Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

The starting price of the 2012 model is more than $1,000 below the 2011 base model. The lower base price is possible in part because of a wider range of options and configurations that come with the expansion of Volt production for sale nationally, GM said. Six-year/100,000-mile* corrosion protection coverage.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

Volkswagen Group Rus and GAZ Group are extending their joint project to produce Volkswagen and ŠKODA cars at Gorky Automobile Plant and are opening up new development opportunities for the brands’ model ranges. Volkswagen will provide technical support to integrate the engines in the GAZ model range. Supply of Volkswagen 2.0

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

I think that’s fair since on a good day my 3 ½-year-old Chevrolet Volt has a 61-mile all-electric range, roughly comparable to a used Nissan Leaf or Fiat 500e. California’s plug-in vehicle sales tally is impressive: 663,014 battery electrics (62.9%). The cars Californians choose set the tone for EV sales for 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2010

First, ISE will source ultracapacitor cells for use in its ultracapacitor energy storage systems (ES Systems) exclusively from Maxwell through December 2011. ISE’s Ultra-E ES System combines ISE’s energy storage system technology and Maxwell’s ultracapacitor cell technology. Rated power is 40 kW, and DC ESR is 16 mOhms.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2014

California categorizes ZEVs by Type (I to V), based on the zero-emissions range. The longer the range, the higher the Type and the more credits generated for the automaker. Fast refueling credits are to be calculated as follows: Fast refueling miles / total miles = M. 4 credits = ZEV credit per each Type III ZEV. ZEV Credit table.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The new entry-level 2011 Insight. The 2011 Honda Insight hybrid, now on sale in the US, gains new standard features and the addition of a value-oriented entry model featuring an MSRP starting at $18,200. gallon fuel tank, the Insight delivers an estimated maximum driving range exceeding 400 miles. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2013

The amended bill, now called the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” and next to be considered by the House, contains 12 extensions outlined in Title IV of the bill, ranging from extension of production credits for Indian coal facilities to benefits for alternative fuels (including algal biofuels) and plug-in vehicles.

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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. DOE paid for the additional cost of leasing hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The final model year (MY) 2012 adjusted, real world CO 2 emissions rate is 376 g/mi—a 22 g/mi decrease (-5.5%) relative to MY 2011. mpg higher (+5.4%) than MY 2011. mpg fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012 is the second largest annual improvement in the last 30 years. MY 2012 adjusted fuel economy is 23.6

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In other words, the automakers still have to meet the fleet-based emissions requirements through their sales mix. In 1990, California adopted a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirement, mandating that the seven largest automotive companies in California “make available for sale” an increasing number of vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s rollout of electrified vehicles began in December 2010 with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric—a small commercial van built in collaboration with Azure Dynamics. Ford’s near-term electrification plan calls for the company to triple production capacity of its electrified vehicle range by 2013. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

2011 was a huge year for us and with all of these significant and tangible improvements to infrastructure, dealer network, incentives, and production we are looking forward to significant growth in the lead up to European Production. —Paul Willcox, Nissan’s Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing in Europe. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Hertz Global EV will be the first company to provide a range of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles and charging stations on a car sharing and rental basis at global scale. smart USA is strategically deploying a fleet of 2011 smart fortwo electric drive vehicles across the United States.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

It’s also worth noting that Hertz started experimenting with EVs in 2011 , so the company has had over a decade to figure this out. Someday, longer ranges, better public charging, and simply more consumer familiarity with EVs will solve the problems—a similar process happened with the internet.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

The ZEV mandate requires that large volume manufacturers produce and offer for sale in California a specified number of ZEVs. The existing ZEV program requirements are primarily expressed in terms of the number of vehicles that must be offered for sale, with adjustments for different types of vehicles. Task 1: Technology status.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

Scheduled to be fully operational by mid-2011, the facility will be in close proximity to GE Global Research in Niskayuna, where advances to the battery chemistry were developed. The batteries will rely heavily on new materials, new manufacturing technologies and intelligent controls. Other battery awards were: Grantee Description.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2012

Global automotive market intelligence firm Polk forecasts worldwide new vehicle sales in 2012 will rise 6.7% over 2011 volumes to 77.7 Polk expects China to make the largest contribution to global sales growth for new vehicles, with an anticipated 16% increase over 2011. million vehicles. Source: Polk. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

The bill, SB 435 , authored by State Senator Fran Pavley, who also authored AB 32 and AB 1493, would also require BAR, in consultation with the California Air Resources Board (ARB), to develop regulations by 2 July 2011 for incorporating motorcycles into the smog check program. The original HC standards ranged from 5.0 g/km to 14.0

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 6, 2009

I heard today that they expect to have 5,000 Nissan EVs for sale by the end of 2010. It is expected they will expand production quickly to the tens of thousands in 2011. They seem very comfortable that their car is going to be bulletproof right out of the gate.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Its first model, the Tesla Roadster, was the first production car to use lithium-ion batteries and was the first electric vehicle with a range greater than 200miles. It is also working on production of the Model S saloon car, which is planned for release in 2011 and has already received 1,500 pre-orders.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

The US Department of the Interior held a 39-million acre lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Central Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale attracted $1,704,500,995 in high bids for tracts on the US outer continental shelf offshore Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

2011-25), recognizing that the transportation electrification process will evolve in stages based on the learning that occurs in the years and decades ahead. Virtually all major vehicle manufacturers and several start-up companies are offering—or are planning to offer soon—a PEV for sale in the US market.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

The 2011 F-Cell. The front-wheel drive B-Class F-CELL offers an operating range of around 240 miles (386 km) on the European driving cycle, or 190 miles (306 km) estimated EPA, and a 3-minute refueling time. In March 2011, Mercedes-Benz announced that it would set up its own. Source: AFCC 2011. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The official driving range on a single tank of hydrogen is almost 600 kilometers (373 miles), providing range in line with a conventionally-powered car. The ix35 Fuel Cell was the first hydrogen-powered car to be series-produced and offered for sale in Europe. The ix35 Fuel Cell cars already on the road have covered more than 1.2

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

percent of auto sales today to some 20 to 25 percent of sales by 2030, not all competitors will be winners in a world soon to be awash in electric vehicles. As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s in late 2010. Prius hybrid. BYD has said it is aware of these issues and is working resolve them.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Establishing dealer network.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

This broader approach using a continuum of carbon intensities would provide a stronger incentive for innovation for a broader range of fuels (including electricity, natural gas, and hydrogen), the NLCFS team suggests. This translates to a medium-level stringency reflecting the actual baseline CI of the regulated fuel pool(s).

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

Ford of Europe is specially developing the prototype Focus BEVs to participate in the scheme and test the technology’s suitability for potential future application in Ford’s European passenger car range. Smith will also offer the Transit Connect van for sale in Europe as the Smith Ampere from 2010.

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