Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

Eaton Corporation and the City of Ann Arbor announced the first deployment in Michigan of recycling trucks that utilize Eaton’s Hydraulic Launch Assist (HLA) hybrid power system. This fluid is stored in an on-board accumulator until the driver next accelerates the vehicle, which reduces fuel consumption and wear on the engine.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Major factors driving this growth include declining battery costs leading to more affordable EVs, expanded charging infrastructure, government incentives and standards, and corporate sustainability initiatives. Lower fuel and maintenance costs compared to diesel or natural gas vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2012

Members of the Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum (HTUF) Parcel Delivery Working Group have received hydraulic series hybrid package delivery evaluation vehicles from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), Morgan Olson and Parker Hannifin. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

They developed three- and five-year cost estimates of depreciation by modeling used-vehicle auction data and fuel costs by modeling government data. They then combined these estimates with three- and five-year estimates for repairs, maintenance, insurance, fees and taxes from an outside data source. Among their findings:??.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Enovix Corporation. Exelon Corporation. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec Corporation). Ducted Fuel Injection and Cooled Spray Technologies for Particulate Control in Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines. Helping America’s Rural Counties Transition to Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles. Dream Team Co LLC.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The system will enable the new advanced bus platform to achieve 45-70% increased fuel economy over average diesel powertrains and more than double the fuel economy improvement of hybrid-electrics, contributing to an overall lower cost of ownership for transit authorities and reduced emissions. Altair Engineering, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

Belzowski and Paul Green—built the TCO model by developing three and five year cost estimates of depreciation by modeling used vehicle auction data and fuel costs by modeling government data. —“Total Cost of Ownership”. Highlights from the diesel-gasoline comparisons include: Total Cost of Ownership.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation has sold five Balance Hybrid Electric buses to Votran, the transit entity for Volusia County, Florida. engine, can improve fuel economy considerably while reducing carbon emission by up to 30% in city conditions. Votran is managed by the national firm McDonald Transit Associates, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation has entered an agreement with Champion Bus that enables Champion customers and dealers the option to select Azure’s Balance Hybrid Electric Drivetrain System ( earlier post ) in Ford E-450 Shuttle Buses they order from Champion. The hybrid drive train also reduces greenhouse emissions by up to 30%.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

Hino fell into trouble in March 2022 with the revelation it had been falsifying emissions and fuel economy data dating as far as 2003. That means we’ll be getting updates on the corporate structure and a financial breakdown of who owns what.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Oshkosh Corporation ran two Light Concept Vehicles (LCV) through the 43 rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race course in Mexico, 18-20 November; one crossed the finish line of the 1,061-mile desert course. The system can improve fuel economy by up to 40% over conventional powertrains in harsh terrain, according to Oshkosh.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2018

In addition, largely driven by increases in the corporate average fuel economy standards, a dramatic change in gasoline vehicle engine technology is occurring in the United States. The tailpipe emissions depend on the details of engine design, engine calibration, aftertreatment system, vehicle age, and maintenance history.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2009

The Balance hybrid can deliver up to a 40% increase in fuel economy, 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and 30% reduction in maintenance costs. System shown is representative of strip van and cutaway vehicle. The Electric Power Assist System (EPAS) is located behind the tailpipe on the shuttle bus chassis. A Collins bus.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ricardo and Cooper Corporation of India launched of the first of a completely new range of Cooper engines at the Delhi Auto Expo. The new engine is also designed for straightforward long term maintenance, for example with the inclusion of wet cylinder liners for simple replacement. Cooper Corporation Engine Plan. 2-cylinder.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Developing cost-effective technologies to improve new vehicle fuel efficiency and achieve or exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 144 gCO 2 /mi (61.6 Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4 million barrels per day); and. mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation is partnering with Turtle Top, a body manufacturer specializing in small to mid-sized buses and specialty vehicles. The agreement provides Turtle Top customers and dealers the opportunity to select Azure’s Balance Hybrid Electric drivetrain system on the Ford E-450 chassis.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 The four main areas of focus for reducing the lifecycle cost of the new bus were purchase price; fuel economy; scheduled maintenance; and unscheduled maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

The Victorian government partnered with the Commonwealth government to fund the trial, which is being conducted with Grenda Corporation (parallel hybrid) and Ventura Buses (series hybrid). Economic impacts will be assessed by evaluating the fuel and maintenance performance of the vehicles over an extended period of 12 months in service.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

West Virginia University Research Corporation. Develop and demonstrate technologies to enable a downsized, boosted, lean, low temperature gasoline combustion engine system that improves fuel economy while meeting emissions requirements. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Mitsubishi began delivery of its i-MiEV electric city car in Japan from July 2009, mainly to corporations and local authorities. Since then, Misubishi reports has already received orders for all 1,400 units to be distributed during the 2009 fiscal year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a product that packages a fuel cell (FC) system into a compact module; the company plans to begin selling it in the spring of 2021 or later. The maintenance requirements of the new module are simple and infrequent, helping to reduce the total cost, from procurement and usage to disposal.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The fuel cost for driving an electric vehicle on electric fuel would be equivalent to the fuel cost for an ICE vehicle if gasoline cost $1 per gallon. [ It is doubtful that we could produce enough biofuel to completely replace fossil fuels for all of our ground, sea and air transportation. [

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EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

Not so coincidentally, the US government’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, had almost the exact same increases during this period. First, electric vehicles clearly need to pay their share for building roads and infrastructure and maintenance. This is an increase of 10.7 miles or 37 percent.

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Plug in America

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

That may seem expensive for a recreational bike, but replacing your car, a second car in your household, or using an e-bike for a daily commute can save you thousands on fuel, auto insurance, registration, maintenance, and parking. E-bikes sales are growing exponentially and cities and states are responding. Unlike cars in the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2013

As a result, they suggested, vehicle window stickers, fuel economy standards, and life cycle studies using average lab-test vehicle efficiency estimates are incomplete. The fuel economy and emissions of vehicles depend on the way they are driven, including daily driving distance and driving conditions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

EV Technical Files :Some handy info on the EV Album website EPA Fuel Economy :complete list of the EPA fuel economy results for recent years MotorPerformance Data : Graphs and drawings of Baldor, GE, and PrestoliteEV motors. DeepCycle Battery FAQ : Everything you need to know.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 12, 2023

They also have to exist in tandem with (Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards that take into account fleet-wide MPGs for automakers. Savings are alleged to come from lower repair and maintenance costs, in addition to there being no fuel bills associated with EVs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Car manufacturers: BMW AG, Daimler AG, Ford, General Motors LLC, Honda R&D, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Nissan, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen. —“A portfolio of powertrains for Europe” Consortium members. Total Raffinage Marketing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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. But I can tell you that this is a top priority program for GM, given the huge potential it offers for fuel-economy improvement." ( GM ). Red Herring ).

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