Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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2004 2016 Emissions California 225

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

BMW Record Car H2R BMW anticipated a future for hydrogen-powered production car with the BMW H2R, which set nine world records back in 2004, using an adapted version of the 6.0-liter liter 12-cylinder engine taken from the BMW 760i.

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BMW Hydrogen 2004 Cars 492

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 Noteworthy fuel-economy trends, taking into account the length of time represented: A minor decrease between 1966 and 1973 (from 13.5 A modest increase between 1973 and 1991 (from 12.9 mpg for both years). gallons per 100 miles to 5.10 per year.

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Fuel Economy 2019 Economy Light 435

The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This particular 2004 Cadillac XLR comes in a lovely shade of blue. This isn't the first XLR we've featured here, but we haven't featured many. The ad copy is sparse but we know it has 82,000 miles on it and the seller says it's clean, runs well, and has been well-maintained.

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2004 Cadillac New York Cars 110

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year. The MSRP for the 2004 Diamante LS (which was the top trim level, after the VR-X and ES) was $27,619, or about $45,791 in December 2023 dollars. The engine is a 3.5-liter

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2004 Mitsubishi Colorado North America 100

The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Today we bring you another 2004 Cadillac XLR. The CadiVette that flopped -- yet in this author's opinion, the styling has aged well. This one has 145,010 miles on the clock and has been garage kept and never in an accident. The seller has replaced the front grille for aesthetics reasons, however.

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2004 Cadillac North Carolina Cars 107

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 8, 2024

Today we bring you a 2004 Infiniti G35 with a six-speed manual transmission. This one has 158K miles, the premium package, the aero package, and Brembo brakes. It has new front brakes, new front shocks, new stereo, new LED lighting, and some paint has been resprayed.

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2004 Infinity Tennessee Cars 105

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 26, 2024

Today we bring you a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLI that is located somewhere near where I live. This one is stock with no mods, has had a few parts replaced, and has 120,000 miles on the clock. It's got a six-speed manual transmission. It also has Recaro seats.

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2004 Chicago Cars Miles 105

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 Noteworthy fuel-economy trends, taking into account the length of time represented: A minor decrease between 1966 and 1973 (from 13.5 A modest increase between 1973 and 1991 (from 12.9 mpg for both years). gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 per year.

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Fuel Economy 2017 Economy Light 397

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The mid-Aughts Pontiac GTO was a pretty fun car even in stock form -- I drove more than a few during my time as a front-desk service grunt at a BPG dealer -- and today we feature a modified 2004 Pontiac GTO that's presumably even more fun, thanks to modifications.

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2004 Eaton Cars Dealers 105

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 26, 2024

It's a 2004 Land Rover Discovery with a brand-new engine. We send you into the weekend with a weird one today. There are just 3,000 miles on the engine, which is a 4.6-liter. The trim is an SE and the transmission is an automatic. Our seller isn't very verbose, but he or she does mention a snorkel and no rust.

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Land Rover 2004 Raleigh Cars 105

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2019

Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004. While this rate has been on a rebound since 2013, the 2017 rate is still down from 2004 by 5.2%. In a recent article , I examined changes in distance driven in the United States during the period from 1984 through 2017. population).

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Hit the jump for more on this 2004 Volkswagen Golf R32. Today's UCOTD is a nearly two-decade-old hot hatch with some mods. The seller says the car is in good condition with a clean title and it recently passed North Carolina state inspection. The mileage is just under 140K.

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2004 North Carolina Cars Exhaust 105

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2022

AISIN has developed and produced more than 5 million electric units since the launch of its first hybrid transmission in 2004. Meanwhile, DENSO has developed and produced more than 20 million inverters since the launch of the first Prius in 1997.

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Downsizing 2004 Corporation Prius 435

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 17, 2023

This Chicago-based 2004 Volkswagen Beetle convertible is a bit different from our usual pickings. There are 124,000 miles on the clock of this automatic-transmission car and it is a GLS trim. It appears to be pretty stock, with the 1.8T

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2004 Chicago Cars Wind 98

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

The partnership between Solaris and each of the operators dates back to 2004. It will allow them to optimize the fleet’s operation by increasing its availability and the limiting downtime of the buses, as well as by preventing any unnecessary drives back to the bus depot.

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Hydrogen 2004 Store Fuel 434

The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 24, 2023

It's a nearly 20-year-old 2004 Porsche Boxster S 500 that looks to be in pretty decent shape. Today's UCOTD isn't a project like yesterday's ride. It's number 1,842 of 1,953 units made -- only 500 of which made it to our shores. So it's a pretty rare bird, yet the price tag is just $14,900.

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2004 Porsche Cars Texas 102

The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today we bring you a 2004 Acura RSX Type S. We're back after a break for the 2023 Los Angeles Show coverage. Yeah, I know, we use the RSX a lot for this feature. That's because inexpensive compact sports cars with three pedals tend to tickle my fancy and I do most of the picking for this segment.

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2004 Acura Los Angeles Boston 105

The Truth About Cars

JULY 24, 2023

Today's UCTOD is a 2004 Jeep Wrangler TJ -- with a manual. This Jeep has a tick over 162K miles on the clock and has the X trim with the Rocky Mountain Package. It also has the 4.0-liter liter inline-six. The seller says it's been well-maintained and has been used as a weekend driver.

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2004 Jeep Ohio Cars 97

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2013

2010 engines emissions reduction relative to 2010, 2007, and 2004 US emission standards. earlier post ), found that emissions of NO 2 and other nitrogen oxides—which can have direct health effects and contribute to the formation of smog—were approximately 61% below the 2010 EPA standard and 99% lower than in 2004 engines.

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Diesel Emissions 2004 San Antonio 296

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Gasoline consumption per capita was calculated using the population estimates in the ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States.

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2020 Gasoline 2019 2000 415

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2020

Since 2004, due to technical innovations, fuel economy and horsepower have increased while vehicle weight has stayed about the same. From the late 1980s to the mid-2000s, fuel economy generally declined while horsepower and weight increased. Source: DOE.

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Fuel Economy 2019 Economy Light 243

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

They attracted investment from Musk, who was granted a chairman of the board position with his investment in 2004, during Tesla's first funding round. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning were co-founders of Tesla, aiming to produce what became the Tesla Roadster.

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IDEA 2004 Tesla Grant 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

above the 1993 value, while in the United States the peak distance (in 2004) was 14.6% decrease from the peak in 2004 to 2013. In Great Britain the peak distance (in 2007) was 15.4% above the 1993 value. A substantial decrease between the mid 2000s and 2013. In Great Britain there was a 7.5%

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United States 2004 2018 Personal 273

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2021

bbl in 2020—the lowest since 2004. The US (-2.3 million b/d), the European Union (-1.5 million b/d) and India (-480,000 b/d) reported the largest declines. China was one of the few countries where demand increased in 2020 (220,000 b/d). Source: bp. The oil price (Dated Brent) averaged $41.84/bbl million b/d), the EU (-1.5

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge was a spectacular failure. The Stanford team hadnt entered the 2004 Grand Challenge and wasnt expected to win the 2005 race. In the 2004 race, CMUs Sandstorm had gone furthest, completing 12 km. Many of the other 2004 competitors regrouped to try again, and new ones entered the fray.

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Cars 2004 2005 San Francisco 138

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Since MY 2004, average fuel economy in the US has increased by 32%, or 6.1 Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 25%, or by 114 g/mi. All vehicle types are at record low CO 2 emissions; however, the market shift away from cars and towards sport utility vehicles and pickups has offset some of the fleetwide benefits.

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Fuel Economy Economy EPA Fuel 243

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2020

Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 23%, or 108 g/mi, and fuel economy has increased 30%, or 5.8 Other highlights from the report include: Since model year 2004, technology has been used to increase fuel economy (up 30%) and power (up 14%), while maintaining vehicle weight and reducing CO 2 emissions.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel 2004 221

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2021

Since 2004, Dr. Lamp has been the leader of the “Technology and Concepts Electric Energy Storage” group and, since 2012, of the “Battery Cell Technology” department at BMW.

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Batteries Battery GM BMW 365

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Hyundai and the US Federal Government’s cooperation in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies dates back to 2004, when the South Korean automotive corporation and its affiliate Kia Motors Corporation offered 33 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) for the DOE’s “Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project.”.

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Hydrogen Hyundai Motoring Motors 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. Since 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 23%, or 104 g/mi, and fuel economy has increased 29%, or 5.6 miles per gallon, slightly higher than MY 2016, and a record high overall. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy. Source: EPA.

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Fuel Economy 2017 Economy EPA 268

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

The decline in new light-duty vehicle fuel economy between 1990 and 2004 reflected the increasing market share of light-duty trucks, which grew from about 29.6% Fuel economy of light-duty vehicles is another important factor. of new vehicle sales in 1990 to 48.0%

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The 2004-2009 Prius is the one in which the word “iconic” started to apply to Toyota’s hybrid trendsetter. Even though there had been an earlier Prius, this one’s 55-mpg window sticker, distinctive kammback silhouette and, soon, various celebrity sightings all made it an understated, eco-chic way to be noticed.

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Hybrid 2004 Prius MPG 200

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2017

In the 1990s and early 2000s, fuel economy decreased while vehicle weight increased, and fuel economy has improved nearly every year since 2004. The data are based on sales-weighted averages.

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Fuel Economy Economy 2016 Fuel 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2014

A new satellite study finds more than 75% of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a greater threat to the water supply of the western United States than previously thought.

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Colorado Water 2004 Maryland 285

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Proterra was founded in 2004 with headquarters in California and is a leader in the business with electric buses for local transport. Martin Daum, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG with responsibility for Daimler Trucks & Buses, made the announcement at the 67 th IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover.

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Companies North America 2004 Electric 278

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The company offered a limited release of the Ranger EV in 1998, the Escape Hybrid in 2004 and the Fusion Hybrid in 2009. For example, 50 million battery cells have been produced since 2004 in previous-generation production Ford hybrid vehicles such as the Escape Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid.

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