Green Car Reports
MARCH 22, 2012
A small SUV with the Mercedes-Benz "three-pointed star" sitting on the grille may not be everyone's idea of a green car, but as it's representetive of the trend towards downsizing, it still marks an improvement over large, gas-guzzling SUVs. Even more so when it's the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK, fitted with a 2.1-liter
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2012
This year, the company will release between 30 to 50 fleet trials, Ashton told Green Car Congress , using the 2012 system. XLH engineers have already designed the next-generation release, in which the battery pack is downsized to 1.5 Our own components have a 3 year, 75,000 mile hybrid system warranty. —Justin Ashton.
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. Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing. Although downsizing—i.e.,
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
opportunity to downsize – large-engine performance, but with the size, weight and fuel economy of a much smaller unit. The Ecoboost engine should be cheaper to produce than an equivalent diesel unit therefore it will enable more consumers to opt for a greener car. “With the 2.0-litre litre Ecoboost engine.
Green Cars News
MAY 18, 2009
By 2013, more than 90 percent of Ford’s North American nameplates will be available with EcoBoost technology. “The beauty of EcoBoost is that it enables us to downsize for fuel efficiency, yet boost for power. The new Lincoln MKS is the first Ford Motor Company vehicle to introduce a premium twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2009
As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, Ford will offer its first-generation turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) in 90% of its product lineup by 2013. Planning background. ” First-generation EcoBoost.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.
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