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Standards outlined for hybrid vehicles

Green Cars News

These include: - J1711 Emission and Fuel Economy Testing: This has been designed to establish a uniform chassis dynamometer test procedure for hybrid-electric vehicles driven on public roads. Fuel economy and electrical energy usage will not be combined but instead fuel usage and watt-hours per mile will be stated separately.

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

Green Car Congress

Standards under development in these areas include: J1711: Emissions and Fuel Economy Testing. Such procedures will be used during exhaust emissions tests and fuel economy certification tests, and may be used for future “charge economy” certification tests. laboratories.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. If we optimistically assume the average US fuel economy is 25 miles per gallon, at $3.00 About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", It also may have a rheostat so drivers can select a performance or fuel-economy mode. Red Herring ).

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