Congress Downsizing Extended Range Fuel Economy 
Green Car Congress
MAY 9, 2012
The company originally described the system in a 2010 SAE paper (2010-01-1222) and at the 2010 World Congress. to 2 ratio points and maintain the same knock limit for an additional 3-4% improvement in fuel economy. or so, according to Thomas, resulting in the total possible benefits ranging from about 6% to 17%.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2012
The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. This evolution has led to the point where achieving significant fuel savings through the introduction of new technologies has become difficult. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2013
GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. On the 40 mpg+ highway side, in addition to the Volt and Spark EV (with the Cadillac ELR coming), GM also currently has the Sonic and the Cruze Eco and Cruze Diesel.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
The positive results from this test indicate that we can downsize our battery pack, reducing cost and weight of the vehicle, and still achieve the 40 mile all-electric range needed for optimized typical driving. Jim Spellman, Raser Vice President of Business Development. Jim Spellman.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
In an informational webinar in September, John Farrell, Laboratory Program Manager—Vehicle Technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and part of the Co-Optima leadership team observed that: Put most simply, the Co-Optima goal is to introduce better fuels and better vehicles sooner.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. Smaller and lighter, it requires less liquid fuel.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. 2/12/07 GM is aggressively pursuing plug-in hybrids "because of the tremendous potential to significantly increase fuel economy," according to spokesman Brian Corbett.
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