Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) grocery bags can be successfully pyrolyzed to alternative diesel fuel, according to a new study by a team from the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service ARS. 2014.01.019.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2023

Driven by two electric motors, it meets all the requirements of class VR9 protection without any limitations, as does the new combustion-engine BMW 7 Series Protection (fuel consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 15.6 The new BMW 7 Series Protection also features a self-sealing fuel tank as a standard. kWh/100 km.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy today released the 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, which gives consumers information about estimated fuel costs and mileage standards for model year 2010 vehicles. For MY 2010, the Prius is the top fuel economy leader , with EPA ratings of 51/48 mpg city/highway.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2009

AT&T plans to invest up to $565 million as part of a long-term strategy to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years. The new deployments will bring AT&T’s alternative-fuel fleet to more than 15,000 vehicles by 2019. Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO of AT&T.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. We project that electric vehicles will save the city $110,000 per year in reduced fuel and maintenance, costs that we would otherwise have to spend on gas-powered vehicles. A similar study examining Loveland, Colo.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2022

Clean Fleet Report will have detailed reviews of the Sportage gasoline, hybrid and eventually the plug-in hybrid in the coming months. Liter Inline 4-cylinder, Gasoline. Fuel Economy: 25 mpg city/32 highway/28 combined. Liter Inline 4-cylinder, Gasoline. EPA Fuel Economy: 23 mpg city/28 highway/25 combined.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

When Auto Start-Stop debuts in North America, it will be available on gasoline-powered cars and utilities with either a manual or automatic transmission as well as vehicles that use Ford’s patented dual-clutch six-speed automatic transmission. The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

In addition, the Vertrek incorporates a stop/start system and regenerative braking to lower its fuel consumption. The Vertrek concept previews a next-generation product with a sleek design while maintaining the cargo volume offered by the current Ford Escape in North America, a traditional compact SUV with 66.3 The Vertrek concept.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 17, 2023

With factors like dependable fuel efficiency and contemporary technological improvements, there are certain automobile attributes that college students absolutely cannot do without. With the typically restricted funds, having a car that consumes fuel in small amounts can substantially decrease monthly expenses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

EcoBoost technology combines smaller overall size with turbocharging, direct injection and variable valve timing to deliver significantly improved performance and fuel economy. Ford says its EcoBoost engines deliver up to 20% better fuel economy than larger-displacement gasoline engines. liter three-cylinder; 1.5-liter,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2011

At the Google I/O conference in May, Ford introduced its research and innovation into using the cloud to predict driver behavior in order to optimize vehicle control systems and improve vehicle performance attributes such as fuel or hybrid-electric efficiency. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). ( Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

Expected fuel economy for the C-MAX Energi is the equivalent of 95 miles per gallon (MPGe) combined city/highway—the same as for the Prius PHV. Though Ford is concentrating on hybrid versions of C-MAX in the US, the designs of C-MAX Energi and C-MAX Hybrid are based on the gasoline- and diesel-powered European version.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

This is part of AT&T’s plan to invest up to $565 million to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years. The converted vehicles will utilize the BAF CalComp System, a proprietary CNG fuel system certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (ARB).

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2009 Convert Alternative Fuels Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2009

The top-selling model under C4C program was the Ford Escape, according to an Edmunds.com analysis. Edmunds.com included sales of all Escape models in its calculation. We support the efforts to improve fuel efficiency, and this program is a good step. million, with the SAAR for the month closing out at 12.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Our investments and expanding lineup reflect our view that global offerings of electrified vehicles will exceed gasoline-powered vehicles within the next 15 years. Many Escape Hybrid taxis are still on the road, moving passengers for more than 350,000 miles each and still using their original batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

Ford notes that the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid’s projected fuel economy tops its nearest competitor—the 2010 Lexus HS 250h—by 6 mpg, while providing room for one more passenger and more standard luxury and segment-exclusive safety features. The combined gasoline engine and electric motor provide 191 net horsepower (142 kW).

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2011 HS 250h MPG Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

Testing of an intelligent air conditioning control system integrated with a hybrid powertrain as part of the UK’s Sentience project ( earlier post )— showed that, under conditions representative of UK summer weather, the new system consistently delivers fuel savings in excess of 9% over the urban portion of the NEDC drive cycle.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

liter gasoline engine, running on 87 octane, and two motor generators producing 120 kilowatts for a combined 220 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque. Driving Range and Charging The two Prius Prime models differ in their EPA rated fuel economy depending on which tires they are wearing. The aerodynamic design has a 0.27

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

2012 was something of a transition year for Ford with its electric drive vehicles; the venerable Escape Hybrid was phasing out, while only the new Fusion Hybrid and the MKZ Hybrid had a full year of sales. But for the first nine months of 2013, Ford’s sales of conventional hybrids (Fusion, C-MAX and MKZ) zoomed to 58,262 units, or 14.9%

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 11, 2021

The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco has two EcoBoost gasoline engine choices. EPA fuel economy numbers for the 1.5L Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. A throwback but full of modern tech. Two Engines, One Transmission.

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Ford Jeep MPG Fuel Economy 66

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Toyota anticipates that the 2016 Prius ( earlier post ) will deliver fuel economy ratings of 54 MPG city / 50 MPG highway / 52 MPG combined. liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine and two motor/generators through an electronically controlled planetary-type continuously variable transmission (CVT). Final EPA figures pending.)

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Fuel-saving gasoline-electric hybrid cars don't save as much fuel as thought, according to new government fuel-economy ratings available to the public for the first time. The Ford Escape hybrid, which uses a gasoline-electric drive system similar to Toyota's, goes down about 12 percent.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

liter four-cylinder gasoline engine mated to an 8.9 Eco is the default setting where you want to be for the best fuel economy in the hybrid system, and the EV mode is good for up to 26 all-electric miles. The 2021 Niro PHEV provides impressive range and fuel economy. kW electric motor. Your numbers may differ.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency rates the Corsair’s fuel economy at 33 mpg highway and combined when running in hybrid mode only. MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of electric energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline (33.7 kilowatt-hours/kWh). Your numbers may differ.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2007

He points out that the market for liquid fuels for transportation is global, source doesn't determine price, and that any substitute liquid fuel will be priced in the context of petroleum. As a lawyer for electric utilities, the solution to the market dilemma of liquid fuels is right under his nose. Think bigger.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

In an interview Monday, Mr. Ghosn said Nissan decided to accelerate development of battery-powered vehicles because of high gasoline prices and environmental concerns, not just because of the need to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. Nissan also expects to sell a lineup of electric vehicles globally by 2012. Toyota ( TM ).

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Plug In Partners

MAY 16, 2006

A small gasoline engine provides power for the vehicle over longer distances, much like the Toyota Prius. Environmentalists argue that plug-in hybrid technology is the most immediate option to improve fuel economy and cut greenhouse gas emissions."

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Ford Escape Plug-in Plug 100

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

The Audi R18 e-tron quattro diesel hybrids ( earlier post ) that will race at Le Mans this coming weekend (14-15 June) are the lightest and most fuel efficient LMP1 racers has yet to bring to the track. New WEC regulations require up to 30% less fuel use this year. liter V-4 gasoline engine that is compact and lightweight.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In It is much more than that.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 24, 2024

For even more peace of mind, on those occasions where a long road trip is planned, original owners get 10 free days of a Subaru gasoline-powered vehicle. The beauty of the Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive is, when stopped on a trail due to deep ruts, the instant torque at any speed delivers a smooth escape.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 25, 2022

But the Solterra completely leaves gasoline behind and is all-electrons all-the-time. For even more peace of mind, on those occasion where a long road trip is planned, there are 10 free days of a Subaru gasoline-powered car or SUV. We got a chance to get dirty. Going Off-Road. Back on the Pavement. Capable around town, too.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

The Transit Connect BEV will use the same proven cell technology that is currently deployed in the Ford Escape plug-in hybrid fleet that is on the road today. From an industry standpoint, we are seeing delivery fleet and utility vehicle operators move to smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. Scott Harrison, Azure Dynamics CEO.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

seconds; its EPA estimated fuel economy rating is 42 mpg US (5.6 Combined with a cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system, the adoption of the Atkinson Cycle offers significant gains in fuel efficiency and the reduction of emissions. With a total system output of 134 hp (100 kW), the CT 200h will accelerate from 0-60 mph in 9.8

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Lexus Hybrid MPG Exhaust 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

bar IMEP n ) showing performance of jet ignition with vaporized gasoline. Results showed a 19% fuel economy improvement over conventional SI combustion at this operating point. Mahle Powertrain has refined its pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition combustion system ( earlier post ) to function robustly using only gasoline.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. Navistar’s FCEV will get energy from two GM Hydrotec fuel cell power cubes. Two Navistar fuel cell-powered long-haul trucks.

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EV Life

JUNE 8, 2023

The other factor keeping some drivers from making the switch to electric SUVs, despite the long-term savings on fuel, is the initial sticker price. PHEVs offer a bridge between traditional gas-powered and all-electric vehicles, saving drivers money by reducing gasoline expenses while providing a familiar and comfortable driving experience.

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