Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

The 2011 Ford Explorer SUV. liter V6 also features improved deceleration fuel shutoff technology to maximize fuel economy in closed-throttle situations. The unique turbocharger is optimally matched to the EcoBoost I-4 engine and SUV vehicle performance behavior. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2009

GKN Driveline countertrack technology for fixed joints. GKN Driveline’s new constant velocity joint (CVJ) technology—“countertrack”— offers potential for fuel savings, according to the company. Most vehicles today have two CVJ driveshafts per vehicle and some SUVs have up to seven. Top: sideshaft SX CVJ. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2010

The extended range electric vehicle drive system by Raser Technologies and its development partner FEV is targeted at providing up to 40 miles all-electric range for SUVs and light trucks. Raser Technologies, Inc. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Solar. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

The plant, formerly the Michigan Truck Plant and the production site for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs, is one of three North American light truck plants Ford is retooling to build fuel-efficient global small cars in the coming years. Tags: Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Manufacturers. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

Audi has rolled out its new generation Q7 performance SUV with lower fuel consumption and emissions. The Audi Q7 is available with six direct injection engines, two of them gasoline-powered and four diesel engines, including the world’s most powerful diesel SUV, the Audi Q7 V12 TDI. Tags: Brief. Its fuel consumption is 12.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. GM expects the Buick plug-in hybrid to be the first commercially available plug-in hybrid SUV produced by a major automaker. V-6 flex-fuel engine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

The study also found that once technological progress is considered, meeting the CAFE standards adopted in 2007 under the Bush Administration would have required halting the observed increases in weight and engine power characteristics, but little more. Tags: Fuel Efficiency. Knittel, 2009. Knittel, 2009. Knittel, Christopher R.

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2009

The terms ‘green’ and ’sports utility vehicle’ rarely fit into the same sentence, but tyre manufacturer Kumho believes it has developed the SUV of the future with a clear environmental conscience. Of course, the Fortis design also features revolutionary tyre technology from Kumho.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Raser Technologies, Inc. Berg to form a new electric automotive company focused initially on trucks and SUVs for fleet customers. I am very pleased with the acquisition and the opportunity for rapid growth in the electric vehicle market based on Raser’s strategic position, orders and their E-REV truck technology. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Nissan, which began development of fuel cell vehicle technology in 1996, has previously used FCVs in demonstration fleets in Japan and in California through the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP), but this is Nissan’s first commercial FCV lease in North America. Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen. Nissan North America, Inc. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

An IntelliChoice.com survey finds that most 2009 US hybrid and clean diesel cars, trucks and SUVs deliver a lower total cost of ownership compared to gasoline versions of the same (or comparable) vehicles. The long-time knock against “green” cars, trucks and SUVs is that their sticker prices do not justify the gas savings.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

We contend that potential solutions to the battery problem are not just a matter of technology development and cost reduction, but instead involve a concurrence between battery technology and appropriate PHEV performance goals. Cross-over SUV. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. Source: Axsen et al. CD operation.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

Better fuel efficiency and lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have become staples of new sports utility vehicle (SUV) releases as manufacturers realise that there is no room for compromise on environmental features regardless of the type of vehicle being sold.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

Raser also plans to offer its E-REV powertrain in popular SUV models in the near future. The agreement sets forth the first phase of commercial production of electric fleet vehicles utilizing HHI’s high tech engineering and manufacturing capability and Raser’s extended range electric vehicle powertrain technology. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

The ix35 blue, which goes into production at the end of 2010 offers CO 2 emissions figure of just 135 g/km, positioning it not only as a rival to leading C-segment SUV models but also to C-segment hatchbacks. Tags: Diesel Engines Hybrids. The new, downsized 1.0-liter liter Kappa gasoline and 1.7-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2010

Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. Engine technologies such as SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) and turbocharging, as well as new transmissions such as the S6, will be applied in Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet products offered by Shanghai GM.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2009

The study finds that the rebates had a large and positive effect on the market share of hybrid vehicles, largely at the expense of intermediate cars, intermediate SUVs and some high performance compact cars. Ambarish Chandra, Sumeet Gulati, and Milind Kandlikary (2009) Green Drivers or Free Riders?

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

However, as green cars become more mainstream could it mark the end for exclusive green car brands? It appears that it is no longer viable for companies to designate one of their brands as green because advanced fuel efficient technology is expected across their range.

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Hybrid Efficiency in a Premium SUV. The evolution of this fine SUV over the years has made it one of the best in its class. First, that a Lexus is just a Toyota with a higher price tag. (It Lexus has been known to say it is where “luxury goes green,” which is fair and accurate. It isn’t!). You will not be disappointed.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. Here we offer some insight into these newcomers and their potential impact on the future of green motoring. Tesla Motors. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the news as the Government embarks on the Building Britain’s Future scheme – a plan for recovery based on low carbon, high technology industries, products and services. Now it seems that its efforts have been rewarded.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

FEV partnered with Utah-based Raser Technologies (Raser) in the development of the H3 ReEV, the first vehicle equipped with Raser’s range-extended electric vehicle technology.( The Hummer H3 ReEV is the first range-extended electric vehicle based on a full-sized SUV. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Gary Rogers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Mitsubishi currently supplies electric cars based on the i-MiEV as well as SUVs to Peugeot. Mitsubishi will use its technology for making minivehicles small and light to achieve high fuel efficiency. Tags: Brief. The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. liter displacement—that it will manufacture in emerging countries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2009

Initial analysis indicates liquid injection LPG technology can reduce CO 2 levels 12% or more compared to current LPG technology. Second, the Ford Territory, the only Australian-made SUV, will receive a clean diesel version of Ford’s 2.7-liter Tags: Australia Engines. liter turbocharged V6 engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2010

Chery is continuing to leverage global resources and is making great strides in building core technological competitiveness, as well as actively following government policies to reduce greenhouse gases and emissions. —Dr. Tags: Brief. Zhu Hang, vice president and Dean of Engine Engineering & Research Institute, Chery Automobile Co.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

Renewable or green power supplies 3% of Ford’s energy needs worldwide. With this solar energy system, we will be able to gain vital understanding about the integration of renewable power, smart-grid technologies and energy storage at an industrial facility. Renewable or green power supplies 3% of Ford’s energy needs worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. Under the exclusive agreement, ZAP and Jonway take the electric drive systems designed by ZAP and integrate them into the reengineered EV SUV that will be produced by Jonway.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Fuel consumption and emissions from the ML 450 HYBRID are up to 60% less than a conventional eight-cylinder SUV with permanent all-wheel drive. In response to increasing engine loads and higher speeds, two-mode technology, by contrast, variably shifts the power transfer from the electrical path to the mechanical drive path.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

AC Propulsion and AutoPort’s solution offers the low cost of ownership and revenue producing potential of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology integrated into its drive system. Tags: Brief. The converted vehicle will comply with Guidelines for Electric Vehicle Safety SAE J2344, and all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

In combination with other Land Rover technologies, this powertrain could reduce fuel consumption by as much as 30% compared with other SUVs of comparable size, and reduce emissions to approximately 120 g/km. Tags: Diesel Hybrids. The LRX was conceived as a highly fuel-efficient, 2.0-liter,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2009

Kilometers per crop hectare for switchgrass feedstock with a small SUV. This is largely due to fact that the small SUV BEV has an electric motor that is 3.1 times as efficient as the internal combustion engine of the small SUV ICV for highway driving. Campbell et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Campbell et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2009

With HHV technology, the stop-and-go fuel efficiency of yard hostlers is improved by 50 to 60% and CO 2 emissions are reduced by more than 30%. The energy recovery technology used to stop the vehicle also reduces brake wear by 75%, increasing the net operating savings substantially. Tags: Brief.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

A new electric automotive company will be formed led by a group of private investors in California after a deal was finalised with Raser Technologies to use its electric powertrain in trucks and SUVs for fleet customers. Led by Carl E Berg, who helped found lithium-ion battery firm Valence, the company will be capitalised with [.].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Carnegie Mellon has a long history of leadership in autonomous navigation—including the self-driving SUV called Boss, the winning entry in DARPA’s Urban Challenge robot road race in 2007 and DepthX, an autonomous NASA submarine that explored the world’s deepest sinkhole. Tags: Brief. and Lockheed Martin Co.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Ford is making the Michigan investment commitment after working with officials on a new Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) package that replaces several existing state incentives and makes Michigan a more competitive place to invest in new fuel-saving technologies and facilities. Tags: Brief. facility by 2012.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2009

This will represent the first real-world use of hydraulic hybrid technology in this type of vehicle. The technology is ideally suited for use in yard hostlers and heavy-duty urban vehicles like city transit buses, delivery, and refuse trucks. It is also well suited for use in light-duty trucks and SUVs. Tags: Brief.

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