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JUNE 16, 2012

The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. Other successful initiatives—highlighted in Ford’s 13th annual Sustainability Report—include reductions in water use, waste-to-landfill and CO 2 emissions as well as improvements in vehicle fuel economy and safety.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2015

The 2016 Honda Civic may be the most radical redesign of the Civic in its 40-plus-year history. The tenth generation of the car that made Honda's reputation, both in North America and around the world, is longer, lower, and wider, with a racy fastback shape and its first mainstream turbocharged engine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2016

In the next 20 years (2016-2035), according to Airbus’ Global Market Forecast, passenger traffic will grow at an average 4.5% Urbanization and increased wealth in emerging economies particularly in Asia is powering air traffic growth. With a combined population of more than six billion people, these economies will grow at 5.6%

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has presented its new heavy-duty truck flagship: the new Freightliner Cascadia. When developing the new Cascadia, the engineers set a priority goal of achieving significant fuel savings. The DD15 and DD13 engines are optimally matched to the updated EGR system to deliver enhanced performance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In a detailed presentation at SAE 2016 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies earlier this year on the design of the RWD PHEV system for the CT6, Tim Grewe, GM’s General Director of Electrification, called it a “Volt on steroids.” ( Earlier post.) seconds, and is expected to deliver a fuel economy rating of 65 MPGe. kW) of power.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. In these regions, a typical powertrain is a three- or four-cylinder engine with a displacement size between 1.2 liters and 1.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

Ford also confirmed plans to bring an all-new fully electric small SUV to China within five years; the electric SUV will feature a range of up to 450 km (279 miles) and will also be marketed in North America and Europe. In November 2016, Ford China launched the Mondeo Hybrid, which is built in Chongqing by Changan Ford.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2016

According to a new forecast report from Navigant Research, global commercial alternative powertrain medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sales will grow from about 347,000 vehicles in 2016 to more than 820,000 in 2026, representing a CAGR of about 9%. Medium- and heavy-trucks represent 4.3% of vehicles in the US, drive 9.3%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2017

In July 2016, BMW Group, Intel, and Mobileye announced that they were joining forces to make self-driving vehicles a reality by collaborating to bring solutions for highly automated driving (Level 3) and fully automated driving (Level 4/5) into production by 2021. Earlier post.) —FCA Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

“We are focused on delivering improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions through smaller and optimized engines. Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines.” Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines. —Chrysler S-1. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Testing was also conducted at the DTNA Detroit engineering facility to demonstrate engine efficiency by achieving 50.2% engine brake thermal efficiency. —Derek Rotz, principal investigator for SuperTruck, Daimler Trucks North America. mpg (19.26 DTNA SuperTruck technology elements. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

Over the past three years, engineers from Honda and GM have been working as one team with each company providing know-how from its unique expertise to create a compact and low-cost next-gen fuel cell system. —Toshiaki Mikoshiba, chief operating officer of the North American Region for Honda Motor Co.,

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

But that version will be just a small part of its sales, of which a majority in North America will have the company's supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E engine. For green-car fans, the all-new Volvo XC90 seven-seat luxury crossover is most notable for its upcoming plug-in hybrid model.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

in 2016), the company said it is expanding its scope to include vehicles and services—all designed around human-centered experiences. This starts with the company reallocating $7 billion of capital from cars to SUVs and trucks, including the Ranger and EcoSport in North America and the all-new Bronco globally.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

XPAND’s modular “plug-and-play” design, with all external connections on the front panel, makes it easy to engineer XPAND into a wide variety of EV applications and service the battery pack in the field. —Ike Hong, vice president of Kokam’s Power Solutions Division.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2016

Global energy demand will increase 25% between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil forecasts in the 2016 edition of its annual The Outlook for Energy. On-road fuel economy varies significantly by region. China’s LDV demand grows, then flattens as fuel economy improves and car penetration slows.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Exceeding its initial program targets, the plug-in 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid ( earlier post ) has earned an electric-mode fuel economy rating of 84 miles-per-gallon-equivalent (MPGe) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The score relates to a vehicle’s combined performance on fuel economy and greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

A smoother look Two Engine Choices Potent & efficient turbo power Honda gives drivers options of two 4-cylinder engines for the front-wheel drive Civic Hatch. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

The panel, moderated by Jesse Schneider, BMW, included Takashi Moriya, Senior Chief Engineer at Honda R&D; Dr. Will James, Manager, Safety, Codes, and Standards at the US Department of Energy (DOE); and Dr. Ralph Clague, Head of Motive Systems and Architecture, Intelligent Energy. kW/L–approximately a 60% improvement.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Two Engine Choices. Honda gives drivers options of two four-cylinder engines for the front-wheel drive Civic sedan. The continuously variable transmission (CVT) is tuned a bit different for each engine with Honda programming “step shifts” that simulate gear changes. Standard on the LX and Sport, the non-turbo 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The 2022 Maserati Levante is offered in four models—GT, Modena, S and Trofeo—with either a V6 or V8 engine, all with all-wheel drive. Maserati says this engine has high-turbulence cylinder heads that sound awesome, but I needed some research to really gather-in their benefit. The fire-breathing heart of the Trofeo. Five-Seat Speedster.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

Chevrolet introduced the all-new 2016 Cruze—larger, lighter, and more efficient than its predecessor. The new Cruze will be offered in more than 40 global markets and goes on sale first in North America in early 2016. Chevrolet will add a new clean diesel engine to the US lineup in 2017, featuring a B20-capable 1.6L

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling a five-seater Cross Coupe GTE plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as a preview to its new seven-seater mid-size SUV due to enter production at the end of 2016. The hybrid has a manufacturer-estimated fuel economy rating of 70 MPGe. The SUV concept is powered by a 3.6-liter

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

As part of its re-emergence, GM has established just four core brands – its global leader Chevrolet; Buick, which focuses on North America and China; GMC, one of its most profitable brands which will focus on North America and the Middle East; and Cadillac. diesel engine for light trucks. How GM hopes to recover.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

liter range extender engine. liter range extender engine. In designing the second-generation system, GM engineers built on the knowledge and data gained from the first-generation Volt. Increased charge sustaining fuel economy. The range-extending engine is a 1.5-liter Improved performance. Drive unit power flow.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2017

New Flyer of America Inc., the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, is advancing production of 105 Xcelsior diesel-electric hybrid, forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Increases brake responsiveness.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Ford is showcasing the latest Transit and Transit Custom line-up powered by the Ford EcoBlue diesel engine ( earlier post ) at 2016 IAA Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show. liter TDCi engine, with CO 2 emissions from 157 g/km. liter engine. Available now in the latest Transit and Transit Custom models, the 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Its evolving transition scenario, which assumes that government policies, technologies and societal preferences evolve in a manner and speed similar to the recent past, expects: Fast growth in developing economies drives up global energy demand a third higher. All the demand growth comes from emerging economies. Fuel analysis.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

announced that Continental Automotive Systems’ Maxwell-powered voltage stabilization system (VSS) will be a standard feature on 2016. million vehicles on the road in Europe with the Maxwell-based Continental VSS, said Marty Mills, regional sales manager, ultracapacitor products, Central North America. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2015

percent in 2016. million barrels per day, comes primarily from Asia and North America. National oil producers can and are shifting the cost of the lowered prices to other sectors of the economy. Saudi Arabia Caused The Problem, Can It Engineer A Solution? percent in 2014 to 3.3 percent in 2015, and then just 2.7

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The RFS, in essence, mandated that the blend powering engines in the nation’s official service vehicles run on a certain amount of renewable fuel. In 2016, a U.S. How much cleaner are electric vehicles relative to internal combustion engines that are powered by fuels that fall under the RFS?” By the mid-2010s, the U.S.

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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. —Dan Kapp.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

They would build on EPA’s Phase 1 and Phase 2 truck rules implemented in 2011 and 2016, and would strongly reduce emissions for heavy duty vehicles. These solutions include hybrid powertrains; advanced engine technologies; hydrogen combustion; and electric and hydrogen zero tailpipe emission propulsion systems.

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