Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2012

There's a popular comparison going around the internet that conveniently links the gas mileage of a car made nearly 30 years ago with one made today. That comparison involves the 1980s Honda CR-X HF, and the modern 2011 Honda CR-Z.

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MIT MPG Honda Cars 99

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

The analysis, an update of an earlier work using data from 2010 and 2011, found that the global average for light-duty vehicle fuel economy was 7.2 mpg US mpg) in 2011—an improvement of 1.8% While the pace of improvement has slightly accelerated between 2008 and 2011, it lags behind the required 2.7%

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel 2005 170

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Through the end of July 2011, about 215,000 had been sold nationwide. (By By comparison, GM delivered 35,298 units of the LaCrosse in the US from January through the end of July 2011.). liters of fuel per 100 km (45 mpg US) at a constant 90 km/h (56 mph) and 7.2 Deliveries to customers will begin in September.

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General Motors Buick Motor Motors 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

Over its entire life cycle—from production and service over 160,000 kilometers (99,400 miles) to recycling—the new Mercedes-Benz B 180 BlueEFFICIENCY with 7G-DCT dual clutch transmission produces 16% less CO 2 emissions than its predecessor when the latter was discontinued in 2011. l/100 km (38 to 40 mpg US) in comparison to 7.3

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Mercedes Emissions CO2 MPG 199

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JANUARY 22, 2013

mpg US) in combined-cycle driving, for CO 2 emissions of around 69 g/km for standard body style models such as the Citroën C3 or Peugeot 208. In comparison, PSA Peugeot Citroën’s 3-cylinder gasoline engines with manual gearshift produce 104 g of CO 2 per km in combined-cycle driving. Certified fuel consumption stands at 2.9

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Hybrid 2016 Gasoline-Electric Fuel 391

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

mpg US vs. 18.6 mpg US, or 9.0 Michael Ruth, Principal Investigator for the project at Cummins, provided an update on progress at the recent 2011 DEER conference. The baseline vehicle for comparison is a 2010 Nissan Titan, outfitted with a 5.6L Light Truck Diesel Engine (Ruth, DEER 2011). L/100km vs. 12.6

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Light Diesel MPG Nissan 199

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JULY 26, 2016

By comparison, the total midsize sedan segment is down nearly 5% in LA through May, according to IHS Automotive data. In 2011, Fusion Hybrid represented 10% of new Fusion retail registrations in LA. Based on Ford June sales figures, Fusion Energi (the plug-in hybrid variant) sales jumped nearly 40% in LA compared to June 2015.

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Fusion Los Angeles Ford Sale 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2013

A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

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Europe Fuel MPG United Kingdom 199

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Ford unveiled the North American 2011 Ford Fiesta at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Fiesta—available in four- and five-door bodystyles—will offer North American buyers a new choice of 15 class-exclusive technologies and projected highway fuel economy of 40 mpg, besting the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris and Corolla.

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Los Angeles North America Ford MPG 199

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. Diesel/hybrid US take-rates, June 2010-June 2011. Data: Polk. Click to enlarge.

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Standards Transportation Fuel Economy MPG 247

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JULY 9, 2015

The report— Total Cost of Ownership: A Diesel Versus Gasoline Comparison (2012-2013) —was underwritten by Robert Bosch LLC. Percentage differences in miles per gallon (mpg) between comparable diesel and gasoline vehicle pairs. The percentages are even higher after five years of ownership. Belzowski 2015. Click to enlarge.

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Cost Of Gasoline Diesel Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Their assessment is based on utilizing a sugar cane mill for energy production; a hybrid automobile powered by an internal combustion engine that consumes ethanol with an efficiency of 15 km/liter (35 mpg US, or 6.67 km/liter (46 mpg US, or 5.1 Moreira (2011) A Biorefinery for Mobility? l/100km) using gasoline as the fuel.

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Fleet Available Hybrid Power 230

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

We’ve done a comparison with a flywheel motor. GM’s Pete Savagian is scheduled to give a talk on the eAssist powertrain at the SAE 2011 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium this Wednesday in Anaheim, Ca. In the Regal, eAssist improves overall fuel economy by 25% over the 2011 four-cylinder/six-speed powertrain.

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Buick 2012 Hybrid Lithium Ion 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

The Sonata Hybrid will offer projected highway fuel economy of 39 mpg US (6.0 L/100km) and city fuel economy of 37 mpg (6.4 Comparison of Mid-size Hybrid Sedans. 2011 Sonata. 2011 Camry. mpg US cty/hwy]. This technology is also a key enabler of Sonata Hybrid’s highway fuel economy. The Sonata Hybrid.

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Nickel Metal Hydride New York Hyundai Hybrid 210

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JULY 11, 2012

grams in 2011 and a mandatory target of 130 grams in 2015. By way of trans-Atlantic comparison, 95 g/km is equivalent to 152 g/mile; the current US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) greenhouse gas emissions standard (part of the joint national standard with NHSTA) calls for 250 g/mile in MY 2016. Europe and the US. Earlier post.).

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2020 Light CO2 Cars 268

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MAY 15, 2014

To meet the cap by 2015 requires an “infeasible” 40% new vehicle fuel consumption (FC) reduction per year in 2011?2015 2015 ( 400 MPG by 2015) to overcome the inertia of the higher-emitting older vehicles in the fleet. 15 years and to facilitate comparison with regulations.…

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Light Global CO2 Ford 261

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MAY 17, 2015

1 Given that US EPA fuel economy figures for the vehicles are not yet available, we are using the ECE fuel consumption figures from Europe as a means to provide a comparison across vehicles, and are providing the estimated EPA figure where available. L/100km (29 mpg US) on the European cycle, for 186 g CO 2 /km. Top) 2016 XC90.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

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JUNE 29, 2015

US mpg) in the A4 Sedan, resulting in CO 2 emissions of 114 grams per kilometer (184 grams per mile). US mpg) and emits 129 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (208 grams per mile). liters per 100 kilometers (49 US mpg) (NEDC) and the Avant 5.0 US mpg) and emissions of 99 and 104 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (159and 167 grams per mile).

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Audi Gas Engine MPH 150

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

gallons US/100 miles (~20 mpg) when running the gasoline range-extending engine in hybrid mode. As a comparison, the 2011 Chevy Volt (also an extended range electric vehicle), is EPA-rated with consumption of 36 kWh/100 miles (93 MPGe), a 35-mile electric range, and gasoline consumption of 2.7 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Karma Gasoline-Electric Fisker Miles 207

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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.). This reduces pumping losses at lighter loads in comparison to a larger engine. The 250 g/mile of CO 2 equivalent emissions limit by EPA is equivalent to 35.5

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Tucson ix FCEV made its US public debut at Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy 2011 in Washington, DC. It achieves gasoline equivalent fuel efficiency of more than 70 mpg US (3.36 Hyundai will test about 50 new Tucson ix FCEVs throughout 2011 as part of the second phase of the Korean Government Validation Program. 21 kW (battery).

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Tucson Hyundai Hydrogen Fuel 255

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

MPGe fuel economy is rated at 61 mpg city/52 highway/57 combined using the electric battery and compressed hydrogen fuel. The closest comparisons for hydrogen-only cars are the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo. To provide a basis for comparison, Honda let us first drive a 2024 CR-V Hybrid that weighed 500 pounds less than the e:FCEV.

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Honda Hydrogen Plug-in Hybrid 70

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APRIL 1, 2010

In addition to the debut of the 2011 Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ), Hyundai unveiled its first four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engine with the Sonata 2.0T Estimated highway fuel economy is 22 mpg city and 34 mpg US (6.9 Comparison of Sonata 2.0T Powertrain for the Sonata 2.0T. Click to enlarge.

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Hyundai Exhaust Waste Fuel Economy 199

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OCTOBER 4, 2014

The 2015 CR-V features increased EPA fuel economy ratings of 27/34/29 mpg (8.7/6.9/8.1 l/100 km) (city/highway/combined) for front-wheel-drive models and 26/33/28 mpg (9.0/7.1/8.4 l/100 km) for Real Time AWD models, both increasing +4/+3/+3 mpg over 2014 models—i.e., an increase in the combined rating of 11.5%

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Fuel Economy 2015 Honda Fuel 311

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APRIL 29, 2011

Pinnacle says its engine achieves 30-50% better fuel economy in various drive cycle comparisons without the large cost penalty that can be associated with significant fuel economy improvement. Pinnacle has logged more than 500 hours of operation on its research engine so far (in multiple builds, but with the same components).

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Engine 2013 Market Vehicles 218

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more. Photo: General Motors See Also: Feds Say the Volt Wont Save GM Well See a Chevrolet Volt in June Design Under Constraint: How to Build a Streamlined, Mass-Produced Electric Car Stumble ShareThis Claiming that GM has 18 models that get 30 mpg or more is a bit of a false dichotomy.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41