Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2010

The biofuels currently being produced in New Zealand can only be used to supplement conventional petrol and diesel. The decrease in congestion on Auckland’s motorways when the price of a liter of petrol rose above two dollars in 2007 is testament to this flexibility, he said.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2009

In addition to the turbocharged 2.5FT engine, both the Volvo V70 and the S80 have since the end of 2007 been available with a four-cylinder 2-liter Flexifuel variant (2.0F) producing 145 hp (107 kW) and offering 185 N·mof torque. For these models, the fuel consumption (EU, mixed driving cycle on petrol) is 7.3 L/100 km (S80 2.0F).

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 14, 2007

Piaggio launches hybrid scooter 02 Aug 2007 Italian manufacturer Piaggio , the maker of Vespa , has launched an environmentally friendly hybrid scooter by mechanically and electronically linking a traditional combustion engine with an electric motor. In electric, the combustion engine is completely shut down, and allows a range of up to 20km.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

New Fiesta, on sale later this year, redesigned inside and out with new technology offerings, and sub-100 grams per kilometer with both diesel and petrol powertrains; also, new Fiesta ST performance version coming next year. New car registrations in the EU, 1990-2011. Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

Traffic volumes had started to decline in November 2007 alongside petrol price rises and experienced dramatic drops in 2008. However, it now appears that with petrol prices back to a more normal level the public is back to using private vehicles to fulfil the majority of their transport needs.

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Baua Electric

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Mini Clubman was first introduced to the market in 2007 and came as a wagon-styled iteration of the Mini hatchback. While the modern Clubman was introduced in 2007, the original model was launched in 1969. After that, BMW AG resurrected it in 2007 as a longer and bigger take on the car. The petrol variants were available in a 1.5-litre

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Three Scirocco GT24 cars that use conventional petrol will race alongside two Scirocco GT24-CNG vehicles at the event as the manufacturer aims to add another victory to those clinched in the class for two litre turbo engines in 2007 and 2008.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

per cent in 2007. In particular, in the USA, where petrol prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008, oil consumption dropped by seven per cent. In China, by contrast, oil consumption increased by three per cent in 2008 though this was down from a five per cent increase in 2007 and an eight per cent rise on average since 2001.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

It tested the performance of two 2007 model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids using a Hymotion 5kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. That’s the verdict of the third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-ins - SDG&E is a public utility that services San Diego and southern Orange counties.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The first version of the CR-Z appeared in Tokyo back in 2007 and now the aim is to put the vehicle on sale by 2010 when it will be the first series-produced sports hybrid car from a major manufacturer. It will also be the first petrol-electric vehicle to use a six-speed manual transmission.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

In 2007 it announced a partnership with Southern California Edison, an electric utility with the nation’s largest and most advanced electric vehicle fleet. The US vehicle manufacturer has had its sights set on plug-in vehicles for some time having logged more than 75,000 miles on its test fleet over the last two years.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2009

Either way, Ford has enjoyed a significant boost and produced its first year-on-year rise in sales figures in July since November 2007. He encourages Congress to replace the $2billion it has borrowed at the first possible opportunity.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

In fact, in the fiscal year from 2007-2008 more than 45,000 models were sold around the world. This acts as an additional source of power and boosts the output of the petrol engine. Now, Porsche is working on a Cayenne Hybrid which it hopes will lead its emergence in the high performance green car sector.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

A PHV can be driven as an electric vehicle for shorter journeys, while for high-speed, long-distance commutes it operates like a full hybrid, with its petrol engine serving as both a power source and battery generator.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 9, 2009

The type of petrol engine used for the Hybrid is similar to the 3-cylinder 658 cc fitted to the compact and low tax ‘Kei’ cars in Japan. . It is fitted with a compact 660cc engine and equipped with a generator to charge the lithium-ion battery if capacity level drops. Further recharging when parked is by means of a domestic plug socket.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

Audi’s A5 coupe was launched in 2007 to take on the likes of the BMW 3-Series Coupe and Mercedes-Benz CLK. litre TSI petrol engine officially consumes a decent-enough 41.5mpg, with CO2 emissions of 156g/km, placing it in Band G for road tax (£150 per year). Running costs won’t be cheap either.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

The ed also borrows the tried and NCAP tested Tridion safety cell from the petrol driven smart. A UK market trial of 100 cars started in December 2007 with fleet customers. The trial lasts for 4 years and customers are leasing the vehicles at a monthly cost of £375. As a company car the smart ed brings big benefits.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Most of the increase is largely proportioned to the impact of the scrappage scheme, borne out by the growth in private demand and for small, predominantly petrol, cars. Despite growth, the 2009 August market was still over 10,500 units below the 2007 outturn and 15.0 In fact demand from the private sector rose by 50.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

When the first generation Auris was launched in 2007, the average emissions were 152 g/km. liter VVT-i petrol engine and 60 kW electric motor generate a maximum power output of 136 DIN hp (101 kW), equipping the Auris Hybrid with a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 10.9 seconds and a maximum speed of 180 km/h (112 mph).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

Today’s announcement signals our intent to reduce our dependence on petrol- and diesel-based engines, and determine the best practical alternatives. Since 2007, smart has been trialing 100 smart electric cars with partner companies across the country. Low Carbon doesn’t mean low performance. London South East Bid.

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EV Central

JULY 24, 2023

We believe that one variant will be stronger for us than having both electric and petrol,” said Peugeot Australia managing director Kate Gillis. It helps us build our brand equity in a brand new space, building it from we have been traditionally in petrol engines.” 2023 Peugeot e-2008. “It Peugeot e-Expert mid-size van.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

In October 2007, Honda Motor Company Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said plug-in technology offered too few environmental benefits to be worth pursuing by the Japanese manufacturer. In fact, Toyota is carrying out its own study in January to determine the ideal balance between all-electric range and additional cost.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

And so it proved as the subsidy programme helped Ford to its first increase in US vehicles sales since 2007 after it sold 158,838 vehicles in July – a two per cent increase compared to the previous year (see article ). With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy.

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EV Central

JULY 20, 2022

It should be a choice of petrol or plug-in hybrid or electric.”. It can be a long slog, as sibling Volkswagen-owned brand Skoda knows; Skoda has been on sale in Australia since 2007 and in 2021 commanded 0.9 That Leon sells from $56,990 for a 180kW version with a 2.0-litre litre turbo and electric motor to make a combined 180kW.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

US, United States; Can, Canada; SC, South Central; Petrol. Multiple points for each study correspond to different device classes or different cases measured in a single study. Definitions of error bar bounds vary between studies. (US, See SM for figure construction details. A R Brandt et al. —Brandt et al.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

litre petrol vehicle, new Prius will accelerate from nought to 62mph in 10.4 litre VVT-i petrol engine, a powerful electric motor, a generator, a high-performance battery, a power control unit and a power split device, which uses a planetary gear set to combine and re-allocate power from the engine, electric motor and generator as required.

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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.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

February 17, 2009 9:52 am Link Wireless transmission of electrical energy needs to be funded for effective liberty from petrol based fuel products to occur. We may have to wait for the next President unless circumstances and an enlightened electorate ( we can dream can’t we ) forces his hand. — AH2 14.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

This number has decreased since it peaked in 2007, when 15.5 Diesel cars have traditionally had lower CO 2 emissions than their petrol counterparts although this gap has narrowed in recent years. Key findings of the report include: In 2012, approximately 12 million new cars were sold. million new vehicles were registered.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Theyre not trying to send men to the moon, theyre building an ELECTRIC CAR that uses a petrol motor they already make charging batteries supplied by LG all bolted into a vehicle platform they also already have in production. [link] Posted by: evening dress | Apr 14, 2009 1:01:07 AM GM live in their own little dream world!

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