Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2012

US gasoline consumption peaked in 2007 at 9.3 However, Real Personal Disposable Income, which also affects gasoline consumption, has been growing at a much lower rate in 2012, namely 0.1% Click to enlarge. Real Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2012 was 2.4%

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This go-kart, Garver explained, dates back to 2007, when chapter members built and electrified a very basic, homegrown version after a founding member thought it would be effective to show at outreach events. “So My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri.

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Cars That Think

MAY 17, 2023

Best known as a robotics researcher, academic, and entrepreneur, Brooks is also an authority on AI: he directed the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT until 2007, and held faculty positions at Carnegie Mellon and Stanford before that. Or, how far can a person throw a Frisbee? Can they throw it 10 miles?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2013

Recent trends can be attributed to multiple factors including reduced emissions from electricity generation, improvements in fuel efficiency in vehicles with reductions in miles traveled, and year-to-year changes in the prevailing weather, EPA said. Nearly 65% of the emissions resulted from gasoline consumption for personal vehicle use.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

Range is 75 km (47 miles) on one charge. Calendar life of the battery is 15 years—more than 800 recharge cycles for a total of approximately 60,000 km (37,000 miles). Ape later became an alternative choice for personal mobility. kWh Li-ion battery pack built with 3.7 V, 31 Ah cells and an 18 kW AC motor.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2010

The second proposed label retains the current label’s focus on miles per gallon (MPG) and annual fuel costs, while updating the overall design and adding the required new comparison information on fuel economy and emissions. Fuel Consumption: Combined city/highway gallons per 100 miles.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2007 Subaru Impreza: Why is this car on my list? It also has 40 miles of electric range and an updated Google-based infotainment system that is more responsive than before. But that could very well change after I’ve put some miles beneath the updated Toyota Tacoma and Ford Ranger. on his laptop.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2021

Or even more impressive, maybe you own a BMW X5 xDrive40e PHEV (56 mpge or miles per gallon equivalent, for electric vehicles). Have your tires rotated every 3,000 to 5,000 miles, and have tire alignment done at the most once a year. #3 Even a Fuel-Efficient Car Can Do Better. You are now the epitome of fuel efficiency. Not so fast.

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MPG Fuel Economy Economy Fuel 72

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2014

since 2007, while demand for finished petroleum products has dropped by 10.5%. Improvements in gas mileage and reductions in miles driven per person have had more impact on cutting US oil imports than unconventional production. The US economy has grown by 8.9%

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Oil Prices Oil Price Carbon 268

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. Earlier post.)]. Urban planning as part of the solution.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

The hybrid Altimas are partially funded by the intra-agency Energy Conservation Steering Committee, created by Executive Order signed by Mayor Bloomberg in 2007 and chaired by Deputy Mayor for Operations Edward Skyler. Additionally, police officers utilize T-3 personal movers in city parks, stadiums and beaches.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

Urmson was the technical team leader of the CMU team that won the DARPA 2007 Urban Challenge, an autonomous vehicle race.). Google says that its autonomous vehicles have logged nearly 700,000 autonomous miles (1.13 million km) over the four years they have been on the road.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

This study builds on the 2007 Environmental Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles by EPRI and NRDC ( earlier post ), which showed that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could contribute to reductions in national greenhouse gas emissions, while also leading to improved air quality.

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EPRI Cleaner Grid Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

year from 1973 to 2007—when it peaked at 28.7 quadrillion Btu—as a result of increases in demand for personal travel and movement of goods that outstripped gains in fuel efficiency. In the past, transportation energy consumption grew by an average of 1.3%/year In the Reference case, energy consumption by LDVs falls from 15.7

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030. As a result, the IEO2009 includes three world oil price cases that span a very broad range in 2030, from $50 (in 2007 dollars) per barrel in the low price case to $200 per barrel in the high price case.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

Since 1993 my wife and I have lived in Torrance California, just a half mile from the beautiful beach and the Pacific Ocean. What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A.

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Climate Change Los Angeles Climate Water 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2009

The team reiterated its commitment to the Volt’s 40-mile all-electric range (AER), especially as compared to a vehicle with the attendant costs of a battery pack with a several-hundred-mile all-. electric range, but said that no commitment had yet been made on the business model (e.g. We spent all of 2008 evaluating cells. ”.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations. We don’t want to appear ungrateful, but the sums hardly address the scale of the challenge.” ” [ 12 ].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

From 1990 to 2007, the total number of registered civil-use vehicles in China grew from 5.5 million miles) per day. Rapid economic growth, growing mobility, increasing purchasing power, and rising demand for goods have made China one of the fastest growing—and one of the largest—auto markets in the world.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Similar to ICE vehicle drivers who vary in how often they visit a gas station, EV drivers may also vary their charging habits based on personality and acceptable risk. That means creating a personal range buffer to reduce range anxiety. Experts contend that range anxiety is mostly psychological. According to the U.S.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 15, 2024

As an automotive journalist I do this frequently with the cars I am reviewing as I like to hear real world experiences from people who have put on thousands of miles under different driving and road conditions. In 212 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 44.3 influencer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

However, since the cost of the hydrous ethanol is significantly lower, hydrous ethanol will provide a lower cost per mile travelled, assuming the processing cost savings is passed on to the consumer. SAE paper # 2007-01-2648. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27 Pursuant to 40 CFR § 80.27(a)(2): Brewster, S.C.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The report finds car ownership rates and vehicle miles travelled also hit new highs in 2017, while consumer preferences have shifted markedly toward less-efficient vehicles. Vehicle miles travelled and GHG emissions from surface transportation per capita increased 0.5 vehicles per 100 persons in 2018. vehicles per 100 persons.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2011

emissions (kg CO 2 person -1 yr -1 ) for a global sample of countries (2007) with a wide range of per capita incomes. Per capita transport CO 2 emissions are decomposed into the product of two terms: per capita LDV use (horizontal axis, veh-km person -1 yr -1 ) and propulsion carbon intensity (vertical axis, g CO 2 veh-km -1 ).

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Uneven or loose surfaces aren’t much of a hindrance and the vehicles are set up to absolutely devour miles without much physical effort.& But I never encountered anyone at Spyderquest who had ridden their three-wheeler for more than 40,000 miles. Meanwhile, the first Spyder went on sale in 2007.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

It is an evolution from the platform of the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (P.U.M.A.) Shanghai is expected to become one of the epicenters for the establishment of personal mobility solutions for the future, according to GM. prototype that was developed by GM and Segway and which made its debut in April 2009. Earlier post.).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

it is in miles. A PHEV-20, for example, has a 20-mile electric-only range. CalCars original PRIUS+, though actually a PHEV-10, generally travels 20 miles at double its hybrid gasoline mileage (rather than 10 miles powered purely electrically) before its battery is depleted. In English-system (vs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Add to Mixx Add to Newsvine Add to Connotea Add to CiteUlike Add to Furl Googlize this Add to Rojo Add to MyWeb Favorite Print E-mail The price of green: The Fisker Karma, on display at the New York Auto Show, is a plug-in hybrid that can run on batteries alone for 50 miles. Powered by Share » Digg this Add to del.icio.us

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United States Plug-in Plug Hybrid 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Newsletter Vol. htm Advocates of the Th!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. has unveiled its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. A largely unknown automaker  Bright Automotive of Anderson, Ind. The 100 m.p.g. Right Now can be seen here.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The Postal Services electric vans will have a range of about 40 miles between charges, Chrysler said. But because the range of the vehicles will be relatively short  up to 100 miles between charges for the Nissan electric car  Hoagland said that many consumers will need to "charge at work, the grocery store or other places" away from home.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We CalCars converted Priuses into a PRIUS+ at the 2006 and 2007 Maker Faire s. Pricing from $8-15,000 for installed low-speed EV range of 8-24 miles.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

First of all he’s already gone where I want to go by installing solar, back in 2007. These are local investors who are very well capitalized and are personally known to the staff of the utility and city officials. The rate of $0.32 I will be speaking on Gainesville’ program in Berlin on July 9.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Like most people, I tend to drive less than 30 miles a day, so I won’t run out of charge. I charge my EV for 8 hours when I get to work, and then again overnight when I get home. About 15 amps from a 110v outlet is adequate. What I do need is an affordable alternative to Lead Acid. is a Green Options Media Production.

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MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 45

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Since 2007, variations of an LCFS policy have been adopted by California (LCFS); the European Union (Fuel Quality Directive, FQD); and British Columbia (Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuel Requirement Regulation, RLCFRR). I personally don’t think we should get rid of the RFS. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

He wanted to broaden his perspective, both intellectually and geographically (he had never been more than a few miles west of Niagara Falls), so chose California’s Stanford University for graduate school. Editor’s note: Hoff retired from Teklicon in 2007. While working toward his Ph.D. And I know that I was where the action was.”.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. They are also useless if you ever need to drive over 100 to 200 miles in one trip. market b y the end of 2009. Think has established a U.S. headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S.

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