Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2012

It's not news that new, higher fuel-economy standards will raise the cost of future cars in real dollars. Now a new study, funded by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), suggests that those increases will prevent up to 7 million buyers from affording new cars in 2025.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Lower gears are used to help acceleration while higher gears are set up for cruising and maximizing fuel economy. It’s all about keeping your engine in the right rev range the situation, and having more gears helps do that, which can allow for better performance and fuel economy. Americans driving like crazy people?

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

Hybrid technology dates back to the early days of the automobile, pioneered by Porsche. You just get better fuel economy. There are several affordable hybrid models on the market. Hybrids Are Good for Fuel Economy But Not Performance. Hybrids Have Brand New, Untested Technology. This is completely false.

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Hybrid Camry Hybrid F-150 Fuel Economy 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2011

There is a growing recognition that the lightest weight and most affordable vehicles in the future will not be made from one material, but many different ones. Mass reduction directly improves fuel economy and is especially important to electric and alternative powertrains. —Glenn Daehn.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

Jointly with Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., and Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda’s automobile production and sales joint venture companies in China, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Honda will sequentially expand application of the Earth Dreams technology to other models. Safety Technologies.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 25, 2024

Due to the improved aerodynamics associated with driving with the windows up, combustion vehicles typically see improved fuel economy at highway speeds while running the air conditioner. But it also played a role in killing demand for affordable diesel vehicles in both Europe and the United States.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

million early deaths associated with exposure to vehicle tailpipe emissions could be avoided annually by 2050 if governments require the strongest vehicle pollution controls and ultralow-sulfur fuels, according to a related analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation included in the report. Further, an estimated 1.4

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

No matter what fuel car you need, check options with used car dealers Calgary AB once. Start with your car’s fuel economy rating. Determining a Used Car’s Fuel Efficiency. You can refer to the L/100 km (liters of fuel used per 100 kilometers) rating of the car. A lower rating shows high fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets. Ford’s patented new Auto Start-Stop system for gasoline engines will improve fuel economy for most drivers by at least 4%. The gain can be as high as 10% for some drivers, depending on vehicle size and usage.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

The automobile industry has said that without additional government subsidies they can only sell 600,000 electric cars by 2020 at best. Fleet-wide average fuel economy standards in all regions are driving demand for more efficient vehicle technologies. Enthusiasm in some areas has been tempered by slow EV uptake.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

In the first 10 months of this calendar year, the sales of hybrid in Europe grew by a strong double digit, accounting for 29 percent of the overall market, whereas BEVs accounted for 14 percent in EU, more than diesel for the first time, as per the Europe Automobile Manufacturers’ Association or ACEA. percent in the 11 months of 2023.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Model 3 its affordable ($35,000 as it was originally advertised, though most have sold for more), smaller model changed everything. Bolts jolts the market with 200+ miles of range and an affordable price. Road Test: 2021 RAV4 Prime PHEV ; Flash Drive: 2021 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Over time, the new platform will be the basis for more than 2 million units annually around the world, including Focus and other derivatives, allowing Ford to leverage economies of scale to improve investment efficiency. It is about fuel economy and the electrification of vehicles.

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Ford SUV Michigan Tax 186

Green Cars News

AUGUST 31, 2009

Korean manufacturer Kia has set its sights on offering one of the most affordable and environmentally friendly vehicles around in the form of the new cee’d range. Now it hopes to boost fuel economy of this vehicle further by selecting Michelin as the sole supplier of its original equipment tyres.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

While consumer preferences have trended toward larger automobiles of late, it’s actually the United States’ regulatory landscape that has been steering us toward gargantuan vehicles. In the 1960s, Americans were enjoying cheap gasoline and everyday automobiles boasting some of the largest engines ever manufactured.

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Vehicles Fuel Economy United States Automobile 98

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

Honda expects the Clarity series will contribute to an anticipated five-fold increase in Honda’s US sales of electrified vehicles over the next four years as the company works toward its target that two-thirds of its global automobile sales will come from electrified vehicles by 2030. hours at 240 volts. Honda Clarity Electric.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29% at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer. Others include: Stoichiometric direct injection typically affords a 1.5

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Fuel Downsizing Fuel Economy Diesel 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2018

Additionally, the amount of time spent by the automobile industry to validate that corrosion has been successfully mitigated is extensive, making the use of lightweight materials less attractive. The engine and fuel combination should demonstrate an ability to meet Tier 3/LEV III emissions standards.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Within the next 10 to 20 years, we will not only reach peak oil we will enter a period where demand for all liquid fuels will exceed supply. A century after the invention of the automobile, we must re-invent it with powertrains that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of conventional petroleum fuels. —Jim Lentz.

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Prius Toyota Concept Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO 2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and light trucks.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

What I do need is an affordable alternative to Lead Acid. I charge my EV for 8 hours when I get to work, and then again overnight when I get home. About 15 amps from a 110v outlet is adequate. Like most people, I tend to drive less than 30 miles a day, so I won’t run out of charge. is a Green Options Media Production.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

It is not enough to build niche vehicles that only a few can afford to buy or fulfill only a small subset of customer needs. A recent test with a Highlander Fuel Cell Vehicle achieved a range of 431 miles on a single fill of compressed hydrogen, representing fuel consumption of 68.2

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler. —Andrew Wheeler.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). 2/12/07 GM is aggressively pursuing plug-in hybrids "because of the tremendous potential to significantly increase fuel economy," according to spokesman Brian Corbett.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

The Road Noise Cancellation and Engine Order Cancellation systems will provide vehicle manufacturers with the ability to greatly improve in-cabin refinement, with additional design opportunities for optimising vehicle weight reduction and fuel economy. Working systems are ready for production implementation and manufacture.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

For example, fuel economy statistics and a graphic display of the electric range is shown on the navigation map. That is making electric mobility affordable for more and more customers. Fully refueling with H2 takes around three minutes, roughly the same as with a conventional automobile. Fuel cell technology.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 20, 2024

The assumption is that this is being done ahead of the 2024 presidential election in case Donald Trump wins and attempts to reinstate fuel economy rollbacks or revoke the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) emission waivers — both of which were undone by Joe Biden via executive order in 2021.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. Forget the black helicopter conspiracies. Interesting in any case.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 31, 2023

As for Carlson, Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee seemed extremely perturbed with her role in the development of fuel-economy standards in 2021. Yet that is precisely what NHTSA did last year when setting 2024-26 fuel economy standards and would do so again if it follows the EPA’s lead.”

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