Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines. Consumer preference for diesel versus hybrids can be attributed to the “fun-to-drive” nature and lower purchase price of diesels. Data: Polk. Click to enlarge.

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Standards Transportation Fuel Economy MPG 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Even in the BRICs, ICE downsizing has become a big deal. The survey found that most companies are hedging their bets and spreading funding across a wide range of areas, with ICE downsizing and plug-in hybrids expected to receive the greatest investment over the next 5 years. —“14 th Annual Global Automotive Executive Survey”.

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Downsizing Global Auto Brazil 231

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 10, 2023

From the time John DeLorean and his Pontiac co-conspirators created the 1962 Grand Prix until the very last W-Body Grand Prix appeared a couple of years before Pontiac's demise , millions of North American car shoppers eagerly purchased the affordable sportiness of the Grand Prix. For the 1978 model year, the GM A-Bodies got downsized.

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Colorado Cadillac Standards Downsizing 105

Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

That clears the first hurdle to qualify Kia’s electric three-row utility for the $7,500 federal purchase incentive (details on battery minerals and assembly are yet to be revealed). For that reason, the EX30 stands alone—and that makes it an important, and affordable, EV for this year. Volvo EX30. Photos courtesy of John Voelcker.

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Volvo Kia SUV North America 119

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Automakers are finding it difficult to challenge those boldface numbers with internal combustion alone, especially as engines are relentlessly downsized to meet regulations. To many enthusiasts, those soundtracks—heavy metal, for a Detroit V-8, or a hollow rasp, for a Porsche inline six—are a key reason for their purchase.

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Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 95

Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

That clears the first hurdle to qualify Kia’s electric three-row utility for the $7,500 federal purchase incentive (details on battery minerals and assembly are yet to be revealed). For that reason, the EX30 stands alone—and that makes it an important, and affordable, EV for this year. Volvo EX30. Photos courtesy of John Voelcker.

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Volvo Kia Charging SUV 52