Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Simulations of future vehicles under the footprint-based standards found that the sales-weighted average vehicle size increases by 2–32%, undermining gains in fuel economy by 1–4 mpg (0.6–1.7 The research was funded by the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute and the National Science Foundation. 10 11 –5.17×10 L/100km) by 2016.

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Standards Fuel Economy Vehicles Economy 240

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

Chrysler anticipates that the new Pentastar V-6 will contribute a 2 mpg increase to Chrysler’s CAFE by 2015. Low cost of ownership was an initial design requirement for the engine. The use of long-life spark plugs and a high-energy coil-on-plug ignition system also helps to reduce cost of ownership.

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Chrysler Engine Jeep Fuel Economy 150

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2022

GMC recently invited members of the automotive press to Phoenix, Arizona, where we went through a two-day crash course in what makes the Hummer tick. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Taking the new kid around the block.

Hummer 105

Hummer GMC All-Electric F-150 105

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 21, 2024

Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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All-Electric Cleaning Clean Miles 75

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix. Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars. A car that gets 60 mpg still burns 17 gallons of gas every 1,000 miles versus a car that gets 21 mpg using E85 (my Chevy Impala) that burns 7.1 aren’t there yet.

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Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV 35