Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

The Marque is investing in the Crossover, SUV, and MPV market by developing a special range of products for international markets. Peugeot continues to improve engine efficiency with a downsizing strategy for its gasoline and HDi FAP diesel engines. Earlier post.). Peugeot said it will also target new markets. 100% Electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2012

Simulated performance of downsized 2.0L Using an SUV equipped with a 3.6L. V6 engine as a baseline, Fallbrook has also simulated the use of a downsized 2.0L generated by a downsized gasoline engine, as compared. I4 with Fallbrook supercharger drive. Click to enlarge. I4 engine which has been supercharged in production.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Ford is currently slightly past the midpoint in a 4-year, $30-million project ($15 million from the US DOE) with Michigan Technological University (MTU) to demonstrate a 25% fuel economy improvement in a mid-sized sedan using a downsized, advanced gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with no or limited degradation in vehicle level metrics, (..)

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Mitsubishi will show a 4-motor PHEV concept at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, highlighting new electrification tech and unconventional gasoline power in a new downsized SUV package.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2017

As with the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size SUV ( earlier post ), the new Tiguan is based on Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture. First, it gives the automaker a very competitive offering in the compact SUV segment in the US—a segment which is booming in the US. Select compact SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The engine should yield fuel efficiency gains of more than 50% compared to a downsized, turbo-charged gasoline direct injection engine, while reducing the overall cost of the powertrain system, said Fabien Redon, Vice President, Technology Development at Achates Power. Earlier post.) displacements, said Redon. Fabien Redon.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

The first of the three concepts, the Mitsubishi Concept GC-PHEV (Grand Cruiser) is a full-size SUV that uses a high output PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) system. The third concept is the Concept AR (Active Runabout)—a compact MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) that offers both the mobility of an SUV and the occupant space of an MPV.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

You’re an SUV owner looking to upgrade your current car, but you’re also getting tired of increasing gas prices and the way those hybrid and electric car owners look at you on the freeway. At the same time, you’re not about to downsize to a sub-compact in order to get good gas mileage. What do you do?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The positive results from this test indicate that we can downsize our battery pack, reducing cost and weight of the vehicle, and still achieve the 40 mile all-electric range needed for optimized typical driving. The main difference is that our electric powertrain can be used in larger vehicles, such as SUVs and trucks.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 11, 2025

It's a downsized version of the new bZ4X, with SUV coupe vibes and up to 600 km of range in Europe. Could it be a hit in America, too?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

The more efficient combustion engine technologies, with their enabling of downsizing, come in compatibly with hybridization, with hybridization and electrification playing a larger role over time. The further downsized next-generation technologies can be very synergistic within hybrid applications. Planning background.

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Electrek

JUNE 19, 2023

Despite releasing its first three-row electric SUV, Kia plans to downsize with smaller models, including an entry-level EV and an electric crossover. Kia plans to expand its lineup of all-electric vehicles over the next few years as it pushes toward becoming a sustainable mobility leader.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

One leader in terms of fuel consumption for the SUV line is the ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC, which offers an NEDC consumption of 6.0 million vehicles sold, it is the best-selling SUV in its segment and also enjoys the most loyal customer base. and extensive BlueEFFICIENCY measures to reduce fuel consumption. With more than 1.2 Aerodynamics.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The SUV has a full-tank range of 650 kilometers (404 miles)—equal to that of a gasoline-powered car. Hyundai Motor Company has completed development of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle—the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)—and will begin testing next year with an eye toward 2015 mass production.

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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

MARCH 23, 2014

Industry data supplied by Ford Motor Company and Del Webb, part of the multi-brand homebuilder PulteGroup, show that the baby boomer segment (ages 55 to 64), which comprised the growing market for large homes and made minivans and big SUVs vogue are now shifting to still lavish, but smaller homes and utility vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. It will also offer the 1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

At the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru will unveil the VIZIV (derived from “Vision for Innovation”) Future Concept—an AWD hybrid SUV equipped with next-generation technologies including automatic driving technology resulting from the ongoing evolution of EyeSight.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Of note are fuel efficiency advances made to conventional internal combustion engines (ICEs) through stop-start technologies, the use of lightweight materials for body panels and chassis, engine downsizing, and growing interest in diesel. —“Electric Vehicle Market Forecasts”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

liter four-cylinder for the next-generation Ford Explorer SUV and Edge CUV. While Ford is rolling out the first generation of EcoBoost engines, researchers are studying ways to further downsize future EcoBoost engines, while preserving performance and raising fuel economy. The next three EcoBoost engines include: 1.6-liter

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 28, 2012

As carmakers work to satiate consumers' desire to downsize, it's becoming easier than ever to buy a quality car in the subcompact and compact classes. Lexus hit the big time with the LS400 luxury sedan over two decades ago now, but its biggest selling model these days is a hybrid, the RX 450h SUV.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The Mild-Hybrid 6HDT451 transmission, based on the GETRAG PowerShift 6DCT451, was developed for front transverse installation in the middle and upper-middle class segments and in sport utility vehicles (SUV). Total torques of up to 450 N·m can be transferred with simultaneous engine and electric machine operation.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

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. All this and more on Green Car Reports. See the Lucid Air electric luxury sedan hit the road in this new video.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The FF Hybrid system that will be launched soon for front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive is built with three main technologies: a downsized internal combustion engine; a new highly efficient CVT, and a compact Li-ion battery. An SUV might use the system combined with the 2.5L —Owen Thunes. Torque exceeds the 3.5L

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EV Central

MARCH 10, 2024

But the LBX’s selling point is that it will be the only small SUV sold by a premium brand in Australia. Despite sounding expensive for a light SUV, Lexus says its cheapest genuine rival from fellow premium brands cost much more. Lexus LBX hybrid SUV is much cheaper than BMW X1 and Benz GLA appeared first on EV Central.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Mercedes-Benz has stated that its legendary G-Class family will be expanded with a new smaller version of the SUV. Mercedes-Benz has stated that its legendary G-Class family will be expanded with a new smaller version of the SUV. Now, Mercedes-Benz is planning a smaller and presumably cheaper alternative to the SUV.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The Sportage Mild Hybrid, another concept car, is based on the all-new Sportage compact SUV now on sale across Europe, This model is powered by the new, larger 1.7-liter A second new downsized engine for the Sportage is the 135 ps (133 hp, 99 kW), 1.6-liter liter version of the U2 diesel. liter Gamma gasoline engine.).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2013

The 2013 Detroit Auto Show will mark the debut of a crossover concept from Honda, dubbed the 'Urban SUV' concept. It's set to be based on the next-generation Honda Fit, making it the latest in a line of downsized crossovers promising chunky styling with a fuel-efficient twist.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Pre-dating the modern trend for downsizing, its compact body and 2.0-liter liter engine gave it significantly better gas mileage than many SUVs--and an electric version in 1997 took that even further. Since its launch in 1996, the Toyota RAV4 has always been a greener option for those wanting all-wheel drive.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2011

You may recall a few weeks back we reported on police forces all around the nation downsizing their vehicle fleets from big and brawny V-8 sedans to a new-generation of V-6 sedans and SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Compared to a conventional SUV of the same size and power, the hybrid delivers more than 25% fuel savings in city driving. The hybrid drive replaces the previous V8 gasoline engines in Europe and America and carries on Volkswagen’s downsizing strategy. L/100km (28.7 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 193 g/km.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2021

A multi-disc and individually controlled hydraulic channel torque converter improves responsiveness by expanding the direct connection band, while a downsized oil pump and double ball bearings minimize frictional losses. e-Handling Driving Dynamics.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2009

Downsizing is a key element of Audi’s efficiency strategy. TDI clean diesel engine in its large Q7 SUV; the engine will now also be available in the best-selling A4.( Audi will unveil three new vehicles at Frankfurt’s International Motor Show (IAA): the efficient A3 1.2 TFSI, the low-emission A4 3.0 Audi A3 and A3 Sportback 1.2

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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

SpeedStart and TIGERS technologies are aimed not only at the C-segment car platform represented by the Ford Focus, but also are relevant from the B-segment to the largest passenger car and rapidly growing SUV platforms.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

Whether someone wants to drive a truck, SUV, or car, increased fuel efficiency remains the number one purchase criterion for American car buyers. The new survey also found consumers are sensitive to the price of fuel when considering a new vehicle, with 64% saying it directly impacts their purchase. This is up 14% from 2011.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

In the coming years, GM plans to offer an EV for every customer, from crossovers and SUVs to trucks and sedans. More than half of GM’s capital spending and product development team will be devoted to electric and electric-autonomous vehicle programs. Renewable Energy.

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