Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

GM 262

GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. That will tell you how much energy your vehicle needs to travel 100 miles, a more accurate measurement than our traditional fuel economy (mpg) numbers. News: Mercedes EQC 400 EV Debuts.

Volvo 80

Volvo San Francisco Google All-Electric 80

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e. Audi Q7 e-tron.

Volvo 150

Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45