Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2018

After recently showing the new Touareg in Europe and China, Volkswagen is now debuting a new version of its Atlas midsize SUV at the New York International Auto Show: the Atlas Cross Sport concept. The Atlas Cross Sport concept uses the same 3.6-liter The Atlas Cross Sport concept uses the same 3.6-liter Powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

Designed to work with a car’s existing fuel, the onboard separation technology is the first to use chemistry—not a physical membrane—to separate ethanol-blended gasoline into high- and low-octane fuel components. Make no mistake, anytime you increase the complexity of the auto, it’s a barrier. It just happens.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

The the Detroit Auto Show, Lexus introduced the Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept—a flagship crossover. The LF-1 concept could be powered by fuel cell, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, gasoline, or even all-electric powertrains. The design language is rooted in the simple yet elegant design concept dubbed “molten katana”.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Lexus Australia revealed the second version of the Lexus LF-LC hybrid concpet, which made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year ( earlier post ), the new LF-LC Blue. Combined, the LF-LC Blue concept’s gasoline/electric hybrid powertrain develops 372 kW (500 hp)— the most of any Lexus hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The KWID CONCEPT comes with a Flying Companion drone stored on the roof. Renault unveiled the KWID CONCEPT at the Delhi Auto Show—the first Renault concept car unveiled outside Europe. The KWID CONCEPT features a “Flying Companion”—a small drone that can be operated in one of two modes. KWID Concept.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

Making its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show 2014 will be the updated 2015 BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle, which will include the X3 xDrive28d, the first BMW Advanced Diesel X3 model for the US. There will also be the first-time offer of the gasoline-engined rear-wheel drive BMW X3 sDrive28i for the US market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling the Sport Coupé Concept GTE plug-in hybrid at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show, ushering in a new and progressive Volkswagen brand design language. Evolution and revolution come together in the Sport Coupé Concept GTE. The Sport Coupé Concept GTE adds a new facet to Volkswagen’s GTE philosophy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda is introducing the KAI CONCEPT compact hatchback ( earlier post ), powered by the next-generation SKYACTIV-X spark-controlled compression-ignition (SPCCI) gasoline engine ( earlier post ), SKYACTIV-Vehicle Architecture and a more mature expression of the KODO design language. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Kia Motors America (KMA) unveiled the Trail’ster e-AWD concept at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. the two power sources (front gasoline engine and rear electric motor) meet “through the road,” as opposed to inside the transmission with a common mechanical driveline connection. liter gasoline Soul. liter gasoline Soul.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

The timing essentially matches what Jeep discussed when the Wagoneer S was first shown in concept form in September 2022 as one of three production-bound EVs, alongside the European-market Avenger and the more off-road-focused Recon. The 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S will arrive this fall in the U.S., Jeep promises 600 hp and 0-60 mph in 3.5

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid Click to enlarge. Along with the world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan ( earlier post ) at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, BMW is also presenting the BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid—its first combination of a BMW straight-six with electric drive.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

At the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, Audi is presenting the Audi Q8 sport concept, a new performance-oriented take on the Q8 concept study introduced at the 2017 Detroit Motor Show. The drive system of the Audi Q8 sport concept is a major step towards optimizing efficiency and sustainability in large-volume series production.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will be showing a total of 16 cars at the 41 st Tokyo Motor Show later in October, including two concept cars: the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid and the i-MiEV CARGO. DOHC MIVEC gasoline engine which can power the front wheels as well as work as a 70 kW generator.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Redesigned Top Selling Sedan Goes All Hybrid Toyota made a splash at the 116th Los Angeles Auto Show this week with the debut of the redesigned, ninth generation 2025 Camry, which will now only be offered as a hybrid. liter gasoline engine and twin electric motors. The LED tail lights wrap from the fender to the rear.

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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. One main characteristic of the new architecture will be the rear wheel drive concept used by current smart vehicles. stake in Nissan.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2024

Available drive modes will include Donut, Drift, Sport, Track, Drag, Wet/Snow, Auto, Eco, and two race modes. We've seen this car in concept form for quite some time. For better or for worse, get ready for a muscle-car experience sans the V8 soundtrack and, in the case of the top-dog version, the scent of gasoline.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

Honda Space-Hub Concept – 2024 CES Honda may be a late-starter with mass-production EVs, but as communicated last week with the Saloon and Space-Hub concepts and by company executives, it has big plans for later in the decade—including multiple platforms underpinning a unified Series 0 architecture. sales in calendar year 2023.

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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

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Ford Auto Start-Stop. When Auto Start-Stop debuts in North America, it will be available on gasoline-powered cars and utilities with either a manual or automatic transmission as well as vehicles that use Ford’s patented dual-clutch six-speed automatic transmission. The global rollout of Auto Start-Stop is under way in Europe.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

In that light, it’s the logical follow-up to the previous Charger, which ran for an astounding 18 model years over two generations. The Charger will also have a version with a gasoline engine (the electric one is the “Daytona”)—but every version of the EV will outperform its gasoline counterpart. Top speed is 137 mph.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

HCCI is a combustion regime in which well-mixed fuel, exhaust gas and air are compressed to the point of auto-ignition. HCCI combustion can deliver a very efficient engine, potentially providing a 20% to 30% boost in gasoline engine efficiency without the NO x or PM emissions of a diesel.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

The sedan will be offered with high-efficiency turbocharged gasoline TSI engines, and a plug-in hybrid drive is also planned. Volkswagen’s design team derived the Phideon almost directly from the C Coupé GTE concept car, which was presented at Auto Shanghai in 2015, with only minor changes. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia, with colleagues from Saudi Aramco and the National University of Ireland Galway, have developed a new method for investigating the auto-ignition behavior of bioethanol-blended gasolines. Various gasoline surrogates, ranging from single to multi-components, have been proposed in the literature.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. New Two-Cylinder Prototype Demonstration and Concept Design of a Next Generation Class 3-6 Opposed Piston Engine.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. BrightDrop offers a fascinating window into the breadth of GM’s EV plans, though even many people in the auto industry know little about it. The BrightDrop Zevo 600.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Nissan has released an official sketch of an electric urban delivery vehicle that looks closer to viable than many EV concepts that have appeared at auto shows over the last few months. It is a somewhat stylized take on the NV200 light commercial gasoline van Nissan sells in Japan and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

General Motors last week again highlighted the progress it is making with advanced HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) gasoline engines by showcasing a demonstrator unit. Najt, then at the University of Wisconsin, and David Foster published the first study of a gasoline-fueled four-stroke HCCI engine in 1983.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Honda, which is also participating in the SAE J2601 work on a standardized light-duty vehicle hydrogen fueling protocol, will make the new research station available to other automakers to further validate the MC Fill protocol’s performance and functionality. —Steve Mathison. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Mercedes-Benz staged the world premiere of the ML 450 HYBRID at the 2009 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) ( earlier post ). liter V6 gasoline engine, the Atkinson version features a modified cylinder head, pistons and camshaft. The two-mode ML 450 HYBRID. Click to enlarge. Consumption-optimized Atkinson V6 engine.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2013

One high-efficiency combustion concept under investigation is gasoline compression ignition (GCI)—the use of gasoline-like fuels to deliver very low NO x and PM emissions as well as high efficiency in a diesel compression ignition engine. direct-injection light-duty diesel engine. Earlier post.) —Adams et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

Building on its unveiling at January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the Volkswagen BUDD-e electric vehicle concept is making its US auto show debut at the New York International Auto Show. The concept van is 181 inches long, 76.3 Personalized light. inches wide and 72.2

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai announced plans to offer its next-generation Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle for the US market for $499 per month, including unlimited free hydrogen refueling and At Your Service Valet Maintenance at no extra cost. Also at the LA Auto Show, the new Honda FCEV Concept made its world debut.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

If a driver takes his or her foot off the accelerator—for example, when drawing up to traffic lights or on downhill stretches—the DSG disengages and the engine idles. The gasoline engines. The EA211 family gasoline engines used are exclusively turbocharged and direct-injection TSI engines (four valves, four cylinders).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2016

Mercedes-Benz has launched the new tenth-generation E-Class, introduced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this January. Its four-cylinder gasoline engine, in conjunction with the electric motor, gives it a total system output of 210 kW (286 hp) with a system torque of 550 N·m. Gasoline engines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The new Golf initially sees the debut of the new turbocharged gasoline engine EA211 “1.5 The hazard warning lights are activated automatically and the Golf executes a gentle steering maneuver to make surrounding traffic aware of the hazardous situation. By 2020, the full line-up will be renewed. ACC Adaptive Cruise Control.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Kia Motors America (KMA) unveiled the Ray Plug-in Hybrid concept compact sedan during a press conference at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show. Based on the Kia Forte platform, the Ray Concept is designed to be powered by an all-aluminum 153 hp (114 kW) Gasoline Direct Injected (GDI) 1.4-liter The Kia Ray plug-in hybrid.

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