The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

Part of the presentation that Volkswagen reps gave to assembled media in upstate New York last week centered on how Volkswagen has spent the last decade changing its product mix from one dominated by cars to one dominated by utility vehicles. Front assist and rear traffic alert are now standard, too.

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MPG Light Standards Available 93

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

The review found that in the US, average tractor-trailer fuel consumption rates for the entire fleet are approximately 39 L/100 km (6 mpg). mpg), while tests of individual vehicles done by trucking magazines suggest somewhat higher average rates of consumption at approximately 36 to 38 L/100 km (6.5

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Fuel Economy China Fuel Europe 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. No obvious pattern for specific vehicle types in terms of fuel economy percent change with speed has yet emerged (for example, results for SUVs were similar to small sedans or pickup trucks in terms of percent change in mpg). Brief summary of vehicle data. Speed increase. Data range.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPH 326

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The resulting ORNL Overhead Vehicle Dataset showed that GRIDSMART cameras could indeed successfully capture useful vehicle data, gathering images of approximately 12,600 vehicles by the end of September 2018, with “ground truth” labels (makes, models, and MPG estimates) spanning 474 classifications. —Thomas Karnowski. Karnowski, R.

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Light Fuel Vehicles 2018 359

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 30, 2021

liter Duramax turbodiesel is EPA rated at 22 mpg city/26 highway/24 combined. mpg, but on a 100-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we got an impressive 29.8 But nudging 30 mpg is impressive, which was aided by the engine stop/start system, which shuts off the engine rather than idling.

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Sierra GMC Fuel Economy MPG 97

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

high-performance at 20 mpg city/27 highway/22 combined. In 240 miles driving around Southern California we averaged 23 mpg, but in a 100-mile run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we averaged 31.2 mpg, exceeding the EPA figure. Bridging the past and present. And yes, you can spin the tires!

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Ford MPG Fuel Economy Shelby 86

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

liter V6, the 4Motion permanent all-wheel drive system and an eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, the EPA rates the fuel economy at 17 mpg city/23 highway/19 combined. liter four-cylinder that gets 21 mpg city/24 highway/22 combined. mpg, just a touch below membership in the magic 30 MPG AWD Club.

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MPG SUV Fuel Economy Light 83

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The baseline for comparison is based on a 2012 2.4 L Chevrolet Malibu with a combined fuel economy of 26 mpg (9.0 EV fuel economy is based on a 2012 Nissan LEAF—99 mpg gasoline equivalent (mpgge) (equivalent to 2.4 The CNGV is based on a 2012 Honda Civic natural gas vehicle with a combined EPA label fuel economy of 30.9

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Gas-Electric Gas Fuel Economy PHEV 345

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

Aymeric Rousseau, program manager at Argonne, presented a small slice of this wide study at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 (AABC) this week in Long Beach. Basic comparison of fuel consumption showed mean values of: Basic conventional: 6.6 L/100km (35.6 Hybrid (HEV): 4.69 L/100km (50.2 Split 4 kWh: 3.27 L/100km (71.9

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PHEV Cost Of MPG Kansas City 150

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 18, 2022

Note: For our purposes here, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) does not have gears, so is not part of this comparison. The EPA rated the Santa Cruz’ fuel economy at 19 mpg city/27 highway/22 combined. 4-cylinder that gets 21 mpg city/26 highway/23 combined with front-wheel drive, and 21/27/23 mpg with AWD.

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Hyundai MPG Clean Cleaning 81

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2017

If the average mpg of manufactured vehicles cannot satisfy the standards, the manufacturer is fined for each 1 mpg that falls below the CAFE levels. Under the current CAFE standards, the determination of a manufacturer’s compliance is based on the annual production volume-weighted average fuel economy of a manufacturer’s vehicle fleet.

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Market Fuel Economy Standards Economy 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Their assessment is based on utilizing a sugar cane mill for energy production; a hybrid automobile powered by an internal combustion engine that consumes ethanol with an efficiency of 15 km/liter (35 mpg US, or 6.67 km/liter (46 mpg US, or 5.1 l/100km) using gasoline as the fuel.

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Fleet Available Hybrid Power 230

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The EPA has rated the GV80’s fuel economy at 21 mpg city/25 highway/23 combined. It wasn’t easy, but cracking 30 mpg on the open road was a nice surprise in this size of car. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements.

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MPG Fuel Economy SUV Clean 66

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2015

per 100 km (141 mpg US) based on China testing standards. By comparison, in the GM taxonomy the Cadillac ELR and its cousin the Chevy Volt are extended-range electric vehicles with all-electric drive, augmented by a range-assisting engine. In the CT6, Cadillac presents a new formula for prestige luxury.

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Cadillac Plug-in Plug China 150

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

Electric performance arrives at Acura In comparison, the ZDX Type S does quite well and is respectable stacked up against its competition in this area. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. As Tam told us: 0-to-60 times aren’t what Acura performance is all about.

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Acura All-Electric SUV Miles 85

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

The team presented its work at the SAE 2012 World Congress. They performed fuel economy and 0-60 mpg acceleration simulations for three shift schedule optimization strategies for 81 transmission gear ratio configurations of the supercharged configuration.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Eaton 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

We introduce this new metric—driving miles per recharge time (min), abbreviated as MPM miles per min)—that an average driver can use (akin to MPG) and relate the time spent at the charging station to an anticipated range. plugin EVs to Tesla’s 85 kWh battery pack). —Herya and Sundaresan. — Herya and Sundaresan.

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Energy Storage Energy Power Powered 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

mpg, but did a bit better on a 207-mile freeway run with the smart cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 25.1 Three-Row SUV Comparison. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. The EPA rates the fuel economy at 19 city/24 highway/21 combined.

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Hyundai Fuel Economy SUV Fleet 105

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

During his presentation at the TDI Efficiency Rally, UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski first presented a summary of his analysis of the total cost of ownership of diesels with a comparison to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. EPA estimated fuel economy (mpg) for US TDI models. Earlier post.). Q5 hybrid **.

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Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy 366

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

The EPA rates the fuel economy at 33 mpg city/30 highway/31 combined. Comparison Test: 2019 Lexus UX 200 & 250h Hybrid. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. This excellent fuel economy is a prime reason to consider buying a NX 300h.

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Lexus Fuel Economy Hybrid MPG 84

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 6, 2021

Jumping into the present. The EPA rates fuel economy at 24 mpg city/30 highway/26 combined. Comparison Test: 2018 Chevrolet Traverse, Subaru Ascent, Volkswagen Atlas. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. The New Exterior. Story by John Faulkner.

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Mitsubishi Fuel Economy MPG Clean 52

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test True Long Range: 1,796 Miles and Four States in a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Ford presented a great opportunity to test the long-range suitability of the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E when I received an invitation to attend the Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo program in Moab, Utah. miles per kWh.

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Las Vegas Charging Utah Miles 83

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2016

By means of comparison: the SUV is 0.4 In hybrid operation, such as when the high-voltage battery is flat, fuel consumption is 29 mpg (8.1 l/100 km); in combined mode using energy from the charged battery, the combined fuel consumption in the NEDC cycle for plug-in hybrid models is 87 mpg (2.7 The concept vehicle is 199.6

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Plug-in Concept SUV 2016 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

As a comparison, the 3,543-lb Volt accelerates from 0-60 mpg in 8.4 The efficient and very fun-to-drive system, with 335 kW (449 hp) combined system power, propels the CT6 from 0-100 km in 5.6 L/100 km (117.7 —Tim Grewe. It’s actually a 6.8 step down in the EVT low. You have that EV launch feel. —Tim Grewe. (As

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Cadillac PHEV Volt Design 150

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Insurance rates are based on the risk that you present to an insurance company. Melanie Musson writes and researches for the car insurance comparison site, CarInsurance101.com. Indirect Insurance Savings. Since good tire care makes your driving experience safer, you may avoid an accident that increases your insurance premiums.

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Fuel Fuel Economy Economy Maintenance 83

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

2015 ( 400 MPG by 2015) to overcome the inertia of the higher-emitting older vehicles in the fleet. 15 years and to facilitate comparison with regulations.… Future vehicle/fuel choices will be driven by economic and policy considerations which are beyond the scope of the present analysis. —Winkler et al.

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Light Global CO2 Ford 261

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

US mpg) in the A4 Sedan, resulting in CO 2 emissions of 114 grams per kilometer (184 grams per mile). US mpg) and emits 129 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (208 grams per mile). liters per 100 kilometers (49 US mpg) (NEDC) and the Avant 5.0 US mpg) and emissions of 99 and 104 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (159and 167 grams per mile).

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Audi Gas Engine MPH 150

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 22, 2021

It’s presenting a vehicle that is competitively featured and has comparable capabilities and is in the same price range as some electrified and non-electrified competition. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements.

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Miles Tax Credit SUV MPH 52

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

mpg US mpg), with a CO 2 emission rating of 231 grams/kilometer. liter V8 was terms presented for the first time in the BMW X6 xDrive50i. Graphic presentation of hybrid drive functions. Average fuel consumption in the EU5 test cycle is 9.9 liters/100 km (equivalent to 23.8 V8 with TwinPower Turbo Technology.

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BMW Nickel Metal Hydride Hybrid MPH 170

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 21, 2023

The sleek exterior with a long hood and short, almost bustle-like rear give it a very low 0.197 coefficient of drag (C d ) In comparison, the Mercedes-Benz EQS comes in at.200 We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements. 200 C d , and the Tesla Model S at.208

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All-Electric Miles Tahoe Charging 80

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

However, it is also more fuel efficient, picking up 2 mpg on the EPA combined cycle rating—an increase of 9% over the 2017 model. (As EPA-estimated fuel economy for front-wheel drive models rises to 22 mpg in city driving, 27 mpg on the highway and 24 mpg in combined driving. By comparison, the 2017 Tiguan with 2.0L

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Note: For our purposes here, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) does not have gears, so is not part of this comparison. The EPA has rated the fuel economy at 21 mpg city/28 highway/24 combined. four-cylinder Hybrid that gets up-to 36 mpg city/31 highway/34 combined, and the 2.5L non-turbo, rated at 25/28/26 mpg.

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Hyundai MPG Fuel Economy Clean 69

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

A current Euro VI Actros betters the old Euro II limits by 94.3% (NOx, present limit 0.4 mpg US); The Actros 1846 Euro III consumed 37.4 mpg US); and. For this three-generations comparison, three box semitrailers were loaded to an identical 32 tons and fitted with the same tires. g/kWh of particulate mass. l/100 km (5.76

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Mercedes Laos Emissions 2003 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). The agencies did not consider technologies in the research stage because their effectiveness and/or costs are presently only known with greater levels of uncertainty.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2009

The company presented the capabilities of its Aerodynamic Test Center and Aerolab; a new 3.0-liter L/100 km (40 mpg US), with an average CO 2 rating of 158 g/km. liter gasoline unit combining turbocharging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC fully-variable valve management; a new 3.0-liter

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BMW 2009 Engine Gasoline-Electric 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2013

The new and unique features of the Pinnacle Engine present significant performance potential, addressable engineering challenges, and expected production costs. mpg US (6.3 As a point of baseline comparison, an unnamed production MY2009 1.5L mpg US (8.0 mpg US, 5.8 mpg US, 6.3 mpg US, 6.1

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Fuel Economy Economy Engine Downsizing 230

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 3, 2023

The EPA has rated fuel economy at 22 mpg city/26 highway/24 combined. For a comparison, we did have the opportunity to drive the 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness (smaller and lighter than the Outback Wilderness) through the Oregon mountains on some loose rocks and gravel, washboard roads and even deep ruts. A boxer with power.

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MPG SUV Clean Cleaning 87