Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2018

Kia Motors’ upgraded 2018 Kia Sportage ( earlier post ), the brand’s global best-selling vehicle, offers a 2.0-liter These new powertrains deliver greater performance and efficiency, and sit alongside the Sportage’s range of gasoline engines. The 2018 Sportage is available in Europe and Korea with Kia’s new 1.6-liter,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

The EEA report “ Monitoring CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars and new vans in 2017 ” confirms provisional data published by the EEA in April 2018. Average CO 2 emissions of new light commercial vehicles (vans) dropped by 7.5 of all new car sales in 2017, exceeded their specific emission targets for 2017. g CO 2 /km.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016 of almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 and in 2018 (by 2.8 The market penetration of electric cars remained slow in 2019. g/km more than in 2018. in 2018 to 1.3% g CO 2 /km in total). g CO 2 /km—0.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks for Model Years (MY) 2023 through 2026. EPA’s analysis shows manufacturers can comply with the final standards with modest increases in the numbers of electric vehicles entering the fleet.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In other words, the automakers still have to meet the fleet-based emissions requirements through their sales mix. Its goal was and is to reduce the environmental impact of light-duty vehicles through the gradual introduction of ZEVs into the California fleet. by about 1.9%. Background. ARB first adopted the ZEV Regulation in 1990.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

The 2018 Toyota Camry, the new eighth-generation of the most popular mid-size sedan in the world and the best-selling car in America for the past 15 years, will be going on sale in the US in late summer. Toyota unveiled the 2018 Camry at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January. 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE.

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2018 Hybrid Camry Hybrid MPG 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States, AEO2013 and AEO2014, 1995-2040 (quadrillion Btu). The fuel economy of gasoline-powered LDVs continues to increase, and advanced technology fuel efficiency subsystems are added, such as micro hybridization, which is installed on 42% of gasoline LDVs in 2040.

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Oil Light Energy Vehicles 290

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Not only is it more powerful and contains up to 30% better efficiency than traditional gasoline, etc. TDI clean diesel represents almost 25% of Audi and Volkswagen US sales. Are these sales incentivized? Fuel cells are seen as hitting 1% by 2025; extended range electric vehicles, 3%; and battery-electric vehicles, 4%.

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Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy 366

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Supporting Nissan’s goal of achieving 50% electrified sales in Europe by 2024, the new Nissan Qashqai will not only be available with a 1.3 DiG-T gasoline engine equipped with mild hybrid technology, but also e-POWER, Nissan’s non-plug-in series-hybrid electric powertrain in its European debut.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2018

The electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, due to tumbling battery costs and larger-scale manufacturing, with sales of electric cars surging to 28%, and those of electric buses to 84%, of their respective global markets by 2030. Annual global light duty vehicle sales.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Light trains, urban and school buses, taxis, cars and trucks will all be gradually electrified. million electric vehicles on Québec roads is targeted by 2030. The government will support the development of a dynamic industrial ecosystem around electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and batteries. A target of 1.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

ZEV sales must constitute nearly 100% of new vehicles in 2040 for ZEVs to constitute approximately 87% of the on-road fleet by 2050. The longer-term purpose of the ACC program, according to ARB, is to shape the development of light-duty transportation to contribute to meeting the state’s 2050 GHG reduction goal of 80% below 1990 levels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals. less CO 2 than those they replaced. decline in new diesel registrations.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. My EV’s electric drive unit (motor) that provides the acceleration also reduces the need for using the brakes and brake repair.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. That number jumps to 105 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. No gasoline used.

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EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

As sales of electric vehicles begin to reach significant numbers across the US, states are exploring approaches to replace lost tax revenue since EV drivers don’t pay fuel taxes as drivers of gas-powered cars do at gas stations. Declining Fuel-Tax Revenues: Beyond Electric Vehicles. of new vehicle sales in the US, versus 1.9%

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Fuel Tax Tax Electric Vehicles Fuel 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. The NO 2 plan is one element in the Government’s efforts to deliver clean air.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

million for innovative research and development proposals to accelerate the use of electric vehicles, to reduce the cost of installing and operating charging stations, and to provide recommendations on how they can be used for grid resiliency. million light-duty, 2.5 million light-duty, 2.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

Under the new program, trucks and buses built in 2014 through 2018 will reduce oil consumption by a projected 530 million barrels and greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by approximately 270 million metric tons. By the 2018 model year, the program is expected to achieve significant savings relative to current levels, across vehicle types.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

The European countries with the highest sales of diesel vehicles are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. According to Bosch, a realistic estimate is that diesel will be able to capture a 10% share of the light vehicle market by 2018. Brazil has banned the sale and use of diesel passenger cars.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

By 2025, we expect our electrified BMW and MINI models to account for between 15 and 25 percent of global sales. Alongside the electric motor, the high-voltage battery is a central element of partially and fully-electrified vehicles. The extended contract is valid for ten years (from 2018 to 2028). —Oliver Zipse.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2017

For example, the report finds that of the more than 1,300 conventional vehicle model configurations available in 2016, 23 truck configurations, 23 sport utility vehicle (SUV) configurations, and 26 passenger car configurations meet 2020 or later GHG standards with a conventional gasoline powertrain. PM and criteria pollutants.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

This new A3 lineup begins with the A3 sedan, which goes on sale in the spring of 2014. It will be joined later in the fall of 2014 by the Audi A3 Cabriolet; A3 TDI clean diesel sedan; the high-performance S3 sedan; and in early 2015, the A3 Sportback e-tron gasoline electric plug-in hybrid (PHEV). TFSI, 220 hp (162 kW) 2.0

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EV Connect

APRIL 17, 2023

is on the fast track toward electric vehicle (EV) adoption. In light of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act and the NEVI program, new data from BloomberNEF predicts that EV sales will make up more than 50% of car purchases by 2030. Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? million it forecasted in 2018.

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Power Grid Grid Electric Cars Power 59

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The agencies are each proposing complementary standards under their respective authorities covering model years 2014-2018, which together would form a comprehensive HD National Program. The agencies are proposing to set corporate average standards for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, similar to the approach taken for light-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2018

Worldwide sales of the previous two generations amount to nearly one million units; the largest markets for the new Touareg—which serves as a technology flagship for the automaker—are China, Europe and Russia. Cargo there is hidden from onlookers by an optional electrically extending and retracting luggage compartment cover.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2017

Honda will produce a new dedicated hybrid model in the US for nationwide in 2018, as part of the Honda Electrification Initiative, which will expand the company’s portfolio of electrified vehicles. These changes enable the electric motors to be significantly smaller and more than 23% lighter than the previous motors. cubic feet from 3.32

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The new BMW i8 Roadster and BMW i8 Coupe can cover up to 18 miles (29 km) (preliminary) in purely electric driving, up from 14 miles (23 miles) for the current i8. With hybrid-specific all-wheel drive, the combustion engine driving the rear wheels and the electric motor driving the front wheels, acceleration from 0 to 60 mph takes just 4.2/4.4

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The 2022 Genesis G70 comes with two gasoline engine options. The grille is bordered by quad, horizontal LED head and daytime running lights, which sit above air inlets and a narrow functioning grille in the lower fascia. Other Luxury Sport Sedans We’ve Tested: Road Test: 2018 Audi A5 Coupe. Tailored to be driven. Power Options.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Some of these come as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or full electrics, upping the ante even more. But the XT5 acquits itself well in all of the key categories, which explains its solid sales pace for the GM luxury division. The rear features vertical LED tail lights, twin chrome-tipped exhaust ports and the hands-free power lift gate.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Annual sales of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and Transitionary ZEVs (TZEVs) under the new ACC proposal are projected to reach 15.4% The ZEV regulation—along with new LEV III criteria pollutant and GHG standards—can be the catalyst to the process of transforming the California light-duty fleet, ARB staff suggests.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

will unveil the Nissan Serena e-POWER, a new version of the popular minivan featuring the company’s e-POWER electric drive system ( earlier post ), at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. In Eco, the car goes into gasoline-saving mode by regulating the battery power. Nissan Motor Co., e-POWER borrows from the EV technology in the Nissan LEAF.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

This scenario includes GHG emissions, vehicle sales, fuel consumption, carbon intensity, and changes in VMT. These are: Light-duty vehicles: cars and light trucks, mostly used for personal transportation. Zero emission vehicles: In the low carbon scenario, vehicle sales are 100% ZEV by 2040. Key policy strategies.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. Gasoline internal-combustion engines rated second-most preferred at $2.50/gallon,

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Charged EVs

JUNE 2, 2023

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant. That puts it squarely into the nascent segment of mass-market 3-row electric family utilities. and Canadian markets in the second half of next year.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 11, 2021

The 2021 Cadillac CT5 comes with two gasoline engines that run on 91 octane, both mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission with manual mode and paddle shifters. Stopping by the four-wheel disc brakes with ABS was solid and confident; the steering feedback delivered good feel for the road through the well-weighted electric-variable steering.

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Cadillac MPG Fuel Economy Clean 92

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

The Passat GTE and Passat GTE Variant will arrive on the European market this autumn; in the first few countries advance sales have already begun. In terms of the brand, the Passat GTE is a basic building block in Volkswagen’s electric motoring strategy. By 2022, PHEV sales are predicted to climb to almost 3.3 and e-Golf.)

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