Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2018

Gasoline car registrations benefited from the decline of diesel, growing by 10.9% (+760,000 units) to a 50% market share; SUVs led growth with a record 4.56 when compared to 2016 and the highest volume of registrations since 2007 when 16.02 A sharp contrast to 2007, when SUVs represented just 8.5% higher than in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

From October 2007 to April 2009, the average fuel economy of purchased new light-duty vehicles improved from 20.2 L/100km) in October 2007 to 21.3 The study examined the relationship between two economic indicators—the unemployment rate and the price of gasoline—and purchase decisions of new vehicle buyers. mpg US (11.6

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2011

The National Clean Fleets Partnership, announced by President Obama in April, is a public-private partnership that helps large companies reduce diesel and gasoline use in their fleets by incorporating electric vehicles, alternative fuels, and fuel-saving measures into their daily operations. This project is expected to save 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

In January, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co., Among all zero CO 2 emission technologies, fuel cell electric vehicles have a definitive advantage with range and refueling time that is as good as conventional gasoline cars. GM’s hydrogen fuel cell product milestones. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is consequently developing a comprehensive range of all-electric powertrains, with power outputs ranging from 50 to 100 kW (70 to 140 hp). This work covers both gasoline and diesel powerplants, although the greatest scope for reducing CO 2 emissions concerns gasoline engines; and. Electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is current considering a request to allow more than the current limit of 10% ethanol in gasoline to increase overall ethanol consumption in the US fuel pool. In 2007, automakers began an effort on mid-level ethanol blend testing. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

A study by Ricardo for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) concludes that the adoption of E15 as the blend limit for standard US pump grades of gasoline rather than the current E10 should not adversely affect vehicles manufactured between 1994 and 2000 in terms of their performance and durability based on normal specifications and usage profile.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. Phil Bredesen spent part of Earth Day last week test-driving a Nissan prototype all-electric vehicle at the automakers U.S. Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

With average gasoline prices (all grades) remaining down from their highs in mid-2008, light trucks continued to outsell cars in January 2009. There were 26 selling days in January 2009, compared to 25 selling days in January 2007. Nissan North America, Inc. Nissan sold 644 units of the Altima Hybrid, an increase of 36.2%

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf will lead the way, with others manufacturers including Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Tesla planning to introduce their electric cars sometime between 2011 and 2012. To boost that, he would increase taxes on gasoline and put tolls on expressways and the East River bridges. If by 2015, 2.5

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Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Those arguments are not yet settled. But big automakers like.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The majority of the vehicles are electric, with a small number being plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids. The consortium consists of Nissan, Smith Electric Vehicles in partnership with LTI, AVID Vehicles, Liberty Electric Cars, Newcastle University and One North East. Electric Vehicle Accelerated Development in the North East is a £10.7-million

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

It is a Renault-Nissan Alliance joint development and is due to be introduced in 2011. New TCe gasoline engine family. Renault introduced the 1,149cc TCe 100 for Twingo, Clio and Modus in 2007. Scheduled for launch in 2012, it is expected to account for 85% of Renault’s gasoline engine sales in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Nissan Motor Co., provided an update on its progress under the Nissan Green Program 2010 (NGP 2010) mid-term environmental plan. Nissan also announced the introduction of an automatic transmission (AT) model with a clean-diesel engine in the Japanese market, planned for spring 2010. Mid-term results for minimizing CO 2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

So, Im going to go out on a limb here and say bags of Frito snacks will soon be coming to stores near you with a lot less gasoline, noise and dirty emissions. (2 and Nissan Motor Co. Among the dignitaries who will be on hand today for Brights announcement are executives from Frito-Lay North America. Both Ford Motor Co.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

According to Ceder, the compound, known as lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4), has a crystal structure that creates “perfectly sized tunnels for lithium to move through,&# allowing the team to reach “ridiculously fast charging rates.&# » See also: Nissan Planning Electric Car Battery Plant in Portugal » Get Gas 2.0

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

They deliberately suppressed and illegally covered up the EPA’s 2007 ENDANGERMENT FINDING that said the government should begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions because global warming posed serious risks to the country. So far GM, Toyota, Nissan, VW, Mitsubishi, have all announced plug in vehicles they will have for sale in 2010.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready. No announced plans.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy ( XEL ), will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. Massive government subsidies are upending commercial considerations.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy, will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. Nissan, through its joint venture with NEC, has created a battery pack that meets the requirements of the electric vehicle and will produce it in mass volume.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle. At a press event on Monday, Oregon’s governor, Ted Kulongoski, was talking up Nissan’s previously announced partnership with the state. According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The GridWise smart-grid trial in the Seattle area in 2007 found that consumers lowered their energy use by 10 percent and utilities were able to shave their peak demand by 15 percent. In the telecom industry, people quickly adjusted to call at night to get cheaper rates. After a brief reprieve gas is inching back up. per barrel.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. grid to charge a typical 2018 EV would produce between 80 and 120 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer traveled, compared with about 240 to 320 g/km for a gasoline vehicle. EVs have finally come of age.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles West Virginia Electric 101

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

Standouts include the Chevy Malibu (went from 20 to 29 mpg), the Honda Accord (went from 24 to 30 mpg), the Nissan Altima (went from 26 to 31 mpg), the Ford Escape (went from 19 to 25 mpg), and the Ford Fusion (went from 21 to 26 mpg.). This number has decreased since it peaked in 2007, when 15.5 million new vehicles were registered.

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