Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

At the North American International Auto Show in January 2009, Chrysler had introduced two new EV concepts and updates on three earlier EV concepts developed by the ENVI group. As outlined in the plan, Chrysler is putting a more immediate focus on downsizing its engines and improving fuel economy across the entire portfolio.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Nissan staged the world debut of the 5 th -generation Altima Sedan at the New York International Auto Show. The Altima ranked as the second best-selling car in the US in 2011; the redesigned 2013 Altima Sedan goes on sale at Nissan dealers nationwide in July at a starting MSRP of $21,500. L/100 km, respectively).

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APRIL 2, 2010

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. L/100km), if the vehicles were to meet this CO 2 level all through fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

The Most Plausible Early Market consumers value fuel economy. That could yield more than 50 mpg of fuel economy—or usage of less than 300 gallons per year—and still be a lot cheaper than a plug-in hybrid or a fuel cell vehicle, he noted. We saw a horrible drop in vehicle sales last December [down] 36%.

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EV Central

JUNE 15, 2024

Pricing starts at $24,490 for the Hybrid manual, rises to $26,990 for the Hybrid auto, $28,490 for the auto-only Plus and and tops out at $29,490 drive-away for the auto-only GLX flagship. And maybe it’s the logical downsizing limit for Australia. And so to the fuel economy. Other stuff includes a larger 9.0-inch

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JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. UMTRI Survey: US drivers want better fuel economy, don’t care how.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Hyundai Motor’s new downsized 1.0 Also on show is the new seven-speed double-clutch transmission (7DCT), which provides an improvement in fuel consumption and CO 2 emission compared to a conventional six-gear automated transmission, while acceleration performance increases. The fuel economy-focused three-cylinder 1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. Because the high-voltage battery is both power and energy dense, engineers were able to use the downsized gasoline engine to maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions.

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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?", Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011.

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JULY 17, 2015

Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. Smaller and lighter, it requires less liquid fuel.

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