2011 Cost Downsizing MPG 
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2013
GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 Earlier post.). In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
The federal government is pushing their fleet-procurement decisions almost completely to EVs and hybrids irrespective of costs. The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2011
Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). NHTSA, provided estimated incremental retail cost and performance estimates for more than 40 technologies expected to be commercially available over the next fifteen years. least-cost) technology mix for each scenario. Source: CAR.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2011
” The more weight we can take out of our vehicles though use of alternative materials, and other lightweighting strategies that we have, that enables us to further downsize the engine—which is the biggest lever you can pull in the vehicle. As one current example, the 2011 Ford Explorer (3.5-liter —Barb Samardzich.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2013
The ESR is therefore a crucial scaling factor when evaluating the net effects of substituting gasoline with ethanol in terms of energy, GHG emissions and costs. Standard deviations increase by >10% and >200% when used in high and low blends, respectively. For instance, the ESR is 1.5 if the use of 1 MJ ethanol leads to a savings of 1.5
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2009
This CO 2 level is comparable to that emitted by equivalent sized full hybrid vehicles, yet avoids their need for high voltage and the significant impact a hybrid’s large batteries and traction motors have on overall vehicle cost, mass and packaging. They have also designed a 100 mpg UK (83 mpg US, 2.8
Green Car Congress
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.). In developing the proposed preferred alternative for the rulemaking, NHTSA also projected technology penetration and associated costs for the vehicle fleet.
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