Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

Within his talk about the need for a US energy policy at the IHS CERAWeek 2013 energy conference in Houston, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson outlined some highlights of the company’s fuel economy plan through the 2016 model year. The near-term elements of GM’s fuel economy efforts he adduced are: Reduction in vehicle weight by up to 15%.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

in 2014 as a result of industrial overcapacity and weakness in the real estate sector. However, IHS Automotive analysts still expect light vehicle sales in China to grow by 7% in 2015 to 25.2 million units, aided with increased auto finance penetration, fast dealership expansion and government vehicle scrappage programs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

A new national poll of likely voters conducted by the Mellman Group found that 74% of likely voters favor having “ the federal government require the auto industry to increase average fuel efficiency…to 60 miles per gallon by the year 2025.”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

A new analysis from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) of consumer polling data finds that the proposed MY 2017-2025 passenger vehicle fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards to be finalized this summer ( earlier post ) align with consumer demands and needs. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the U.S. Total light vehicles in Operation (VIO) in the US reached a record level of more than 252,700,000—an increase of more than 3.7 We attribute this to a number of factors, including the economy and the increasing quality of today’s automobiles. million (1.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2020

Further, according to the latest IHS Markit forecasts, the global auto industry will exerience an unprecedented and almost instant stalling of demand in 2020, with global auto sales forecast to plummet more than 12% from 2019 to 78.8 million units for 2020, with light vehicle sales forecast to post 22.4 million units.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

First, because one thing is certain, that every dollar, peso or euro invested in our state is multiplied, and second, because here they will work on global projects, confirming that Nuevo León has established itself as a new world hub for technology and electromobility,” said Iván Rivas, secretary of economy of Nuevo Leon.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The swappable battery is designed for light vehicles including two and three-wheeler vehicles. The company was Romeo Power’s co-founder and former SpaceX Porter Harris and international auto industry veteran Pankaj Dubey which aims to provide electric vehicle and clean energy products to global markets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

The new partners have agreed upon, and will implement with immediate effect, specific projects in the areas of a new common architecture for small vehicles; engines; and light commercial vehicles. Collaboration on light commercial vehicles. The companies have also agreed on a close cooperation in the light commercial vehicle segment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2016

Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, US automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis brief prepared by independent automotive industry analysts, commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

Steel used to produce vehicles has a tensile strength of 800-900 megapascals, whereas the 10-15 percent increase achieved at PNNL puts Ti-185 at nearly 1,700 megapascals, or roughly double the strength of automotive steel while being almost half as light.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Senior government officials, industry leaders, and experts from across India discussed strategies for driving excellence in manufacturing and charting India’s course towards global mobility leadership.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 5, 2023

After agreeing to the EU regulation to ban internal combustion light vehicles by 2035, the FDP, the smallest member of the German governing coalition, is walking back its agreement to […] While Volkswagen Group plans to go all electric by 2033 in the EU, some German drivers and BMW would like to keep their tailpipe polluters.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2017

Electric vehicles will make up the majority of new car sales worldwide by 2040, and account for 33% of all the light-duty vehicles on the road, according to a new forecast published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). We see a momentous inflection point for the global auto industry in the second half of the 2020s.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Ford and Corning have developed Gorilla Glass hybrid windshield technology—a light-weighting innovation set to debut on the all-new Ford GT. Originally introduced in America by Henry Ford, the technology has been used in the auto industry for nearly a century.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

The move to greater fuel economy means greater labor content per vehicle and higher employment across the fleet. Clearly, the development and production of clean energy technologies in the light-duty vehicle sector represents an enormous opportunity to maintain and create domestic employment.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The entire auto industry was startled when Fiat Chrysler said two weeks ago it would end production of its Dodge Dart compact car and its Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan. The company intends to use the plant capacity freed up to build more light trucks, meaning its popular crossover utilities and pickup trucks.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

The technical and macro-economic study, commissioned by the European Climate Foundation, focuses on light-duty vehicles. This derives from the fact that most of the money spent on fuel leaves the European economy, while most additional money spent on fuel-saving technology remains in Europe as revenues for the technology suppliers.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Nissan will also focus on developing light-weight technologies with structure optimization, new materials and new manufacturing processes. Leading closed-loop recycling: being the first in the auto industry to set a recycling objective and adopt a comprehensive closed-loop recycling scheme, including steel, aluminum and plastic.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter An indicator light provides a warning in the side mirror corresponding to the side on which the vehicle is approaching. liter and 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The SKYACTIV-X combines the benefits of a spark-ignition gasoline engine—expansiveness at high rpms and cleaner exhaust emissions— with those of a compression-ignition diesel engine—superior initial response and fuel economy. The ideal (stoichiometric) air-fuel ratio is 14.7:1 This, in turn, reduces cooling losses.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

Global rating agency Fitch Ratings expects the financial profiles of US automakers and parts suppliers to remain resilient in a downside scenario characterized by sluggish global economic growth and weaker-than-expected North American light-duty vehicle demand. to be seen throughout the US auto sector. million units in 2012, up 4.4%

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The interior is beautiful during the light of day, but reserve your approvals for the dark of night when the 64-color active ambient lighting (a $790 option) gives the S500 many different feels. An OLED display works without a backlight as it emits its own visible light. Interior: Where Opulence and Technology Meet.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May. Autos represent 17% of all anthropogenic CO 2 in the US, according to EPA. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2015

As the team began to dive into some of the details and changes to meet the desired Elio targets, it found that the Geo Metro engine would not meet the fuel efficiency targets to enable the vehicle fuel economy goal of 84 mpg highway. The other mode decreases airflow to reduce pumping work during light load operation such as highway driving.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Utility Fleets : Utilities pledge to develop new sustainable fleet acquisition and operations plans, helping drive development and significant deployment of electric transportation solutions in light-, medium- and heavy-duty utility applications. Earley, Jr., Chairman and CEO of DTE Energy and Chairman of the Edison Electric Institute.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

Additionally, suggested one of the speakers, advanced SIDI (spark-ignited, direct-injection) engines can take light-duty market share back from diesels in Europe based on the same trends. don’t think we expect to see a large market share of light duty diesel in the short term. SULEV/Tier 2 Bin 2 is the target. smog and particulates.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Organized by Sandia, the American Gas Association, and Toyota, the workshop included participants from the auto industry, freight delivery fleets, gas suppliers, gas storage developers, utilities, academia, industry associations, national laboratories, and federal and state governments.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The plans, updated in the context of a worsening sales outlook for the entire auto industry, outline a need for up to an additional $16.6 GM Fuel Economy plans. The difficulty in compliance would be in the passenger car segment, rather than the light-duty truck segment. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. The Most Plausible Early Market consumers value fuel economy. Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge. Steven Plotkin.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. That’s too long to wait to improve energy security, protect our economy, and address climate change.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

percent of new light-duty vehicle sales, with 66,416 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and 14,143 plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) sold. Shifting the auto industry, an apex industry supporting a host of others to meet a new knowledge economy around EVs will be no easy task.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The way cars are used here, the ways in which cars interact with the environment, the way in which human beings reside in urban centers in China are profoundly going to seed the development of the auto industry in every other part of the world. Private sector. Pure electric passenger car. —Ken Doweskin.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. It is a terrifyingly destructive cycle that we humans have instituted, but it is so entrenched in our habits, economy, and convictions that it sometimes seems impossible to reverse.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

However, these results are being driven in part by elevated incentive levels, which represent a meaningful risk to the long-term health of the auto industry. of total light-vehicle sales, down from 19.5% During the same period in November 2016, 54% of sales were 2016 model-year cars and light trucks. in November 2015.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

As manufacturers, we are sympathetic to the thrust of Senator Murkowski’s amendment that the Congress—and not simply EPA acting under the provisions of the current Clean Air Act—should determine how best to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide.

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