Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. since 2010, making progress toward its 20 percent reduction commitment by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

California’s current LEV II emission standards run through 2010. Cackette was in effect suggesting that the future tailpipe emissions baseline (LEV III) for light duty passenger vehicles—both diesel and gasoline—was likely to be or to approximate CA SULEV/US Tier 2 Bin 2. the manufacturing can be profitable and also very competitive.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. Generally, installing a gasoline particulate filter with a. …. Credit: ACS, Zimmerman et al. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Engine Carbon Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

As background, in 2010, Nissan introduced the FR-Hybrid system, a front-engine, rear-wheel drive one-motor, two clutch powertrain offered in the Infiniti M. There is an efficiency gain due to downsizing at low load and middle speed driving while still retaining abundant torque in the high load driving. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

The 2010 NRC study, conducted under contract to. CAR did not assume any downsizing of the vehicle sales fleet or significant reduction in performance by vehicles in any segment as a means for increasing fuel economy standards by 2025. base case assumes a continuation of the fuel economy increase from the 2010 to 2016 regulation.

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Fuel Economy Economy Auto Industry Standards 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The action builds on the first phase of the Obama Administration’s national program (2012-2016) ( earlier post ), which will raise fuel efficiency equivalent to 35.5 mpg by 2016 and result in an average light vehicle tailpipe CO 2 level of 250 grams per mile. Earlier post.). features in developing the standards. NHTSA and CAFE.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy MPG 338

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, Ford will offer its first-generation turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) in 90% of its product lineup by 2013. Planning background. ” First-generation EcoBoost.

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