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During the General Motors (GM) 2023 earnings call held this week, CEO Mary Barra said the company will be bringing plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to North America—despite still being committed to going all-electric by 2035. GM-Honda to start hydrogen fuel cell commercial production in MI What are your thoughts?

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Green Car Reports

JULY 14, 2017

The 2014 and 2015 Accord Hybrid was built in Marysville, Ohio, along with almost all the rest of the Accords sold in North America, its largest market. It skipped 2016 altogether, and then a slightly revised 2017 version was.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

International Truck (Navistar’s flagship vehicle brand) has invited each of its Class 8 competitors to participate in an open performance testing to compare fuel economy and drivability of their new trucks during the week of 31 August at the Navistar Proving Grounds in New Carlisle, Indiana.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% in the past two years. L ge /100 km.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Where possible, California, British Columbia, Oregon and Washington will link programs for consistency and predictability and to expand opportunities to grow the region''s low-carbon economy. Taking actions to expand the use of zero-emission vehicles, aiming for 10% of new public and private vehicle purchases by 2016.

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Green Car Congress

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 Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The goal of NanoSteel’s products is to assist automakers in building new, affordable, lightweight vehicles to meet rising global fuel economy regulations. Commercial-scale qualification of NanoSteel AHSS began in North America in 2016.

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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

JUNE 22, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced its forecasts for the FY2016 full-year (April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017). On 17 June, MMC submitted a report on the investigation results as well as preventative measures to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism concerning the improper conduct in fuel economy testing.

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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

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

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

DECEMBER 21, 2012

However, in North America and Latin America, the longer driving range of PHEVs and lower petroleum fuel prices will result in higher numbers of PHEVs than BEVs on the roads in those regions. Ford will lead the US PEV market by 2016 based on the strength of its. North America Economics.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The eXtra-small Form Factor (XFF) sensor is available for design-in beginning January 2016. This development enables improved fuel economy and enhanced emergency braking performance in all vehicle types. —Vineet Nargolwala, Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Performance Sensing in North America, Japan and Korea.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? —Anna Schneider, VP Industry and Government Relations, Volkswagen Group of America. The results so far suggest that: The penetration of spark-ignited engines in passenger cars is projected to drop to 51% in 2025 from 74% in 2016.

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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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has presented its new heavy-duty truck flagship: the new Freightliner Cascadia. A fresh, aerodynamic shape with dozens of new updates and advanced powertrain components contribute to increased fuel efficiency by up to 8% over a 2016 Cascadia Evolution. New Detroit rear drive axle ratios 2.28

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 15, 2015

Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota North America, didn't release any specifications on the car when he mentioned it during the groundbreaking for an expansion of the Toyota Technical Center near Ann Arbor.

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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.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The need to adopt the technology for loaded bearings on heavy-duty applications in North America reflects changes in bearing operating conditions and a market need for alternative solutions, George said. Production of the new bearing system began this summer at a MAHLE facility in Atlantic, Iowa.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2023

This was interesting because the article dealt exclusively with updates to the vehicle, which is technically still a product of North America. have been rising and Americans, beleaguered by a weakening economy, may not look favorably on a product they would have preferred to see produced locally. since 2016.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

The new area will measure approximately 2,500 square meters and construction is expected to start at the beginning of 2016. In North America, GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado will be equipped with the new 2.8-liter This new building will be fully dedicated to highly specialized labs, offices and powerful computational machines.

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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

MARCH 12, 2013

This steel is first employed in the new Infiniti Q50, which goes on sale in North America in 2013. Under the Nissan Green Program 2016, Nissan’s mid-term environmental plan, the company is aiming for a 35% improvement in fuel economy compared with 2005 on a corporate average for all Nissan vehicles by the end of fiscal 2016.

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Green Car Congress

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. E-boosting products can significantly improve engine responsiveness and also provide better fuel economy. million in 2016. The current average engine size is a 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

and L9 platforms and all vintages are approved to use paraffinic diesel fuels in North America. EN 15940 was approved by CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, in April 2016. Both On-Highway and Off-Highway versions of the B6.7

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2017

However, each material used in vehicle production contributes to lightweighting and improves fuel economy, but each does so at a different cost to the manufacturer—and to the environment. There have been numerous scientific LCA studies done in the last decade, including a 2016 Production Phase Emissions study.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

—Toshiaki Mikoshiba, chief operating officer of the North American Region for Honda Motor Co., and president of Honda North America, Inc. Honda began delivery of its all-new Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle—its third-generation fuel cell vehicle—to US customers in December 2016 following a spring 2016 launch in Japan.

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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.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As one example cited, the company has increased its use of high-strength steel and other lightweight materials to reduce vehicle weight, and thus improve fuel economy, while still meeting standards for vehicle safety. This engine provides better fuel economy and refinement than our current World Gas Engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Energy is starting with 50 employees, and wants to increase this figure to 100 as soon as the end of 2016. The management of the company is being assumed on 1July 2016 by Marcus Thomas, who has many years of experience in the field of conventional and alternative drive systems at Daimler AG. —Harald Kröger.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2017

The battery system has been tested to meet the strict electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements of international marine and transportation customers in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

A GM analysis of vehicle data collected from first generation found that Volt vehicles were driven more than half a billion miles in North America from October 2013 through September 2014, and that 74% of the miles were all-electric. (A Increased charge sustaining fuel economy. Improved performance. Gen 2 Volt system results.

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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. coefficient of drag – an attribute that contributes directly to the 40 mpg highway fuel economy.

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