Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Scheduled to go on sale in 2012, the new Audi A1 Sportback will be a five-door version of the well-established three-door Audi A1 model; and will boast remarkable fuel economy figures.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Tuesday 4 September, 2012. The Green Piece The new 62 registration plate is here and the annual boom in car sales that it helps to inspire. But as business and personal buyers alike flock to the showrooms to drool over the latest models, in these cash-strapped times; you’ll want to keep fuel economy and running [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

The previous government in New Zealand may have proposed a fuel economy standard, but now the new government has announced it will not proceed with those plans. Tags: Green cars Latest news fuel economy fuel economy standard New Zealand. km to 203.8g/km km in the first half of this year.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2012

Have Americans finally got the message about vehicles with better fuel economy… or are gas prices simply driving people away from the pump? Either way, US gasoline consumption slumped during the first quarter of 2012.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

2012 Camry Hybrid. Toyota has unveiled the seventh-generation Camry, the best-selling car in the US for nine years running and for 13 of the past 14 years. Under the hood of the 2012 Camry Hybrid. The projected city/highway/combined fuel economy for the LE model equates to 5.47, 6.03 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

The testing process compares fuel economy performance from the vehicle in its original condition with the performance using XL Hybrids’ charge-sustaining hybrid system. This year, the company will release between 30 to 50 fleet trials, Ashton told Green Car Congress , using the 2012 system. —Justin Ashton.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

So how does Ford plan to make itself green? Here is an outline of its plans through to the 2012 model year: Introduction of electric and hybrid vehicles: Ford hopes to introduce an electric Transit Connect Commercial Van in 2010; along with an electric Focus in 2011 and the next generation of full hybrid models by 2012.

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Green Cars News

MAY 22, 2012

Tuesday 22 May, 2012. The Green Piece Column. It has long being been accepted that most motorists will see a notable gap between their cars official MPG rating and what they really achieve. But with motorists now ever more squeezed by prices at the pumps it seems that there is a renewed disgruntlement with the [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Very often fuel and emission savings mean a loss of power for engines – however, at the Chicago Auto Show, Hyundai has announced new technology that manages to offer the best of both worlds. direct injection Tau V8 for the 2012 [.]. The new direct injection technology for its Lambda V6 engine and a new 5.0l

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

However, since the onset of the green car race, it appears the gap is closing as many of the country’s emerging automakers aim to steal a march on their rivals. Tags: Green cars Latest news Chinese car manufacturer new energy vehicles SAIC Motor.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 14, 2013

While the figures might be cooked, more customers are buying VED-free, sub-100g/km CO2 cars than every before, according to sales data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

With the debut of the 2012 Buick LaCrosse with eAssist, arrives a new “light electrification” system. The vehicle increases fuel economy by 25 per cent compared to the four-cylinder/six-speed powertrain and produces fuel economy of 37mpg on the highway and 25mpg in the city.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

As demonstrated through more than 6,000 hours of dynamometer testing, the Achates Power engine addresses proposed efficiency targets by providing a 20 to 30% in fuel economy over current advanced diesel engines. The Achates Engine is EPA 2010 and Euro VI compliant. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda hosted Green Car Congress at a SKYACTIV Technologies media workshop this week in Vancouver, Canada, at which engineering management explained the development philosophy, approach and results for the initial set of SKYACTIV technologies. including body, chassis, suspension) will then first appear in the new CX-5 in 2012.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2012

Clean diesel vehicles (such as the Volkswagen Golf Clean Diesel, pictured) are in demand – with sales set to increase from 9.1million in 2012 to 12.1million annually by 2018. That’s the verdict of a new report by Pike Research, which suggests that rising fuel prices and strong regulations on fuel economy will stimulate demand and [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Ford’s new 2012 Transit Custom ECOnetic now achieves best-in-class fuel consumption, increasing fuel economy some 8 per cent compared to its predecessor. That brings its fuel economy in line with some of its passenger such as the S-Max, achieving 47.1 Recently named ‘International [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Citroen’s first hybrid model, the DS5 HYbrid4 has been named ‘Best Eco Car’ at the Scottish Car of the Year awards 2012. With emissions as low as 99g/km CO2 and fuel economy as strong as 74.3mpg, the DS5 HYbrid4 is the first car in the Citroen range to make use of the diesel hybrid technology [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Tuesday 6 November 2012. The Green Piece Column. With the news that Kia and Hyundai must reduce their fuel economy claims (see story) there [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Mazda’s all-new CX-5 model will be the first car in the UK to use the car maker’s new fuel efficiency Skyactiv technology. The ground-breaking technology will make its debut in the new compact SUV when UK sales begin in 2012.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

There is a new name to take note of in the world of regenerative braking after Mazda developed the i-ELOOP, which will appear in its vehicles from 2012. The new passenger vehicle braking system makes use of an ultracapacitor and can improve fuel economy in stop-and-go driving conditions by approximately 10 per cent.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 18, 2012

The Geneva Motor Show 2012 continues to take shape with BMW the latest to announce a debut for the showcase. The vehicle, powered by a 1.6litre 85kW/116hp diesel engine features BMW TwinPower Turbo technology and achieves fuel economy of 62mpg with CO2 emissions at [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

US President Barack Obama has confirmed a new national policy that intends to slash fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on all new cars and trucks sold in the USA. However, there will not be an exact one-to-one correspondence between the two standards - greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

Nissan also expects to sell a lineup of electric vehicles globally by 2012. In an interview Monday, Mr. Ghosn said Nissan decided to accelerate development of battery-powered vehicles because of high gasoline prices and environmental concerns, not just because of the need to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. Ford ( F ).

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The news comes on the back of President Barack Obama’s decision to announce a national policy of two harmonised standards - one for increasing fuel economy and the second for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

It is doubtful that we could produce enough biofuel to completely replace fossil fuels for all of our ground, sea and air transportation. [ In the USA rapidly rising Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards [ 28 ] for vehicle model years through 2025 may stimulate more production of PHEVLERs and BEVs. [

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Green Cars News

JULY 7, 2009

Korea’s fuel efficiency standards are already scheduled to increase by 16.5 per cent in 2012 from the current levels of 26mpg to 34mpg for vehicles with engine displacement of less than 1600cc. Tags: Green cars Latest news co2 emissions South Korea South Korea Presidential Committee on Green Growth.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

However, with Japanese rivals such as Toyota and Honda having burst into an early lead in the green car race and Chinese manufacturers challenging the dominance of the traditional ‘big name’ manufacturers, is there room for the new GM to succeed? How GM hopes to recover. Starting from 2010 its 2.4l Embracing new technologies.

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Green Cars News

MAY 28, 2009

Engineers at the VW Group are working on two 600cc two-cylinder turbo-charged units - one diesel and one petrol - with fuel economy predicted to be around 95mpg. goes on sale in 2010 with the Audi model likely to follow in 2012. The model has a distinctive body with a gaping grille, beefy wheel-arches and neat headlamps.

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2009

The company has confirmed that biofuels will play an increasingly important part for future models, as the company looks into ways of reducing CO2 emissions across its range by 15% by 2012; part of this will be through the introduction of 100% compatibility with renewable fuels, and an all new powertrain which improves fuel economy by 40%.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

The primary benefits delivered by the Ford EcoBoost approach include: optimised engine efficiency – fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduced by up to 20 per cent. opportunity to downsize – large-engine performance, but with the size, weight and fuel economy of a much smaller unit. “With the 2.0-litre “With the 2.0-litre

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

With the global recession making drivers think about their wallets and the environment ahead of power and good looks, a green car race has emerged with manufacturers keen to offer more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles than their rivals. So who is leading the green car race?

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

The latest results for the Insight and the Prius 3 show that good fuel economy need not stand in the way of a high level of safety performance. They not only fulfil Euro NCAP’s current five star requirements, but already meet the organisation’s challenging 2012 targets.

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Green Cars News

JULY 13, 2009

“This most recent study is fundamental because it shows that the economics of electric cars with today’s technology favor a paradigm shift in the automotive industry.&# “A wide range of economic benefits come with price-competitive electric cars,&# said Becker. “These vehicles make eliminating the U.S.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

This is intended to provide a greater incentive for drivers to choose a lower-carbon car within the class of vehicle they prefer. The new fuel economy label which confirms the new VED rates will be available for download from the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) website [link]. 16. * +3% for diesel cars. Emissions g/km.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 16, 2009

engine, which is flex-fuel capable, will replace seven current Chrysler V-6 engines: the 2.7l; 3.0l (China); 3.3l; 3.5l; 3.7l; 3.8l; and 4.0l. The company hopes that the new Pentastar V-6 will contribute a 2mpg fuel economy increase, inching the company closer to its 2015 target.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Ti-VCT (Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing), Ford’s advanced multi-valve engine technology ( earlier post ), will be on 80% of its products by 2012, including EcoBoost and non-EcoBoost applications. Gains in new vehicle fleet economy by OEM, 2004-2009. Ford hosted Green Car Congress for the Dearborn briefing.].

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APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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