efficiency and actual performance of new cars in everyday driving has more than quadrupled—a discrepancy that now translat

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The first deliveries of the Tesla Model X electric crossover are to take place next Thursday, September 29, and Tesla plans to unveil its less-expensive Model 3 sedan next year. The company also continues to test its "Autopilot" autonomous-driving technology. But while Tesla Motors works to diversify its products and add more technology, it also.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Air Resources Board re-adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard ( LCFS ), which requires a 10% reduction by 2020 in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. The program requires that transportation fuels used in California meet a baseline target for carbon intensity which is reduced each year. The Board also adopted a regulation governing alternative diesel fuels ( ADF ).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The 2016 Nissan Leaf gets a few updates, most notably an optional 30-kilowatt-hour battery pack that allows for a 107-mile range. That's a substantial increase over the 84 miles of the existing 24-kWh pack, which is still available in the base Leaf S. But how does this latest update compare to past updates for the Leaf, such as the one that.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The California Air Resources Board sent a letter to automobile manufacturers notifying them that ARB will begin using enhanced testing procedures for modern light-duty diesel vehicles to determine compliance with emission levels to which they were originally certified. ARB developed its enhanced testing techniques as it dug into the anomalous emission results from Volkswagen’s 2.0L diesel engine; Volkswagen subsequently admitted its use of the software defeat device on emissions testing, trigger

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hints at a range increase for the Model S, a Mercedes-Benz executive hints that the company's upcoming electric car could be a crossover, and we compare the 2016 Nissan Leaf. to the 2012 Nissan Leaf. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Elon Musk hints at a major range increase for the Tesla Model S in an interview.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Over the next few years, established German luxury automakers are expected to respond to Tesla's success with a series of high-end electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Mercedes-Benz has already discussed an electric car, with a possible introduction date of 2019. Both a sedan and an crossover are rumored, giving Mercedes models to parallel the Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Volkswagen said that an internal assessment following the revelation of cheating on emissions testing in EA 189 2.0L diesels ( earlier post ) has concluded that approximately five million Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand vehicles are affected worldwide. In the heat of the initial discovery of the emissions testing cheating, Volkswagen had said that up to 11 million vehicles worldwide could be affected. ( Earlier post.).

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National Green Transportation

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Over the last week news broke that Volkswagen had allegedly cheated on EPA emissions tests, causing a steep decline in Volkswagen's stock price, and the resignation of CEO Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn. On Friday, Volkswagen named.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

In response to charges from environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe ([link]. ) that it had rigged emissions data, Daimler “ sharply ” denied the allegations and said that it was evaluating legal options pertaining to the approach taken and the public assertions made by the DUH. We categorically deny the accusation of manipulating emission tests regarding our vehicles.

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National Green Transportation

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Over the last week news broke that Volkswagen had allegedly cheated on EPA emissions tests, causing a steep decline in Volkswagen's stock price, and the resignation of CEO Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn. On Friday, Volkswagen named.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

At its meeting in Wolfsburg today, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG appointed Matthias Müller, currently Chairman of Porsche, the new CEO of Volkswagen AG with immediate effect. (Porsche is a Volkswagen Group company.). Former CEO Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday in light of the Volkswagen diesel emissions testing scandal. ( Earlier post.

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National Green Transportation

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency informed automakers that the agency is broadening the Dieselgate investigation. One of the big questions since last weeks revelation that Volkswagen AG allegedly cheated on emissions tests is, just.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Following its appointment of Matthias Müller as the new CEO of the Group ( earlier post ), the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG approved a new management structure for the Group and the brands as well as for the North America region. The changes follow in the wake of the diesel emissions testing scandal that led to the resignation of former CEO Martin Winterkorn.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency informed automakers that the agency is broadening the Dieselgate investigation. One of the big questions since last weeks revelation that Volkswagen AG allegedly cheated on emissions tests is, just.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

An 8-module Li-ion traction battery from AKASOL GmbH powers the ZF electric Advanced Urban Vehicle concept presented at the IAA in Frankfurt. AKASOL is a supplier of Li-ion batteries for high-performance applications. ( Earlier post.). The 8 modules of the AKASYSTEM battery are configured 2/3/3 in 3 system units and can thus be placed in the free spaces at the front and rear axle for efficient packaging.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

We occasionally run articles about "forbidden fruit," or cool and desirable cars sold overseas that aren't available in the U.S. With Honda down to a single hybrid vehicle for the 2016 model year--the aging and low-volume CR-Z two-seater--it turns out one reader is looking covetously at the subcompact Honda Fit Hybrid sold in Japan. The 2016 Honda.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Honda has announced several initiatives under its new “Green Path” approach to reducing the total life-cycle environmental impact of its products and operations in North America. Among these is a $210-million investment in a new, more environmentally responsible auto-body painting facility and innovative paint process at its Marysville, Ohio auto plant (MAP), the largest of Honda’s eight auto plants in North America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Eaton has announced its newest supercharger—TVS2—which improves vehicle manufacturers’ ability to deliver an optimal single boosted application, or to pair this device with other boosting technologies in order to deliver compound boosting solutions for improved engine performance—a combined supercharger-turbocharger system. The announcement came at the 20 th Supercharging Conference in Dresden, Germany.

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