Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Proterra battery-electric buses in service in a 12- vehicle demonstration by Foothill Transit in California offered significant fuel savings compared to similar conventional vehicles, according to a recently published analysis of the results of the demonstration by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). miles per DGE.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

There is strong consumer demand for Clean Cars 4 All (CC4A) which incentivizes lower-income California drivers to scrap their older, high-polluting cars and replace them with clean cars. CARB says that incentives play a pivotal role in supporting California’s air quality, climate and petroleum-reduction goals. miles per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2017

The 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan arrived at the beginning of August in select dealerships in California and Oregon. With an introductory lease price of $269 (plus tax) a month for 36 months, the lease terms include an allowance of 20,000 miles per year and 24/7 roadside assistance. Earlier post.). kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Three new Audi TDI clean diesel models far exceeded their EPA fuel economy ratings in completing the “Truth in 48” cross-country efficiency drive that covered more than 2,850 miles between Southern California and New York. Earlier post.). to Audi Manhattan in New York City.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2013

As reported in a paper in ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , the results showed that GDI technology has the potential to meet the upcoming California LEV III and US EPA Tier 3 PM mass standard of 3 mg/mi (phasing in over MY2017?2021) 4 mg/mi at 4K miles (vehicle 1) and dropped to FTP weighted average rates of about 1.5

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The good news is that it has electronic fuel injection and an overhead camshaft. Even better news during a time of recession in California (which is where I found this car) is the fuel economy it delivered with a five-speed manual transmission: 40 miles per gallon on the highway, 38 miles per gallon in the city.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In the US, Volkswagen’s updated 2017 e-Golf now carries an an EPA-estimated range of 125 miles—a 50% increase over the previous model year. The average new vehicle in the US carries a full operational CO 2 burden of 430 g/mile. Figures based on DOE’s GHG calculator for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

For purposes of the new HD National Program, the heavy-duty fleet incorporates all on-road vehicles rated at a gross vehicle weight at or above 8,500 pounds, and the engines that power them, except those covered by the current GHG emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for model year 2012-2016 passenger vehicles.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If you want to be picky, the 198 6 Sprint ER was the gas-mileage king of 1980s America, rated at 44 city and 53 highway miles per gallon. The 1987 Sprint ER came in second place, due to its insatiable thirst for go-go juice on the highway (51 miles per gallon). 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER in California junkyard.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2011

The macro results for four scenarios showed that economic growth and employment rise with the degree and scope of transport fuel efficiency standards. In California, we have proven this before with electricity use and, as our study results indicate, we are ready to prove it again with clean cars. California vehicle standards (Cal).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Testing was conducted over the LA92 and US06 Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (US06) driving cycles on typical California E10 fuel. Bottom: Total particle-phase PAH emissions, expressed in ng/mile, for both test vehicles over the LA92 cycle. LEVIII will begin a four year phase-in of a tighter 1 mg/mile starting in 2025.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Fuel economy ratings are out for the Ford Escape Hybrid, and it’s a tick ahead of the RAV4 Hybrid. And we take the Porsche Taycan to California canyons and the cold Arctic. Lincoln’s first plug-in vehicle is rated for range. GM adds diesel to the Suburban and Tahoe. This and more, today at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Honda will introduce the new 5-passenger, hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel Cell sedan by the end of 2016, beginning with retail leasing to customers through its expanded network of 12 approved fuel cell vehicle dealerships located in select California markets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. Improving fuel economy both reduces the cost of operation and provides a commensurate reduction in CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

Propel Fuels launched the company’s first Clean Mobility Center in Fullerton, California. The Clean Mobility Centers introduce renewable fuels (E85 Flex Fuel, biodiesel blends) alongside the conventional fuels (gasoline, diesel) that drivers use today.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

Using a micro-hybrid system featuring carbon/carbon ultracapacitor units as energy storage can result in significant increases in fuel economy over a baseline conventional vehicle, according to a study by Dr. Andrew Burke at UC Davis. Using a motor power of 3 kW reduced the fuel economy improvement on the FUDS by more than 50%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

While in EV Mode, the Prius Plug-in is rated by the EPA to drive up to 11 miles. During EV Mode driving, the Prius Plug-in is rated at 95 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent). This means that when the EV Mode is depleted, Prius Plug-in still obtains the same estimated fuel economy rating as Prius Liftback.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

The California state fleet has reduced its petroleum consumption by 13% compared to a 2003 baseline, according to a state progress report. In 2003, the state fleet consumed 38,559,715 gallons of petroleum-based fuel (gasoline and diesel), according to the report. 281,619 gallons gasoline equivalent (gge) of CNG and propane (7%).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Honda announced a competitive introductory lease price of $369 a month for 36 months (plus tax) for the Clarity Fuel Cell sedan, which is coming to dealerships in California by the end of 2016. This network includes six dealerships in Southern California, five in the Bay Area and one in Sacramento. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

The standards are projected to result in average fleet-wide consumer fuel economy sticker values of 36 miles per gallon (mpg) by model year 2025, 10 mpg higher than the current fleet average. mpg-e (if all reductions were achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2015

(EDI), in partnership with Greenkraft, CALSTART and the California Energy Commission, has designed and optimized a compressed natural gas and plug-in hybrid electric Class-4 logistics truck. The truck is being officially unveiled at a voice of the customer event hosted by CALSTART at the Southern California Gas Energy Resource Center today.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Major automotive suppliers see national fuel economy standards as important for long-term planning and investment and don’t want to see them altered by US policymakers, according to a first-of-its-kind industry survey commissioned by CALSTART and conducted by Ricardo Energy & Environment.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Ford Motor Company will offer three years of complimentary charging to California and Maryland customers who purchase or lease a 2016 C-MAX Energi with its pilot EV 1-2-3 Charge program. EV range is 19 miles. EPA-rated MPGe fuel economy equivalent is 95 MPGe city, 81 MPGe highway and 88 MPGe combined.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2012

Union Pacific Railroad is investing $20 million to test new technology designed to reduce diesel emissions from freight locomotives in California. A series of 25 experimental locomotives will be based in two Union Pacific rail yards in California as part of a test of emissions-reducing technologies. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

The National Research Council has released a prepublication edition of a new congressionally mandated report that evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2020

To be competitive, hydrogen must be produced, delivered to stations, and dispensed at a cost comparable to competing fuels (after adjusting for the efficiency differences between FCEVs and other vehicle types)—while offering the reliability and convenience of gasoline fueling. kg in California in the third quarter of 2018.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The company also recently announced the executive order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approving XL-outfitted PHEV Ford F-150 pickup trucks for sale in state, an industry first. Last year, XL became the first company to be recognized as an Electrification Qualified Vehicle Modifier (eQVM) in the new Ford certification program.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The consent decree embodying the settlement was filed today jointly by the United States and the California Air Resources Board in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Additionally Hyundai and Kia gave consumers inaccurate information about the real-world fuel economy performance of many of these vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. California requested from EPA the waiver required for implementation of the Pavley regulations in December 2005.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2009

Navistar became the first truck and bus manufacturer to receive total hybrid vehicle certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for improving fuel economy and overall emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2013

As she outlined it: eAssist provides a average 25% fuel economy improvement over a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle. GM estimates it will save a driver of a larger car about $1,850 a year in fuel. The technology is targeted for individuals who want a large sedan with compact car fuel economy, Fletcher said.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. Sometimes the EPA is spot-on, but commonly we exceed its numbers by a few miles per gallon.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 21, 2019

Porsche covers more than 2,100 miles in 24 hours with its new Taycan electric car. A deal between California and several automakers have thrown EPA efforts to roll back fuel-economy regulations into a tailspin. A new report reveals two new electric SUVs coming from Ford.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

Honda announced an introductory lease price of $269 a month for 36 months (plus tax) for the 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan ( earlier post ), which is coming to select dealerships in California and Oregon August 2017. The lease terms include an attractive allowance of 20,000 miles per year and 24/7 roadside assistance.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Ballard Power Systems announced its membership in the “Fuel Cell Electric Bus Commercialization Consortium” (FCEBCC), a large-scale project for which funding has now been committed to support deployment of 20 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric buses at two California transit agencies. higher than diesel buses and 1.9x

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Allison Transmission Holdings and Cumminshave received certification from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for model year 2017 Allison Hybrid H 40 EP / H 50 EP hybrid propulsion systems paired with the Cummins B6.7 The Allison H 40/50 EP has been proven to improve fuel economy up to 25% over similar diesel buses.

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Teslarati

MARCH 13, 2022

A new 279-mile version of Tesla’s most popular vehicle appeared on the EPA’s Fuel Economy website last evening, confirming the vehicle has been tested by the agency. InsideEVs initially reported on the appearance of the new Model Y variant on the Fuel Economy website.

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