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MARCH 14, 2013

BMW will introduce the Concept Active Tourer plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) for the first time in North America at the 2013 New York International Auto Show on 27 March. The Concept Active Tourer features a 1.5-liter The Concept Active Tourer features a 1.5-liter miles) when running on electric power alone.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has revised its procedures for calculating the petroleum-equivalent fuel economy of EVs. The Petroleum Equivalency Factor (PEF) is used by the EPA to assess automakers’ compliance with the DOT’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV on stage in LA. MMNA) gave the Mitsubishi Concept XR-PHEV ( earlier post ) plug-in hybrid its North American debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Fuel economy would be more than 65 mpg US (3.6 l/100 km), and the all-electric range is more than 53 miles (85 km). Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 23, 2012

The A6 L e-tron PHEV concept. Audi is presenting the Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. The plug-in hybrid has an all-electric driving range of 80 km (50 miles), and was specifically designed for the China market. The Audi A6 L e-tron concept delivers sporty performance. miles) on electric power.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

BMW unveils electric vehicles BMW i Vision Amby & i Vision Circular concept . BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) a German multinational corporate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles has recently unveiled an electric bicycle and a concept electric car, BMW i Vision Amby and BMW i Vision Circular concept respectively.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2010

Ford testing shows Eco-Route can help achieve fuel economy gains of up to 15%. Ford revealed at the SAE 2010 World Congress that it is introducing new functions in its in-vehicle system MyFord Touch to provide real-time information on fuel economy performance that can coach drivers to get more miles to the gallon and save on fuel costs.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Audi A3 e-tron concept. Audi is set to unveil the A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid concept in Shanghai. The A3 e-tron concept is propelled by two power units—a 155 kW (211 hp) 1.4 The 12 kWh Li-ion battery pack is located behind the rear seats, supporting a range of up to 54 km (34 miles) on electric power alone.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept. At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. The engine in the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept has no conventional starter motor or alternator. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) and Russia.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Artist’s concept of a heavy-duty vehicle equipped with high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells. Breakthroughs coming out of this effort will help to enable DOE’s H2@Scale vision for clean and affordable hydrogen utilization across multiple sectors in the economy.

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MARCH 9, 2022

The six-cylinder engines were developed based on the ‘right-sizing’ concept, which calls for optimizing displacement to improve fuel and power efficiency. It then compensates for any shortfall by braking force generated by the friction brakes, achieving both a natural braking feel and good fuel economy.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Built on the concept of the sharing economy, transportation network companies (TNCs) have emerged as a new mode of transport that has significantly affected urban mobility in the past decade, even though TNC trips remain a small fraction of the overall miles travelled.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Kia Motors America (KMA) unveiled the Trail’ster e-AWD concept at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. The system also improves fuel economy over standard all-wheel-drive setups by operating only when needed and serving as an energy recovery mechanism. The Trail’ster, based on Kia’s Soul urban passenger vehicle, is primarily powered by a 1.6-liter

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MARCH 3, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling the Sport Coupé Concept GTE plug-in hybrid at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show, ushering in a new and progressive Volkswagen brand design language. Evolution and revolution come together in the Sport Coupé Concept GTE. The Sport Coupé Concept GTE adds a new facet to Volkswagen’s GTE philosophy.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

Peugeot is also staging the worldwide debut of the six-seat multipurpose HX1 plug-in diesel-electric hybrid concept at the show. HDi FAP diesel engine and electric motor on the rear axle, and offers a choice of four HYbrid4 modes (Automatic, “Zero Emissions Vehicle”, Sport or 4WD) and exceptional fuel economy (4.0 emissions of 83 g/km.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

The Oshkosh Extreme Racing team Light Concept Vehicle (LCV) M2. Oshkosh Corporation ran two Light Concept Vehicles (LCV) through the 43 rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race course in Mexico, 18-20 November; one crossed the finish line of the 1,061-mile desert course. mile (1,708.62-km) Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

The Auris HSD Full Hybrid concept. Toyota has provided more detail on the new Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) concept, to be unveiled next week at the Frankfurt motor show. miles (2 km) at speeds up to 31 mph (50 km/h). miles (2 km) at speeds up to 31 mph (50 km/h). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Equipped with a 1.8-liter,

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JANUARY 10, 2020

The authors assumed a total pipeline length of 38 miles (4.8 miles per station) based on the 27 miles of straight-line distance between the stations and a detour index (ratio of pipeline miles to straight-line miles) of 1.4.The The smallest modeled system connects eight existing stations. kg/day, or 340?kg/d

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AUGUST 30, 2011

The Ford Evos Concept previews a new global design language for the next generation of Ford cars, MAVs and CUVs. Ford will unveil the Ford Evos Concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Ford Evos Concept explores adaptive vehicle technologies to redefine the driving experience. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The state, in turn, showed its confidence in the electric trailer concept by bumping that rebate a full 50%. The company claims the Range Energy electric trailers can double a trucks’ fuel economy and slash its NOx emissions by as much as 67%. This year, Range Energy bumped its largest battery offering to 300 kWh.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

—Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG The BMW iX5 Hydrogen developed on the basis of the current BMW X5 was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019. Together these hold almost six kilograms of hydrogen, enough to give the BMW iX5 Hydrogen a range of 504 km (313 miles) in the WLTP cycle.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Maruti Suzuki, India’s car market leader, recently provided 10 SX4 Hybrid and 4 Eeco Charge EV concepts for the use at the Commonwealth Games , running in Delhi 3-14 October. Both concepts are derived from production vehicles powered by gasoline- or CNG-fueled engines. This concept combines a 1.2 SX4 Hybrid.

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APRIL 22, 2022

Audi has unveiled plans for the Audi urbansphere concept car. Designers and engineers initially created the Audi urbansphere for use in traffic-dense Chinese megacities, although the concept is also suitable for any other metropolitan center in the world. The electrically driven roadster Audi skysphere concept debuted in August 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Concept electric vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Driving range is up to 130 km (81 miles), depending on driving style. bears a resemblance to previously presented concept vehicles of this new model series—the Up! The concept car has a touch-screen based HMI (Human Machine Interface) with intelligent E-Up!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

VIA developed and built the van, based on Verizon’s direction and fleet concepts, and expects it to achieve 100 miles per gallon with near zero emissions. Overall, VIA anticipates the Verizon electrified work vehicles should improve fleet fuel economy by up to 300% while cutting emissions in half or more.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

The CNG PHEV truck has an all-electric range of 40 miles (64 km). EDI’s technology effectively tripled the miles per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) of the baseline 14,500-pound CNG-powered truck from approximately 9 miles per GGE to 27.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

However, to enable greater affordability and PEV accessibility for all Americans, VTO seeks new battery chemistries and cell technologies to reduce the cost of electric vehicle battery packs by more than half, to below $80/kWh, while increasing driving range to 300 miles and decreasing charge time to 15 minutes or less by 2028.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

A concept combination of the RLX and Acura Sport Hybrid SH-AWD powertrain was unveiled as the RLX concept at the New York International Auto Show in 2012, earlier post.). The RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD has total system power of 377 horsepower (281 kW) and an anticipated EPA combined cycle fuel economy rating of 30 miles per gallon (7.8

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Start-up Bright Automotive, which in May unveiled its IDEA concept series plug-in hybrid light commercial van ( earlier post ), will convert VW Transporter vans with the series hybrid Bright powertrain as a bridge between the concept and the production version of the IDEA. The IDEA concept. Fuel economy, 50-mile cycle.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Qoros debuted the Qamfree engine with FreeValve technology in a concept car at the Beijing Motor Show in April 2016. The benefits are not confined to significant performance improvements and better fuel economy. Earlier post.) FreeValve AB is a sister company to Koenigsegg Automotive. Two trims of the model—equipped with a 1.6-liter

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APRIL 2, 2010

The National Research Council has released a prepublication edition of a new congressionally mandated report that evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. The study investigated the the WTW energy and emissions from the use of natural gas in CNGVs with a range of CNGV fuel economy and natural gas compressor efficiency.

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JANUARY 28, 2023

Hydrogen carriers are a unique storage and delivery medium that have the potential to enable efficient, compact, and low-cost transport, on-site generation, and storage of hydrogen across multiple sectors in the economy. Topic 2: Onboard Storage Systems for Liquid Hydrogen.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Such camera systems do exist—including one produced by GRIDSMART , a company located just a few miles from the ORNL campus in East Tennessee. All these test cases were limited to establish proof-of-concept, and more work is needed to accurately assess the impact of this approach. Karnowski, R. Eicholtz, J. Price, and T.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

The battery-electric Fit EV concept vehicle debuted at last year’s LA show and the production model appears this year. The Fit EV was targeted to achieve an estimated 100-mile (161 km) driving range per charge using the US LA4 city cycle—70 miles (113 km) when applying EPA’s adjustment factor. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 30, 2014

EDI was co-founded by Professor Andy Frank from UC Davis—a key figure in the development of the PHEV concept and technology—in 2006. EDI’s solution can improve the fuel economy of a conventional CNG-powered medium-duty truck by more than 40%, the company said.

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MARCH 28, 2012

The modular hybrid concept requires no modifications to the bodyshell; the hybrid module can be used flexibly in other model series and there will be right-hand drive versions apart from the diesel and gasoline models. Battery output/capacity. Motor output. Motor torque. 250 N·m. Electric range. Motor torque. 250 N·m.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Chicago is the third-largest city in the US and due to its very high population density and well-developed local public transport system offers perfect conditions for the success of the free-floating carsharing concept. The cultural trend towards a sharing economy continues to pick up speed.

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