Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2024

VW gets on board with affordable EVs. And Cadillac’s most affordable EV makes its debut. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2025 Cadillac Optiq EV arrives later this year, and Green Car Reports recently got up close with it. Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda commit to a new generation of engines.

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Cadillac Hydrogen Engine Hybrid 52

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2020

Which Chinese brand is aiming to have the most affordable EV in the U.S. What looks like a modern-but-downsized electric VW Microbus? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 31, 2020.

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Green Cars News

MAY 13, 2010

In a partnership to be known as Rotrak, Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive will combine with Rotrex’s supercharging technology to help provide affordable engine downsizing technologies to the automotive industry. Currently, vehicle manufacturers [.].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Cleeves told Green Car Congress that the smaller 110 cc engine (Pinnalce had earlier been working on a larger 250cc proof of concept) exhibits a bit more friction, with more of an impact at lighter load, due to some design choices the company made partly due to geometry issues in trying to pack the engine into the constrained scooter space.

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Engine Fuel Fuel Economy Production 262

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2009

It hopes to produce a car that offers the performance of a 2.0litre model while keeping CO2 emissions below 100g/km. Tags: Green cars Latest news Ricardo HyBoost HyBoost project Technology Strategy Board.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

An impressive 45 per cent of motorists surveyed have made changes to their car ownership habits in 2009 and of these, a fifth have returned to running just one car. The RAC report also found that women were twice as likely to have downsized their vehicle in the last 12 months compared to men.

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Downsizing Cars Cost Of 2009 36

Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

“We do this with affordable technology that can be applied to the widest number of vehicles. “The beauty of EcoBoost is that it enables us to downsize for fuel efficiency, yet boost for power. This technology is affordable and applicable to all gasoline engines.&#. EcoBoost is an important component of that goal.

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Ford Engine Fuel Economy MPG 39