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MARCH 7, 2018

liter gasoline engine that reaps the performance and fuel economy benefits of high thermal efficiency; and a new mid-power, fourth-generation self-charging hybrid system. Fourth-generation self-charging hybrid powertrain. The Lexus UX 250h will also use a new fourth-generation hybrid electric system that features a new 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled a twin-motor, four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) crossover concept—the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer—at the Geneva International Motor Show. This allows safe and comfortable driving and also contributes to fuel economy. Global sales of the Outlander PHEV increased 64.3%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

The National Research Council has released a prepublication edition of a new congressionally mandated report that evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2 Click to enlarge. A new report from J.D.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Launched in Japan in 1995, the CR-V became one of the pioneer models of what has become the highly popular Compact SUV segment. The 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid crossover retains the same basic design and features as its 2020 predecessor. The 2021 hybrid uses a 2.0L Fuel Economy is excellent.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid has made its world debuts and should arrive at U.S. Yesterday, Toyota released a few specifications at an event in Japan. dealers starting around January. But specific details have been surprisingly sparse. Now, we've learned more about the car's different trim levels and paint colors.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

The Gen III Prius offers an EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy of 50 mpg (now revealed to comprise 50 mpg city and 49 mpg highway). This is about a 10% improvement in EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy over the older generation. Hybrid Synergy Drive. Click to enlarge. DOHC 16-valve VVT-i engine.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Introduced in Japan in 1982, the Camry was Toyota’s first mass-produced vehicle with a transverse engine layout. liter V6 with D-4S Fuel Injection and an all-new 2.5-liter liter inline-4 gasoline engine, which comes paired to a new 8-speed Direct-Shift automatic transmission (8AT), and a next-generation Toyota Hybrid System (THS II).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Cumulative fuel consumption of the original and optimized Japan 10-15 driving cycle. Andreas Malikopoulos at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and colleague Juan Aguilar have developed an optimization framework based on their assessment of driving style factors that have a major impact on fuel economy. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

Mazda unveiled the redesigned 2014 Mazda3 (known as the Axela in Japan) in a series of launch events world-wide. liter diesel engine; and as a hybrid electric vehicle (Japan only). It greatly improves dynamic performance and fuel economy over the MZR 1.5 2014 Mazda3. Click to enlarge. With more than 3.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2016

While these economy-wide studies attempt to project the overall response of energy systems to growing availability of natural gas, direct substitution studies are needed to quantify the net emissions impacts of specific natural gas substitutions and thereby inform policies that could influence those substitutions. Cohan, D.S.

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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. As in the third-generation Prius, the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive combines the output of a 1.8-liter Final EPA figures pending.) 2016 Toyota Prius Four Touring. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

It also plans to develop and EV charge & discharge system and information network as well as to demonstrate smart house/ community/ grid technology, starting from Yokohama City. Nissan said it will also provide a second-life energy storage system with used EV batteries through the 4R business.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2022

In Japan, Toyota unveiled the all-new Crown with four model types: sedan, sport, wagon and crossover. The first model out of the lineup will be the crossover type, to be released this fall in Japan. The HYBRID MAX powertrain is Toyota’s all-new performance hybrid system that puts out a manufacturer-estimated 340 net horsepower.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

For Honda on the vehicle side, that strategy encompasses ongoing development of more efficient hybrids, as well as battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles. Honda has set a target of two-thirds of its overall unit sales coming from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero emission vehicles (BEVs and FCVs) by around 2030.

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Fuel Honda Hydrogen Production 150

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

will begin sales of the all-new Legend flagship sedan (its cousin is already on sale in the US as the Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD) at dealerships across Japan on 22 January 2015. In Hybrid Drive, the gasoline engine powers the front wheels while the two rear motors power the rear wheels. Honda Motor Co., Click to enlarge.

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Honda Motor Motors Motoring 252

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

2014 Accord plug-in hybrid. Set to go on sale in early 2013, Honda’s 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) Sedan ( earlier post ) will offer the ability to run in an all-electric mode for 10 to 15 miles and a calculated total driving range of more than 500 miles. EPA fuel economy ratings and gas-electric range rating determined by Honda.).

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

The first Honda hydrogen vehicle–the FCX EV Plus 1997-99 Insight Hatchback Hybrid 1999-2006 Civic Hybrid 2003-* (offered intermittently in various generations of Civics starting with the 7 th generation in 2003; note: An all-new Civic Hybrid will be released in 2025.) Two (or is it three?) kg of hydrogen).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The new transaxle in the Prius c features a new cooling system; overall this new hybrid unit with its 2 motor system is now approaching the same weight as single motor competitive systems and is maintaining a competitive size profile, according to Toyota. The hybrid system in the Prius c comprises a SULEV (Tier 2 Bin 3)-rated 1.5-liter

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

Acura unveiled the production model of the next-generation NSX at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this past January ( earlier post ), and now has provided more technical detail on the high-performance hybrid sports car and its new Sport Hybrid-AWD power unit. The NSX hybrid features four driving modes: Quiet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2016

Nissan Motor’s new Serena, scheduled to go on sale in Japan in late August, will come equipped with the company’s ProPILOT autonomous drive technology. The accelerator, brakes and steering are controlled based on information obtained through a mono camera equipped with advanced-image processing software. The new Serena. More than 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The CH stands for compact hybrid as in compact class. By far, the single most successful example of this has been the gas-electric hybrid. Eight new hybrids. —Jim Lentz.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Newsletter Vol. 3 CARB Date with Destiny Move CARB Forward Plug In America Podcasts! 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? htm Advocates of the Th!

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 8, 2023

Clean Fleet Report was not in the Crosstrek long enough to report a fuel economy number, so come back after we have had the Crosstrek for a full week to see what it does in the real world (the 2024 Crosstrek will be in Subaru dealers in the fall of 2023). The front cabin is comfortable and the gauges positioned for easy viewing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. Audi is systematically driving forward the electrification of its cars with both high-voltage, electric drive e-tron models as well as lower voltage mild hybrids.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Japan has a 2035 deadline. This extra couple of years would give the standards and incentives time to start to shift the fleet; allow for advances in technology; obtain supply; and inform/educate New Zealanders about the future direction. . Successful schemes should be designed to capture CO2, fuel economy, NOx and safety benefits.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

We should continue to adopt policies to reduce transportation energy demand and emissions, while using our evolving information base to assess and reassess which options have the greatest leverage. In the United States, LDVs alone currently account for 43% of petroleum demand and 23% of GHG emissions, when fuel production is considered.

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