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Michelin Uptis airless tire on French postal van There, executives confirmed to Green Car Reports that the company is pushing ahead on airless tire technology that may be smarter for robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 6, 2013

When you go on a long-distance trip in your car, what do you do? If it’s powered by petrol or diesel, the chances are you simply check the tyre pressure, make sure you know your route (or at least plug it into the sat nav) and perhaps give the fuel gauge a cursory glance to make sure you’ve got enou[.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine. litre and 2.0 “With the 2.0-litre

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2013

Vauxhall''s range-extended plug-in hybrid, the Ampera, has won the best hybrid/electric car category in the inaugural Telegraph Motoring Awards. The electric/petrol-powered model beat off competition from the likes of the Toyota Prius Plug-in and Nissan LEAF in a poll of Telegraph readers, who were[.]. Vauxhall'

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 28, 2014

It is not just the electric drive in Nissan’s new Zeod RC racing car that is phenomenal, its unique petrol engine also sets new standards in performance and efficiency. The new ZEOD RC is set to become the first to complete a lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe under electric power alone, as par[.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 19, 2013

Ask most critics about the biggest hurdle preventing electric cars becoming a true mainstream alternative to petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles and they will generally tell you that their range isn''t impressive enough. The idea of having to stop and charge an electric car on a regular basis is a ma[.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The vehicle uses a 3.5litre V6 petrol engine and a two-mode hybrid system to produce 46 per cent better fuel economy than a comparable V8-powered ML550 model. With a total system performance of 335hp and 517Nm of torque, the electric motors are powered by a 288V NiMH pack that’s enclosed in the rear cargo floor.

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Green Cars News

MAY 28, 2009

Let’s be honest, when you picture a green car it’s unlikely to be a Ferrari. However, it seems that the Italian sports car manufacturer may be about to embrace some green car technology. seconds per lap delivering an 82hp boost for passing other cars.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Available in saloon and estate bodystyles, the Passat GTE combines the power of a 156PS 1.4 TSI petrol engine and an 85kW electric motor for a 218PS power output. Volkswagen’s eighth generation Passat will be offered as a plug-in hybrid when it arrives in the UK from October 2015. This is enough [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2011

Electric car owners could pay as little as 1.25p per mile to power their car under a new tariff announced today by British Gas. The energy supplier estimates that electric car owners could save themselves £1,200 a year compared to running an average 1.6

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2010

Plug-in hybrids which can run on electric power only as well as using petrol engine power for longer journeys offer the best solution for 21st century motoring, Graham Smith, managing director of Toyota Motor Europe told delegates at the International Automotive Conference in Sunderland yesterday. "But

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2010

A range extended electric conversion of the Ford F-150 has been revealed as part of the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. It includes [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2014

If you’re worried about running out of charge in an all-electric car, a plug-in hybrid or range extended EV — where the power in the battery pack is supplemented by a petrol or diesel engine — might be a good choice for you. Hybrid cars Mitsubishi Weekly Column Editor Pick'

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

As many as a fifth of Britain’s 34 million motorists are planning to buy an electric car within the next five years or would consider doing so. million drivers are thinking about buying a vehicle powered solely by batteries. “Ministers’ thinking on green technology is all over the place. .

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Green Cars News

JUNE 6, 2012

Running throughout May the competition was free and simple to enter; entrants simply needed to know that electricity powers the Nissan LEAF – and not petrol, hybrid power or LPG which were the other options in your multiple choice question. Thousands [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

Urban residents in Baltimore, Maryland, have a chance to go green at the city’s Inner Harbour, as manufacturer Electrovaya launched the country’s first electric car sharing programme. The vehicle can travel up to 120miles on one charge of its lithium-ion battery system and is powered by a regular 100V outlet.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The organiser of the $10million contest to develop next-generation green cars or vehicles has trimmed the number of contestants to 43 teams from 10 countries which have passed the vehicle design phase. Other teams have presented vehicles powered by biofuels, petrol and other fuels.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2009

South Korea’s largest car manufacturer, Hyundai, has now started to take pre-orders for its first hybrid vehicle for commercial sale. The Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle will accept pre-orders until July 7 before the car is officially launched to the Korean domestic market.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

Considered by many to be the ultimate eco-car, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation finally unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV as part of World Environment Day in Tokyo. Power consumption is 125Wh/km. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mitsubishi Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

Good news for electric car infrastructure innovators Better Place after a new study stated that with a battery switching model and pay-per-mile contracts, electric cars could account for as much as 64 per cent of US light duty vehicle sales by 2030.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 13, 2009

Another name that hasn’t grabbed quite the same headlines, but is yet another example of a green car push among supercar manufacturers is the Scorpion from Ronn Motors. This means the combustion of hydrogen is only 25 per cent efficient and of course, the carbon in the petrol does not magically disappear.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

The world’s first production hybrid electric vehicle to be powered by a liquefied petroleum injected (LPI) engine has proven an instant sales success for its manufacturer. The vehicle, which is powered by an LPI Gamma engine that displaces 1.6 Overall, this is a 47 per cent improvement compared to the conventional 1.6l

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

Speaking at a press conference earlier this month, Jeroen van der Veer, Royal Dutch Shell’s outgoing chairman, said that finding alternatives is needed now more than ever with the increased demand for personal mobility combined with diminishing supplies of petrol.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2010

Mazda are heading to the “Le Mans vers le future” event with their Mazda coupe RX-8 Hydrogen RE, which can run on petrol or hydrogen. The “Le Mans into the Future” event is a first for the race, and will present several vehicles using alternative powertrains including electric, hybrid, natural gas and hydrogen fuel. The Mazda [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2012

The stunt aimed to highlight how the fully-electric ‘taxi’ was six times cheaper to fuel than a conventional petrol-powered car. A fleet of Nissan LEAF models assumed the role of London taxis last weekend, providing free taxi rides for many London residents and visitors to the capital.

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Green Cars News

JULY 8, 2009

The vehicle includes a grid chargeable lithium-ion battery pack as well as a parallel hybrid drive with a 124cc combustion engine and a 2.6kW, 15Nm synchronous brushless permanent magnet traction motor which are mechanically and electronically linked, simultaneously supplying power to the wheel. A full charge takes approximately three hours.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 19, 2011

Featuring two power units – a 155kW (211hp) 1.4 TFSI four cylinder engine with turbocharging and petrol direct injection, as well as an electric motor [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2009

Though it has made no secret of the fact that it believes the future of green cars lies with pure electric vehicles, Nissan plans to sell hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan from 2011. The company has already outlined plans to introduce an electric car in Japan and the US by the end of 2010.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Things have been quiet for a while as far as new fuel cell vehicles are concerned, with most manufacturers preferring to concentrate on short-term solutions to the oil crisis including electric and hybrid cars. It uses a lithium-ion battery to boost power and help with the recovery of braking energy.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think Global has teamed with Ener1, one of its battery partners, to make a significant breakthrough in the Japanese market. Together the companies will supply a fully integrated electric drive-train powered by a lithium-ion battery system to Japan Post.

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2011

It appears that while consumers still prefer petrol powered vehicles, there is increasing interest in alternative fuel vehicles. According to a report by the Mineta Transportation Institute, hybrid electric vehicles were preferred with full electric vehicles last in preference by 40 per cent of respondents.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

A Florida car dealer set a mission to drive 1,100 miles in a Toyota Prius, which had been modified as a plug-in hybrid, while burning as little petrol as possible. Much of the power was drawn from the vehicle’s electricity - indeed the electric motor can achieve 50mph with the regular hybrid system kicking in for faster speeds.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

How many times have we read about various green car concepts that come to nothing? However, if you were expecting the Fisker Karma to be another example of a green car that got away, then it seems you got one wrong. The petrol engine then generates enough electricity to run for 250 more miles.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Its front and rear wheels are powered by permanent magnet synchronous motors with a combined maximum output of 60kW and 200Nm of torque and the vehicle is fitted with an 85kW, 125Nm 1.6l DOHC MIVEC petrol engine that can power the front wheels, as well as a 70kW generator.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

Now, Porsche is working on a Cayenne Hybrid which it hopes will lead its emergence in the high performance green car sector. Its drive power will come from a supercharged 3.0litre V6 that has a direct fuel injection which interacts with a 38kW/52bhp electric motor. This allows drivers to save fuel at speeds of 86mph.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

Well now Controlled Power Technologies has developed the first belt-driven Integrated Starter Generator to use a conventional 12volt vehicle electrical system - this will provide excellent stop-start functionality on the majority of European cars whether they are equipped with diesel or petrol engines.

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