Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2018

But gasoline engines are gaining ground against diesel engines thanks to a suite of efficiency technologies, such as direct injection, turbocharging and downsizing, cooled EGR, and variable valve timing. VW Golf) market segments are, on average, similarly priced (±1%), but hybrid electric vehicles have approximately 20% lower CO 2 emissions.

Diesel 186

Diesel CO2 Standards Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

Tom Cackette, Chief Deputy Executive Office of the California Air Resources Board, spent the bulk of his talk during the opening panel discussing the response to climate change, which he called “ the defining environmental challenge of this century. Differentiated Analysis of Downsizing Concepts”). smog and particulates.

Gasoline 150

Gasoline Diesel Engine Emissions 150

Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

Call it Peak ICE—the last hurrah of a technology that governments are ushering off the stage to combat climate change. million, nearly five times the Ferrari’s price. The Rimac starts from $2.4 But its four permanent-magnet motors deliver a loopy 1,408 kW (1,914 metric horsepower) and a claimed top speed of 412 k m/ h (256 mph).

Plug-in 91

Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 91

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. In fact, the optimized PHEV is much more efficient as a long range liquid fuel vehicle, because the engine is downsized. This helps to explain the climate changes we are now experiencing.

PHEV 150

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150