Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The sleek tractor-trailer combination boosted fuel efficiency by 70%—exceeding 12 mpg, with some test runs showing more than 13 mpg—in road tests, and powertrain brake thermal efficiency reached 50%. This new design added “wave” bumps on the side of the piston bowl, which allows the fuel to burn more cleanly.).

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Volvo Fuel North America Waste 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2010

mpg US) (NEDC combined consumption, provisional figure)—a fuel savings of 25% compared to the current S63 AMG. The wet start-up clutch replaces a conventional torque converter, and helps to save fuel. The new AMG 5.5-liter Debuting in the new Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG, the new V8 biturbo consumes 10.5 liters per 100 kilometers (22.4

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Downsizing Standards Fuel Mercedes 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2010

mpg US) and CO 2 output of 85 g/100km. Another technique introduced in collaboration with BASF is thermoelectric waste heat recovery. The thermal electric generator then converts the wasted heat into useful electrical energy to help power auxiliary systems. The new, downsized 1.0-liter The i-flow concept.

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Hyundai Diesel Concept Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

mpg (19.26 The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. We are thrilled with the positive results, and are honored to have been part of the program. DTNA SuperTruck technology elements. Powertrain.

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2009 Engine Detroit Oregon 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

HEV - The current generation of production Hybrids are 100% gas fueled vehicles with a few EV tricks like Regen Braking and no wasteful Idling. What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? Formed in 2002, our efforts for "100+MPG Hybrids" took off when we built PRIUS+ , the worlds first plug-in Prius).

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PHEV Prius Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 49

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. The new Cascada mid-size convertible is the first Opel model available with the new engine.

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