Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

Chinese consumers led in their consideration of a plug-in vehicle purchase. According to a new survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Center, roughly 60% of respondents in China said they would consider purchasing a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle. Click to enlarge. Mike Hanley.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

Back in February, I purchased an old Z4, one of the prior decade’s smattering of folding hardtop convertibles. It’s not noticeable until speeds are over 45 miles per hour or so, but at freeway speeds, there’s a constant hum. Over these last months, the past-tense nature of the car I’d bought came to mind more than once.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

an order to convert 463 Ford E-250 vans to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) to be fulfilled during the second quarter of 2010. The new order is in addition to a 463-unit order from AT&T for vehicles to be delivered during the first quarter of 2010. GGE and has a limited warranty of 3 years/50,000 miles. Earlier post.)

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

said Monday that Tennessee is one of the first locations where it will sell its new all-electric car after it arrives in late 2010. It will have 100 miles of pure battery range,” Mr. Perry said. He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

Foothill Transit became Proterra’s first customer and the first agency in the US to operate EV buses in revenue service in 2010. kWh/mile), with a base range of 300+ miles per day, at more than 26 miles per fast charge. Fuel economy (with full passenger load and HVAC) is 20.8 MPGe (1.81

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Teslarati

MAY 5, 2023

Earlier this week, Gruber Motor Company said it had learned about the three original Roadsters, which have been sitting untouched in sea containers since 2010, accruing storage charges. In 2010, a buyer in China purchased three Tesla Roadsters. They were shipped and arrived, but they were abandoned by the buyer.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 8, 2024

It seems only a couple of months ago I reported on my experience traveling from Cincinnati to Nashville to purchase the 2010 BMW Z4, thus satisfying a used convertible car search that lasted for a year and a half. It had been about 800 miles since the dealership changed the oil, and 54,694 in total.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

TMC has agreed to purchase $50 million of Tesla’s common stock issued in a private placement to close immediately subsequent to the closing of Tesla’s currently planned initial public offering. As recently as April of 2010, the NUMMI factory was used by Toyota to produce the Corolla and Tacoma vehicles using the Toyota production system.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder was purchased by our seller in 2010, and it received the 2z engine and a six-speed transmission in a swap in 2014. The front end has been repainted because of rock chips, and this 109,000-mile car has been garaged and not driven in the snow. Today's UCOTD is a highly modified convertible runabout.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

On Tuesday, US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid released the “Clean Energy Jobs 5 and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010”—the latest version of the energy bill to emerge from the Senate. Establishing a competition for the development of a 500-mile vehicle battery. Full text of the Reid bill as of 27 July 2010.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Proton Power and Smith will present the first prototype at the Hannover Fair in April 2010. Thereafter, the partners plan to roll out the vehicle in transport and maintenance applications across German municipalities, with the first vehicles due to be delivered in the last quarter of 2010.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

Our RAV4 EV had a range of only 103 miles per charge and had no fast charging mode, so when Tesla announced their 310 mile range Model 3 in 2016 and its $35,000 price. The standard version with only 220 miles of range was a long way off for someone who wanted his own electric car to start 2017. I signed up to reserve one.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Its efforts to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) into its fleet began in 2002 with an initial purchase of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), mainly the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid. In 2010, the city converted 15 Toyota Prius hybrids to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

CWI natural gas engines have met the 2010 EPA standard for particulate matter (0.01 The survey will include topics such as truck performance, fueling availability, grants and incentives and purchase decision. NO x exhaust emissions are 90% lower than the current EPA NO x limit of 0.2 g/bhp-hr) since 2001. g/bhp-hr optional standard.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2012

GreenTech Automotive (GTA) unveiled its MyCar, a two-seat Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) with a range of up to 115 miles (185 km). GreenTech Automotive purchased Hong Kong-based EuAuto in 2010 and relocated the company’s operations and manufacturing to the United States.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2011

As part of the 75-EV-RO project, the Rotterdam government plans to purchase 75 new energy vehicles of different types to create a new energy fleet in Rotterdam. Equipped with a Li iron phosphate battery pack, the e6 (a 5-seat crossover all-electric vehicle) can travel up to 300 km (186 miles) per charge. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

FedEx is targeting battery electric technology for vehicles in its fleet covering less than 5,000 miles per year. Hybrids have their “sweet spot” in the 15,000-25,000 mile/hear range. Source: John Formisano, SAE 2010 Hybrid Technology Symposium. Click to enlarge. FedEx Corp.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

This unique contract also allows any US Transit Agency to buy off this contract that allows for up to 1,000 bus purchases which may include ISE’s Gasoline Hybrid Drive systems. ISE has received 2010 certification for its gasoline hybrid-electric drive system from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2010

Korea-based electric vehicle maker Leo Motors, Inc has received a purchase order for 1,170 electric scooters from M&M Corp, Leo’s nationwide scooter distributor in Korea. M&M ordered Leo’s Hilless 1, Hilless 3 and Hilless 5 models which will be delivered by June 2010, for total revenues of 4.2 60 km (37 miles).

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EV Life

AUGUST 4, 2023

General Motors was one of the original pioneers of electric cars, introducing the EV1 in 1996 and the game-changing Volt in 2010. We’ll also explore the best ways to save money on the purchase of a Bolt EUV by taking advantage of available EV incentives with an EV Climate Loan through EV Life. Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 26, 2016

A Volkswagen TDI owner in Portland, Oregon, who's a good friend of this site is taking us along for the ride as he prepares to sell back his 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI. The car, which only has 43,000 miles on it, was purchased new from a Portland-area dealer and maintained very well.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

miles per gallon equivalent (mpge) between 2017 and 2025 ( earlier post ) would result in the loss of more than $65 billion in federal funding for state and local highway, bridge and transit improvements, according to an analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). mpg by 2016).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Nissan looks to move to a common EV powertrain, which the two could partner up on purchasing. Once viewed as an EV pioneer with the launch of the LEAF in 2010, Nissan is now falling behind the market. The Prologue is based on GM’s Ultium platform, with up to 296 miles range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

The updated trucks, which were originally purchased in September 2015, deliver up to four times the fuel economy of a gasoline-powered vehicle, UPS said. The trucks were purchased under UPS’ commitment to log 1 billion miles with alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles by the end of 2017.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Tesla Leasing allows customers to take immediate delivery of a new 2010 Roadster or Roadster Sport with a three year, 30,000 mile contract and with monthly payments as low as $1,658. per mile for miles driven in excess of 30,000 miles over the life of the lease.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2009

The 200 unit purchase is Azure’s largest revenue order to date and also the highest volume Balance Hybrid Electric order since the product launched in the summer of 2008. The trucks will be delivered in 2010. Purolator Courier Ltd. recently ordered an additional 200 Balance Hybrid Electric delivery trucks from Azure Dynamics.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Likewise, survey respondents indicated strong fundamental interest in PEVs, with 40% of participants stating that they would be “extremely” or “very” interested in a plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicle with a range of 40 to 100 miles and an electricity cost equivalent of $0.75 per gallon. Another 25% of respondents. 4 hours.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2010

GSA previously purchased 1,600 hybrid vehicles using revenue from the sale of older vehicles that agencies exchanged last year when they received funds for new vehicles through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009. They’re very expensive vehicles. capital’s limited.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

Key to this reduction has been the development and implementation of a plan that has improved the State fleet’s overall use of alternative fuels, the reduction of unneeded fleet vehicles, and reducing unnecessary vehicle miles traveled. 281,619 gallons gasoline equivalent (gge) of CNG and propane (7%). 216,723 gallons E85 ethanol (6%).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2011

Each of the four recipients will match a percentage of the grant amount with their own funds to purchase compressed natural gas-powered vehicles; retrofit diesel engines with cleaner technology; replace older, more polluting diesel buses with cleaner diesel buses; or purchase hybrid electric-powered buses.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Panasonic also has a position in Tesla, having purchased $30 million of Tesla’s common stock in a private placement transaction that closed in November 2010. Panasonic cells have powered more than 130 million customer miles driven in Tesla Roadsters and Model S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

Among the study’s conclusions were that, on balance, car2go changes VMT (vehicle miles travelled) by -6% to -16% per car2go household; GHG emissions change by -4% to -18% per car2go household. Members begin and end a trip at the same vehicle location and typically pay for use by the hour, mile, or both.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

In exploring whether or not Americans will embrace the emergence of electric vehicles, Lee and Lovellette attempt to answer four basic questions: Is the cost of purchasing and operating an electric vehicle more or less expensive than the cost of a comparable conventional gasoline-powered vehicle? —Lee and Lovellette.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

2010 Tesla Roadster. ‘Starting Wednesday, the 2010 Roadster, which competes against exotic sport cars like the Porsche 911, will be available on a three-year, 30,000-mile lease based on the manufacturer’s price of $111,005, Tesla said. In the past, the Roadsters were only available for an outright purchase.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2010

Smith Electric Vehicles introduced two new products at the CV Operator Show 2010, based on its award-winning Smith Edison van: an electric minibus, and an EV-mounted boom lift. Based on the Ford Transit chassis, the Smith Edison minibus has a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a range of up to 80 miles (129 km).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

Transport for London (TfL) compared figures for cyclists using the two pilot Barclays Cycle Superhighways on the A24 and A13 during October 2010 and compared them to the same roads in 2009. When looking at the total number of cyclists using both routes in October 2009 compared with October 2010, the number rose by 70%.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

Nissan Ariya (Source: Nissan) With Nissan looking to move to a common EV powertrain, the automakers could partner up on purchasing. After trailblazing the EV market with the release of the LEAF in 2010, Nissan has fallen behind. Based on GM’s Ultium platform, the Prologue offers up to 296 miles range.

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