Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

In addition to GM’s carbon goals, the company worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to develop a shared vision of an all-electric future and an aspiration to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035. Renewable Energy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through local showcases in key markets throughout major metropolitan areas in seven Midwest states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Michigan State University. American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest. Drive Oregon. General Motors. 1,400,260.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Tripling US new light-duty vehicle fleet fuel efficiency by 2035 through evolutionary change—e.g., Tripling US new light-duty vehicle fleet fuel efficiency by 2035 through evolutionary change—e.g., New fleet efficiency horizon in terms of energy intensity and fuel consumption. Source: DeCicco 2010. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

“People downsize cars, not expectations. Customers are increasingly making decisions to downsize driven by lifestyle and fuel economy. We’ve learned that when customers downsize, they still want the amenities they’ve become used to in larger vehicles.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Port assisted direction injection (PDI)—a dual injection system for combining the benefits of port fuel injection (PFI) and direct injection (DI), and enabling a dual fuel system approach for high compression ratios and extreme downsizing on boosted engines. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2013

To achieve the target fuel economy improvement over the baseline V6 configuration, the team used GTDI technology for downsizing in combination with part-load lean homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) operation for further fuel economy gains. Earlier post.). The project team is replacing a 3.6L I4 Ecotec engine. Wheeler, J.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. Background. UMTRI Survey: US drivers want better fuel economy, don’t care how.

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