Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The gap between the most- (Norwegian Air Shuttle) and least- (British Airways) fuel-efficient airlines on 2014 transatlantic operations was 51%—roughly twice the performance gap between the best and worst US airlines on domestic operations (25% in 2014), according to a newly released study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

Like every hybrid Prius since 1997, the Corvette doesn’t need to plug in, but refills the battery either through regenerative braking or, if you decide to lift, from coasting, or directly from the engine. Brembo carbon ceramic brakes provide stopping power for the 3,774-pound coupe. The E-Ray’s wide body look is from the borrowed Zo6.It

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2017

Toyota’s carbon fiber closure panels for the 2017 Prius Prime and Lexus LC500 ( earlier post ), and Faurecia’s Adaptive Valve for exhaust systems employed on the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado took the top honors for the module category. Weight reduction is a key contributor to improved fuel economy. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Penetration rates for the PHEV-10 and the PHEV-40 were compared to a Reference Case that assumes high oil prices and fuel economy standards specified by EISA 2007 (with modest increases after 2020, when those standards level off), as described in the 2008 Hydrogen Report from NRC. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. L/100km), achieved a 58% increase in gas mileage, a 37% decrease in carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions, and a 10% reduction in fuel costs. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2015

Carbon guilt weighed heavily on my mind as I approached the car rental counter at the Salt Lake City Airport. The book I was reading on the plane (Sustainable Energy, by David JC Mackay) suggested that my portion of the energy for the round-trip plane ride from Boston and back would amount to roughly 12,000 kilowatt-hours.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Over a range of scenarios—including fluctuating gas prices, new battery technologies or high taxes on carbon dioxide emissions—plug-ins with small battery packs are economically competitive with ordinary hybrid and conventional vehicles for drivers who charge frequently.” But batteries are heavy and expensive.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Even in one of the power systems in the country with the highest coal generation, PEVs could reduce transportation health and environmental damages in the near future, long before a zero-carbon electricity mix is achieved, due primarily to substitution of natural gas for coal on the margin.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2015

In other words, they found that they real-world fuel economy benefit of adoption of HEVs may be better than for estimates based on EPA “sticker” fuel economy alone. There is very little quantitative data on the fuel and emissions benefits of HEVs during real-world driving. The duo, Britt A. Holmén and Karen M.

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2009

Now it has been agreed by West Lothian Council that the Toyota Prius can be licensed as a private hire vehicle, West Lothian/Edinburgh based Calder Cabs have become the first company in Scotland to run a fleet of hybrid Toyota Prius. They chose the Prius because it is a hybrid car and has a 1.5-litre

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

Ghosn said Nissan decided to accelerate development of battery-powered vehicles because of high gasoline prices and environmental concerns, not just because of the need to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. A s this story from Business Week states, the rivalry in low carbon cars is heating up. Toyota ( TM ). Ford ( F ).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

Toyota’s efforts at producing clean, green vehicles have expanded far beyond the Prius and the Camry, with the Verso just the latest of its models to clean up its act. It shares a powertrain with the Avensis and bears all the hallmarks of Toyota’s Optimal Drive technologies with impressive performance and fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Making their first appearance on the world stage will be the Auris HSD full hybrid; the Prius plug-in hybrid concept; and the Lexus LF-Ch premium compact full hybrid compact. Meanwhile, the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid is scheduled for a field trial in Europe in early 2010 that will see more than 150 units leased to selected customers.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2006

automotive fuel economy, the key to greatly reducing oil use and carbon emissions is gas-electric hybrid cars. The average new car sold in the United States last year got 22 miles to the gallon, compared with 55 miles per gallon for the Toyota Prius. And the third is a systematic effort to restore natural systems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range. Drive modes.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

His analysis found that the programme is paying nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario. According to Knittel the results suggest that the programme is an expensive way to reduce carbon, although he does state that it is possible the stimulus benefits outweigh added environmental costs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. We can draw on our Prius experience to understand how on consumers adopt new technology, products and the length of time required to achieve mass market acceptance.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars. Confirming future increases in fuel duty. Confirming the recently announced support for ultra low carbon Cars and infrastructure. Ultra Low Carbon Cars. Confirming and extending the overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty Rates.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The main study shows that under all nine scenarios for both rates of market penetration of PHEVs and the evolving power grids characteristics (capacity/carbon intensity), PHEVs will vastly reduce greenhouse gases for the next 40 years. If we optimistically assume the average US fuel economy is 25 miles per gallon, at $3.00

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius. The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius.

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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?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

We continue to look for energy-efficient replacement vehicles for our aging fleet as we explore ways to reduce our transportation-related carbon emissions," said Sam Pulcrano, Vice President-Sustainability, U.S. Postal Service for mail delivery. "We Postal Service. About Chrysler LLC Chrysler LLC, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich.,

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