Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

Subaru brought its gull-wing Hybrid Tourer Concept, first introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show last year ( earlier post ) to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit to highlight its announcement that it will develop a gas/electric hybrid system based on the boxer engine for launch in 2012. Powering the Hybrid Tourer is a 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

L Detroit Diesel Series 60 and the Caterpillar C15 engine models for the beginning of the second phase of a Puget Sound Clean Air Agency pilot project , which includes the development of diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion kits for these engine models and obtaining Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval. Earlier post.).

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InsideEVs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

"The Mustang Mach-E, in a way, created, allowed this car to happen," Jim Farley said at the Detroit Auto Show.

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Baua Electric

MAY 27, 2023

million gallons of ethanol yearly for importance in vehicles and vans inauguration in 2025, Crain’s Detroit Trade reported. That quantity of ethanol, when combined with gas, can offset 14,500 metric lots of carbon a month. The post Were given milk on your gas tank?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

has received a Certificate of Conformity from the US Environmental Protection Agency applicable for diesel-to-natural gas engine conversions of all Mack E7 electronic engines up to model year 2006. There is significant pent up demand for converting the popular Mack E7 engine model to natural gas. Omnitek Engineering Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

Audi will introduce an SQ5 model powered by a supercharged gasoline engine at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show; heretofore, the SQ5 was only powered by a 3.0-liter The new Audi SQ5 shown at the Detroit Auto Show is powered by a 3.0L Torque develops early and quickly due to the short gas paths downstream of the supercharger.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Nearly a year ago, we published a gas-mileage review on the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, the South Korean brand's Toyota Prius challenger. Now, we've tested the Ioniq Hybrid in more extreme conditions, on the cold, wintry roads of Detroit, Michigan. miles per gallon over 565 miles of driving.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2012

Pioneer Natural Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production company, is adding 225 bi-fuel, Westport WiNG natural gas powered Ford F250 Super Duty trucks to its fleet. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Detroit-based DTE Energy, Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Corp executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) jointly to develop the NEXUS Gas Transmission (NGT) system, a project that will move growing supplies of Ohio Utica shale gas to markets in the US Midwest, including Ohio and Michigan, and Ontario, Canada.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2013

General Electric will build a new Global Research Center in Oklahoma dedicated to driving innovation and technological advancements in the oil and gas sector and bringing products to market faster. Unconventional resources, and shale gas in particular, may be one of the biggest productivity drivers of our lifetime.

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Baua Electric

MAY 20, 2023

The sidewalls of the Firestone Firehawk tires that will probably be worn in 5 races taking park on side road tracks, such because the Detroit Lavish Prix, attribute a rubber constructed from guayule (pronounced why-YOU-lee), a woody shrub discovered within the deserts of the Southwest. Bridgestone Americas Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

EcoDual , LLC, a provider of dual fuel natural gas conversion systems for heavy-duty diesel trucks, has achieved US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance for installing its systems on 2004 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines. In dual fuel operation, the trucks maintain full torque and power with no loss of miles per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2019

Because of the long distances typically involved in flying, your next airline trip will likely contribute a substantial amount of greenhouse gas emissions. None of these three destinations can currently be reached from Detroit by nonstop flights. by Michael Sivak. The flight schedules as of July 29 were obtained from Google Flights.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Reports stated that an earlier pause in January was due to a concern with supplier parts, which halted both gas and electric F-150 models. Despite the delays, a Ford rep told The Detroit News that the automaker plans to significantly increase shipments in the coming weeks.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Air Products, the leading global hydrogen provider, will construct a hydrogen production facility in Detroit, Mich., The facility will provide hydrogen and steam for Marathon’s heavy oil upgrade project at its Detroit refinery. for Marathon Petroleum Company LLC, a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation.

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2024

According to a report from the Detroit Free Press , Ford confirmed on Wednesday that it would either reassign or allow workers at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, or REV-C, to take a $50,000 retirement package. The Michigan Assembly plant is getting a third shift as Ford continues to lean on gas vehicle sales to bolster its finances.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2009

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of certified and approved alternative fuel dispensing equipment for propane and E85, and liquid propane engine systems is opening a new facility in Novi, Michigan, a northwestern suburb of Detroit. Prior to Inergy, Perkins was the CEO of Premier Propane and COO of Columbia Propane.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The market for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles may be just about to get the kick-start it needs, as a coalition of U.S. Representatives from the 22 states met in Detroit in July, to push automakers to build more CNG vehicles on the promise that state governments would back the plans.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2015

Unveiled in Korea last month, the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid made its North American debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show this week. ALSO SEE: 2015 Hyundai Sonata: Gas Mileage Review Of New Mid-Size Sedan The.'

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles recently unveiled a fleet of natural-gas vehicles, but they won't be sold to consumers. The company is investing $40 million to convert 179 trucks operating throughout the Detroit area to.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ford halted shipments of the 2024 F-150 Lightning electric pickup earlier this month, as reports say hundreds, if not thousands, of Ford trucks have piled up in holding lots around Detroit. Meanwhile, shipments of the gas-powered 2024 F-150 began again last week after hundreds (or even thousands) of trucks piled up in Detroit lots.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2019

At the Detroit Auto Show on Monday, Ford announced two new members of the 2020 Explorer lineup: the Explorer Hybrid and Explorer ST. liter hybrid powertrain producing 318 combined system horsepower and is projected to return an EPA-estimated range of more than 500 miles between gas station fill-ups in the rear-wheel-drive model.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2011

The CEO of General Motors, Dan Akerson, told a Detroit newspaper that the Federal tax on gasoline should be raised by 50 cents to $1 a gallon to encourage consumers to buy more fuel efficient vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Ethanol is often touted as being the future fuel of internal combustion vehicles, as it can be more easily--and more locally--produced than regular gasoline, while producing lower greenhouse gas emissions. According to The Detroit News, the answer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2012

The Detroit 3—Ford, Chrysler, and GM—would also likely see an improvement over baseline vehicle sales by about 4% or 300,000 vehicles. Source: “Fuel Economy Focus: Perspectives on 2020 Industry Implications”. Click to enlarge. Other automakers would likely record a 3% uptick in sales representing around 300,000 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

Every tank is made up of several layers: the inner tank made with gas-tight polyamide is wrapped in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP). At a pressure of 700 bar, they store enough hydrogen for a range of up to 600 kilometers (372.8 mi)—i.e., about 6 kg. at a maximum rate of 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2011

The Honda Civic Si Concept coupe and Civic Concept sedan made their world debuts at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, providing the first official glimpse at the styling direction of the 9 th -generation 2012 model set to go on sale this spring. gasoline, hybrid and natural gas.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2012

There may only be a handful of natural gas vehicles on sale, but representatives from Colorado and Oklahoma want that to change. A meeting between politicians from each state and representatives from the automakers in Detroit will meet on Monday to discuss ways in which demand for natural gas vehicles can be increased.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Lauren Youngdahl Snyder, Consumers Energy’s vice president of customer experience, said Consumers Energy expects to see 1 million EVs in just the communities where it provides electricity, which means most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula excluding the Detroit area. That number should grow to 18.7 million per year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2021

The biocrude oil came from many different sources, including wastewater sludge from Detroit, and food waste collected from prison and an army base. For example, they are assessing the resources available within a 50-mile radius of Detroit, Mich. —John Holladay.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Geologic storage of hydrogen gas could make it economically possible to produce and distribute large quantities of hydrogen fuel for a growing fuel cell electric vehicle market. In addition to cost savings, underground storage of hydrogen gas offers advantages in volume.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

It also comes after Ford last month adjusted its F-150 Lightning production forecast for 2024 to about half of what it had originally planned, as it refocuses on hybrids and gas vehicles for the coming years. Following the strikes, which ended in October, Ford reported that the labor effort had cost the company over $1.3

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 26, 2012

Conventional wisdom says that when gas prices rise, demand falls--and vice versa. Except that's not what's happening right now, as TheCarConnection noted a few days ago, pointing to data published in the Detroit Free Press.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2016

Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, US automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis brief prepared by independent automotive industry analysts, commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

But it was based in one truth – the Prius might save you a lot of gas but man it was no fun to drive. It was all about passing up gas pumps. A road trip to Detroit and back wasn’t too punishing. Maybe the Detroit Lions are next in line for a championship. That stereotype was often unfair and inaccurate.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2015

FCA US LLC has invested $40 million in FCA Transport, the FCA US-owned truck fleet, to convert its 179 Detroit-based parts-haulers to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) rather than traditional diesel. Prior to the changeover, the FCA Transport Detroit fleet used nearly 2.6 The company spent $1.8

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

All models feature a MacPherson strut front suspension with coil springs and stabilizer bar, and a semi-independent, torsion beam axle-mount compound link-type rear suspension featuring a robust, tubular V-shape beam – with gas-charged shocks. The front and rear tracks are identical at 59.4 inches (1,509 mm), for stability and balance.

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