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APRIL 9, 2019

All but three European car manufacturers met their specific emission targets in 2017, based on current European vehicle test rules. Nevertheless, average carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars sold in the European Union in 2017 rose by 0.4g The final data show that average CO 2 emissions of a new car sold in the EU rose by 0.4

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). The switch from gasoline to methanol is not noticeable to the driver.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

Automakers must reduce EV battery weight by 50% in the next decade in order to make electrification truly green, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said Wednesday during the automaker’s Freedom of Mobility Forum. ” But even with current battery tech, recent analysis indicates the lifecycle emissions of EVs are already fairly low. .

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Toyota is introducing the Corolla Hybrid to the US market at the LA Auto Show. liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with two motor/generators through an electronically controlled planetary-type continuously variable transmission (CVT) transaxle. Earlier post.). l/100 km) combined fuel economy (projected). Driving the Corolla Hybrid.

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MAY 10, 2024

Given the current imperative, the primary focus is on biomass-based fuels and chemicals to enable a sustainable future free from carbon emissions. Ethanol, a renewable fuel (CH 3 CH 2 OH), is commonly blended with gasoline to boost octane levels and reduce carbon monoxide and other emissions contributing to smog.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 22, 2021

According to dozens of automotive story headlines, the internal combustion engine, running on gasoline or diesel, is dead or dying as customers, auto companies and investors flock to electric powertrains. While 2045 may still be more than two decades away, emissions advances in internal combustion engines (ICE) are continuing.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

The two launch engines are the D5 twin turbo diesel and the T6 supercharged and turbocharged gasoline unit. Top of the model range will be the XC90 Twin Engine—a plug-in hybrid delivering around 400 hp (298 kW) with carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions of around 60 g/km (NEDC driving cycle). Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Nissan’s e-POWER system utilizes an on-board gasoline engine to provide electrical energy to the e-powertrain battery pack. Nissan’s electrification strategy promotes the development of e-powertrains and high-performance batteries for EVs, with e-POWER representing another important strategic pillar.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Volkswagen’s CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid concept had its US debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. Volkswagen first unveiled the plug-in SUV at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show in April 2013. The vehicle’s electrical architecture includes a lithium-ion battery mounted in the center tunnel as well as a pair of electric motors.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 3, 2023

(Image credit: CnEVPost) Low consumer sentiment in the wake of the Covid wave has led to weak auto sales in China, though the situation is expected to see relief in the second quarter, and the launch of new models and lower lithium carbonate prices are also encouraging, according to Deutsche Bank. million to 1.75

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JUNE 12, 2010

Criteria emissions by drive cycle. FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. The goal of the ReFUEL testing was to quantify the reduction in emissions realized with the gHEV and to compare the fuel economy of a gHEV and a diesel vehicle.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The SMMT New Car CO 2 Report 2018: Driving the transition to a low carbon future showed that carbon tailpipe emissions rose last year for the first time in two decades by 0.8% Because diesel cars typically consume less fuel than gasoline equivalents they emit, on average, 15-20% less CO 2. less CO 2 than those they replaced.

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Baua Electric

MAY 20, 2023

automobile parc accommodates sobering numbers for an trade transitioning from inner combustion to battery-electric propulsion. That lengthy tail should be considered via regulators and political allies who may differently be expecting to peer sooner environmental effects from enforcing an ever extra restrictive emissions routine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2019

Toyota introduced the next-generation three-row 2020 Highlander SUV at the New York International Auto Show. Arriving in Toyota dealerships in winter, the Highlander gasoline model will arrive in December 2019 and the Highlander Hybrid will make its way to customers in February 2020. The 295-horsepower 3.5-liter

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Value of life-cycle emissions externality damages and oil premium costs from vehicles in 2010 $. Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., Michalek et al. Click to enlarge. Michalek and colleagues.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. To make the plug-in technology viable for buyers in the US and China, Volvo notes , it needs to feature a gasoline engine. It also charges the battery during braking.

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APRIL 7, 2015

BMW is using the upcoming Auto Shanghai event as the platform for the world premiere of the BMW X5 xDrive40e Sports Activity Vehicle, the first plug-in hybrid production model from the BMW core brand. kWh, 96-cell high-voltage Li-ion battery pack, the BMW X5 xDrive40e achieves a combined fuel consumption of 3.4 – 3.3 Earlier post.).

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BMW Plug-in Auto Plug 150

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JUNE 10, 2016

an auto parts affiliate of Beijing Automotive Industry Group Co., BAIC Group), to build its fourth Chinese automotive battery manufacturing plant. This joint venture is a strategic move to position Johnson Controls and Bohai Piston to take advantage of what will be the world’s largest automotive battery market by 2020.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

At the same time, per capita emissions in the state decreased by 12%. On an absolute basis, California’s total GHG emissions fell only slightly in 2015, down 0.34% from 2014. This year’s edition finds California’s record is especially impressive when it comes to cutting emissions and energy use per dollar of GDP. Transportation.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

The auto industry has now grudgingly accepted that battery-electric cars will make up some portion of the world's new vehicles in years to come. But a milestone in that trend may have come today, in news from China.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Tax credits and gasoline prices necessary for various electric vehicles to be cost-competitive with conventional vehicles at 2011 vehicle prices. The electric vehicles that are the focus of this study fall into two broad classes: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles. Source: CBO. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 9, 2018

says that the push toward alternative-fuel vehicles—battery electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles—poses a credit challenge for multiple sectors in Japan, with the large auto sector and sectors such as steel and refining most affected. Moody’s Japan K.K.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

Under the framework agreements, gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks will get cleaner through 2026 at about the same rate as the former Obama-era program. Each of the automobile manufacturers that have finalized Framework agreements have made additional and individual commitments to expedite the transition to zero-emission vehicles.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Coltura is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner. Passage of these bills could create a seismic shift in the US auto market. The paper by Matthew N.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 18, 2024

That’s compared to 14,100 miles for gasoline vehicles and a high of 17,500 miles for diesel vehicles. Plug-in hybrids and hybrids were between gasoline and diesel vehicles in annual mileage, while the average mileage for all vehicles in a household was 14,200 in 2022, the DOE noted. Earlier EVs tended to be short-range.

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Miles Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Norway 40

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. liter Theta II gasoline engine is mated to a small electric motor and drives the front wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission without the traditional torque converter. Kia Optima Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Tucson gasoline and hybrid models will begin availability for the US market in spring 2021, with plug-in models available in summer 2021. liter, direct-injected and multi-port-injected gasoline engine as well as 1.6-liter, liter turbocharged gasoline engine produces an estimated 177 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft. kWh battery pack.

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MAY 2, 2019

liter in-line six-cylinder Ingenium gasoline engine in a Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) powertrain designed to bring enhanced efficiency to the range with fuel economy of 9.3l/100km mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 212g/km (NEDC equivalent combined). The 2020 Range Rover is now available in the UK with a 3.0-liter

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Tight profit margins, volatile battery raw material prices, and the phaseout of incentives in certain countries have led to concerns about an EV sales slump, but data shows that sales are still growing, analysts found, with falling battery prices, EV-friendly policies, and increased sales in emerging markets underpinning further sales growth.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Time the adoption of EVs brings diverse environmental advantages, it additionally raises questions on what occurs to their batteries when they achieve the tip in their helpful lifestyles within the automobile. Thankfully, those former EV batteries have a promising moment lifestyles forward of them.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2024

vehicle efficiency and emissions standards, generally set in coordination between these different agencies. After that three-year phase-in, starting in 2027, EVs will only count like a 120-mpg gasoline model, much lowering the number of low-mpg models that each EV enables. 2024 Toyota Prius These fleet rules are one side of U.S.

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JANUARY 1, 2011

DB has lowered its advanced lithium-ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. The DB team attributed the reduction to less concern about gasoline prices, and therefore fuel efficiency, as well as fewer government subsidies for hybrids. gallon gasoline. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 20, 2017

At the Geneva Auto Show, the China-based Hybrid Kinetic group unveiled the H600 microturbine range-extended electric vehicle sedan concept, produced together with its vehicle design and engineering partner, Pininfarina. The 60 kW microturbine range extender delivers 40% efficiency, low emissions, and a 10000-hour maintenance interval.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan ( earlier post ) made its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show as Honda announced additional details for the vehicle’s entry into the US market. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are a zero emissions technology that Honda believes in, and has worked to advance for more than 20 years.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

plug-in and battery switching infrastructure. Specific project goals include: Deliver zero emissions motoring when powered by renewable electricity and greater than 30% reduction in CO 2 emissions when powered on grid average electricity. represents the first industry collaboration on large, powerful, zero-emissions vehicles.

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MARCH 7, 2013

The auto industry should play a central role in the energy discussion, Akerson noted, because light-duty vehicles account for about 60% of total transportation energy usage in the United States. More efficient gasoline engines. The death of the V-8 has been greatly exaggerated, Akerson said. Earlier post.). —Dan Akerson.

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Fuel Economy Economy GM Gasoline 210

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JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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