2012, 2018, Automobile and Light

Auto Alliance urges EPA to withdraw premature Final Determination on light-duty GHG regulations, resume Midterm Evaluation process with NHTSA

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance has sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting that the US Environmental Protection Agency withdraw the Final Determination on the Appropriateness of the Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards under the Midterm Evaluation which EPA announced on 13 January 2017. Background.

EPA

EPA Light Auto Aston Martin

Colorado DPHE proposing rule to adopt California LEV standards for MY 2022 and following

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2018

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will propose Regulation Number 20, Low Emission Vehicles (Colorado Low Emission Automobile Regulations, CLEAR), to the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) to the AQCC at its regular meeting on 16 August 16.

Colorado

Colorado Standards California 2005

IHS: average age of light vehicles in US rises slightly in 2015 to 11.5 years; length of new vehicle ownership hits record high

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2015

The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the US has climbed slightly to 11.5 Registrations for light VIO in the US also reached a record level of 257,900,000—an increase of more than 5.3 Average age for both passenger cars and light trucks increased just slightly in 2015, and both now stand at 11.5

2015

2015 Light Scrappage Vehicles

Audi adjustments what, the way it builds to pressure out CO2

Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2023

megawatts of electrical energy, relying at the quantity of light. Put in in 2012, the array, on reasonable, generates about 13 p.c When it first started construction the unedited Audi e-tron, in 2018, the automobile’s battery cells have been trucked into the plant.

CO2

CO2 Audi Building Hungary

California ARB Backs White House Program for Medium- and Heavy-Duty and Next Phase of Light-Duty Vehicle GHG and Fuel Economy Standards; Looking for LDV Improvements on the Order of 3-6% Annually

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

President Obama’s announcement of the first-ever national policy to increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks for model years 2014-2018. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). California has incorporated these national standards into its motor vehicle emissions program.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Economy Standards California

Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2012

million diesel passenger cars sold in 2011, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. From 2012 to 2018, Pike Research expects that diesels will capture a slightly higher percentage of new vehicle sales compared to hybrids, though both will remain niche drivetrains. million in 2012 to 12 million.

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Clean Cleaning Diesel Global

Volkswagen Group expands presence in Russia with agreements with GAZ

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2017

TDI engines for GAZ light commercial vehicles, opening up new business opportunities in international markets. 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.

Russia

Russia Czech Republic Automobile 2017

Manganese hydride molecular sieve for practical hydrogen storage could cost roughly 5x less than 700 bar tanks

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In the expensive carbon fiber 700 bar non-conformable hydrogen gas cylinders, which are employed in today’s first generation hydrogen vehicles, 5 kg of hydrogen occupies a volume of about 125 L, thus placing unwanted constraints on the automobile design. —Antonelli et al. Skipper et al. —Skipper et al. Antonelli et al.

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Hydrogen Energy Storage Carbon Fiber Store

FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. Those actions have resulted in the recent launches of the award-winning all-new Jeep Wrangler and all-new Ram 1500, and the introduction of the newest member of the Jeep family, the all-new Jeep Gladiator, at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. liter V-6 in September 2012. will invest a total of $4.5

Jeep

Jeep Michigan PHEV Production

BMW Brilliance Automotive opens battery factory in Shenyang; 3rd battery factory in BMW Group production network

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The Shenyang location, with its Dadong and Tiexi automotive plants and engine plant with light-metal foundry, plays an important role in the BMW Group’s global production network. The extended contract is valid for ten years (from 2018 to 2028). The company plans to sell 100,000 electrified vehicles worldwide by the end of the year.

BMW

BMW Batteries Battery Production

Mercedes-Benz Cars invests €1B in new “Full-Flex” car plant in Hungary; Factory 56 applied to full plant

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

State-of-the-art Pick-by-Light or Pick-by-Voice technologies are used in the picking areas. Characteristic for the automobile production of the future and thus also for the second plant at the Kecskemét site are modular building structures with a design that is both energy efficient and green, so environmentally friendly.

Hungary

Hungary Mercedes Cars Concept

California’s newly ZEV rule introduces the BEVx; ARB staff expects these vehicles to play a longer-term role than plug-in hybrids

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2012

On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. For the 2012 through 2017 model years, BEVxs will be referred to as Type I.5x Earlier post.)

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Vehicles

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. He worked for SolarCity and Tesla between 2015 and 2018 and now for Solar Smart Living (since 2018).

North America

North America America El Paso New Mexico

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. He worked for SolarCity and Tesla between 2015 and 2018 and now for Solar Smart Living (since 2018).

North America

North America America El Paso New Mexico

Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Brands within the Volkswagen Group have been rolling out modular component matrices, or assembly toolkits, for their light-duty vehicles over the past few years. Beginning with the MQB-based Gen 7 of the Golf, introduced in 2012 ( earlier post ), Volkswagen began providing mobile online services and smartphone integration.

Market

Market Price Range Connect

NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. Background. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final. Summary findings.

Standards

Standards Fuel Economy Economy EPA

How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Today, chip shortages continue to disrupt the consumer electronics, automobile, and other sectors. Similar mismatches in supply and demand contributed to massive cascading blackouts in August 2003 in the northeastern United States and Canada, in July 2012 in India , and in March 2019 in Venezuela.

Power Grid

Power Grid Grid Power Powered

DOT and EPA release revised fuel economy and GHG emission standards for MY 2021-2026 light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO 2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and light trucks.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Standards EPA Economy

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Covered in greater detail in an earlier post , the battery-electric e-tron quattro concept provides a very close foreshadowing of the production model to follow in 2018. Fully refueling with H2 takes around three minutes, roughly the same as with a conventional automobile. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV. Second life.

Audi

Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel

EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Standards California EPA

EV Driven

Auto Alliance urges EPA to withdraw premature Final Determination on light-duty GHG regulations, resume Midterm Evaluation process with NHTSA

Colorado DPHE proposing rule to adopt California LEV standards for MY 2022 and following

IHS: average age of light vehicles in US rises slightly in 2015 to 11.5 years; length of new vehicle ownership hits record high

Audi adjustments what, the way it builds to pressure out CO2

California ARB Backs White House Program for Medium- and Heavy-Duty and Next Phase of Light-Duty Vehicle GHG and Fuel Economy Standards; Looking for LDV Improvements on the Order of 3-6% Annually

Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

Volkswagen Group expands presence in Russia with agreements with GAZ

Manganese hydride molecular sieve for practical hydrogen storage could cost roughly 5x less than 700 bar tanks

FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

BMW Brilliance Automotive opens battery factory in Shenyang; 3rd battery factory in BMW Group production network

Mercedes-Benz Cars invests €1B in new “Full-Flex” car plant in Hungary; Factory 56 applied to full plant

California’s newly ZEV rule introduces the BEVx; ARB staff expects these vehicles to play a longer-term role than plug-in hybrids

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

DOT and EPA release revised fuel economy and GHG emission standards for MY 2021-2026 light-duty vehicles

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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