Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Optimized gear ratios enabling improvement in fuel economy. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Virtually all major vehicle manufacturers and several start-up companies are offering—or are planning to offer soon—a PEV for sale in the US market. The findings include: The US PEV Industry in the Global Market. PEV offerings have also been announced throughout Europe and Asia. The Need for “Truth in Advertising.”
Green Car Congress
JULY 25, 2014
As such, the theory regarding fleet manager EV adoption should be updated now that the automobiles are available for sale and revealed consumer behavior (empirical data) can be analyzed. This would likely lead to increased adoption rates and consequently additional improvements through learning-by-doing and economies of scale.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
The 2013 Honda CR-Z goes on sale 21 November with a number of powertrain, styling and feature upgrades, including a new Li-ion battery pack that replaces the NiMH pack in the MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid and delivers more power and improved fuel economy. The system in the CR-Z utilizes a 1.5-liter, The system in the CR-Z utilizes a 1.5-liter,
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Testing at the Altoona, Pennsylvania facility included evaluations of safety, structural integrity and durability, reliability, performance, maintainability, noise, fuel economy, and braking. With this important accomplishment, the FCEBs are commercially available for sale utilizing FTA funding.
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 21, 2021
has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. The former just introduced the XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge, while the latter has a limited edition Polestar 1 PHEV and the more affordable Polestar 2 that we’ve tested and came away very impressed.
Plug In Partners
AUGUST 4, 2006
The $10 million PHEV program will encourage the development and deployment of these vehicles, which can achieve a fuel economy of up to 100 miles per gallon. Since the utility grid has lower demand during overnight hours, the recharging of plug-ins would not add to the peak load.
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