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The Truth About Cars
JUNE 15, 2023
It might be easy to poke a bit of fun at cars that use a pot of paint and trim variations to mark a company anniversary but there’s no arguing that, when done right, people tend to line up for the chance to buy one. Or are we getting past that dark era in car sales where even seemingly normal machinery had exorbitant markups?
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2010
The global natural gas vehicle fleet has grown rapidly in the last 10 years, but still represents less than 1% of global transport fuel consumption. The global fleet of NGVs consists largely of passenger cars/LDVs, although there are some regional differences. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2010
Nissan designed Juke to appeal to customers who are shopping in the small car segment of the market, but are “uninspired” by the traditional offerings. Low friction techniques include the adoption of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating for the valve lifters and mirror finish camshafts. The Nissan Juke. Click to enlarge. improvement.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2009
Global passenger vehicle CO 2 emissions and abatement potential under three primary scenarios. gigatons) relative to a ‘do nothing’ scenario, even in the context of ongoing growth in the global vehicle parc. gigatons) relative to a ‘do nothing’ scenario, even in the context of ongoing growth in the global vehicle parc.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2010
The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. “People downsize cars, not expectations.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2010
engine is applied in the Ford Start Concept, an exploration into a small, sporty car for first-time buyers and urban drivers in future growth markets. The Ford Start Concept is a bespoke concept car from Ford Motor Company making its global debut in China. The 3-cylinder, 1.0L 1.0L, 3-cylinder EcoBoost. The new Ford EcoBoost 1.0-liter
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 4, 2009
Toyoda positioned EVs for short-distance travel and fuel cell cars for longer ranges. As an example, Yokoyama used the carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) hydrogen storage tank. He noted that it took seven years even for “successful” hybrid electric vehicles to reach annual sales of 100,000 units globally.
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