Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show. The direction for the US was underscored by the unveiling of the XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept at the show. The engine in the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept has no conventional starter motor or alternator. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

Efficiency-focused Elantra Hybrid Blue models retain the 54-mpg combined EPA rating. Toyota Urban SUV Concept And never mind the Nissan Leaf, apparently—or the Chevy Bolt EV. Two automakers this past week, both known for affordable gasoline cars, dashed hopes of seeing more affordable EVs anytime soon.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

The basic concept of GM’s variable swirl mechanism. Cruze’s diesel engine, mated to an automatic transmission, provides greater fuel economy than a comparably sized gasoline engine through greater thermal efficiency, a higher compression ratio and an unthrottled combustion process. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The ORNL team analyzed two categories of vehicles: current vehicles as well as future technologies that are not currently in the market but are conceptually valid—for example, CNG hybrid electric concepts. L Chevrolet Malibu with a combined fuel economy of 26 mpg (9.0 The baseline for comparison is based on a 2012 2.4

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Offering both gasoline and diesel engines at launch (depending upon market), output is up by as much as 10 kW over the new car’s 1 Series predecessor, yet average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle has dropped by up to 21%, depending on the model. The US will see the gasoline model as the 228i.) mpg US (automatic: 5.7 – 6.0

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

The EPA gives this all-electric car ratings of 96 MPGe city/88 highway/92 combined (where MPGe is Miles per Gallon equivalent that measures how far the car will travel on the electric energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline/33.7 Of course, the EPA “green” scores are 10 for both Smog and Greenhouse Gas. kilowatt-hours).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The ML 450 HYBRID offers a system output of 250 kW (340 hp) and a combined torque of 517 Nm (381 lb-ft), with city fuel consumption of 21 mpg (11.2 L/100km) and highway consumption of 24 mpg (9.8 As a point of comparison, the 2009 Cadillac Escalade 2WD two-mode hybrid carries an EPA rating of 20 mpg city, 21 mpg highway (11.8

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2015

The Golf SportWagen was also the basis for the hydrogen fuel cell Golf SportWagen HyMotion concept shown at the LA Auto Show last November. city (mpg). The TSI gasoline unit is a member of the latest EA888 engine family and replaces the 2.5-liter liter Jetta SportWagen to 35 mpg (6.7 l/100 km), and from 39 mpg (6.0

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

100 km (41 mpg US ), or 134 grams CO 2 /km (216 g/mile). This is the first implementation of such a system in a turbocharged direct-injection four-cylinder gasoline engine, noted Lemke. now can get up to 36 mpg (6.5 l/100 km) on the highway, up from 31 mpg (7.6 The new engine runs on regular unleaded gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 5, 2023

Seven Terms That Can Help You Become an Electric Vehicle Expert Battery packs, power ratings, and EPA range are new terms for early EV adopters and car consumers. This article offers in-depth explanations of seven key EV concepts , including efficiency and how this is used to compare EPA ratings to gas cars.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan. The EPA rates the 4xe at 22 miles of electric range and an unimpressive 20 mpg operating as a hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

Featuring an advanced second-generation two-motor hybrid powertrain, the 2017 Accord Hybrid midsize sedan delivers peak total system output of 212 hp, best-in-class EPA fuel economy ratings of 49/47/48 mpg US (4.8/5.0/4.9 Since the gasoline engine can be decoupled from the rest of the hybrid powertrain, it only operates as needed.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Extensive changes to the transaxle, engine and combined hybrid system, generate an expected improvement in EPA estimated MPG on core models of up to 10% (i.e., up to ~55 mpg US combined), with an Eco model that will achieve an even greater improvement. Although the new 2016 Prius retains the established 1.8-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 3, 2022

The significance is that at some point everything—sedans, coupes, sports cars, SUVs and possibly even trucks—will run on electrons, leaving oil and gasoline behind. EQ-specific safety concept. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. A New Mercedes-Benz Experience.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

For example, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this year, Volkswagen presented the Tiguan GTE Active Concept plug-in hybrid. The EPA-estimated fuel economy for the Golf Alltrack is 30 mpg highway and 22 mpg city—this is slightly worse than the Subaru Outback, equipped with the 2.5L

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2011

First shown as a concept vehicle at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, the production car version of Mitsubishi i was introduced to the Japanese public in January 2006. Compared to the original Japan/EU-spec i-MiEV, this new US-spec electric vehicle features a roomier interior and improved safety features, due to a 110mm (4.3-inch) Background.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Written by Josie Garthwaite 9 Comments Posted March 31st, 2009 at 5:00 am in Automotive Before unveiling the concept version of its Model S sedan, an $57,400 electric car that Tesla Motors wants to build using loans from the Department of Energy, the startup said the Model S battery would be designed to handle rapid charging. Then I get 5.6

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2024

In a first drive of Mercedes’ electric G-wagen , we found it to be a better, more precise off-roader than the gasoline model—outshining the combustion versions even before the EV’s party-trick zenith called G-Turn. Honda 0 Saloon concept Honda has confirmed that it plans to make two million EVs annually by 2030.

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