Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

The latest annual survey of the UK Automobile Association (AA) has found that of the respondents who may be replacing their car within 12 months only 1% will be looking to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle. Our AA/Populus panel reflects the views of motorists.The cost of fuel is top of drivers’ concerns.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Georgia may kill its $5,000 electric-car tax credit, Ohio car dealers renew their legislative fight against Tesla Motors, and 2010 through 2014 Toyota Prius hybrids are being recalled. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday 29 December 2010. The Green Piece Column. Last week we began a two part look back at the events of 2010 in the green car sector (see article). Honda The year began in earnest for Honda at the Geneva Motor Show where it revealed its minimalist approach to [.]. This week we continue our review.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department. The system replaced the starter motor and alternator with a belt-driven motor/generator rig that generated five horsepower and 48 pound-feet.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Tuesday 5 October 2010. The Green Piece Column. The Paris Motor Show has been a spectacular showcase of incredible green car concepts as we looked at last week (see article). However, even the cars on display at this event may soon be outdated thanks to a host of new innovations that could shape the way [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2010

Registrations of alternatively fuelled cars in the UK doubled in the first six months of 2010 compared with the first half of 2009, the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show. The figures also reveal that CO2 emissions from new cars continue to decline as average CO2 rating of new [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

The Green Piece Column. Tuesday 23 February 2010 Steeped in tradition, having been established in 1905 and now set for its 80th edition, the Geneva International Motor Show has always been one of the highlights of the automotive calendar.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Anyone who feared that Volvo may go the way of fellow Swedish brand Saab will be relieved to hear that the Ford Motor Company is confident a sale will be complete during the first quarter of 2010. Ford has confirmed that all substantive commercial terms relating to the sale have been settled with Zheijang Geely Holding [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 15, 2010

It may have been in financial ruin just a year ago, but the new General Motors is bouncing back from the mire in style. The company announced second quarter 2010 results with revenue of $33.2billion and net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.3billion. This means that earning per share reached $2.55 and second quarter [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

With the global recession making drivers think about their wallets and the environment ahead of power and good looks, a green car race has emerged with manufacturers keen to offer more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles than their rivals. So who is leading the green car race?

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Green Cars News

MARCH 4, 2010

Mercedes is wasting no time in establishing itself in the green car race by debuting three brand new vehicles at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

The future may be green for General Motors, but it’s also green for an old General Motors plant. a new US vehicle manufacturer that plans to build environmentally friendly cars at the facility. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors GM plant Lousiana V-Vehicle Company.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2011

million) from the Green Car Innovation Fund to support fuel efficiency improvements for the next Holden Commodore. This is the second grant Holden has received through the Green Car Innovation Fund. The Federal Government of Australia is awarding A$39.8 million (US$42.5

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Extended range electric vehicles and full battery electric vehicles place much steeper technical demands on motors than mild and full hybrids. That’s the verdict of Pete Savagian, GM Engineering Director of Hybrid and Electric Architecture and Electric Motors, who was speaking at the SAE 2010 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

However, since the onset of the green car race, it appears the gap is closing as many of the country’s emerging automakers aim to steal a march on their rivals. The investment will be split between 41 projects with 2.1billion yuan to be put into commercialising these cars this year.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The list of participants at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, which kicks off to the Press tomorrow (October 21), is perhaps indicative of Japan’s waning fortunes. Here we look at the green cars to be introduced by the three major Japanese manufacturers at the event: Honda – Introducing a world first. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2012

Indonesia total industry volume is estimated to increase nearly double by 2017 compared to 2010, largely driven by the introduction of the Green Car program now being drafted by the Indonesian government. Nissan strongly supports the program and looks forward to its speedy ratification.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

As the Los Angeles Motor Show inches ever closer, more announcements are being made about exciting new vehicles with a distinctly green theme that will debut at the event. It will be available from spring 2010. The E350 BlueTEC is powered by a 3.0litre V6 diesel engine with 210hp and 542Nm of torque.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

A green car event will take place at the Millbrook Proving Ground featuring vehicles from BMW, Chevrolet, Citroen, Ford, Honda, Kia, Mini, Peugeot, Toyota and Vauxhall. The event has been designed to provide company car fleet managers with the chance to test drive the latest environmentally friendly vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

Demand is so high for green cars after government incentives were introduced in Japan, that the Honda Motor Company, the country’s number two car manufacturer, has said it will start partial weekend shifts at two factories in a bid to push low emission vehicles off the production line.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. However, it’s not just the ‘big boys’ of motoring that are having an impact as we enter a new automotive era. Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2010

A key element of the new offering will be a new MCU (motor controller unit), Fenton told Green Car Congress. The company currently offers motors and drive systems ranging from 50 kW to 120 kW. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Motors Power Electronics Vehicle Systems.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2013

There may be significant health benefits to converting our motoring fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG): as an analysis of CNG conversions in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has revealed. There has been a rapid conversion in the Bangladeshi capital following the introduction of a CNG conversion policy in 2010[.]. Latest News Green cars'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

As it bids to break even at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles, General Motors has updated its Viability Plan which will deepen the cuts in its operations. A restructure of GM’s dealer organisation with the number of dealers to drop to 3,605 by the end of 2010 - that’s down from 6,246 in 2008. -

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Some good news at last for the battered and bruised automotive industry in North America where the new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy yesterday. The four brands will offer 34 nameplates by 2010 compared to the old GM’s total of 48 in 2008. UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust: 17.5%. The old GM: 10%.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2010

Tuesday 27 April, 2010: The Green Piece Column The largest and fastest growing auto market in the world, China has emerged as perhaps the most important playground for the world’s leading car manufacturers. Tags: Latest news The Green Piece auto show China Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2010

The 2010 Geneva Motor Show has played host to many of the green cars of the future – but Audi’s A8 parallel hybrid technology will be on our roads sooner than you may expect. The technology architecture of the A8 hybrid is actually a preview of the Audi Q5 Hybrid which is expected to enter the [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2009

There will then be an additional one penny increase above the rate of inflation per year from 2010 to 2013. For green car enthusiasts, the results of the Budget present something of a mixed bag. The increase has been dubbed a “tax of the many&# by Conservative Party leader David Cameron.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

If you thought things were quiet on the Honda front, then think again – because the Japanese car manufacturer is lining up a brand new vehicle to be unveiled before the end of the month. The new small-sized vehicle will debut at the Thailand International Motor Expo 2010, which starts on November 30. It will [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

There’s another hybrid car heading to the Paris Motor Show and this time it is the turn of Infiniti to showcase a brand new, green model. The biennial event will mark the debut of the M35h hybrid performance saloon car with sales due to begin next spring. It features an original parallel one motor/two clutch [.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Magna International is exhibiting at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, a first for the automotive supplier. We have been enhancing our capability in this area by developing systems such as electric motors and motor control units, chargers, electric pumps, electric drivetrain and lithium ion battery packs.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 3, 2010

Forget a one-two punch – it’s a hat-trick of hybrids for Porsche at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Having already introduced the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid with flywheel KERS (see article) and the Cayenne S Hybrid (see article), now the company has revealed a plug-in hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder concept car.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 4, 2010

The 2010 Geneva Motor Show has been a showcase for the green cars of tomorrow – but few are as technically astounding as Nissan Infiniti’s new M35 Hybrid. The vehicle uses an original parallel one motor/two clutch hybrid system along with a 3.5litre V6 engine, a 50kW electric motor and a seven-speed transmission.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2010

The Paris Motor Show 2010 is inching ever closer and now Opel/Vauxhall has announced plans to introduce a host of new ecoFLEX models at the event. Three new diesel versions of the Meriva will be added to its line-up during the show including the new 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX which boasts 21 per cent more power [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Ford has teamed up with “The Jay Leno Show” in the United States to provide an all-new battery electric version of the Ford Focus ST five-door for celebrities to drive in the programme’s regular “Green Car Challenge&# segment. Actress Drew Barrymore is the first celebrity guest to accept the show’s “Green Car Challenge”.

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

EVs wear through tires quicker, as they weigh more and their torque-rich motor systems tear away more persistently at the tread. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car. Michelin has improved on that metric by 11% from 2010 to 2020, he says.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

While planning to debut its new BMW 5 Series saloon car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show next week, the German car manufacturer has also revealed plans for a Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid. The BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid will be the first combination of a straight-six with electric drive.

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