Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels for model years 2008 through 2016. In addition, CAFE performance has consistently increased annually from model year 2008 through model year 2014, Schoettle and Sivak said. Source: UMTRI. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

According to EurotaxGlass’s, the recent sustained surge in UK gasoline prices is not having a detrimental effect on the market for used luxury cars, large prestige SUVs and supercars—the segments with some of the least fuel efficient vehicles. per gallon) for unleaded gasoline in July 2008, and the price is now exceeding this figure.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Registrations for light VIO, including cars and light trucks (SUVs/CUVs as well) in the US also reached a record level of more than 264 million—an increase of more than 6.2 The recession created an acceleration beyond its traditional rate due to the nearly 40 percent drop in new vehicle sales in 2008-2009. growth set in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has deployed 40 Nissan Altima Hybrids as the first alternative fuel vehicles to be used as marked and unmarked patrol cars in the Police Department’s fleet. The Police Department also has 10 GMC Yukon Hybrid SUVs employed by NYPD Duty Captains for marked patrol.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines have increased market share ten-fold from less than 3% in MY 2008 to more than 30% in MY 2013. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Berg to form a new electric automotive company focused initially on trucks and SUVs for fleet customers. In July, Raser said that it had a backlog of more than 10,000 soft orders for plug-in fleet vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Fleets Hybrids Plug-ins. Raser Technologies, Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2012

Most small, 2 wheel drive SUVs from MY 1975-2011 have been reclassified from trucks to cars; this lowers the absolute truck share, particularly since the mid-1980s when SUV sales began to increase rapidly. This represents a 5% increase over MY 2009, but MY 2009 truck share was 8% lower than MY 2008.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2024

And I am sure some Malibus were being bought by fleets, not Joe and Jane down the street. That second part is true, and the first part definitely applies to body-on-frame SUVs. It took until 2008 for Chevrolet to have a decent mid-size -- that was, of course, the seventh-gen Malibu.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

April 2008 and April 2008 both had 26 selling days. million SAAR in April 2008. Reported hybrid new vehicle share in April 2008 was 3.2%—the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 129,898, down 31% compared with April 2008. to 28,955 units; sales of SUVs dropped 60.9% to 386,601 units. in April 2009.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

million—a 38% drop compared to the January 2008 SAAR of 15.37 Actual sales in 2008 were 13.2 With average gasoline prices (all grades) remaining down from their highs in mid-2008, light trucks continued to outsell cars in January 2009. Percentage change in car and truck sales, Jan 2009 vs. Jan 2008. to 341,113 units.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2011

It is an evolution of the production intent diesel-electric hybrid technology which will be launched in our next generation of SUVs and will be available for customers within the next two years. billion) on environmental technologies and has targeted a 25% reduction in its fleet-average CO 2 emissions between 2008 and 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2010

The extended range electric vehicle drive system by Raser Technologies and its development partner FEV is targeted at providing up to 40 miles all-electric range for SUVs and light trucks. In addition, the MOU launches the first phase of commercial production of E-REVs to begin filling standing orders from US government and commercial fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2010

Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. Several targets announced in 2008 have already been achieved. Since the Drive to Green strategy was initiated, between 2008 and 2009, Shanghai GM invested almost US$1.1 Advanced Powertrains.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Nissan, which began development of fuel cell vehicle technology in 1996, has previously used FCVs in demonstration fleets in Japan and in California through the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP), but this is Nissan’s first commercial FCV lease in North America. Earlier post.) The new fuel cell stack. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Starting in 2008, agencies reformed fuel-economy requirements to make them footprint-based, meaning smaller vehicles have higher miles-per-gallon requirements while larger vehicles have lower ones. Overall, federal agencies project a fleet-wide fuel economy average of between 50 and 52.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. Under the exclusive agreement, ZAP and Jonway take the electric drive systems designed by ZAP and integrate them into the reengineered EV SUV that will be produced by Jonway.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

March 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 26 in March 2008; all figures here reflect changes in actual volume, rather than adjusted day selling rate. million units, down 35% from March 2008’s 15.10 The passenger car share of new vehicle sales in March 2009 rose to 51.9%, the highest monthly total since July 2008. to 33,085 units.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. Meanwhile, GM is hedging its bets by continuing to invest in the dream of cheap, cellulosic ethanol and the hallucinogenic pipe dream of hydrogen fuel cell SUVs. Once again, a conference on plug-in cars.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% over July 2008. over July 2008. compared to July 2008 results. Jeep Patriot sales increased 134 percent (8,059 units) compared with July 2008.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

SAAR Feb 2008 to Feb 2009. by volume compared with a year ago, driven by a 75% reduction in fleet sales. GM’s car sales compared with January were up nearly 23%, and crossover sales increased 6%, as financing availability continued to improve and slightly more fleet orders were able to be filled. Data: Autodata. to 5,439 units.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla helped former shareholder Toyota to bring back the Toyota RAV4 EV , an electric SUV and also aided its other OEM shareholder, Daimler (which also has since divested its Tesla shares), with the Smart ED and B-Class Electric. Mitsubishi finally brought the a plug-in hybrid version of its Outlander SUV to the U.S. Fleet To Electric?

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Plug In Partners

APRIL 21, 2008

Ø In 2008, the House of Representatives will try once again to pass a renewable energy and energy efficiency tax credits bill that will include a tax credit for Plug in Hybrids. The bill, HR 5351 includes a credit for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The bill (H.R.

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EV Central

MARCH 13, 2024

Peugeot Australia has invited interested buyers to register their interest in the incoming 2024 Peugeot E-3008 ahead of the stylish French SUV’s debut in the second half of this year. READ MORE: Seven-day test: 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT review. 2024 Peugeot E-3008 medium electric SUV. 2024 Peugeot E-3008 medium electric SUV.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

The annual report, entitled Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 through 2009 , showed that for 2008, the last year for which the EPA has final data from car manufacturers, the average fuel economy value was 21.0mpg with a small improvement expected in 2009 to 21.1mpg.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

How did the high fuel prices impact customer behavior in 2008? Alexander Edwards, President, Automotive Strategic Vision believes the exodus from full size SUVs was caused by economic caution as much as higher gas prices. The cells make up the remainder. Customers do not make dramatic changes unless it is traumatic times.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

Here's the story from Motor Trend : VW jumping on plug-in hybrid bandwagon with TwinDrive system Nate Martinez June 26 2008 Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced today that pre-production testing of the automaker's plug-in hybrid electric system, dubbed TwinDrive, is underway with the full support of the German government.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

A new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) found that Volvo XC60 midsize SUVs outfitted with a standard collision-avoidance feature called City Safety are far less likely to be involved in low-speed crashes than comparable vehicles without the system. Source: Weigle 2008. Michele Weigle, Old Dominion University, 2008).

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The company also announced in June that it will build electric family sized minivans, SUVs and fleet vans with DOE funding (see article ) and it has formed a partnership with Daimler to provide powertrain components for the electric Smart car. Tata Motors: Most people know Tata Motors because it acquired Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 23, 2009

The plug-in version will only be available for fleet service and will not be sold at retail to the general public. The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and future development of the plug-in Prius may at some point lead to a consumer model. The plug-in Prius is a separate model from the all new 2010 Prius Hybrid.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Our limited time behind the wheel was on city streets with no corners to attack, which is perfectly fine as Honda is not marketing the e:FCEV as a sport SUV. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. The conversion of the three DTE Energy SUVs is part of the $5-million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) awarded to DTE Energy in 2008. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.) In February, Remy International, Inc.

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Plug In India

OCTOBER 11, 2022

By Kamlesh & Abhishek The PluginIndia team were invited to the BYD Atto3 electric SUV ​unveil event. BYD entered the Lithium-Ion battery business in 1996 They enter the passenger car market in 2003 Warren Buffet acquires a stake in BYD in 2008 In 2011, BYD's electric bus fleet is put in operation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The Australian light vehicle fleet comprises both locally manufactured vehicles (from three manufacturers—Ford, GM Holden and Toyota) and a large range of importers, with imports currently accounting for about 85% of sales. The average level of CO 2 emissions of the new light vehicle fleet in 2010 was just under 213 g/km.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Ruppert "The End of Oil", by Paul Roberts "High and Mighty: The dangerous rise of the SUV", by Keith Bradsher, 2002 "High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis", by Julian Darley "The Hype about Hydrogen", by Joseph J. 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

JUNE 3, 2009

There were 26 selling days in May 2009, compared with 27 in May 2008. A total of 1,739 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month, a 39% increase compared to May 2008. Sales were up 20% compared to April 2009, and were the highest monthly tally since July 2008. Compared to May 2008, retail sales decreased 30%.

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Drive Electric

MARCH 12, 2021

Real world range capabilities of popular EVs: 'Nissan Leaf' = 150 miles 'Peugeot e-2008 GT ' = 155 miles 'Renault Zoe 50kWh' = 195 miles 'Volkwagen ID.3 Of course, if you do want to have a luxury EV or two as part of your fleet, that option is always there too. Electric cars take all day to charge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners.

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