Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

California fulfilled its commitment to support and establish the first US-wide greenhouse gas standard for passenger vehicles by adopting a regulation to allow vehicle complying with federal greenhouse gas standards for MY 2012-2016 to fully comply with California’s own GHG standards for those model years. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

GenShock’s valve technology, known as Activalve, adapts to standard damper architectures including mono, twin, and tri-tube configurations. —Rolf Heinz Rüger, in charge of the Suspension Technology business unit of ZF’s Car Chassis Technology division. Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Nichols also said that California will work with Federal agencies on the next phase of light-duty vehicle GHG and fuel economy standards for model years 2017-2025. California has incorporated these national standards into its motor vehicle emissions program. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

As a result, Horn says, Volkswagen has withdrawn the application for certification of its model year 2016 vehicles. Volkswagen will examine its compliance, processes, and standards and adopt measures to make certain that something like this cannot happen again. AECDs are allowed by the EPA, but they must be disclosed. diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2018

Emissions analysis commissioned by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) has found an affected VW diesel vehicle to be using up to 14% more diesel after being recalled for the mandated emissions system fix. The test result indicates that a 2010 model Euro 5 VW Golf used an average of 7% more fuel (0.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on 8 October. The standards would be introduced with the 2017 model year and increase in stringency until fully implemented in the 2025 model year.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Canada and the US are working towards a common North American approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing aligned and progressively tighter regulatory requirements over the 2011-2016 model years. A company’s unique fleet average standard would be determined based on the size (i.e. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In April 2021 , Tesla was accused by the EPA of violating the federal Clean Air Act regulations known as National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks from October 2016 through September 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2019

DiDi started partnership programs with automakers and fleet operators in 2016, and launched the DiDi Auto Alliance, an industry-chain partnership network in April 2018. Xiaoju Automobile Solutions?XAS?was Jingju is a key component of a DiDi-BAIC strategic partnership formed in a growing alliance between DiDi and auto-industry players.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2020

The first automobile in the world, the patent motor car by Carl Benz of 1886, still managed “without,” just like the “steel wheel car” designed by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1889—neither of them had a steering wheel. It was standard until the 1970s and became increasingly more delicate.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The trend toward recommending or requiring higher-octane fuel continues to rise as manufacturers work toward meeting stringent CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards. —Megan McKernan, manager of the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Automotive Research Center. Last year, nearly 1.5 improvement.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2016

Chaired by Martin Lundstedt, Chairman of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association’s (ACEA) Commercial Vehicle Board, President and CEO of Volvo Group, this was the chief executives’ thirteenth meeting to discuss global issues facing commercial vehicle manufacturers and recommend solutions to these critical challenges.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

The Clarity Electric, Clarity Fuel Cell, launched in December 2016, and the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, arriving later in 2017, make Clarity the first ever vehicle series offering customers an array of electrified vehicle choices in a sophisticated, spacious and comprehensively equipped five-passenger sedan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Honeywell has entered into a supply agreement and technology license with an Indian manufacturer to produce Honeywell Solstice yf, an automobile refrigerant with a global warming potential of less than 1. Small-scale production is expected to begin by the end of 2016. refrigerants manufacturing site. refrigerants manufacturing site.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2018

The all-new SUV will be manufactured at JMC’s Xiao Lan plant, which meets Ford’s global manufacturing standards. According to McKinsey’s China auto consumer survey 20172, the midsize SUV segment saw an annual growth rate of 38% in China between 2012 to 2016. Market background.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

Suzuki announcement that it has found “some discrepancies” between the automobile emission and fuel efficiency testing methodology it has used in Japan and the requirements from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Regarding emissions, Suzuki said that it complies with the standards.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2016

ABI Research forecasts shipments of new cars featuring autonomous parking technologies to grow at 35% CAGR between 2016 and 2026 and for revenues to likewise show growth at 29.5% Passive assistance from ultrasonic sensors and exterior cameras are becoming standard features in most new car models in developed regions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Honeywell and key suppliers will invest approximately $300 million to increase production capacity for HFO-1234yf, its low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant for mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems in automobiles. Earlier post.) HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9% lower than that of HFC-134a, the current refrigerant in use (GWP = 1,300).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A paper on their work is published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. The researchers suggested that further design optimization might enable the use of a standard diesel fuel instead of n-heptane. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Borgward’s Bremen facility will closely cooperate with the Borgward plant in Miyun, China, near Beijing, which was also constructed according to the latest Western standards. The Miyun manufacturing facility, which was commissioned in mid-2016, will also serve as the home plant for Borgward’s emerging global production network.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

billion euros since 2016 under the scheme for around 2.1 Italy is the home of the oldest vehicle fleet in Europe, the government cites, with at least 11 million Euro 3 cars (with emissions standards set in 2001) or lower-grade vehicles on the roads. For comparison, the German government has spent a total of €9.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

The Audi Group has calculated its corporate carbon footprint and is the first premium automobile manufacturer to be certified according to the international standard ISO 14064. Audi made a detailed assessment of emissions in all automobile lifecycle phases; experts of DEKRA Certification GmbH and DEKRA Certification Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

By 2016, there will be 200 million motorcycles, cars and trucks sold each year globally, leading to great opportunities for improving the efficiency of the internal combustion engine. In a comparison study with Honda Fit, the standard equipment achieved 36 mpg and with Pinnacle’s technology the same automobile achieved 57 mpg.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

Following the US launch of the Clarity Fuel Cell in late 2016, the Clarity Electric will go on-sale in 2017. The Clarity series will also feature advanced technologies, including Display Audio with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay as well as standard Honda Sensing™ safety and driver-assistive technology. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

The resulting set of new standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

Cool Cars specified that vehicle windows must meet certain standards for heat transmission. Based on these requirements, ARB expected reflective glazing to be installed on windshields in 2012 and on all windows in 2016, unless automobile manufacturers decided to use an alternate performance option for 2016 and beyond.

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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. Maximum annual production capacity at the Gorky Automobile Plant is around 132,000 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Subsequently, Wuling Industrial has developed its own proprietary electrical vehicles in accordance with the national standards and government policies. In 2016, it obtained the national qualification for manufacturing new energy electrical mini-truck in the PRC for logistic and transport use.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

Of the 1,006 people surveyed, fuel efficiency (57%) is top of mind for consumers when they go to buy any size automobile, followed closely by cost (55%) and safety (54%). GM plans to make it standard across its fleet by 2020 and Ford announced it will integrate start-stop across all EcoBoost equipped vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2014

AGC) to increase production for HFO-1234yf, a new refrigerant for automobiles with a global warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. The plant will use new process technology and is expected to be fully operational in 2016. Honeywell has entered into a supply agreement with Asahi Glass Company Ltd. This GWP is 99.9% Europe and Asia.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Usually referenced as a “kill switch,” the device is supposed to be required on every new automobile manufactured after 2025. But the pertinent legislation actually focuses on combating impaired motorists by mandating “advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology” as standard equipment.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May. —Dave McCurdy, president and CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Under the terms of an agreed phase-in, the average emissions of 70% of a manufacturer’s fleet must meet an initial target of 175 g CO 2 limit in 2014; 75% in 2015; 80% in 2016; and the average of all its vehicles by 2017. in 2016 and 1.5 Emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Shopping for a car is hard, even for those who live and breathe automobiles. These basic vehicles appeared here in 2016, and I last sampled a Giulia in 2017. Glancing at sales trends of the Giulia and the standard-bearer of premium sports sedans, Alfa Romeo has moved 2,694 units this year through the end of the third quarter.

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