Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Fuel mass flow comparison shows Pinnacle engine ahead at just about all points in the map. FEV performed engine mappings in a dynamometer test cell to evaluate the fuel economy of Pinnacle’s TP90 scooter engine compared to a benchmark engine (N15) from Pinnacle’s Asian OEM partner. Test engine specs. Stroke [mm].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2015

The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards. Its battery-electric sibling, the BMW i3, took the same award in 2014.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Ram rolls out a shorter-range electric pickup with a full-size engine under the hood and a lot more range on gasoline. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A Jeep Wrangler EV is in the cards. And Tesla wants to make a $27,000 EV in Germany. Ram on Tuesday revealed a fully redesigned lineup of Ram 1500 trucks.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Today, we've got new details on Mazda's 2020 electric car, a deal for Prius owners on a Hyundai hybrid, a longer list of green-car deals for the month, and a significant new report on why smaller turbocharged engines don't deliver what they promise. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Today, we've got a pair of stories on internal combustion, covering Mazda's innovative and fuel-efficient new SkyActiv-X engine and a dismissive comment on electric cars from a Japanese CEO. plug-in electric car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Also, a new Twitter poll to take and an update on U.S.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 18, 2023

Honda explores hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines in small mobility. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Utah builds out its fast-charging network. And those on the Apple ecosystem can tap into Porsche Taycan energy use while navigating. Apple Maps will.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 8, 2017

Today, Mazda will launch a new and far more fuel-efficient engine even as a supplier says engine development will end in a decade; our readers weigh in on the Tesla Model 3; and we look at lessons learned from educating the public on electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 12, 2019

Which engines were involved in the latest diesel emissions settlement? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending Jan. This week, we learned that, even as electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2023

Ford hybrids are being recalled for engine issues. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Misconceptions about ownership costs are curbing interest in EVs. And is the electric truck ready for a serious remake?

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Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2012

Yes, we're recommending a full-size sport utility with a huge V-8 engine as a "best used green car to buy." Because there are green choices in every automotive category, and this is by far the greenest full-size sport utility vehicle. OK, OK, calm down.

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Tahoe Green Cars Buy Green 107

Green Car Reports

JULY 9, 2019

Hyundai embraces new engine tech in the 2020 Hyundai Sonata. And our latest Twitter poll asks whether buyers would really pay twice as much—or more—for a self-driving car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Tesla Model S and Model X won't get a rumored refresh. The new.

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Hyundai Engine Tesla 2020 81

Green Car Reports

JUNE 16, 2023

Toyota is looking to add more than engine sounds to its electric sports car. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Tesla Model Y outsold all but the F-150. And why aren’t EV brake lights more consistent under brake regen? Full-size pickups aside, the Tesla Model Y topped the sales charts in the U.S.

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Light F-150 Toyota Cars 101

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Achates Power, the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has been selected by APRA-E under its OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ) for an award of more than $9 million to develop a multi-cylinder opposed piston engine operating with compression ignition that uses gasoline as the fuel.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 7, 2021

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. California has laid out a proposed framework for its Advanced Clean Cars II rules, and while it doesn’t quite ban the internal combustion engine, it. The Tesla Model Y is California’s top-selling EV. And CARB lays out a plan that’s not quite an ICE ban.

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Norway California Cars Green Cars 181

Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The plug-in series hybrids would have used dramatically downsized engines—a turbo-2 for the EQS—while halving the EV battery pack. Lucid adds a heat pump and subtracts charging time for its range-leading Air electric sedan.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 15, 2023

Which company revealed plans for a lightweight electric sports car? And which one decided to mimic some of the cues of combustion engines for its top-performance EV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 14, 2023.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 28, 2019

And BMW says gas engines won't go away any time soon. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The company is also reportedly working to develop its own batteries. Automakers are concerned they won't be able to sell enough EVs in Europe. The federal tax credit on Teslas is.

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Tax Credit Tax BMW Europe 68

Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2020

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla is looking around for a new production location. The stars of a TV show get fined for modifying diesel trucks. And do you really want your Model 3 to sound like it has a V-12?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Lots about electric cars, from a list of all 16 on sale today to a look at how compliance cars are doing. Also, supercapacitors in sports cars, and a Mazda engine that could be as clean as an electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 14, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We round up the green cars and concepts of the 2014 New York Auto Show, reveal details on the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta, and talk about Toyota''s latest efficient gasoline engine. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Toyota demonstrates a new combustion engine that generates electricity directly, California and Maryland boost their electric-car incentive programs, and new Scion small cars are in the works. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Toyota Engine Maryland Electric Cars 105

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Today, the three finalists for our annual Best Car To Buy award, a powerful plug-in hybrid coupe from Volvo's Polestar, the importance of wireless charging, and the Netherlands takes the lead. All this and more on Green Car Reports. First, the Dutch planned to ban sales of new cars with combustion engines after 2025.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Designers consider whether less "EVness" will make the 2017 Nissan Leaf more appealing, Tesla Motors sets up shop in Japan, and Chinese-Swedish carmaker Volvo unveils a prototype engine that makes 450 horsepower from just 2.0 All this and more on Green Car Reports. A new aftermarket body kit.'

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

We''ve got a wide variety of stories today, including a panel of experts discussing the future of battery technology, a new TDI turbodiesel engine from Volkswagen, and changes to the 2014 Tesla Model S electric-car lineup. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2015

spec 2016 Audi A3 e-Tron Sportback, enough so that it's the first of five nominees for our Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy award. liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine combined with a 76-kilowatt (102-hp) liquid-cooled electric motor. We were impressed by our first drive of the U.S.-spec

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2016 Green Cars Buy Audi 60

Green Car Reports

JULY 5, 2018

Tesla vehicle engineer Doug Field will not return to the automaker. Oil companies begin fighting for a share of electric-car charging dollars. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Field, formerly Tesla's chief engineer for vehicle. Electra Meccanica plans a new e-Roadster.

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Oil Engine Electric Cars Charging 60

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Production of the BMW i3 electric car may be increased, electric car rentals lag, and Toyota thinks larger, non-turbocharged engines can deliver better mpg. All this and more on Green Car Reports. It thinks "upsized".'

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BMW Toyota Electric Cars Engine 96

Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2021

Nissan hits a 50% thermal efficiency with an engine set for hybrid duty. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. There aren’t any mass-market convertible electric cars. Volvo reveals the first EV for its lineup that won’t get a gasoline equivalent. And VW teases the idea of an electric Cabriolet.

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Convert Volvo Nissan Recharge 138

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Today, European electric-car sales, another proposed ban on sales of cars with engines, a new battery-pack cooling approach, and a relocated future Ford electric model. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A bill to ban.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: the redesigned Volkswagen Polo subcompact launches in Europe, Nissan reveals the tiny engine for its ZEOD electric Le Mans racer, and the fate of Chrysler''s hybrids. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 23, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: We drive the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric car and Golf TDI diesel back to back, Tesla halts Model S assembly to prepare for the Model X, and Ford details fuel-efficient engines for the 2015 F-150. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Electric or diesel?

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F-150 2015 Ford Engine 111

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2014

We''ve got lots of diesel news today, including a radically efficient two-stroke engine from Achates Power and possible Hyundai and Kia diesels for the U.S. We also share Volkswagen''s views on the future of plug-in hybrids and how they relate to battery-electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2020

A teardown reveals the Model Y’s heat pump and some other engineering differences. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Charging infrastructure for commercial trucks could use some help in Europe. And we have some advice on making your battery last.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Today, a death in the family, a future competitor for Tesla's Model 3, 10,000 plug-ins from one maker in one month, and some Dieselgate engine updates. All this and more on Green Car Reports. liter V-6 TDI diesel engines used in Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles. We asked our.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 16, 2013

Instead, it looked at car buyers’ attitudes to green cars, and how many people are actively environmentally conscious when it comes to choosing new models and the makers to buy them from. Ford this week revealed results of a poll it commissioned. Don’t worry, it wasn’t focused on brand specifics.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2021

And Lucid might build cars in Saudi Arabia. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The search engine giant Baidu is reportedly partnering up with Volvo parent Geely, to use the automaker’s dedicated.

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