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JANUARY 12, 2021

Light-duty, short wheelbase. Light-duty, long wheelbase. Noteworthy trends are as follows: From 2009 to 2019, the average distance driven per light-duty, short-wheelbase (less than or equal to 121 inches) vehicle increased by 12% (from 10,391 miles to 11,599 miles). Percent change from 2009 to 2019. Motorcycles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2017

A new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has found that intersections with traffic lights in Houston are nine times more likely to see fatal car crashes with pedestrians and bicyclists than expected by chance. In comparison, intersections with stop signs were only 1.48 Local colocation.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 27, 2023

Let that sink in: fewer vehicles, 100% pure BEVs, large price reductions in light of the global-economy-driven suppression of demand generally, and Tesla makes 5 times the net profit in Q1. Let the headlines cheer for BYD based on the % growth in net profit, the comparison with Tesla is hard for BYD to swallow.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The calculations used the total numbers of light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks) from the Federal Highway Administration and the resident populations from ProQuest. In comparison, distance driven per person is down by 4.9% population). Several of the latter values were recently updated.) from its maximum.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2021

Among the many findings was that the estimated scheduled maintenance cost for a light-duty battery-electric vehicle (BEV) totals 6.1 After aggregating the cost components, the team calculated a lifetime TCO for comparison across vehicles of different types and attributes. LCOD across powertrains for light-duty SUV, MY2025.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2015

In a policy update, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) have finalized new proposed fuel economy standards for light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles with gross vehicle weights less than 3.5

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Fuel Economy Japan Fuel Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2022

The site’s electrical distribution is also optimized using ABB Ability Energy and Asset Manager, a platform that monitors and efficiently manages more than 9,000 devices throughout the facility—including thermal regulation, lighting and air handling units—resulting in a potential energy saving of 60% in comparison to traditional solutions. (..)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has started production of the all‑electric light-duty truck Fuso eCanter in Tramagal, Portugal. The Fuso eCanter is produced in line with the conventional Canter light-duty truck at the Tramagal plant. Earlier post.) Fuso is a brand of Daimler Trucks Asia.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2013

Rolf Reitz of the University of Wisconsin found that reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) ( earlier post ) in a light-duty engine can meet Tier 2 Bin 5 NO x levels without aftertreatment, while offering a 4% improvement in fuel consumption and 7.3% A study by Sage Kokjohn, Senior Engineer in Combustion Research at Cummins Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2023

Light detection and ranging (lidar) technology provides a three-dimensional map of all objects around the vehicle regardless of external lighting conditions, and as such can be a key element in autonomous vehicle (AV) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Tesla being a notable holdout so far.)

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JANUARY 2, 2021

Comparison of FOV and scanning pattern between Horizon and Horiz. This greatly enhances the smart driving experience by resolving many persistent challenges faced by drivers, including the removal of blind spots against cut-in vehicles.

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Production Electric Vehicles Fusion Vehicles 459

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FEBRUARY 26, 2022

In comparison, EVs delivered as a percent of total US sales in 2021 totaled just 4%. The total number of light-duty vehicles sold cumulatively in California exceeded 1 million at the end of 2021. However, the same report finds that California is still falling behind Europe where EV sales exceeded 20%. California Gov.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

Diesel vehicles have had a rough time penetrating the US light-duty vehicle market, reflecting outdated negative perceptions, higher fuel prices for diesel than for gasoline, the cost of complying with stringent US emission standards, and rapidly improving gasoline engines. —Isenstadt and German (2017). Background. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 11, 2016

Future RDE emissions legislation and fleet average CO 2 targets represent a challenge for automakers wishing to provide cost-effective light duty diesel vehicles. The cost comparison is with respect to a Euro 5 baseline. The SIA conference was focused on clean compression-ignition engines of the future. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Light Emissions Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2019

Numbers of light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks) were obtained from the Federal Highway Administration. In comparison, distance driven per person is down by 5.2% The focus is on vehicles per person, as opposed to the absolute number (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S.

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2006 United States Vehicles 2004 277

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

By comparison, the combined power consumption of the ID.4 In addition, sporty design details and their own light signature underline the top performance of the GTX models. Volkswagen is expanding the ID. family of electric vehicles with a GTX performance line. Volkswagen will show the new ID.4 4 GTX on 28 April. 4 GTX is 19.8-18.1

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In light of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s response to Kim Paquette about how safe Tesla vehicles are, I wanted to share a quick comparison between Tesla’s data and overall auto accident data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. We have not reported on the latest safety update from the company.

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Tesla Miles Auto Vehicles 143

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Today’s EVs are heavy in comparison to their ICE equivalents, so the ARMD funding has helped Lotus to innovate earlier in the product cycle and develop a new vehicle architecture that targets lightweight and performance density from conception.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Comparison of ISFC (@42.9 The results represent a light-load indicated efficiency improvement of 15-30% (up to 40.9%). For a comparison engine, Pinnacle used a 200 cc, conventional two-valve, air-cooled, carbureted model. MJ/kg) (4000 RPM) between 250cc Pinnacle and 200cc poppet valve engine. Source: Pinnacle. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Cummins is one year into a four year program (ATLAS, Advanced Technology Light Automotive Systems) to develop, in partnership with the US Department of Energy (DOE), a new light-duty diesel truck engine that will meet Tier 2 Bin 2 (SULEV) emission requirements while achieving at least a 40% fuel economy improvement (26.1 mpg US vs. 18.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

Broadly, the Ford team found that new light-duty vehicle fuel economy and CO 2 regulations in the US through 2025 and in the EU through 2020 are consistent with the CO 2 glide paths. 15 years and to facilitate comparison with regulations.… —Winkler et al. Winkler, Timothy J. Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Policy'

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. In their study, Bishop et al. —Bishop et al. Bishop, Donald H. Stedman, Daniel A. 6b00717.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2015

The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the US has climbed slightly to 11.5 Registrations for light VIO in the US also reached a record level of 257,900,000—an increase of more than 5.3 Average age for both passenger cars and light trucks increased just slightly in 2015, and both now stand at 11.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

In light of the United States’ renewed effort to achieve a net zero carbon economy, our research team believes this critical review is a timely contribution to establishing an accurate, common understanding of the greenhouse gas profile for corn ethanol in comparison to gasoline refined from crude oil.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2022

LiDAR technology (Light Detection and Ranging) offers high potential for machine perception in automated driving and currently available comfort- and safety features due to its precise distance sensing and three-dimensional point cloud image generation. All of these sensors are referred to as “LiDAR”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

This increase was largely driven by an increase in emissions from fossil fuel combustion, which was a result of multiple factors, including more electricity use greater due to greater heating and cooling needs due to a colder winter and hotter summer in 2018 in comparison to 2017. Source: EPA. >.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. in emissions from on-road vehicles. million MTCO 2 e of the 4.9

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Emissions California Vehicles Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2018

The aging of US household vehicles was reported across all light-duty vehicle types, in particular for pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. By comparison, the average age of in-use cars increased, in absolute terms, from 9.5 years for other light trucks to a high of 2.4 years in 2009 to 10.3 years in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

six-piston) light-duty version of its opposed piston engine (OPE) in both diesel- and gasoline-fueled versions. Achates will demonstrate the engine in 2018 in a driveable light-duty truck. The light-duty engine is a “basic” Achates opposed piston 2-stroke engine, said Redon—i.e., A comparison between the 2.7L

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Engine Light Diesel Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Despite the continuing and significant reductions in the legislated limits of light-duty diesel vehicle NO x emissions under the European Euro 1 through 5 regulations of recent years, many studies have demonstrated that real-world NO x emissions appear not to have been reduced as significantly. US EPA LEVIII). Johnson, T.,

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Emissions Diesel Light Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

The Battery Impact Detection (BID) solution is a light-weight alternative to heavy underfloor “armoring” against damage. In comparison to current metal underfloor protection the BID solution can save up to 50% of weight. The Current Sensor Module CSM fully supports ASIL D on system level.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Given its high efficiency and its performance and in light of climate change, the diesel engine will remain an important technology for years to come, especially for those who travel long distances. Demand for diesel cars was particularly strong among private customers, where the share almost doubled from 15% in 2017 to 27% last year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

Now, a study by researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) has found that energy sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ) behaves more like miscanthus in the way it efficiently captures light and uses water to produce abundant biomass.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

The engine is designed for use in light-duty vehicles, and demonstrates the potential of modifying passenger vehicle engines to achieve diesel-like fuel efficiency and power using CNG as an alternative fuel. FEV developed ATAC more than a decade ago, targeting large-bore engines in stationary and heavy-duty applications. president and CEO.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2021

This translates to lower costs and shorter schedules in comparison to land-based deployments. NuScale Power has developed a new modular light water reactor nuclear power plant to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, and other process heat applications.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2021

In comparison to the concepts with a central motor, this variant offers a number of advantages. In this way, even if the high-voltage electrical system fails or is switched off, all relevant vehicle functions such as the lights, turn signals, brakes, air suspension and cab functions remain operational.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In comparison, the Model Y configurator in the Netherlands , which still reflect Tesla’s old color options, lists Midnight Silver Metallic as a €1,600 option and Red Multi-Coat as a €2,000 add-on. . It’s also the product of the company’s most advanced paint shop, which is capable of up to 13 layers for depth and dimension.

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