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Major BMW, Ford, and Chevy supplier to make its US plant ‘flexible’ for ICE and EVs

Baua Electric

One of the better aspects of the PowerLine is that it is designed for class 5 vehicles to class 8 semi-trucks, with the gear ratios stepped to deliver increased torque at launch and a higher top gear for better fuel savings – so any step in the direction of reducing CO2 emissions from the heavy-duty trucking industry is a positive. “ZF

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

Digging into the concept resulted in a lot of angry and confused comments and a recent article from Autocar stipulating that commercial trucks doubling as normal transportation are about to become prohibitively expensive as most are poised for a “near-fivefold increase in personal tax bills" after July 1st, 2024.

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Fiat becomes lowest average CO2 carmaker

Green Cars News

Fiat has the lowest average CO2 emissions figure on all cars sold in Europe the latest figures show. g/km), Ford (140.4 g/km in CO2 emissions, were sold in Europe, a figure more than 13 g/km less than the brand’s already recording-breaking average. Of the top 10 brands, Fiat is ahead of Toyota (132.9 g/km), Peugeot (134.5

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

Ford, Honda, and BMW have announced plans to create a new “vehicle-to-grid company” that’s aimed at standardizing vehicle charging via a singular platform. ChargeScape will allegedly help “reduce EV customers’ personal carbon footprints” by utilizing electricity stemming from renewables like wind and solar. Image: Ford Motor Co.]

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

Green Car Congress

EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. The EPA report is the authoritative reference for carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, fuel economy, and powertrain technology trends for new personal vehicles in the United States.

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2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

Green Car Congress

The second change is that, for the first time, the preliminary data for MY 2011 include MDPVs (medium-duty personal vehicles). In MY 2010, the last year for which EPA has final production data, Hyundai had the lowest fleet-wide adjusted composite CO2 emissions performance, followed very closely by Kia and then Toyota.

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Europe December 2020

EV Sales

In such an outstanding month, 17 models out of this Top 20 hit personal records, like the Audi e-Tron (5,296 units), VW e-Up (3,751) or even the Jaguar i-Pace, that surprised many by scoring a record 4,635 registrations (or were they self-registrations? Looking at December Top 5 Models: #1 Volkswagen ID.3

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