Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2011

L/100 km (124 mpg US). The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will be revealed at a press conference in Geneva on 1 March 2011. In a press conference at Paris Motor Show in September 2010, Jacoby stated that the future for Volvo lies in electric cars. Earlier post.) What we’ve done is to spice it up with spearhead technology.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Bob Lutz, former Vice Chairman of General Motors, will introduce an extended range electric (eREV) Pickup Truck, SUV and Van from VIA Motors, in a press conference at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on 10 January. VIA Motors has begun taking orders for 2012 for its extended range electric pickup truck.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

liters per 100 km (124 mpg US), according to Volvo. In a press conference at Paris Motor Show, Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO of Volvo Cars stated that the future for Volvo lies in electric cars. During the press conference in the Volvo stand, Jacoby emphasized the importance of electrification. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The unveiling ceremony was concurrent with the first day of the “Sixth International Conference on Internal Combustion Engines” in Tehran, organized by IPCO. (IPCO) unveiled its first national diesel engine for passenger cars.

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Iran Diesel Engine MPG 186

Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2015

Startup automaker Elio Motors put on its first-ever car-show press conference last week, taking the last slot on Thursday''s media schedule at the New York Auto Show. Founder and CEO Paul Elio appeared at a simple podium in front of a bright-orange prototype Elio three-wheeled vehicle. He spoke briefly, then answered questions from the press.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

At the company’s press conference in Geneva, Volvo Cars also presented the new model range, which includes new versions of the Volvo S60, V60, XC60, V70, XC70, S80 and the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid. l/100 km (69 mpg US). l/100 km (69 mpg US). The technology also covers vehicles driving in the same lane.

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Volvo Auto Cars MPG 312

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Alan Taub said that the company is putting on a “ major thrust ” in its R&D laboratory to see if it can get split-cycle technology “ moving ” He made the remarks during the introductory plenary session today at the DOE’s 17 th Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER) Conference in Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

V8: from 14 mpg to up to 43 mpg, depending on vehicle use. Gen1 System installed in a Crown Vic. Click to enlarge. Gen 2 system in a rolling chassis. Click to enlarge. ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Using the existing Wi-Fi connectivity for up to 8 devices, passengers can now view high-definition videos and make video conference calls from the vehicle. liters fuel per 100 km (50 mpg US); its CO 2 emissions are 109 grams per km (175g/mile). liters per 100 km (42 mpg US), equivalent to 129 grams CO 2 per km (208 g/mile).

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Audi 2015 PHEV MPG 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

mpg US vs. 18.6 mpg US, or 9.0 Michael Ruth, Principal Investigator for the project at Cummins, provided an update on progress at the recent 2011 DEER conference. L/100km vs. 12.6 L/100km) over the gasoline V8 it could replace. The baseline vehicle for comparison is a 2010 Nissan Titan, outfitted with a 5.6L

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Light Diesel MPG Nissan 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

During his press conference at the Geneva Motor Show, Toshihiro Suzuki, Board Member and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Global Marketing for Suzuki Motor Corporation, said that the company was working on engine auto stop/start systems and variable valve timing for the Alto and Splash. mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 103 g/km.

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Suzuki MPG Corporation Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2015

Executives made the announcement about pre-orders at the company’s Annual International Auto Innovator Conference in Shenzhen. The Tang uses BYD Auto’s second-generation DM (Dual-Mode) 2.0 The BYD Dual Mode (DM) system allows drivers to switch between an all-electric mode (EV mode) and a plug-in-hybrid-electric mode (HEV mode).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

liter VW Passat, will make its global debut at the 34 th annual powertrain conference. We expect to gain an additional 4-8 percent fuel economy improvement over the 1,450 kg kerb weight, 12-volt LC SuperHybrid, which already achieves 50 mpg imperial (42 mpg US and 5.6 Earlier post.).

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Hybrid Motor Motors Motoring 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Having passed this first judging hurdle, these teams now move one step closer to competing for their share of the $10-million prize purse that will be awarded to teams that win a rigorous long distance stage competition and can exceed 100 mpg US equivalent fuel economy (MPGe). Tags: Conferences and other events Fuel Efficiency.

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Automobile Manufacturer Fuel Economy 2010 MPG 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2016

Cars and other LDVs will become more fuel-efficient through 2040, ,with the average fuel economy rising from 25 mpg to about 45 mpg and average fuel consumption dropping by half, to about 5 liters/100 km. By then, they are expected to make up nearly 25% of supplies of which nuclear alone represents about one third. Source: ExxonMobil.

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2014 Carbon Energy Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

km/l (43 mpg US or 5.5 42 mpg US / 5.7 The new unit—launched in October 2014 at the company’s annual International Powertrain Conference ( earlier post) —houses almost all of the hybrid powertrain components within the transmission, minimizing energy losses and maximizing fuel economy. l/100 km).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liters/100km (36 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 154g/km—a 20% reduction from the 192 g/km of a series production Passat (MY 2006) fitted with a 2.0L 22 nd International AVL Conference “Engine & Environment”). TGDI engine and close to the 146 g/km of the current Passat 2.0L common rail TDI engine. —Guy Morris.

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VRLA Hybrid Downsizing Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile. The CAFE program established by the EISA 2007 legislation specified a minimum 35 mpg in 2020. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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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. Camry hybrid) PHEV with a 4 kWh and an 8 kWh pack; and a series hybrid (extended-range electric vehicle, e.g., Volt) with a 12 kWh and a 16 kWh pack. L/100km (35.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

In a talk at the opening plenary of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference in Washington, DC, former New York Governor George Pataki called for a 40% market penetration of electric drive vehicles in the US by the end of the decade. Pataki suggested some approaches: Autos. Incentivize the battery makers.

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Tax Credit Tax Vehicles Grid 284

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The report, based on WSD’s independent consultation with steel, aluminum and automotive experts, is formally being presented to steel executives today at the worldsteel Annual Conference in Moscow. Automotive designers using steel may well exceed in the body-in-white the weight savings needed to achieve the MPG targets.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

The flap over realized fuel efficiency of the C-MAX and its subsequent relabeling to a lower window-sticker mpg ( earlier post ) appear to have some slowing impact on its market performance. But for the first nine months of 2013, Ford’s sales of conventional hybrids (Fusion, C-MAX and MKZ) zoomed to 58,262 units, or 14.9% Chart at right.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

In the near-term (2011), lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent about 21% of the hybrid and EV advanced battery market, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and the organizer of last week’s Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 24, 2022

If you spend most of the week huddled in a conference room or behind a computer, spend the rest of the day indoors, perhaps an expensive sports car is not your ideal possession. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2009

Riversimple designed the Hyrban ( earier post ) to achieve 300 mpg (energy equivalent); the company calculates that the fuel cell car will have well-to-wheel CO 2 emissions of 31 g/km when fueled with hydrogen produced via steam methane reforming of natural gas. LCVP conference, 8 June 2009.

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Hydrogen Companies Fuel Cars 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Theta II GDI, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine before an audience of engineers attending the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea. Hyundai Motor Company unveiled the 2.4 With a compression ratio of 11.3:1, Theta II GDI delivers 201 ps@6300rpm (198 hp/148 kW) and 25.5 Hyundai had shown a 2.0-liter

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Hyundai Gasoline Engine Production 210

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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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Toyota, at the Bloomberg Cars & Fuels conference 1 Dec. All vehicles will be equipped with data retrieval devices which will monitor activities such as how often the vehicle is charged and when; whether the batteries are depleted or being topped off during charging; trip duration, all-EV driving range, combined mpg and so on.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

This is equivalent to increasing fuel economy from about 30 to about 60 MPG, from 12.5 This will be done by supporting national policy development, labelling programs, public information campaigns and continued use of workshops and conferences to share information and the results of recent research. 50 by 50, Prospects and Progress.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took part in the press conference via a remote video feed from Redmond. “For Ford,&# Mulally said, “this is a needed step in the development of the infrastructure that will make electric vehicles viable.&#. Driving that far on a 25 mpg gas-engine car would cost about $6.

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Plug In Partners

APRIL 21, 2008

C oming this fall, mark you calendars for the Austin Energy Alt Car Expo and Conference. AFS Trinity's 150 MPG Extreme Hybrid SUV Starts Cross Country Earth Day Tour Toyota 1/X Concept GM bets on electric Volt Join Plug in Partners today Sign the On Line Petition News Summary I HOME Check out the press release at v2green.

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Tax Credit EPRI Las Vegas PHEV 100

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. CAFE mpg US (cars / trucks). Earlier post.)].

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Nevertheless, said Frank Weber, Global Vehicle Line Executive and Chief Engineer for the Volt: The 230 city mpg number is a great indication of the capabilities of the Volt’s electric propulsion system and its ability to displace gasoline. Actual testing with production vehicles will occur next year closer to vehicle launch.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 18, 2006

AFS TRINITY SIGNS ACCORD WITH AUSTIN ENERGY The Auto Channel August 17, 2006 " A n accord that was signed this week in Seattle and Austin should put Americans one step closer to seeing the 250 MPG AFS Trinity Power Corp (AFST) Extreme Hybrid ™ car on the road," according to AFS Trinity CEO Edward W.

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Austin PHEV 2006 Plug-in 100

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2013

Ford engineers also presented two other papers evaluating the effects of low to mid-level ethanol blends in spark-ignited engines at the conference. The increased efficiency offset the decreased energy content of the E20 fuel, resulting in similar volumetric fuel economy (mpg US) with the baseline E10 and 10:1 CR. 1 CR offered a 4.8%

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Ford about-face on hybrids a slap in the face to Big Enviro While consumers may be awakening to the need for plug-in cars and government conferences on the subject multiply, the automakers continue to send very mixed signals. Ford has now done an abrupt about face.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

Hummer cars are known to have previously achieved as little as 12mpg, but thanks to Raser Technologies; who are currently exhibiting the new Hummer at the Plug-In Conference 2009, until Wednesday, 12 August at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California; the reputation of the Hummer could be on the mend.

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