Green Car Congress
JUNE 6, 2013
The hybrid has also achieved comparable MPG performance with that of the same model powered by Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries but at a significantly lower cost, ALABC said. The vehicle delivers an average of a 44-mpg (5.3 This drops to approximately 35 mpg (6.7 The UltraBattery Retrofit Project DP1.8
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 7, 2011
Simulations of future vehicles under the footprint-based standards found that the sales-weighted average vehicle size increases by 2–32%, undermining gains in fuel economy by 1–4 mpg (0.6–1.7 10 11 kg with no size changes)—the equivalent to adding three to ten coal-fired power plants to the electricity grid each year.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Mineta cited a 2008 well-to-wheel comparison of different vehicle technologies by the MIT Electric Vehicle Team that ranked electric vehicles, diesel and turbocharged gasoline engine vehicles within a 10–15% performance band. The same investment in efficient ICEs has a four times greater effect than an investment in electric vehicles.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
A 1-liter 2-cylinder Grail Engine using Pulstar pulse plugs is expected to yield 100+ mpg without batteries or power grid [Note: Using a commuter vehicle weighing 1,600 lbs/726 kg]. This is the key to setting a new standard of fuel efficiency and emissions reductions. Matthew Riley. Elements of the Grail Engine. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2011
Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. L/100 km (112 mpg US) is attained (equivalent to 49 g/km CO2). Earlier post.)
Plug In Partners
APRIL 2, 2008
Water Supply, Researcher Says By Jennifer Bogo Popular Mechanics March 7, 2008 "A 30-mile commute in a gasoline-powered car would require the withdrawal of 18.9 grid, then your car is not very clean, nor is it water-free.” Here is the story and the claims. Plug-in Cars Could Drain U.S. Most thermal plants will use around 3 gallons.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet.
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