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OCTOBER 28, 2020

The British premium automobile manufacturer MINI is realigning its model range, with a focus on drivetrain technologies, vehicle segments and services of the future. The classic Mini, introduced 61 years ago, was not only characterized by revolutionary space economy, but also by an economic drive with sporting potential.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Ford EcoMode is a software application available on the new Ford Focus that rates driver behavior impacting fuel economy and then offers up simple hints on how to improve eco-driving skills through a scoring system. In recent internal tests, Ford found that eco-driving skills can improve fuel economy by an average of 24%.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on 8 October. These vehicles and fuels regulatory initiatives are aligned with those of the United States. GHG regulations.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. The index is built from the four key policies needed to improve fuel economy: fuel tax, CO 2 -based vehicle tax, fuel economy standards and labeling. Source: Policy package. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2009

More than two million automobiles and light trucks built in model years 2010 to 2014 will be equipped with Tenneco’s emission control technology. First appropriated in the fall of 2008, the program provides loans to companies making cars and components in US factories that increase fuel economy at least 25% above 2005 fuel economy levels.

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JULY 15, 2009

million vehicles, according to the latest Economic Report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Reflecting consumer concerns about the general economy, small cars reached a market share of 44.9% over the whole year 2008. in the last quarter of 2008. Click to enlarge. for passenger cars and 37.6%

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MARCH 17, 2010

The study offers two main insights on the nature of clean energy jobs in the automobile sector: First, the paper documents that saving oil will directly create good jobs by driving demand for specific additional manufactured components. By 2020, the US job gain relative to 2008 could be as little as 49,000 or more than 150,000.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2010

According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% Technical challenges facing EVs. Source: JAMA. Click to enlarge. of Japan’s total fleet. Scenarios for widespread EV use. Source: JAMA.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

Honda’s Insight ( earlier post ) ranked as the best-selling car among all new vehicle registrations in Japan in April—excluding mini-vehicles with displacement of less than 660cc—with sales of 10,481 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. The Insight G. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 24, 2012

Andreas Malikopoulos at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is leading an effort to enable an automobile engine to function as an autonomous intelligent system capable of learning and realizing its optimal calibration in real-time under different conditions while the driver is driving. —Malikopoulos et al.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

For the 2011 Model Year, the draft regulations would require auto companies to comply with unique fleet average GHG emission standards for passenger automobiles and light trucks aligned with applicable US fuel economy standards for the 2011 model year.

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APRIL 19, 2016

To enable this technology sharing in the Mirai, Toyota had to make a design advance from Toyota’s earlier Toyota FCHV-adv fuel cell vehicle, launched on a limited lease basis in 2008 ( earlier post ) with the introduction of an FC Boost Converter. Fuel economy. low voltage and high current).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. Donovan, CEO Renergie, Inc. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in Brazil.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2010

As Japan aims to take its plug-in vehicle sales to 600,000 a year by 2020, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has outlined the steps that will need to be taken to reach this goal. As of 2008, Japan had around 600,000 “next generation” vehicles on its roads – including hybrids and electric vehicles, making up [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

The seven groups are the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM); American Lung Association (ALA); Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA); Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS); The Stella Group, Ltd; the National Hydrogen Association (NHA); and the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC).

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 10, 2021

The Prismatic batteries offer alternative energy for automobiles and other forms of e-mobility which can solve environmental concerns and becomes an important role in driving the e-mobility ecosystem. Tata Chemicals has established a circular economy in its lithium-ion battery business. Efforts towards electric vehicles revolution.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

As required by the loan agreements signed in December 2008, GM and Chrysler submitted their updated restructuring plans showing a pathway to achieve financial viability to Congress on Tuesday. GM will have a total of 36 nameplates in 2012, down 25% from 2008 levels. GM Fuel Economy plans. million units (57.5 Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

China’s fourth largest car manufacturer Chongqing Changan Automobile Co and Orbital Corporation Limited have formed a joint development to work on a concept engine. It is hoped that with fuel economy improvements, the Euro IV emission levels will be achieved. It is not the first time that the two companies have joined forces.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

Using 2008 estimates from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) as well as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Tate and Savagian note that global primary energy use is projected to rise by 50% over the next 22 years, with worldwide vehicle population increasing by 60% over the same period of time. Tate et al.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

As automotive production in Europe falls by a whopping 35 per cent, small cars have reached a new record high market share reflecting consumer concerns about the general economy and the environment. per cent over the whole of 2008. Nevertheless, small cars reached a market share of 44.9

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. In 2008, transportation accounted for 22 percent of all city carbon emissions. million metric tons of transportation emissions in 2008. If by 2015, 2.5 That represents only 1.43

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

In a session on total vehicle energy consumption, several people shared similar pie charts showing the flow of energy within an automobile. How did the high fuel prices impact customer behavior in 2008? Department of Defense and Fuel Economy. Where does all of the energy go? Braking losses add another 6%. —Bill Cooke.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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FEBRUARY 17, 2009

which already operate in numerous sectors and which can be carried over to the automobile. The company introduced the TCe 100 in 2007 and the TCe 130 in 2008, earlier post.). The development of new consumer patterns (monthly subscriptions, pay as you go schemes, etc.) More efficient manual and automatic transmissions.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Harnessing Farms and Forests in the Low-Carbon Economy: How to Create, Measure, and Verify Greenhouse Gas Offsets, by Zack Willey and Bill Chameides, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, 2007. How Credit Derivatives Brought the US Economy to the Brink of a Second Great Depression , by Brian J. REFERENCES.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The research, released on Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and named “Estimating US government subsidies to energy sources 2002-2008” , found that fossil fuels benefited from subsidies totalling $72million over this period compared to just $29billion for renewable fuels. Why is so much money dedicated to fossil fuels?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

The Sustaining Members of CRC are the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a group of automobile manufacturer members (Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen). Background. The CRC was working with EPA and DOE on a multi-year suite of tests on the effects of higher blends of ethanol.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“If it continues, it will have a major impact on the American economy and devastate local communities,” he said. “We I still believe the automobile industry is a major force for good in our country. We need to come together to bring an end to this acrimonious round of talks,” Mr. Ford continued. “I

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Even thought Stellantis, the megacompany formed by the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA of France, appeared to be slow on the shift to EVs, they’ve been playing a good game of catch-up. since the Tesla roadster was introduced in 2008. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

billion) in annual damages from lifetime earnings reductions, and that dynamic economy-wide methods result in damage estimates that are 54% larger. By 2008, piston-driven aircraft emissions accounted for half of all US atmospheric anthropogenic lead emissions, and were the single largest source of lead emissions to the air.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Model Year 2011. million metric tons during that period.

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MARCH 2, 2014

liter 32-valve V8 engine that, for the first time in a Lexus performance engine, uses the Atkinson cycle at cruising speeds for enhanced fuel economy and then switches to the Otto cycle at higher rpm to develop impressive performance levels. The RC F features an all-new 5.0-liter The Lexus 5.0-liter and Stotter, A. Saunders, R., Hilbert, H.,

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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MAY 25, 2010

The Hyperbrake can be utilized in any hydraulic system, according to Janel Hydro, and is being used on several experimental automobiles. Use of the Hyperbrake thus allows the removal of the vacuum booster system which is currently standard on all new automobiles.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

But the ironic piece is that the [Chinese] companies that are trying to reinvent transportation have the least experience at developing the automobile. From 2008 to 2010, China began increasing pubic demonstrations to evaluate the technology; these are being expanded from 2010 to 2015. That invention was for a different time.

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