Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: GM may offer diesel engines in its full-size SUVs, a huge electric-car gathering in California is cancelled, and the Airbus E-Fan electric aircraft wows crowds in the U.K. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Will General Motors full-size.'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

Volkswagen has introduced a new version of the Golf GTD (“Gran Turismo Diesel”) in Europe, and plans to bring it to the US market, reportedly likely for the 2016 model year. diesel delivering 184 horsepower (137 kW), 280 lb-ft (380 N·m) of torque, CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km, and a NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 56 mpg US (4.2

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Green Car Reports

MAY 13, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Additional Tesla Motors Supercharger fast-charging stations open in the Northeast, we drive the 2014 Chevrolet Spark with CVT, and Volkswagen develops a new twin-turbocharged diesel engine. The next-generation Tesla electric car.'

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Few Americans drive diesel cars as yet, Toyota will unveil a new hydrogen fuel-cell concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, and Johnson Controls develops a compact battery pack for engine start-stop systems. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Will Quebec join.'

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Today, we envision a diesel-free future in Copenhagen (with many exclusions), ride 4,000 miles across the country on an electric motorcycle, and see that the potential for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles could be in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports, we''ve got photos of the new--and rather nice-looking--2014 Mazda 3 sedan, news about the future of coal for generating electricity, and a look at General Motors repeating history with its newest hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. The Green Car Initiative, a part of the European economic recovery plan, aims to allocate €5 billion (US$6.7

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2011

A partnership has been formed between General Motors and the University of Wisconsin looking into high-speed petrol direct injection compression ignition operation in low temperature combustion of a light duty diesel engine. Some of the findings made [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 3, 2009

General Motors may put more than one million diesel engines into cars and light trucks currently, but the American car manufacturer has “temporarily tabled&# plans for a new diesel engine programme.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 12, 2013

Built in the UK, the new Honda Civic Tourer (pictured) looks set to turn heads when it makes its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month: and to whet our appetite, the Japanese carmaker has issued a host of details about what to expect from the model. Latest News Green cars Honda'

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2013

It was at last year''s Los Angeles Motor Show that Audi announced a new diesel model line-up that would mark the introduction of diesel engines into the Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi A8 and the Audi Q5 TDI models. The diesel models, s[.]. Latest News Green cars Audi'

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Engine compartment of the CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid shows the transverse-mounted 3.0L Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. The V70 diesel PHEV is projected to support up to a 50 km (31 mile) all-electric range—sufficient to cover the daily transport needs of 75% of European drivers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

a developer and manufacturer of advanced range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains for heavy-duty applications ( earlier post ), is gearing up for a commercialization push with the appointent of four advanced engineering and commercialization executives. Vlad Kalika, Director of Engineering. Wrightspeed Inc.,

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Green Cars News

MARCH 4, 2010

Mercedes is wasting no time in establishing itself in the green car race by debuting three brand new vehicles at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Today, we look at the possible effects of the Volkswagen diesel scandal on the company's culture, an early owner shares first impressions of the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 'Twin Engine' plug-in hybrid, and General Motors prepares to start sales of the 2017 Chevrolet Volt. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2014

Mazda is to add a new smaller engine choice to its popular Skyactiv range to deliver new highs in efficiency and new lows in emissions. First revealed at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this [.]. The new Skyactiv-D 1.5 will first debut on the new Mazda2, and will at first be available in Japan only.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today, Toyota kills off its Scion "youth brand," a look at how General Motors and LG collaborated on 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV development, and everything we know so far about the Tesla Model 3 electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 4, 2014

Subaru has unveiled a new version of its Viziv Concept revealed at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, which features a brand new diesel hybrid drivetrain that uses a direct-injection turbo-diesel Boxer engine, plus three electric motors. The new Viziv-2 model, on display at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show t[.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 17, 2013

The European branch of General Motors, Opel, has highlighted its commitment to the environment by introducing a new engine with a dramatic fuel economy saving. The new four-cylinder, 1.6litre turbo-diesel CDTI Ecotec engine (pictured) will replace the existing 1.7litre engines and several lower powered versions of the 2.0litre range.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2010

Volkswagen continued its commitment to the BlueMotion brand by unveiling a new three-cylinder, 1.2litre TDI diesel engine at the 31st International Vienna Motor Symposium. Its figures are quite [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2009

Green car incentives are in place in Korea - but do they go far enough? If a person buys a hybrid car in Korea starting next month, the buyer will benefit from up to 3.1million won ($2,472) in acquisition and registration tax breaks as the government bids to make Korea a leading green country.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

As the Los Angeles Motor Show inches ever closer, more announcements are being made about exciting new vehicles with a distinctly green theme that will debut at the event. The E350 BlueTEC is powered by a 3.0litre V6 diesel engine with 210hp and 542Nm of torque. It will be available from spring 2010.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2012

When the new Chevrolet Cruze Diesel model (pictured) hits the roads in the US it will fill an “important niche” according to General Motors (GM). It states that the 2.0litre turbo-diesel engine Cruze will make Chevrolet the only American automaker offering a diesel powered compact car with a European-American developed engine.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

CDTI Ecotec engine (pictured) from Opel-Vauxhall is heading to the Geneva Motor Show: and is set to be the brand’s cleanest diesel engine to date. The engine will feature in the seven-seat Opel/Vauxhall Zafira Tourer and is equipped with selective catalytic reduction technology helping it to already meet [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Amid all the exciting new concepts destined for the Paris Motor Show, there are also some significant tweaks being unveiled to already well-established vehicles. The latest is the Honda Civic – which will unveil a new 1.6litre I-DTEC diesel engine at the motoring showcase (pictured).

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Green Cars News

MARCH 4, 2014

Ssangyong has taken the wraps off a new hybrid crossover concept called the XLV at the Geneva Motor Show this morning. litre diesel engine combined with a 10kW electric motor and 500Wh lithium ion battery, SsangYong says the car is expected to achieve CO2 levels around 10 per c[.]. Featuring a new 1.6

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The Frankfurt Motor Show is open to the public, so if you’re heading to the event what can you expect to see? diesel, the petrol hybrid Lexus LF-Ch is expected to match its competitors for performance and price while emitting less than 100g/km of CO2. Keep reading our news section for all the latest Frankfurt Motor Show coverage.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Volvo has now confirmed that it will introduce a plug-in hybrid diesel car as early as 2012. The diesel engine will be optimised to run on renewable synthetic diesel and it will comply with future exhaust emission [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 16, 2012

Peugeot has opened the order books for its next two models that make use of its diesel hybrid drivetrain as first featured in the 3008 HYbrid4. The new 508 HYbrid4 saloon and 508 RXH estate car both combine a 2.0 litre HDi 163 diesel engine to power the front wheels with a 37bhp electric motor [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

With only 300 units of its limited edition diesel hybrid to be produced, Peugeot is now launching bookings for its 3008 Hybrid4 Limited Edition that will appear at the Geneva Motor Show today. The Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 comes with a 2.0litre HDi FAP 120kW diesel engine and an electric motor that has a maximum power [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2013

Vauxhall and its parent company General Motors are in the process of rolling out 13 new engines between now and 2016, as the manufacturer looks to improve the refinement and emission levels of its powertrain line-up. One new unit has already debuted in the new Cascada convertible and more petrol and diesel engines ranging from [.].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) outlined the progress of development of its green technologies as well as its vehicle deployment plans through 2015. In the area of energy conservation, TMC has developed a new gasoline engine that achieves a maximum 38.5% Gasoline engines. liter AR gasoline engine.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2013

i-DTEC diesel engine. Newly launched on the Civic model, the highly efficient engine will enable Honda’s SUV model to follow suit and cut emissions to just 119g/km CO2. Appearing at the Geneva Motor Show this week, the new CR-V [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

There will be plenty of new vehicles on display at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show – but make sure you keep your eyes peeled for the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle is getting its European premiere at the event and will feature a new 3.0litre, V6 turbo-diesel engine with Multijet II technology that is [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 24, 2010

“Bad boys, bad boys what ya gonna do – what ya gonna do when BMW’s diesel engines come for you?” Horrendous renditions of the Cops theme aside, US law enforcement will indeed be leaner and greener than ever after the BMW group received a major order from Carbon Motors Corporation to supply more than 240,000 diesel [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2010

Motorists in New Zealand are increasingly turning to the power of diesel to reduce CO2 emissions and boost fuel efficiency, the country's Motor Trade Association (MTA) reveals. Tags: Latest news alternative fuel diesel engine fuel economy MTA petrol.

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