Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

BMW of North America is introducing the new TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder engine (N20) to the X3 xDrive28i; the new engine replaces the outgoing inline 6-cylinder engine (N52) as the next step in BMW’s EfficientDynamics strategy. BMW 4-cylinder gasoline engine with TwinPower Turbo. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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BMW Auto Fuel Economy Exhaust 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

SuperTruck II builds on the successful SuperTruck I program, which has already led to more than twenty fuel saving technologies that have reached the commercial market, said Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman. By area of interest, the awards are: EV Everywhere Plug‐In Electric Vehicle Local Showcases (Area of Interest 1).

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

Seeking to build upon the “mystique and persona”, in its words, of the current Prius, Toyota introduced the Prius v , its new hybrid wagon/crossover and the second vehicle in a planned family of at least four carrying the Prius nameplate, to journalists last week, ahead of the vehicle’s expected North American debut this fall.

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Prius Toyota North America MPG 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Exceeding its initial program targets, the plug-in 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid ( earlier post ) has earned an electric-mode fuel economy rating of 84 miles-per-gallon-equivalent (MPGe) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As All figures from fueleconomy.gov.).

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Minivan Chrysler EPA 2017 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. MMNA) gave the Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV ( earlier post ) plug-in hybrid its North American debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. For additional power optimization with reduced exhaust emissions, the 1.1-liter Fuel economy would be more than 65 mpg US (3.6

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Mitsubishi PHEV Concept Lithium Ion 252

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The second-generation Volt, which makes its world debut in about 10 weeks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, features a clean-sheet, all-new Voltec propulsion system—new battery, new electric drive unit, new power electronics and new range-extending engine. Click to enlarge. The new direct-injected 1.5

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Volt GM Motor Motors 341

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 29, 2022

The CX-50 was designed for, and is initially only being sold in North America. Fuel economy is rated at 24 mpg city/30 highway/27 combined mpg for the base engine and 23/29/25 for the turbocharged CX-50 we drove. Beyond Pavement into Nature. Mazda has added another SUV to their lineup. Hitting the Paved Road.

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Mazda SUV MPG Clean 94

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fuel economy gains of more than 10%. Earlier post.).

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Ford Engine Global Market 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2010

Ford’s all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks are equipped with new diesel and gasoline engine powertrains that deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. liter V-8 gas engine average a 15% improvement in fuel economy versus 2010 models. Trucks equipped with the new base 6.2-liter

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Fuel Economy Economy Diesel Gasoline 220

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2014

The mid-size sedan segment is one of the largest segments in North America, with more than 2 million sales annually. The 200 is the industry’s first mid-size sedan with a standard nine-speed automatic transmission, which enables expected highway fuel economy ratings of 35 mpg US (6.7 l/100 km) when coupled with the 2.4-liter

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Chrysler Standards MPG Fuel Economy 291

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

During the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit, Gary Kissel of General Motors presented an update of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle standards being revised or developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Hybrid Standards Committee. by Jack Rosebro. Active standards work. Click to enlarge.

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2009 Standards Hybrid Fuel Economy 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Westport HPDI uses natural gas as the primary fuel in a Diesel (compression ignition) cycle along with a small amount of diesel fuel as an ignition source. This allows small quantities of diesel fuel and large quantities of natural gas to be delivered at high pressure to the combustion chamber. OEM product lines. Earlier post.).

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Gas Diesel Fuel Economy Engine 220

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APRIL 13, 2009

The newly introduced GMC Terrain ( earlier post ) became the latest GM North American model that will feature a fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (DI) engine in 2010. For MY 2009, GM is offering 6 engine variants with direct injection in 10 models in North America, 18 worldwide. The MY 2009 engines include three 2.0-liter

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Gasoline Engine Oil-Sands Saturn 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

A GM analysis of vehicle data collected from first generation found that Volt vehicles were driven more than half a billion miles in North America from October 2013 through September 2014, and that 74% of the miles were all-electric. (A Increased charge sustaining fuel economy. liter range extender engine.

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Volt GM 2016 Extended Range 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2009

Debuting in the next-generation F-Series Super Duty truck, the new diesel engine will deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy while adding more fueling flexibility—the engine is sanctioned for up to B20 biodiesel blends—and meeting 2010 emissions requirements. liter Power Stroke V-8 turbo diesel engine.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

If the manufacturers have no surprises up their exhaust pipes the car will be practical and reasonably priced. If a driver doesn't have access to a compressor station, they will be able to plug into the electrical grid and use the car's built-in compressor to refill the tank in about 4 hours. So, in a sense, this is an electric car.

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New York City New York Alternative Fuels Plug-in 100