Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Mitsubishi’s i-MIEV battery electric vehicle took the top spot from the Honda Civic Natural Gas on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 14 th annual environmental ranking. The natural gas Civic had held first place for 8 years running. Honda Civic Natural Gas. 4, auto [CNG]. 4, auto CVT.

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i-MiEV Gas Honda Insight Li-ion 247

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

When gas prices are on the rise, it had a big impact on the type of vehicles that people were buying. According to a study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory , there was a shift away from smaller, more fuel-efficient cars toward larger SUVs and trucks. The Cost of Gas Has a Big Impact on Vehicle Choice.

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Gas Price Vehicles Gas-Electric 88

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: The Toyota Prius C hybrid could get a convertible model in Japan, the Ford Edge could get a hybrid model with its next redesign, and we preview the green cars of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Honda Gas Gas-Electric Green Cars 84

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The auto industry is making good progress in meeting gas-mileage goals, why dealers are a bottleneck for electric-car sales, and the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks are on their way to showrooms. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Auto Industry Dealers Industrial Industry 95

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2012

Ford is offering the Auto Start-Stop system on its new non-hybrid 2013 Fusion equipped with a 1.6-liter Auto Start-Stop saves fuel use when the car is standing and running at idle. On average, Auto Start-Stop improves fuel efficiency by about 3.5%. The Ford Auto Start-Stop system includes a 12V battery designed for long.

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Fusion 2013 Auto Ford 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2014

Audi is unveiling the third-generation of its TT compact sports car at the Geneva Motor Show. The new sports car can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.2 liters per 100 km (56 mpg US), which translates into CO 2 emissions of 110 g/km (177 g/mile). 3 rd generation Audi TT. Click to enlarge.

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Audi Fuel Economy MPG Diesel 310

Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2018

Today, we're still cleaning up our list of stories from last week's Geneva auto show, including an electric-car admission and a disappointing debut, along with fuel-economy ratings for the 2019 VW Jetta sedan and this year's new Honda Accord Hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2019 Electric Cars Gas-Electric Hybrid 65

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The economic analysis shows that going to 38 mpg (6.19 L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18 L/100km) by 2025.

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MPG Standards America Fuel Economy 225

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

But it was based in one truth – the Prius might save you a lot of gas but man it was no fun to drive. It was all about passing up gas pumps. To be sure, the Prius is no sports car. You still won’t win a lot if you drag-race this car, but you will be able to much more easily keep up with the flow of traffic.

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Prius Toyota Fuel Economy Las Vegas 111

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.” 88% said is was important for the US to take action now to increase fuel efficiency.

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Fuel Economy MPG Standards Economy 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A new analysis by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes that diesel cars emit more CO 2 than equivalent cars on a full lifecycle basis—i.e., According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 mpg US) and 7.1 mpg US), respectively. l/100 km (37.3 l/100 km (33.1

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Gasoline Diesel CO2 Cars 220

Baua Electric

JUNE 12, 2024

While the latest Prius is rather attractive, the 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid hits the 50-mpg mark in a discreet package that doesn’t scream, “I have a hybrid.” Here’s what you need to know after Green Car Reports spent a morning driving a 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid prototype around Montreal.

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Civic Hybrid Fuel Economy Prius Honda 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2019

Mazda Motor Corporation announced at the New York International Auto Show that it has begun accepting pre-orders for the diesel-powered 2019 Mazda CX-5 in the US market. It is the first time Mazda has offered a diesel-powered passenger car in the US market. The 2019 CX-5 Signature AWD with Skyactiv-D 2.2 The Skyactiv-D 2.2

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Mazda 2019 Diesel MPG 207

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Approved by auto manufacturers, environmental groups and the White House, 2025's 54.5 mpg gas mileage rules are still causing headaches for dealers. The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) continues to oppose the ruling, and hopes that newly introduced legislation will lead to a re-think in 2017.

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Dealers Gas Fuel Economy MPG 107

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Production of light-duty passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) rose from 74.4 The auto industry’s production capacities are far from fully used; PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) estimates current global vehicle assembly capacity at almost 95 million, the report notes. mpg US) for 2020. Worldwide light-duty vehicle production.

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Global Auto Production Hybrid 273

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Lite concept at the LA Auto Show. L/100km (96 mpg US), with 70 mpg highway. L/100km (96 mpg US), with 70 mpg highway. In both cases, the technical package includes exhaust gas recirculation, oxidation catalytic converter and diesel particulate filter. Earlier post.). For shorter distances of up to 2 km (1.2

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MPG Concept Diesel Hybrid 265

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

China has made progress with automotive energy-saving technologies over the past 10 years through implementing passenger car fuel consumption limits and the use of fiscal policy to encourage the purchase of small cars, the government statement noted. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. L/100km (40 mpg US) or less.

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Auto Industry Industrial Industry 2015 334

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2011

Average small car TrueMPG June 2010 v. TrueCar.com provided actual fuel economy numbers from June US light vehicle auto sales that indicate “TrueMPG” will increase to 21.6 mpg US in June 2011 compared to 21.3 mpg in June 2010, but decreased from May 2011 at 21.9 mpg in June 2011, up from 21.3

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPG 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Next-generation Toyota Audio Multimedia equips all 2023 Corolla Hybrid models with an 8-inch high-resolution touch screen and added capabilities, including standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. All models add two rear-seat USB-C ports for a total of four in the car. As before, the system pairs a 1.8-liter

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Hybrid Toyota Fuel Economy Economy 459

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

In an expected ruling, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy finalized her decision to maintain the current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. mpg-e (if all reductions were achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements). Earlier post.)

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EPA Light Standards Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rulemaking for model year 2023-2026 light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards, and outlined its plans to initiate a subsequent rulemaking to set standards for MY 2027 and beyond, to speed the transition of the light-duty vehicle fleet toward a zero emissions future.

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EPA Standards Light Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

For the first time, the digital instrument cluster provides all information within the driver’s field of vision; the Audi TT’s new display and control system has already received the Car Connectivity Award and the honor of Interior Innovation of the Year at the Automotive Interiors Expo Awards. Intelligent composite construction. Audi Model.

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Audi MPG Diesel Engine 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

For example, Automatic learns about a driver’s driving style and provides subtle audio cues when a driver does things that waste gas, such as: Rough Braking. Braking abruptly decreases fuel efficiency and dramatically increases wear-and-tear on your car’s brake pads. Finally, Automatic can help you locate your parked car.

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Connect Connected Ford F-150 250

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). Source: CAR. The CAR report, the US Automotive Market and Industry in 2025 , relies on technology and market forecast data from the National Research Council (NRC) and J.D. CAR researchers estimated the best (i.e.,

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Fuel Economy Economy Auto Industry Standards 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2018

The 2019 Lexus ES 300h’s US EPA mileage estimates of 43 mpg city, 45 mpg highway and 44 mpg (5.47 liter, four-cylinder gas engine (A25A-FXS) running on the Atkinson cycle is coupled with a smaller, more power-dense electric motor and an all-new hybrid transaxle. An all-new 2.5-liter,

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Lexus EPA Nickel Metal Hydride Fuel 186

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

mpg by 2025. The latest group to take up the fight against higher gas mileage is the National Auto Dealers. Sometime next month, the EPA and NHTSA will release final draft rules that increase corporate average fuel economy standards to 54.5

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Dealers Auto Fuel Economy MPG 81

Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2011

Many inside and outside the auto industry questioned whether it could be done. A couple years ago, the EPA announced the first changes in its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in more than a decade. Automakers were asked to increase the fuel efficiency of their fleets by almost 8 miles per gallon between 2012 and 2016.

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MPG Fuel Economy Auto Industry Gas 107

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has set the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit for 2020 required by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 at 25% below 1990 levels, the maximum authorized by the Act, saying that measures already in place will get Massachusetts much of the way toward that goal.

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Massachusetts 2020 Emissions Auto 244

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In response to federal policies to boost gas mileage, manufacturers have changed vehicle weights, improved tire-rolling resistance and added aerodynamic features to push fuel-economy rates past government-mandated thresholds. Car notches are the small trigger points in the numerical values of fuel economy (say, the difference between 22.5

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPG 186

Green Car Reports

APRIL 28, 2011

Hyundai is on a roll, hammering its 40-mpg highway gas mileage advantage and launching new cars left and right. We covered the new 2012 Hyundai Accent a few days ago when it was launched at last week's New York Auto Show--focusing on its 1.6-liter Projected gas.

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Hyundai 2012 Auto New York 88

Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2013

It might not look too different from the old model, but the car you're looking at here is the new 2014 Kia Soul. The Sould might have dropped a few MPG in Kia and Hyundai's gas mileage fiasco but there was little wrong with the way it looked, and the new car simply incorporates a few cues from last year's Kia Track'ster concept.

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Kia 2014 Auto MPG 102

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2012

You'd think that if President Obama, two government agencies, and 13 of the world's largest carmakers supported a set of new regulations to improve gas mileage, they might be popular with auto dealers too.

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Dealers Affordable MPG Obama 89

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2009

The student team from Laval University (Quebec, Canada) took the grand prize in the “Prototype” category at the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas , held 15-18 April at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, with 2,757.1 mpg (0.543 L/100km). mpg in its Blood, Sweat & Gears vehicle. miles per gallon (0.085 L/100km).

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2009 MPG America Engine 199

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 1, 2023

It’s seen as one of the most sought-after cars out there – certainly one that turns heads! Is the Ford Mustang Mach-E (and other cars like this) the best thing to happen since the EV boom began? They’re not seen as “cool” cars that turn heads…until now. For all intents and purposes, it’s a very cool car.

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Industrial Industry Ford Aston Martin 70

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2016

Volkswagen unveiled the T-Prime Concept GTE all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid in a world premiere at Auto China 2016 in Beijing. The concept car is powered by a 375 hp plug-in hybrid drive, incorporating an electric motor, turbocharged gas engine, and battery, which can charge externally or during the drive. inches and is 67.2

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Plug-in Concept SUV 2016 150

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 17, 2023

Must Have Car Features for College Students Help for Picking Your Ride Wisely This article may contain affiliate links. College life for students often marks the start of newfound liberty and self-reliance, which commonly includes owning a car for the first time. Let’s examine some of these vital car features.

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Cars Connect Connected Prius 65

Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2012

There's a quiet revolution going on in the auto world, one that isn't as trendy as plug-in cars or hybrids: turbocharged engines. Cheaper to build and buy than hybrid systems, they offer great gas mileage and great performance. In some cases, such as the 3-cylinder 2014 Ford Focus 1.0-liter

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Hybrid MPG 2014 Buy 122