Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today, we look at why more SUVs and crossovers don't offer hybrid powertrains, Faraday Future scales back production plans, and three battery energy-storage sites come online in California, including one from Tesla. See the Lucid Air electric luxury sedan hit the road in this new video.

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Green Cars News

MAY 13, 2010

In a partnership to be known as Rotrak, Torotrak’s variable speed traction drive will combine with Rotrex’s supercharging technology to help provide affordable engine downsizing technologies to the automotive industry. Currently, vehicle manufacturers [.].

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 23, 2018

And DC fast chargers have the potential to downsize. All this and more on Green Car Reports. A much-publicized Tesla teardown from earlier in the year reveals some lessons and missed opportunities. Battery manufacturing happens to be in places with dirty power sources.

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Green Cars News

JULY 24, 2012

The Green Piece Column. Alfa Romeo has this week proven how to make downsizing fun, engaging and a treat for enthusiasts: it has launched the MiTo 875cc TB TwinAir 85. Tuesday 24 July, 2012. As its name suggests, it is indeed a 0.875-litre engine – even more intriguing than that, it boasts just two cylinders, [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Downsizing is all the rage these days and one of the first sectors to truly embrace it was the people carrier class (more commonly called MPV these days – when did that happen?). What’s most striking is how this happened effectively across a generation. The Renault Espace was the first European MPV, launched in the [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

One in ten people have downsized their car to smaller engined-model to save money of running costs, according to new research from Enterprise Rent-A-Car. In a survey of some 2,000 UK motorists, drivers also revealed how they are cutting down on their car use with two thirds (65 per cent) indicating that they have changed [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 7, 2010

Following on from the Indianapolis 500, the IZOD IndyCar Series has released a new engine strategy meant to reflect the general downsizing of engines in the commercial market. Tags: Green cars Latest news engine downsizing Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series IZOD IndyCar Series motor sport new engines.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Ford Expedition gets a downsized EcoBoost V-6, dealers training to sell the 2014 BMW i3 electric car is called into question, and fees will start April 1 on Washington state''s electric highway. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Owner love, of.'

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2014

This year''s Detroit Auto Show is a little light on truly green car content, so most attention will instead turn to downsized engines and vehicles offering subtle improvements in fuel economy.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 10, 2016

Today, Tesla aims to produce 500,000 cars per year by 2018, rather than 2020 was originally stated. Also, new-car average fuel economy fell in April, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is reportedly working on a downsized turbocharged 4-cylinder engine for fuel efficiency. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2009

As part of its efforts to go green, Volkswagen is placing a clear emphasis on downsizing as it proved with two new engines at the 30 th Vienna Engine Symposium. Tags: Green cars Latest news Volkswagen volkswagen golf Volkswagen Polo VW downisizing engines VW Golf VW Polo. It meets the EU5 exhaust emission standard.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2012

A small SUV with the Mercedes-Benz "three-pointed star" sitting on the grille may not be everyone's idea of a green car, but as it's representetive of the trend towards downsizing, it still marks an improvement over large, gas-guzzling SUVs. Even more so when it's the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK, fitted with a 2.1-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

This year, the company will release between 30 to 50 fleet trials, Ashton told Green Car Congress , using the 2012 system. XLH engineers have already designed the next-generation release, in which the battery pack is downsized to 1.5 Our own components have a 3 year, 75,000 mile hybrid system warranty. —Justin Ashton.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Cleeves told Green Car Congress that the smaller 110 cc engine (Pinnalce had earlier been working on a larger 250cc proof of concept) exhibits a bit more friction, with more of an impact at lighter load, due to some design choices the company made partly due to geometry issues in trying to pack the engine into the constrained scooter space.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2009

Despite the downsizing, green cars abounded, ranging from new production models like the 2012. It's a sad thing when an auto show loses its exhibitors, and this was a tough year for Tokyo.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

A new generation of low voltage micro-hybrid technologies in vehicles could allow existing engine technology and transmission combinations to be downsized and support significant reductions in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Controlled Power Technologies and AVL have been working [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2010

An electromechanical turbocharging system has been designed to ensure a superior transient response that supports aggressive engine downsizing. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Aeristech electromechanical turbocharging hybrid turbocharger UK company vehicle turbocharging.

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Green Cars News

MAY 17, 2010

The Blade Supercharger features a variable flow compressor that can meet the boosting requirements of heavily downsized engines whether they are petrol or [.]. Tags: Green cars Latest news Blade Supercharger Ford Ford Motor Company Lontra Lontra Blade Supercharger Ricardo UK Technology Strategy Board.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The idea that downsizing will save you money in fuel costs, has been thrown into doubt as new research reveals that small engines often fail to meet their official MPG figures by the largest margin. Green credentials Editor Pick' Independent researchers at Emissions Analytics tested 500 models, an even split of diesel and petro[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The HyBoost demonstrator is showcasing the positive effects of engine downsizing by achieving comparable performance to the conventional 2.0litre version of its vehicle (a Ford Focus) while producing fuel economy and CO2 emissions close to those of a Toyota Prius.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 1, 2012

It’s one thing to get a vehicle with a downsized engine that has earned plaudits for economy and refinement – but what if you still want that engine to give you a power boost too? Superchips Ltd believes it has the answer. The company, noted for its automotive electronic tuning, has launched a performance improved [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 22, 2012

The use of lightweight technologies and vehicle parts is seen as a vital part of efforts to meet fuel economy and emission goals – and now a new study is suggesting it may be possible to downsize an engine by 50 per cent. The Southwest Research Institute has discovered that by applying the Miller cycle [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 15, 2012

In an effort to expand its position in the US market, Volvo has announced that it will focus on a new downsized four-cylinder engine platform and hybrid cars.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The system has been optimised for class leading efficiency with Ford deciding to downsize the engine from a 2.5litre Atkinson engine to a 2.0litre Atkinson engine. [.]. With new hybrid versions of the Fusion and C-MAX vehicles on their way, Ford has revealed details of its new hybrid system – featuring its third generation powersplit system.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The new hybrid car combines a downsized, direct injection turbocharged 1.6litre boxer engine, which is considered one of the company’s principal engine technologies for the future, with Subaru’s all-wheel drive hybrid system. The Tokyo Motor Show was the setting for Subaru to introduce its hybrid Advanced Tourer Concept.

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Green Cars News

MAY 9, 2012

They showed that supercharging with downsizing can offer fuel economy gains by around 12.2 Downspeeding and supercharging while optimising the transmission; or downspeeding and turbocharging – which can offer the greatest fuel economy improvement? The Southwest Research Institute and Eaton examined the issue.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 8, 2012

The best-selling core model in Toyota’s European range has now been equipped with a downsized hybrid powertrain that was originally featured in the Toyota Prius C/Aqua. It made its world debut earlier this week at the Geneva Motor Show – and now we can take a closer look at the new Toyota Yaris Hybrid. Every [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 12, 2012

Far from being put off by the misapprehension that there ‘aint no substitute for cubic inches, British buyers are instead gloriously embracing the modern art of engine downsizing, seeing exactly [.]. This is remarkable.

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Green Cars News

MAY 30, 2009

Most green car enthusiasts would claim that it was General Motors’ and Chrysler’s lack of foresight in embracing green cars and alternative fuel technologies that led to their downfall. It is also believed that for every 100lb reduction in car weight, the annual traffic fatalities increase by 2,000 a year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda hosted Green Car Congress at a SKYACTIV Technologies media workshop this week in Vancouver, Canada, at which engineering management explained the development philosophy, approach and results for the initial set of SKYACTIV technologies. Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing. Although downsizing—i.e.,

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2011

The vehicle in question is the Mercedes-Benz Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid, which boasts a downsized diesel engine as the genset that provides power to a [.]. Public transport in Germany is about to get cleaner after Mercedes-Benz delivered the first two of a total order of eight of its hybrid buses to the Dresden Transport Company.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

Within advanced ICE technologies, engine downsizing, turbocharging, optimized cooling, low friction, start-stop systems, electric power steering, direct injection, and variable valve timing will likely lead. BCG expects these to be mainstream across most passenger-car segments in all major markets. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

MAY 30, 2009

However, there are also significant efficiency gains through the downsizing. Tags: Fiat Green cars Latest news Fiat Lancia Delta green aars Lancia Delta. Thanks to a new scavenging strategy the drive torque is comparable to one of an aspirated V6 engine which is almost twice its displacement.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Ford say its downsized and optimised engines will mean that its new compact family vehicle will will deliver best in class fuel economy for both in [.]. The new Ford B-Max-set to debut at next month’s Geneva Motor Show-is to offer emissions from as low as 104g/km CO2, thanks to the use of efficient new engines.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 28, 2009

Its efficiency has also been boosted thanks to a lighter body weight and the downsizing of the battery pack design. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Fuji Heavy Industries plug-in electric vehicle Subaru Subaru plug-in STELLA Subaru STELLA. FHI now hopes to position itself as one of the leaders in the field.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Thanks to its high efficiency and low mass it will be possible to downsize expensive batteries while maintaining efficiency and range, according to Lotus. Tags: Green cars Latest news Lotus Engineering.

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

It stated that the results show that consumers wishing to downsize their cars can “still place safety at the top of their wish list&#. The study is based on all-around safety performance including pedestrian protection which minimises the injuries suffered by a pedestrian who is struck by a car.

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