Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Projects include the development of new engines for plug-in hybrid versions of Nissan, Lotus and Jaguar Land Rover cars, a lightweight electric bin wagon, development of lightweight materials for vehicle weight reduction, and new technologies using thermal energy to improve vehicle performance.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2014

The CO 2 standards in EPA’s GHG program and the related compliance values in the report are different than CO 2 values reported in EPA’s “Trends” report or on new vehicle fuel economy labels. Trends” and fuel economy values are adjusted to reflect EPA’s best estimate of results from real-world driving.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 5, 2023

“Moving to electric vehicles as quickly as possible is the right move for the environment and the economy. We were established in 2011, and since then have become the leading voice on e-mobility uptake in New Zealand. We are an independent, apolitical voice which is energy agnostic.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

The downsizing trend also has an impact on owner satisfaction with the fuel economy of their new vehicle. While overall vehicle appeal continues to improve, increasing seven points year over year, the greatest improvement is in fuel economy. The Audi A8 achieves the highest APEAL Study score of any model in the industry in 2012.

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Downsizing 2012 Power Powered 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

The Euro 5 compliant engine is capable of 240 hp (59 kW/liter) and 550 N·m (406 lb-ft) of torque and will be available in the 2011 model year vehicles in the European market. Technical features of the engine include a chain-driven, double overhead camshaft with four valves per cylinder. Each valve is driven by finger followers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Jaguar has released details of the C-X16 concept ahead of its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The V6 shares the V8’s power delivery and refinement characteristics, while delivering improved economy and emissions meeting SULEV 30 and EU VI standards. The concept hybrid C-X16. Click to enlarge.

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Concept Hybrid MPH Land Rover 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3

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2011 MPG Standards Industrial 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

Light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards, 1978-2025. MY1978-2011 figures are NHTSA CAFE in mpg. President Barack Obama announced an agreement with 13 major automakers to pursue the next phase in the Administration’s national vehicle program ( earlier post ) , increasing fuel economy to a fleetwide average 54.5

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Obama Light California Miles 291

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Honeywell introduced its first-in-class ball-bearing technology on the 2011 Mercedes S 350 BlueTec diesel engine; expanded its TwoStage Parallel technology to a V8 engine for the first time on Range Rover’s 2011 V8 4.4L V6 turbodiesel engine will increase combined fuel economy by 11% to 35 mpg (6.7

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

BorgWarner, which acquired the Traction Systems division of Haldex Group in 2011, refers to the unit as a Centrifugal Electro-Hydraulic Actuator.). The EPA-estimated fuel economy for the Golf Alltrack is 30 mpg highway and 22 mpg city—this is slightly worse than the Subaru Outback, equipped with the 2.5L

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