Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2018

kWh battery in the hybrid vehicles is paired with either a gasoline engine or, for the first time, a diesel engine. l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 42 g/km, combined electrical consumption 19.1-18.7 It is combined with the OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine for the first time in the C-Class. kWh/100 km). Earlier post.).

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Toyota Australia appears certain to add a petrol-electric hybrid to the new-generation Prado 250 Series SUV line-up as soon as this year. litre turbo-diesel engine. litre ‘i-FORCE MAX’ petrol-electric hybrid was initially put on the backburner for Australia, but that now appears to have changed. 100km and 236g CO2/km.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Ford Motor Company is doubling the production capacity of its Cologne, Germany, engine plant to produce more than 1,000 units per day of the 1.0-L L EcoBoost engine to meet growing European demand. liter EcoBoost engines accounted for a growing share of overall sales. In the first eight months of 2013, models equipped with 1.0-liter

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2025

litre four-cylinder boxer engine with a sizeable 88kW electric motor and a 1.1kWh battery pack. 2025 Subaru Forester: What we think Being a thorough person, I drove the plain petrol version first and found the Strong Hybrid superior in every way. Not actually a boxer on ecstasy, this is the hybrid veresion of the new Forester.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2025

The new generation has gone for a much more sophisticated pitch (read more expensive) and made itself a whole lot more relevant to a whole bunch of new car buyers in Australia by adding a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain to its line-up. litre petrol motor for repowering the 1.83kWh battery pack. It changes a lot. MG ZS Hybrid+ Excite.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. However, in contrast to Toyota, the improvement made was due to the efficiency of its gasoline engines, rather than the adoption of electrified ones. The average emissions of electrified vehicles, was 63.2 —Felipe Munoz. g/km), C3 Aircross (-4.7), C1 (-4.5).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The 2020 targets in Europe can only be fulfilled through extensive use of modern diesel engines and further electrification. Meeting future requirements will not be feasible without diesel drive trains, since a diesel engine emits roughly 15 to 20% less CO 2 on average than a comparable petrol engine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

million) research project to investigate the use of alternative fuels that could offer customers the power and performance of modern internal combustion engines with environmental benefits comparable to an electric vehicle. —Andreas Schamel, Ford’s director Global Powertrain Research & Advanced Engineering. million (US$3.9-million)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Emission measurements conducted by Institute of Transport Economics in Norway, in collaboration with VTT in Finland, show that new Euro 6 cars with diesel engines are struggling with NO x emissions well in excess of regulatory type limits when in real traffic. Click to enlarge. —TØI Report 1407/2015.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Australian arm of the Korean auto giant wants increased reward for selling zero emissions vehicles in the form of ‘super credits’ so it can keep cheaper C02-emitting petrol and hybrid models in its showrooms longer. or 1.5 – and therefore subsidise CO2-emitting vehicles in the line-up. “So 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

After years of waiting Australia will have a CO2 emissions standard by January 1 2025 officially encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles if an ambitious Albanese Labor government timetable comes to pass. Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes appeared first on EV Central.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 29, 2014

Audi’s compact SUV, the Q3 has cut its official emission figure to a new low of 137g/km CO2 for its petrol engine choices, thanks to the addition of the new 1.4 The new petrol engine is available with the SE and S Line specification, prices start from £23,870, rising to £28,115.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. According to Reuters , the existing target is 37.5

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Engine Sale Bulgaria CO2 72

EV Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Fortunately plenty of reputable organisations have examined the issues surrounding CO2 emissions for EVs. But for each country the result is the same: the production of the EV emits more CO2 than the equivalent petrol-powered alternative. The focus was on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2011

BMW will add further engines to the line-up in 2012, when the BMW ActiveHybrid 3 (using a powertrain similar to that of the ActiveHybrid 5, earlier post ) will also make its premiere. All the engines are well within the EU5 and US ULEV II limits. liter gasoline engine will be available in two output ratings.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

To be clear, said Sandra Novak, Audi Regulatory Engineer who now works on the e-fuels projects out of the Volkswagen Group of America office in Auburn Hills, MI, Audi itself is not in the partner companies’ labs; Audi is, however, “ pushing the companies in the right direction ”—i.e, —Reiner Mangold. Earlier post.)

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EV Central

JUNE 27, 2024

Back in March the new Prado was potentially coming to Australia as a petrol-electric hybrid “sooner rather than later”, but it now appears turbo-diesel will be the sole powertrain choice for the foreseeable future. Just got to make sure it’s the right engine for the kinds of things people will want to do with that Prado. “So

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2012

An alternate storyline might highlight the elevated upfront opportunity costs of reducing energy dependency and greenhouse gas emissions via electric cars as opposed to advanced internal combustion engine vehicles and hybrids. intractably linked to fuel efficiency improvements in petrol and diesel cars—at least to around 2020.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Citroen’s new family of turbo-boosted petrol engines have helped the cut greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 25 per cent. Each of the new PureTech engines offers equivalent or superior power compared to the previous generation of engines, despite offering significant improvements in fuel economy and reduced CO2 emissions.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 12, 2009

All of them runs on diesel engines making even more pollution than the ordinary petrol engines. This blog is not about promoting the pedicabs or pedicab industry but about making people's awareness of light weight electric vehicles and their contribution these could make to reduce CO2 emissions.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If Australia does legislate an internal combustion engine ban in 2035 Nissan says it will be ready to comply. But more recently it has struggled to gain access to EVs because of the absence of a federally mandated CO2 emissions reduction structure and purchase subsidies. litre four-cylinder engine to charge the batteries.

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EV Central

JUNE 1, 2025

Romano is keen to avoid diesel because the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) will tighten over the next few years, with fines for CO2 emissions steadily increasing. litre petrol four-cylinder engine being released with the next-gen Palisade SUV. It is expected to also feature in the Tasman in the future.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 10, 2010

The brand new Lotus Elise has a unique claim to fame – for its performance level it has the lowest CO2 emissions of any petrol sports car in the world. That’s the statement after the new entry level 2011 Lotus Elise was certified with an emissions figure of 149g/km of CO2 – that’s a reduction of [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2013

Vauxhall and its parent company General Motors are in the process of rolling out 13 new engines between now and 2016, as the manufacturer looks to improve the refinement and emission levels of its powertrain line-up. One new unit has already debuted in the new Cascada convertible and more petrol and diesel engines ranging from [.].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

As a reduced cost concept, it aims to make more intelligent use of electrical energy to achieve the desired reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Rick Quinn, senior manager for advanced engineering. The TIGERS design and control system have been designed to do exactly this through a number of thorough modeling exercises.

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Green Cars News

MAY 1, 2014

Peugeot''s 108 will boast sub-100g/km CO2 emissions when it arrives in the UK this July. litre petrol engine, [.]. The dinky city car has been restyled, ditching the boxy fragile look, instead taking influence from Peugeot''s classier looking 208 and 308 efforts. Under the bonnet will be a 68bhp 1.0-litre Peugeot Editor Pick'

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Kia’s new pro_cee’d is available to order from today, with emissions from as little as 100g/km CO2. Two engines will be available, a 1.6 GDi petrol and a 1.6 CRDi turbodiesel with Intelligent Stop & Go (ISG) and there’s a choice of two trim levels. The three-door hatchback is also available with either a six-speed [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2011

Audi has made a breakthrough with its new petrol engine – the 1.8litre TFSI – which reduces fuel consumption by 21 per cent compared to the previous model’s engine. The engine achieves 41mpg and emits just 134g/km of CO2 despite impressive power figures of 125kW and 320Nm.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine.

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EV Central

MAY 19, 2025

Now is our time declares GWM as it launches Cannon Alpha PHEV targeting BYD Shark 6 READ MORE: Who builds a new V8 engine in 2025 and why would they do it? litre turbo-petrol plug-in hybrid powertrain. The H9 has previously been sold in Australia bit is only available with orthodox petrol and diesel powertrains.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

The Golf Variant twïnDRIVE enables distances of up to 57 km (35 miles) on pure electrical power; an additional small internal combustion engine provides for a total range of about 900 km (559 miles). The entire drive unit of the Golf Variant twïnDRIVE is housed in the engine compartment; it consists of the fuel-efficient 1.4

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

It will be the largest ever Ford to be fitted with such a small displacement engine – but the next generation Ford Mondeo (pictured) is set to include the award winning 1.0litre EcoBoost petrol engine.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The Sealion 6 is the first ICE -powered and CO2-emitting vehicle to be sold by the Chinese brand in Australia and is expected to be its top seller. Verdict: Very competitive The powertrain package The 2024 BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic employs BYD’s DM-i petrol-electric plug-in hybrid system. litre four-cylinder petrol engine.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2009

It is fair to say that we don’t often mention premium British carmaker Bentley on the news pages of the website, and while their full range of cars are powered by hugely powerful engines the company is looking into ways of improve their environmental performance. seconds, and a top speed of 204mph! seconds, and a top speed of 204mph!

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EV Central

DECEMBER 13, 2024

While sales of pure electric vehicles have been increasingly slowly and steadily in Australia in 2024, petrol-electric hybrids have become the next big thing. Which helps explain why the Chinese brand GWM Haval has doubled down on hybrids in its compact Jolion SUV line-up by adding petrol-electric models and cutting prices.

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2023

Upcoming Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets a new V12 engine and three electric motors as part of a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system Rather than downsizing the engine or switching only to electric motors, the Italian sports car maker has instead added three electric motors to the supercar mix. Yep, you read that right.

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