Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

When Auto Start-Stop debuts in North America, it will be available on gasoline-powered cars and utilities with either a manual or automatic transmission as well as vehicles that use Ford’s patented dual-clutch six-speed automatic transmission. The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Valeo launched its first belt-driven starter generator on the Citroen C3 in 2004 and programs with Mercedes, Nissan and PSA followed. Making automatic engine shut-down and restart more affordable is a viable near-term solution to reducing vehicle CO 2 emission and improving fuel economy. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

DOE’s Hydrogen Program was accelerated in fiscal year (FY) 2004, when a number of activities in hydrogen and fuel cell research and development (R&D) within DOE were expanded and integrated into a coordinated effort. Report to Congress. Since that time, DOE has dedicated $1.2 billion with private sector cost-sharing).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Or is it alive but too expensive and if so, what is the more affordable replacement? billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007. Who has enough political capital to deal with the unhappy landowners along the transmission corridor? Is tax equity dead?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

But the tests are too costly for the typical small startup to afford and the warranties are unattainable because the electric batteries currently used to power plug-ins don’t last ten years. Going faster than that triggers the car’s gasoline-powered engine, transforming the vehicle back into a traditional hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. That is making electric mobility affordable for more and more customers. Installation of CCS charging stations has already begun in Europe and the United States. US gal) of gasoline.

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