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ALABC: 48V mild hybrids can meet emission targets with CO2 reductions of 15-20%

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Current mild-hybrid vehicle projects, in partnership with Ford and Hyundai/Kia, that utilize advanced 48V lead-carbon batteries, can reduce CO 2 emissions by 15-20%, according to the latest data from the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC), presented at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (25-28 January, Mainz).

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Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen

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Source: Hyundai Kia-owner Hyundai certainly isn’t in a big rush to go carbon neutral. Hyundai has also announced that it is developing “megawatt-scale polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzer manufacturing capabilities for green hydrogen production, which is expected to commercialize within the next few years.”

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Kia Motors launches hybrid electric vehicle

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Car manufacturers continue to jump on the hybrid car bandwagon, and now you can add Kia Motors to the list. Its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are just 99g/km. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Kia Latest news Kia Forte LPI Hybrid Kia Hybrid.

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Top 10 green cars at Frankfurt

Green Cars News

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0

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Frankfurt Motor Show goes green. The Green Piece

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The Green Piece. However, the event will also have a distinctly green theme. As the automobile industry moves ever closer to the age of green cars, manufacturers are lining up some innovative concepts that place the emphasis firmly on fuel economy and cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. August 25 2009.

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2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

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In MY 2010, the last year for which EPA has final production data, Hyundai had the lowest fleet-wide adjusted composite CO2 emissions performance, followed very closely by Kia and then Toyota. Hyundai and Kia tied for the highest fleet-wide adjusted composite fuel economy value.

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Vehicle fuel economy rises for fifth consecutive year

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Efforts to increase fuel economy and lower emissions show no signs of losing pace as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report revealing a fifth consecutive increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Hybrids are projected to have a 1.8