Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The Trends report has been published annually since 1975 and covers all passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and all but the largest pickup trucks and vans. l/100 km), followed by car SUVs at 24.5 These data have been collected and maintained by EPA since 1975, and comprise the most comprehensive database of its kind.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

The study includes various sizes of sedans, wagons, and SUVs, as well as pickup trucks, minivans and a few “muscle” and sports cars. Analysis has focused on speeds of 50, 60, 70 and 80 mph. [ 1 ] The data resulting from these tests simulates steady highway cruising on flat roads at moderate temperatures (SAE J2263, J2264). Thomas, H-L.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

The annual report provides data on the CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and technology characteristics of new light-duty vehicles (cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks). Characteristics of new LDVs for six model years. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. There are 15 MY 2013 pickup and minivan/van models for which at least one variant of the model has a combined city/highway label fuel economy rating of 20 mpg (11.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

The research project will focus on adapting the hydraulic hybrid system to a Chrysler Town & Country minivan equipped with a 2.4-liter, In 2004, EPA had combined a full series hydraulic hybrid system with a diesel engine in a 2003 Ford Expedition SUV. liter, inline four-cylinder gasoline engine. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

SUV/Minivan) compared to about 5% with conventional cylinder deactivations, and about 7.2% Extended range of authority is required to phase the camshafts 95 degrees; MPL is required to start the engine with extended range of authority. VCD can deliver about a 4.5% improvement in fuel economy on an E-class vehicle (e.g., and Sisson, J.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2012

Most small, 2 wheel drive SUVs from MY 1975-2011 have been reclassified from trucks to cars; this lowers the absolute truck share, particularly since the mid-1980s when SUV sales began to increase rapidly. EPA made two changes to the database this year that affect truck market share.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The most recent data available—2010 data—show that 17% of all police-reported crashes (fatal, injury-only and property-damage-only) in the US involve reports of distracted driving. The percent of all police-reported crashes that involve distraction has remained consistent over 5 years.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

On the product side, the summary asserted that: GM earns a disproportionate share of its profits from high-margin trucks and SUVs and is thus vulnerable to energy cost-driven shifts in consumer demand. In an attempt to leapfrog Toyota, GM has devoted significant resources to the Chevy Volt.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Following that, according Chryslers filings, will come electric-powered cars, SUVs and crossovers, some based on Fiat vehicles, according to the "viability plan" Chrysler submitted to the Treasury Department. Possibilities include a minivan and an Jeep Wrangler-like off-roader.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans, according to Tesla. While NHTSA does not publish a star rating above 5, Tesla said that safety levels “better than 5 stars” are captured in the VSS data for the vehicles that have been tested.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans. Broadly, the 30-month Achates ARPA-E project will deliver a three-cylinder, 3.0-liter It could also be the first of a family of OPGCI engines spanning 1.0 displacements, said Redon. and Headley, J.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans. The goal of the 30-month Achates ARPA-E project is to deliver a three-cylinder, 3.0-liter It could also be the first of a family of OPGCI engines spanning 1.0 displacements, said Redon. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

↓ ↑ report 10 Pixls 11:45PM (4/09/2009) well i think, in a perfect world there would be some level of uniformity to the batteries per car of course not all cars would have the same pack, that would be impossible, but perhaps, an SUV pack, a sport pack, minivan pack, and like regular car or something.

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