Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
HyBoost achieves this by combining aggressive 50% downsizing of the engine with an electric supercharger for transient low-speed performance, and a micro-hybrid stop-start and energy recuperation systems, Boggs said. Downsizing the 2.0-liter Click to enlarge. —David Boggs. Micro-hybrid market. million units per year by 2020.
Revenge of the Electric Car
AUGUST 13, 2009
We took Chelsea on a ride on the People Mover to get her reaction to the downsizing of the company she once belonged to and her test drive of the Volt. Tony actually seemed more relaxed than the last time we’d seen him, possibly, one could speculate, because he was still employed.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
In North America, the all-new Transit and Transit Connect are scheduled to go on sale by the fourth quarter of 2013. and planned for sale in 2014. Targeting the one-tonne market, the all-new Transit Custom is now on sale across European markets.
Teslarati
JULY 12, 2024
The automaker’s potential car parts factory is also eligible for sales and use refunds provided by the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act. Ford recently reported a 61% growth in electric vehicle sales for Q2 2024. Despite its EV sales growth, Ford has significantly downsized its EV battery production plans.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 31, 2008
But neither car, GM execs made clear, will appear for sale on a showroom floor for more that two years. As America downsizes and SUVs go unpurchased, GM’s diehards put inefficient if zero-emission H2/FCV Equinoxes in advertisements and a few dozen driveways to which they remain tethered by unavailable fuel.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 27, 2025
Japans NHK has likewise suggested that the Yokohama-based world headquarters may soon be up for sale at an assumed valuation of 100 billion yen (nearly $700 million USD). Considering that assumed sales trajectory for the industry at large is likewise not looking super promising, it may be wise for most automakers to downsize.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2015
The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require that vehicles offered for sale in the US attain an average fuel economy of 40.3 In addition, deploying turbocharged, downsized engines—which are expected to replace many current engines—may cost more and produce less fuel savings than the agencies’ analysis indicates.
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