Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

The station also will be able to fuel hydrogen fuel cell cars made by major auto manufacturers, including Hyundai, Daimler, Toyota, GM, and Honda. We expect this project to prove that hydrogen fuel cell buses can perform as well or better than diesel fueled buses, while reducing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in excess of 40%.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2009.

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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. The combined weight using the carbon/carbon ultracapacitors would be 100 kg.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 28, 2010

Government support and incentives will be needed if Japan is to meet its targets in boosting the sales of hybrid and other low carbon vehicles. Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news green car goals Honda Motor Company hybrid car goals Hybrid cars JAMA japan Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. Aoki, who is also [.].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Hyundai, Honda and—to a certain extent—Nissan and Suzuki, generally create positive Sustainable Value as well. Tags: Sustainability Vehicle Manufacturers. The authors note that other leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA or Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data.).

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2009

The representative from Honda, the most consistently pro-fuel cell automaker, said FCVs are "not yet ready for mass production" and that much work needs to be done "before even slight volume increases." Friedman sent an email immediately for the record clarifying the conversation with Ms. He is awaiting a response.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

An analysis by the Nikkei revealed that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from four Japanese steelmakers had slumped by 11.1 The same can be said for the reductions reported from Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Fuji Heavy Industries as domestic output shrank by 17 per cent in the last fiscal year.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

Cheshire-based, Go Green Leasing who now advertise on the UK’s busiest contract hire website, offer a complete service to ensure that its own and its customers’ carbon footprint are minimised. Tags: Green credentials advertise car leasing ContractHireAndLeasing Go Green Leasing.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

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

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

A s this story from Business Week states, the rivalry in low carbon cars is heating up. Honda ( HMC ). While Honda aims to launch another hybrid compact by 2010, it also has plans for clean diesel engines in anything larger than a Civic. Tags: manufacturers. But you always have the possibility of having a range extender."

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

It found that the American sports car churns out 488g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) - meaning 322 oak trees would be needed to absorb its emissions over the course of a year. Here is a list of the winners and losers by category: Greenest car overall: Honda Insight 1.3 Small family - best: Honda Insight 1.3 IMA ES (101g/km).

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2009

Current generation hydrogen cars, such as the Honda FCX Clarity are limited by the need to store hydrogen on board on the car and refill at a fuel station. Nicolas Stone, the student behind the project, said he believed that the use of solar energy could help solve the problem of cutting motoring’s carbon impact.

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

Nevertheless, most of the green car initiatives in the UK seem to revolve around electric cars with the Government launching its £25million Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator scheme which aims to accelerate a shift towards low emission motoring by creating the world’s largest network of electric vehicle recharging stations.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

He suggests that buyers look towards hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic Hybrid, or clean diesel vehicles such as those in Volkswagen’s BlueMotion range. Tags: Green cars Latest news cut motoring costs save money on motoring Which Money. A recent survey in Which?

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

So p ony up your $12 and help us beat the carbon collaborators and global warming deniers like a rented mule. So I jumped at the opportunity when Dency invited me to tag along with him and Hermosa Beach City Councilman, J.R. The truth is, you’re either with us, or you’re against us. There is no opting out, kids.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

In ARB’s analysis, most vehicles on the road in 2050 will need to be electric drive, or ultra low-carbon fuel vehicles—i.e., Honda’s Clarity, with 350 bar compressed gas storage is achieving a 280-mile range, and the 2009 Toyota FCHV using 700 bar storage has a state range of 480 miles (on the 10-15 cycle).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Carbon nanotubes are preferentially grown by controlling the shape and size of the catalyst. Source: Honda RI. A team of researchers from Honda Research Institute USA, Inc., A team of researchers from Honda Research Institute USA, Inc., They used methane as the carbon source at 860 °C. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2009

In the report Asian car manufacturers including Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Honda, and to a lesser extent, Suzuki have all out-performed their North American competitors. But GM‘s value contributions from carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and sodium oxide emissions as well as waste generation are very negative during the period 1999 to 2007.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

The development and manufacture of ultra low carbon technology will be key to the future of the automotive industry in the UK and around the world so it is important that SMMT membership reflects this changing dynamic in the industry. This range of technologies will help deliver low-carbon vehicles at affordable prices to consumers.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

In October 2007, Honda Motor Company Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said plug-in technology offered too few environmental benefits to be worth pursuing by the Japanese manufacturer. However, if goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent are to be reached, there is a need for extremely low carbon emitting vehicles sooner than later.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

This means if you drive a hybrid car such as the Toyota Prius or Honda Insight; an electric car such as the G-Wiz or NICE Mega City; an LPG converted car; or an alternative fuel vehicle such as the Volvo CNG V70; then you can travel in and out of the city centre for free. Tags: The Green Piece congestion charges Volvo. Faye Sunderland.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

With a price tag of roughly $22,000, BYD’s F3DM — available only to fleet operators at this point — is too costly for companies to go for it en masse. That would put the F3DM well below GM’s $40,000 Chevy Volt and competitive with Honda’s 2010 Insight, expected to have a base price of just under $20,000.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2018

Depending upon the carbon intensity of the electricity used to charge the battery, the PHEV model can also have well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions relatively close to that of its electric sibling. That picture changes considerably in California, with the PHEV model tagged with 150 g/mile, while the electric carries a burden of 90 g/mile.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Technology Challenge. CPT presented the RegEnBoost system as one of six emerging UK businesses to get the attention of senior automotive executives at a unique event organized by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP). Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems.

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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. The high demand for the Honda Civic hybrid tell us its at least $3,000. Tags: evdriven.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

utilizing these ideas and instructions in an attempting to enhance national security, reduce gas consumption, vehicle "emissions", your carbon footprint, or smog, you do so at your own risk & peril. Tags: ev evdriven. Warranty: In performing some of these modifications you may void your warranty with the vehicles manufacturer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Car manufacturers: BMW AG, Daimler AG, Ford, General Motors LLC, Honda R&D, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Nissan, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen. With a driving range and performance comparable to ICEs, FCEVs are the lowest- carbon solution for medium/larger cars and longer trips. Resources.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Another reason to quit carbon (32) Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act introduced to protect the blind from quiet cars (28) EEStor comes up with an Earth Day announcement - its "a huge milestone" (26) Greenlings: Can I run a car on natural gas? (25)

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

According to consultancy McKinsey, China’s car market will grow ten-fold from 2005 to 2030 which will increase demand for petrol and diesel from 110million tonnes to 500million tonnes, prompting a sharp rise in carbon emissions in a country that has already overtaken the US as the world’s biggest source of greenhouse gases. Our verdict.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is developing a hybrid-electric vehicle with a battery that recharges at any outlet, said GM officials familiar with the plan." ( Bloomberg News ) Honda top 12/18/07 The head of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. 10/23/07 Honda Motor Co. Honda could easily develop a plug-in hybrid within two years. Reuters ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

An (expected) high price tag. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Side mirrors and a tiny tunnel of light for the rearview mirror to see through simply are not enough, and did nothing to make driving this expensive prototype easy with Detroit drivers all around. Small size.

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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. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Tags: evdriven. Postal Service.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Tree Planting as Carbon Offsets – Does Latitude Ma. Email Neal.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Tags: evdriven. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We also think that with more people realizing that global warming is our greatest challenge, and that evolving the transportation sector to zero-carbon via cellulosic ethanol plug-in hybrids plus electricity from renewable sources may be our best strategy, the discussions about payback are a narrow answer to big questions.

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