Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2012
re-launch the inter-service task force to study and follow up the main cases of automotive plant closures or significant downsizing. The task force has been active (on ad-hoc basis) and highly efficient in past cases in the automotive industry. decline for the first half of 2012 for passenger cars and a 10.8%
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2010
On the heels of the Indianapolis 500 last weekend, the IZOD IndyCar Series has released a new engine strategy that reflects the downsizing trend in the larger commercial market. The new engine platform, which will debut in 2012, will allow manufacturers to produce engines with a maximum of six cylinders as well as maximum displacement of 2.4
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2011
Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 5, 2012
In polling 200 C-level executives in the global automotive industry for the 2012 automotive survey, KPMG found that executives in the US and Western Europe expect even less consumer adoption, projecting e-vehicles will only account for 6-10% of global annual auto sales. —Gary Silberg. —Gary Silberg.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 19, 2013
This first report (Phase I) examines only the impact of improving the efficiency of fossil-fueled vehicles, in which efficiency gains are delivered by the improvement of the internal combustion engine vehicle, including lightweighting, engine downsizing and hybridization. —“An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles”.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. In fact, the optimized PHEV is much more efficient as a long range liquid fuel vehicle, because the engine is downsized. Similar processes can be followed again.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Some experts predict that such a battery - or a similar battery - could be production-ready by 2010 to 2012.Larry GM Press Release ).
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