The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 16, 2023

Back then, swelling regulatory restrictions effectively killed the muscle car and kicked off the Malaise Era of automotive design. companies losing ground to foreign brands and delivering the kind of terrible vehicles that made it extremely easy to buy Japanese. They see Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, everything in the same showroom. "So

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EV Central

JUNE 22, 2022

But the company says they are only the start of a much stronger EV push. No range or fuel economy numbers have yet been claimed for the 408 PHEVs. It rolls on 17-, 19- or 20-inch wheels with a geometric design. 2023 Peugeot 408 is a crossover coupe with an SUV look. The new Peugeot 408 will launch in Australia.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

Despite this progress, UCS noted, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still have higher than average new fleet smog-forming and GHG emissions. This report marks the first time another company has bested Honda, which came in second this year but has earned every “Greenest Automaker” designation from UCS since 1998. Methodology.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Tupy’s main customers include Chrysler, Cummins, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, Perkins, International Truck and Engine, Mack Trucks, MAN, Diesel, Iveco, Kubota, John Deere, Bosch, Ambrake, Peugeot and other premier automotive and diesel engine manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Chrysler will offer an eight-speed automatic transmission introduced and licensed through ZF ( earlier post ) in the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger for 2012. The result is a four mile-per-gallon increase in fuel economy that pushes the highway EPA rating to 31 mpg US (7.6 Fuel economy for both models is 19 mpg US (12.4

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Korean car company will remind you it is not a minivan but an MPV or Multi-Purpose Vehicle. So why do Kia, Honda, Toyota and Chrysler continue to make these boxy people movers? The EPA rates the fuel economy at 19 mpg city/26 highway/22 combined. Goodbye To the Minivan. You can have a V6–& That’s It.

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Kia Minivan Fuel Economy MPG 73

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will determine levels at which higher alcohols and other advanced oxygenated fuel components can be readily integrated into the existing fuel supply (i.e., drop-in replacement fuels). Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company. Zoltek Companies, Inc. valve train vs. bearings). UChicago Argonne LLC.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 10, 2022

In recent years, classic muscle cars have received modifications and design evolutions to help them compete in the world market of climate-conscious vehicles. not with a heavy-right foot) they can produce surprising fuel economy. It also sparked the long-standing feud between GM, Ford and Chrysler corporations.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Advanced materials are essential for boosting the fuel economy of cars and trucks while maintaining and improving safety and performance. Reducing a vehicle’s weight by just 10% can improve fuel economy by 6% to 8%. Ford Motor Company. ?This Chrysler Group. ?This 3M Company. General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

The National Program is intended to give automakers sufficient lead-time to incorporate technology as part of existing vehicle design schedules, so manufacturers would not have to incur added costs from redesigning all their models at one time. Earlier post.). Autos represent 17% of all anthropogenic CO 2 in the US, according to EPA.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2016

Available at the end of 2015 to both fleet and retail customers in either LS or LT trims, the bi-fuel Impala features a dedicated version of the standard 3.6L V–6, with specific valves and hardened valve seats for improved wear resistance and durability with the CNG fuel system. CNG fuel tank. gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Chrysler Group LLC provided some more detail on its revamped powertrain lineup—outlined in November 2009 ( earlier post )—that applies technology that will contribute to an overall fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 25% during the 2010-2014 period. Another addition to the Chrysler Powertrain lineup is the new 2.4-liter,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

The new Dart, the first Chrysler Group vehicle based upon a Fiat architecture, offers buyers a choice of three powertrains, three transmission choices, 12 exterior colors, 14 interior colors and 5 trim levels, and is intended to give the company an attractive entry in the important compact market. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2009

Cummins’ Light Duty Efficient Combustion technology is designed to scale down across smaller light-duty engines. Project partners include Chrysler and BP. Cummins is developing LDECC on a V8, and is targeted at improving the fuel efficiency of a 5,000 lb test weight LDV over the FTP city drive cycle by 10.5%. Source: Cummins.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Fuel Economy Toyota’s hybrid systems automatically switch between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. Fuel Economy Toyota’s hybrid systems automatically switch between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2015

kg), the Fulcrum is approximately 1/10 th the weight of its piston generator counterparts and it is designed to have a 10,000-hour lifetime. With Fulcrum, on which the company has been working for about 3 years, Wrightspeed now owns 100% of the Intellectual Property of its powertrain products. Weighing in at 250 lbs (113.4

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2023

I have documented a half-dozen Studes during my junkyard travels, but none of them were examples of the compact that bought the venerable South Bend company a few more years of survival: the Lark. By the 1950s, however, small manufacturers were being crushed by GM, Ford and Chrysler. The Lark VI got a 170-cubic-inch (2.8-liter)

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Green Cars News

APRIL 16, 2009

Fuel efficiency across Chrysler’s range of vehicles is expected to be improved by around eight per cent thanks to an all-new line of V-6 engines. engine, which is flex-fuel capable, will replace seven current Chrysler V-6 engines: the 2.7l; 3.0l (China); 3.3l; 3.5l; 3.7l; 3.8l; and 4.0l.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2014

Ford Motor Company. This project will develop, integrate and implement predictive models for Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites that link the material design, molding process and final performance. Chrysler Group LLC. Ford Motor Company. Dual-Fuel Technologies (Area of Interest 9). 1,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

As a listed company in both Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets, GAC Group’s main business covers vehicle and component R&D; manufacturing; sales & logistics; automotive finance/insurance; and relevant services. The company reports fuel consumption of 6.6 Guangzhou Automobile Group. GAC Group ranks No. L/100km (35.6

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 20, 2024

This means the automaker — which oversees Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, Fiat, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and several brands that are not sold in the United States — will be required to cut emissions through the 2026 model year and adhere to California’s requirement to have a majority electrified fleet within the next several years.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a detailed proposal designed to strengthen greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1 In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1

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EPA Fleet Fuel Economy 2019 71

Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a detailed proposal designed to strengthen greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1 In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. Charged : The body of federal and state air pollution regulations encompasses both emissions and fuel economy standards, and generates an astounding number of acronyms.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

billion in Department of Energy loans to develop new fuel-efficient vehicles, including the Volt. But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. Gotta love a company that blows nearly 2 billion a year on PR and advertising! General Motors has sought $10.3

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