Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. In comparison, the change between 2008 and 2017 (from 4.59 This is the latest of my occasional updates on retrospective, long-term trends in U.S. vehicle fuel economy. gallons per 100 miles to 5.09

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Fuel Economy 2017 Economy Light 397

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

Audi will introduce an SQ5 model powered by a supercharged gasoline engine at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show; heretofore, the SQ5 was only powered by a 3.0-liter liter V6 TDI Biturbo diesel, and was not available in the US. As a comparison, the Audi SQ5 TDI produces 230 kW (313 hp), with peak torque of 650 N·m (479 lb-ft).

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Audi Detroit Gasoline Engine 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

Bosch, a leading supplier of technology for diesel engines, recently provided an overview of trends it sees in the diesel engine marketplace globally. In addition to the ongoing strength in the European market and India (the second-largest diesel market after Europe, Bosch sees potential strength in North America and China.

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Diesel Global Market China 255

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2015

According to a new lifecycle analysis by a team at Carnegie Mellon University, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) powered with natural gas-based electricity achieves around an average 40% lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction when compared to a conventional gasoline vehicle. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric Gasoline Gas 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy 2012 Economy EPA 247

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market.

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

EV Match

JANUARY 11, 2021

miles per gallon, that equates to about 420 gallons of gasoline burned annually. Do you look at the price of gasoline every time you pull into a gas station? miles per gallon, that equates to 2,091 gallons of gasoline consumed over five years. . For this comparison, we use the price of regular. for regular and $3.11

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Gasoline-Electric Gas-Electric 98

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Volkswagen will stage the world premiere of the new Passat Alltrack—a new wagon configuration that VW says closes the gap between the conventional Passat Estate and the Tiguan SUV—at the Tokyo Motor Show. The 140 PS diesel version has a combined fuel consumption of 5.7 Passat Alltrack. Click to enlarge. l/100 km (41.3

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MPG SUV 2012 Gasoline 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2015

TDI diesel, the SportWagen can offer up to 43 mpg (5.47 The lower profile and center of gravity compared to an SUV, combined with the powertrain, suspension and chassis, give the SportWagen a nimble and secure feel even in nasty weather. The SportWagen trunk is in line with those of compact SUVs. Fuel economy. Click to enlarge.

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2015 Fuel Economy Diesel Light 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

Premium Three-Row Midsize SUV. Now in year two, the 2021 Hyundai Palisade continues to be one of the best three-row midsize SUVs. New for 2021 is the Palisade Calligraphy, slotting in at the top of the Hyundai SUV line-up. The Palisade, as Hyundai’s largest SUV, can seat up to eight if ordered with the second row bench seat.

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Hyundai Fuel Economy SUV Fleet 105

Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2015

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the second generation of its mid-range GLC SUV (the SUV in the C-Class segment, formerly the GLK). In addition to cutting fuel consumption by up to 19% in comparison to the previous model on the conventional engined models, Mercedes also introduced another plug-in hybrid SUV model: the GLC 350 e 4MATIC.

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Plug-in Mercedes Plug Hybrid 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Electrify America’s charging network were the backbone of our trip Cost Comparison We charged 412.23 A comparable SUV, such as a 2023 Ford Explorer AWD with the turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and an EPA highway rating of 26 miles per gallon, would have used 69 gallons of gasoline.

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Las Vegas Charging Utah Miles 82

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2021

Smooth, Powerful Diesel Performance. But maybe since the predominant vehicles on the road these days are midsize to large SUVs, a big truck really isn’t so big. There is a low diesel rumble upon start-up that becomes a nice note when accessing the ample torque to get off the line, but then purrs at freeway speeds. V8 and 6.2L

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Sierra GMC Fuel Economy MPG 96

Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 29, 2021

One of the main reasons which limit the mass adaption of electric cars or EVs is its price difference in comparison with its IC engine counterpart. A study conducted by BloombergNEF forecasts that Electric vehicles will be cheaper than gasoline-powered vehicles in Europe. Rays of Hope. Battery Swapping. Conclusion.

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Electric Vehicles Engine Vehicles Gasoline-Electric 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

As with the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size SUV ( earlier post ), the new Tiguan is based on Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture. First, it gives the automaker a very competitive offering in the compact SUV segment in the US—a segment which is booming in the US. Select compact SUVs.

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

. … Given the current barriers to increasing ethanol-based biofuels (blend wall, slow growth in cellulosic biofuel production, regulatory uncertainty surrounding the RFS), transportation electrification seemingly offers a more immediate opportunity to displace gasoline. billion gallon) and 4540 PJ (56.4

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Carbon EPRI Climate Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2011

Mercedes- Benz will introduce the all-new 2012MY M-Class SUV into the US market in September 2011 with two models: ML350 4MATIC and ML350 BlueTEC. The third generation of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV features a completely reworked 3.0L Comparison of the ML350 BlueTEC diesels. Comparison of the ML350 gasoline engines.

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Mercedes Diesel SUV Fuel Economy 186

EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. By comparison, in 2020 Tesla sold an estimated 242,713 units in North America (US and Canada).

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GM Market Cadillac Acura 116

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In this Flash Drive review we will take a quick look at the 2022 Volkswagen gasoline-powered performance cars, which include the Jetta GLI, Golf GTI and Golf R. The propulsion qualification is important as the 2021 Volkswagen ID4 AWD is faster than all of them, even though it isn’t marketed as a sports SUV. The view from the fun seat.

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MPG Fuel Economy Clean Cleaning 69

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

Since I was attending the Detroit Auto Show, I could replicate my UK trip for comparison. Thanks largely to the low slung battery pack, which gives the car a lower center of gravity, the handling is also more akin to a sports car than an SUV. At that time the only car that came close was the Wankel-powered NSU Ro80.

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Miles Kia Charging All-Electric 76

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

The new M-Class lineup offers a range of advanced engines (BlueTEC diesel units and the new generation of BlueDIRECT gasoline engines), a class-leading Cd figure (drag coefficient) of 0.32 One leader in terms of fuel consumption for the SUV line is the ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC, which offers an NEDC consumption of 6.0 Earlier post.)

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Mercedes SUV Fuel Energy 220

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

liter, four-cylinder gasoline engine, a high-voltage battery and two electric motors for a combined 194 horsepower. Comparison Test: 2019 Lexus UX 200 & 250h Hybrid. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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Lexus Fuel Economy Hybrid MPG 83

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

Stemming from a major project partially funded with a $9-million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline compression ignition engine (OPGCI) ( earlier post ), Achates Power announced it is developing a 2.7-liter, liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., The new Achates Power 2.7-liter

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. The comparison keeps being raised, though studies are conclusive: The "well-to-wheel" emissions of electric vehicles are lower than those from gasoline internal combustion vehicles.

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2015

liter, 150-hp turbocharged and direct-injection four-cylinder TDI diesel ( earlier post ), fitted with a six-speed manual or a six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission. These fuel economy figures better all non-BEV compact SUVs on the market, while offering comparable cargo volume—30.4 Golf SportWagen 1.8T. Honda CR-V.

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MPG Diesel America Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This is not much different from diesel and gasoline which are produced from refining and cleaning crude oil (a process which heavily involves the use of hydrogen). So much so, Hyundai has announced it is leasing its hydrogen SUV for $499 a month, with fuel thrown in for free. And performance has improved over time.

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Fuel Electric Vehicles Market Hydrogen 281

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The FEV data are combined with supplemental data to generate CO 2 cost curves for ten EU vehicle classes (diesel B, C, D, E, SUV, and LCV classes and gasoline B, C, D, and E classes). Switching sooner from conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles to plug-in or battery electric vehicles would reduce compliance costs.

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CO2 Cars 2014 Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In comparison to known single-gear electric drives in hybrid or purely electric vehicles, the two-speed approach offers better starting performance and higher maximum speed, Getrag says. Because of the modular system this topology allows axially parallel and coaxial drive train assemblies.

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Hybrid Range DC Downsizing 220

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 16, 2023

Next up will be the Polestar 2 with a larger single electric motor and then the company’s first SUV, the Polestar 3. For comparison, the base Polestar 2 Dual Motor is rated at 4.2 Oh sure, ripping around in a sports car with a gasoline engine is a blast, especially those with a manual.

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Motor Motors Motoring All-Electric 76

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

The two-mode design, itself originally adapted from a hybrid transmission designed by Allison for transit buses, has up to now been exclusively incorporated into rear-wheel-drive (RWD) transmissions with the intent of reducing the fuel consumption of heavier and larger passenger trucks and SUVs while preserving towing capacities.

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GM Saturn Hybrid VUE 257

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 2, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV A Stand-Out Electric Sedan Not all auto manufacturers are abandoning sedans for SUVs; some are even growing their stables of what for decades was the most popular car in America. Never stopping at a gasoline station is a plus, too. If you want to stand out, the Ioniq 6 may be for you.

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Hyundai All-Electric Miles Range 76

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. The car is expected to cost around $40,000. Thats short-sighted.

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Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41