Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The quickest and most cost-effective way to achieve our energy usage goals is through faster adoption of fuel-efficient downsized gasoline and diesel engines. Impact of different sales mix on new car average fuel economy. Consumers are showing an overwhelming preference for fuel-efficient internal combustion engines in the marketplace.

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Standards Transportation Fuel Economy MPG 247

Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

That’s right my friends, while others are cutting back, downsizing, slowing down and pulling back, your Creative Greenius is not only Ready to Go, I’m already going, baby, and I’m moving at Obama speed. Using AB 811 To Finance Solar PV Installation : Finding the Green to Green the Grid, House By House. Speaking of blowing –.

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Al Gore Solar Climate Change Gore 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2009

At the same time, the new company will downsize, exit and restructure operations in business areas that offer little prospect of future market expansion or where Hitachi is uncompetitive. Hitachi will also establish Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Division in the Power Systems Group. and further restructuring measures considered.

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Li-ion Renewable Lithium Ion Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Develop and demonstrate an off‐board bi‐directional DC charging system for plug‐in electric vehicles and evaluate impact of grid services on PEV batteries. Description. Federal funding. Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. United Parcel Service. General Motors.

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Vehicles Plug-in Lithium Ion Universal 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

The tailpipe GHG emissions from EVs, FCVs, and PHEVs operated on grid electricity are zero, and traditionally the emissions of the vehicle itself are all that EPA takes into account for purposes of compliance with standards set under section 202(a).

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EPA Standards Light PHEV 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2018

Because some Kona Electric buyers will have downsized from a larger CUV, Kona Electric offers features that they would be accustomed to in larger CUV segments, such as a seven-inch color LCD electroluminescent gauge cluster, power driver’s seat, leather heated seats, automatic air conditioning and proximity key.

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New York Hyundai Miles Market 191

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

” The more weight we can take out of our vehicles though use of alternative materials, and other lightweighting strategies that we have, that enables us to further downsize the engine—which is the biggest lever you can pull in the vehicle. It’s not the size [of the vehicle], it’s the weight. —Sharif Marakby.

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Ford Fuel Emissions Vehicles 252

Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years. Grove brings some needed high-profile gravitas to the community of electrification advocates.

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Plug-in Al Gore Plug Gore 100

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

But we need to look at charging stations and how we can top batteries up in much shorter timescales, and this requires investment to upgrade the grid. “Downsizing is not necessarily about smaller cars,&# he added. Topping up batteries is straightforward if we charge vehicles slowly overnight.

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Mercedes Electric Cars Cars Petrol 60

Green Cars News

MAY 30, 2009

The author points out the shortcomings of downsizing vehicles stating that small cars depreciate faster and are of less value as trade-ins. The author believes that Congress failed to consult the public about green jobs or the Smart Grid, not to mention the cap and trade that will “tax the air you breathe&#.

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Auto Industry Green Auto General Motors 36

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

At present, PHEV technology alone is equipped to improve the current electric grid. The car can refuel during periods of low demand on the grid, and if equipped with a bi-directional charger, can actually replenish the grid with excess energy gleaned from a renewable resource. Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. slow charge.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

charger is also required, though ideally the existing motor controllers might be used as grid chargers. Vehicle-to-grid interface technology is also particularly well suited to Plug-in vehicles. Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project.

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PHEV Prius Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 49

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which stewards the RFS, had repeatedly downsized the targets by nearly 25 percent. Meanwhile, agriculture industry lobbyists fought just as hard against those reductions.). By the mid-2010s, the U.S. In 2016, a U.S. Meanwhile, in a future U.S.

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Fuel South Korea Renewable Tax Credit 79

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Turbocharging and downsizing (TRBDS): increases the available airflow and specific power level, allowing a reduced engine size while maintaining performance. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV): are hybrid electric vehicles with the means to charge their battery packs from an outside source of electricity (usually the electric grid).

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2011

The first element of a long-term fuel strategy should be ongoing efforts to increase the energy efficiency of all transport operations as well as vehicles, through implementation of such options as downsizing, direct injection, charging and engine displacement reduction and the utilization of new efficient combustion systems.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Europe Gas-Electric 236

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Establishing dealer network.

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