The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Shortly thereafter an Apple board member stated Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) suggested the company could build an EV around the time Tesla arrived on the automotive scene in 2008. Through several other negotiations, light glimmered in an actual agreement with VW. Elon was glad too.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2012
Light duty vehicle characteristics for seven model years. Conventional gasoline vehicles continue to account for more than 95% of all light-duty vehicles. Light-duty diesel are seen dropping share slightly to 0.6% This represents a 5% increase over MY 2009, but MY 2009 truck share was 8% lower than MY 2008. and from 2.6%
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. Characteristics of light-duty vehicles for four select model years. mpg US (11.2 Source: EPA.
EV Central
JULY 28, 2023
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla owners will now be able to proudly display the country of origin of their cars, via a new programmable rear-light cluster, the software for which will be automatically uploaded to all of the company’s vehicles globally this week. Outselling Tesla?
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
While only 5% of all new vehicles in Europe were equipped with this system in 2008, Bosch predicts that this share will increase to 50% by 2012. Bosch start-stop technology already features in models made by BMW and Mini, Fiat, Kia, and Volkswagen, among others.
EV Central
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
You can, in the genuinely sexy shape of the Peugeot e-2008 — the all-electric version of the brand’s impressive ICE-powered small SUV, having done away with the petrol motor in favour of a small-ish battery and a front-mounted electric motor. What does the Peugeot e-2008 cost and what features do you get?
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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