Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2012
A new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. ICCT Working Paper 2012-02.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2009
Volkswagen has officially opened a new plant in Pune, India on Tuesday in the presence of some 500 international guests. The Volkswagen Group has already been building Skoda, Volkswagen and Audi models at its plant in Aurangabad since 2001. The Pune plant will begin building the Skoda Fabia compact car in May 2009.
Baua Electric
MARCH 6, 2024
As per the company’s internal report, the market is poised to grow at a 15% CAGR in the said period. Back in 2001, Maruti Suzuki was one of the first players in this segment with its True Value channel, enabling trust and breaking stereotypes attached to the purchase of ‘second-hand’ vehicles.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2014
Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 20, 2014
International cooperation will be necessary to resolve problems in maritime and air transport, but action on cars and trucks can be taken at a national or state level. The initial sales requirement was 2% of car sales in 1998 (representing about 20,000 vehicles at the time), increasing to 5% in 2001 and 10% in 2003.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far. So far, most start as hybrids.
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