Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2014
Increasing oil demand is requiring increasing imports; since 2009, China has been importing more than half of its petroleum needs. Under the Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicle Plan for 2012 to 2020 released in 2012, average passenger car fuel economy is targeted to increase to 34 miles per gallon (6.9 Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2009
According to the study, higher fuel economy standards would benefit the Detroit 3 automakers the most. Further, the report finds that the existing culture within the domestic auto companies systematically underestimates the value of fuel economy, which has crippled profitability. Source: McManus and Kleinbaum. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
Deforestation: Wood products contributed $100 billion per year to the global economy from 2003 to 2007 and the value of non-wood forest products, mostly food, was estimated at about US$18.5 High oil prices continue to affect consumer behavior, and concerns about climate change and reliance on oil are likely to increasingly shape policy.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 21, 2010
This would incentivize a low-carbon biofuel infrastructure and inhibit the use of high-carbon unconventional oils. An economy-wide cap makes inefficient cross-sectoral regulation (e.g. Transport demand is subject to an economy-wide efficient price signal and becomes part of the overall mitigation effort. —CITIES.
Get Electric Vehicle
APRIL 18, 2022
Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. Furthermore, unlike coal and oil, it is a clean energy source that produces only water vapor and leaves no residue in the air. Hydrogen has a long history of working with industry. What exactly is an FCEV?
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Intake and exhaust variable cam timing (VTC) is deployed to provide an excellent balance of high power, torque, fuel economy, and emissions. Addition of two oil “rooms” within the transmission housing for more efficient and higher-capacity cooling. The structure is similar to those found in some Honda racing engines.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
I believe strongly that this country has to get off oil," he says, sitting beside a massive V-16 engine on display in his office. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). This is unusual.
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