Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

Nissan has developed a dual injector system which uses port fuel injection (PFI) to improve the fuel efficiency of small displacement petrol engines. This novel fuel delivering system is the first for a series production passenger car according to Nissan, and it reduces the diameter of the fuel droplets by around 60 per cent.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

It tested the performance of two 2007 model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids using a Hymotion 5kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news plug-in hybrid cars plug-in hybrid electric cars San Diego SDG&E.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The on-road operations have taken place across the US and Canada with more than 26,000 charging events having been accumulated and more than 215 vehicles representing 12 different models – mostly conversions – being used as part of the test fleet.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

per cent between 2008 and 2015 – that translates to 31,347 vehicles, including conversions, sold in 2015. Tags: Green cars Latest news Argentina Brazil Cleantech india Iran natural gas cars natural gas vehicles Pakistan Pike Research US natural gas vehicles. It predicts the increase to reach 17.7

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Green Cars News

JUNE 12, 2009

Added benefits include 17 per cent less carbon dioxide emissions than petrol and 2 per cent less than diesel, and 120 per cent less NOx than petrol and staggering 2,000 per cent less than diesel. He says: “We have always known that Autogas LPG is a viable alternative to petrol and diesel and a much greener fuel.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 12, 2009

Carmaker, Volkswagen has launched a new flex-fuel model which can operate on either petrol or LPG in Germany. With its bi-fuel drive system – which can run on petrol at the flick of a switch – the new Golf Plus lowers consumption and emissions: the 1.6-litre, When burning petrol, the Golf Plus BiFuel is even more economical (7.5

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2009

The Proton GEN-2 ecoLogic is dual fuel, able to run on petrol or LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas), an increasingly attractive alternative following the huge rise in the cost of petrol and diesel. The GEN-2 ecoLogic range starts at just £9,995 on the road, with an automatic version available from £10,795.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

Volvo Cars also have FlexiFuel models which are powered by E85 (85 percent renewable bioethanol and 15 per cent petrol). Both Volvo’s smaller models (the C30, S40 and V50) and the larger cars (the V70 and S80) are available in FlexiFuel variants. The car’s range on gas is about 300 km.

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2012

A group of engineering students from the University Centre at Blackburn have created their own electric car as part of a university course.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2009

Revolve Technologies has a number of developments in progress including a Hydrogen/Petrol Bi-Fuel ICE conversion on a Ford Transit van, as well as a hybrid-electric system for buses. “However, the electric car is not the single universal panacea.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) losing sales to fuel-efficient cars from Toyota Motor Corp., Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable."

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