Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? For people looking for the most effective way to end our addiction to oil, PHEVs have made sense because carmakers can build them now, with todays technology and using todays infrastructure. At $3 for a gallon of gas, driving a non-hybrid car costs 8-20 cents/mile (depending on MPG).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2016
As a result of these investments, fleet-wide mpg increased from 6.87 The adoption rate of new efficiency technologies such as electronically controlled transmissions, low-viscosity engine oil, and tire pressure inflation on trailers continued to increase even though diesel fuel prices averaged $2.71
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2014
liters for 100 kilometers (84 mpg US). Oil must sometimes meet contradictory requirements to act as a coolant, whilst giving good wear protection but low friction properties. Since 2010, they have developed together more than 50 engine, transmission and hydraulic oils. seconds from zero to 100 km/h, and can go 33 km (20.5
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2014
The two-piece housing design has been retained: the torque converter housing is made of lightweight aluminium, while the transmission housing with weight-optimized plastic oil pan is made of an even lighter magnesium alloy. In the first-generation 7G-TRONIC dating from 2003, the efficiency of this component was only 85%.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 22, 2009
But the new rules could make it virtually impossible for current Prius owners to transform their cars into super-efficient vehicles that get up to 150 mpg. In 2003, the board relaxed its landmark support for so-called zero-emission vehicles after being sued by the major car companies and the Bush administration.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Part movie spaceship, part oil independence klaxon, the sound fills the cabin and certainly wont appeal to everyone. The car is noisy, with the hum of the electric motor omnipresent when youre not at a standstill. Luckily, the sound is kind of cool. All rights reserved AutoblogGreen is a member of the Weblogs, Inc.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
"However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I
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