Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2009

It switches the engine off when the truck is stationary for three seconds and when the driver steps on the clutch, the engine starts again. There are environmental benefits too, with a corresponding decrease in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

The car is equipped with a 2.0litre TDI 170PS engine that combines impressive power at 258lb ft of torque delivered from 1,750rpm with excellent fuel economy at 53.3mpg on the combined cycle. Yet its emissions are a mere 139g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 23, 2009

The car has a 2.0litre four-cylinder diesel engine with an all-aluminium crankcase, and a host of EfficientDynamics features such as auto start stop, brake energy regeneration and electric power steering. It has a carbon dioxide (CO2) rating of just 109g/km and has fuel consumption of 57.4mpg.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2009

However, the event will also have a distinctly green theme. As the automobile industry moves ever closer to the age of green cars, manufacturers are lining up some innovative concepts that place the emphasis firmly on fuel economy and cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Among the projects to benefit are an effort to develop new metal-air batteries using advanced ionic liquids with 6-20 times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries at just one third of the cost; and a project to produce a flow of gasoline directly from sunlight and CO2 using a symbiotic system of two organisms.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2009

The Ampera’s electric battery has a range of 300 miles with the aid of a small petrol engine after the first 40 miles of pure electrical range. The car is expected to be available in the UK in 2012 and the Government is keen to try and secure its production at the Vauxhall Ellesmere Port plant in Merseyside.

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

In the United States, the effectiveness of fuel cell technology has been openly questioned as the country bids to bridge the gap with Japanese and European car makers in the green car race. Our verdict on fuel cell cars. So do they have a future at all? Here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

litre engine. With Toyota Optimal Drive technology, the new iQ3 uses Dual VVT-i control of both intake and exhaust valves to deliver strong torque at low to medium engine speeds and achieve maximum efficiency. The engine develops a maximum 98bhp at 6,000rpm and peak torque of 125Nm at 4,400rpm. iQ3 is on sale now.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

Auto China - Mercedes-Benz present the 2009 S-Class. One highlight of China’s most important auto show is the new S 400 HYBRID, the most economical luxury saloon with a petrol engine (7.9 One highlight of China’s most important auto show is the new S 400 HYBRID, the most economical luxury saloon with a petrol engine (7.9

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Honda has announced several initiatives under its new “Green Path” approach to reducing the total life-cycle environmental impact of its products and operations in North America. A highlight of the Green Path announcements is the investment in a new $210-million paint facility at the Marysville Auto Plant (MAP).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Riversimple shot to fame in June 2009 when they unveiled arguably the most exciting development for British green car technology yet; the two-seater Riversimple hydrogen prototype. I believe that all three barriers are very real for the auto industry but they are not true in any absolute sense.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Drivers are the key to making the most from new generations of the most economical car, says Oscar Bonet, head of engine development at SEAT. Of the 14 cars that took part, one was disqualified for taking more than the allotted 90 minutes, one beat the target, registering 4.48 It wasn’t easy, said Bonet.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. This number represents the electric propulsion range of the PHEV before it must depend upon its internal combustion engine for motive power. In English-system (vs. it is in miles.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

At this year’s North American International Auto Show, Mercedes Benz unveiled the Concept BlueZERO for electric vehicles. It includes a 1.0litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine and power output is 50kW at 3,500rpm. By driving in battery electric mode, the vehicle’s emissions can be slashed to 32g/km of CO2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Plug-in hybrids make little sense in a car with current battery technology," he said. See Chevy Volt for latest.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

The pickup truck, takes cab-forward packaging to an extreme, with no need for a large engine bay and the driver’s seat essentially over the front wheels. inch wheelbase, the Canoo is roughly the same length as compact pickups were more than 20 years ago—when the engine bay was part of the packaging. – March 15, Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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