Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Among the objectives of the project is delivering a 5% fuel economy improvement by direct conversion of engine waste heat to useful electric power for light-duty vehicle application. For light duty passenger vehicles, the fuel economy improvement must be measured over the US06 cycle. Fuel Efficiency Thermoelectrics'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2017

The CNG buses had an average fuel economy of 3.89 Using data from two days of CNG bus operation on the route serviced by the BEBs line, the NREL team found that the BEB fuel economy was more than 8 times higher than that of a CNG bus operating exclusively on that route. mpgge, equating to 4.34

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% L ge /100 km.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. A mid-term review will be conducted this year. Background.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The US Department of Energy released its inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report (DOE-QTR)—an assessment of the Department’s energy technology research and development portfolios. Furthermore, DOE will only support technologies that emit less carbon than incumbents—in keeping with our national energy goals.

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EV Central

MARCH 30, 2024

READ MORE: 2024 GWM Ora Extended Range review: One of Australia’s cheapest electric cars tested READ MORE: New EV electric car calendar READ MORE: It’s got the Poer! In normal mode its dulled down in search of economy. But even then – if our first drive is an accurate indicator – you are going to miss out on diesel-like fuel economy.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Overview ISUZU Ute Australia has launched what it says is the most comprehensive facelift to its latest-generation MU-X since the current model debuted in 2020, with more standard technology, safety equipment, and a new turbo-diesel engine option. The post 2024 Isuzu MU-X Review appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) recently conducted an online survey of driver option to determine how receptive drivers would be to adopting—and how much they might pay for—in-vehicle technology that reduce carbon emissions. The researchers—John M. Driver valuation.

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Baua Electric

MAY 5, 2024

Fuel economy is listed at 4.3 The post 2024 Honda Accord RS e:HEV Review appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The model rides on all-multi-link suspension. The fourth-generation, two-motor unit produces 152kW of power and 335Nm of torque, down 6kW but up 20Nm from the current offering. Let’s hope time proves us wrong.

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2024

Upticks in the purchase price are somewhat offset by the previously optional Luxury Pack now incorporated as standard, and the revised GV80 range is offered with new safety and convenience technologies plus updated paint and extended upholstery options. The listed output is 279kW and 530Nm with ADR Combined cycle fuel economy of 11.7

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. A pathway to achieve 55% is being developed.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. A Federal Quadrennial Energy Review. Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 25, 2023

The Toyota Prius has pretty much always been focused solely on fuel economy. Driving dynamics took a back seat to fuel economy. If you bought a Prius (or leased one) you likely bought it for fuel economy – or maybe because it was affordable. The design was driven by the desire to maximize MPGs.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 22, 2023

This is a heavy car, and you’ll feel it, but it still feels locked in enough when hustled that you’ll be amazed at what modern technology can do. If you must know about fuel economy, it’s not great at 15/23/18. Select the correct drive mode and find a challenging corner, though, and those concerns disappear.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

SuperCruise adds a huge chunk to the MSRP -- $7,700 for the package, which also includes navigation, Bose audio, a climate package, and a technology package. Fuel economy is listed as 21/29/24. The system is easy to activate and use, though I can never fully relax using these systems – I am always ready to take over.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Thanks to shift-by-wire technology, Hyundai moved the shifter to the steering column and made it into a “twist one way for drive the other way for reverse” setup similar to what the company uses on the Ioniq5. Fuel economy numbers top out at 35 mpg highway for a front-drive SEL. inches in size.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

The announcement came as Suzuki delivered the results of an internal investigation into its emissions and fuel efficiency testing ordered by the MLLIT. Suzuki reviewed the measuring process of driving resistance of all 16 models currently available for sale in Japan.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 26, 2023

Another $2,700 brought forth the Technology Package, which added navigation, virtual cockpit digital gauges, MMI, and Sonos audio. Fuel economy for the Q3 S Line is 21 mpg city/28 highway/24 mpg combined. Eight-hundred more bones gave this one 19-inch wheels. Slap on $1,195 in destination and you have a total of $47,290.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

In their study, the researchers used China’s passenger vehicle fleet as an example for evaluating the effects of autonomous vehicle deployment on greenhouse gas emissions in different scenarios of autonomous vehicle penetration rates and fuel consumption changes. They conducted a comprehensive literature review to support the study.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

Driver behavior has so much influence on not only fuel efficiency but on the overall maintenance and life of a vehicle. The US Department of Energy reports that aggressive driving decreases fuel economy by up to 33 percent. With Crew Chief, Ford is deploying smart technology to deliver green driving results.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2013

A new review of the status of US Department of Energy (DOE) loan programs by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that, as of 29 January 2013, DOE was not actively considering any applications for using the remaining $16.6 billion in loan authority or $4.2 DOE has made five loans worth $8.4 billion and used $3.3

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

litre turbo-diesel LandCruiser Prado whose fuel economy yard stick is a competitive 7.9 There is plenty of technology and standard equipment – though not all of it is as useful or as user-friendly as it might be. The post 2024 GWM Tank 500 review appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. litres per 100km.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2017

In the UK, the Latitude project is researching advanced boosting technology, integrated with an engine combustion system, incorporating leading edge fuel injection equipment and controls, for application in future Jaguar Land Rover products.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2019

USenergy-related carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel energy consumption. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Annual Energy Outlook 2019 Reference case. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Annual Energy Outlook 2019 Reference case.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2012

The Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has established a partnership with the Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) to address critical fundamental and applied research challenges associated with advanced combustion engine technologies. The potential is significant.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

Now, as part of its own MY 2022-2025 fuel economy standards process, NHTSA has issued its Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Model Year 2022–2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards. mpg in MY 2021. Those 2022-2025 standards were “augural”—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2019

While fuel economy ratings of today’s cars significantly outstrip those of just a decade ago, cost-effective efficiency improvements remain limited by existing engine designs and fuel formulas. —FY18 Year in Review. —NREL Vehicle Technologies Program Manager John Farrell.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

Major automotive suppliers see current national fuel economy standards as a boon for company job growth and industry investment and don’t want to see them altered by policymakers, according to the findings of an annual survey commissioned by CALSTART, an automotive technology industry group. strongly agreed.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

The U-M team’s paper is published in Environmental Science & Technology. In February, the agency announced it had completed the environmental review for its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program and was moving ahead with plans to start purchasing the new trucks. The USPS estimate was 10.3 million metric tons. Craig, and Gregory A.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

million contract modification to apply the technology in its thermoelectric generator (TEG) for passenger cars to a similar program for heavy vehicles. The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In 2012, EPA and NHTSA set joint greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards over a decade in advance for MY 2022-2025. Because of the obvious uncertainties this entailed, EPA and NHTSA agreed to a Midterm Evaluation that would review the standards by April 2018.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2015

Twenty-one years later, the ARC, which operates as a consortium of six universities [ 2 ] collaborating with partners from both industrial and government sectors, gathered once again on the University of Michigan’s North Campus for its 21 st Annual Program Review. Click to enlarge. Footnotes. [ 1 ] Gilbert, D., Automotive Research Center.”

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 6, 2023

The second generation 2023 Kia Niro is offered in three models–the all-electric Niro EV, the Niro plug-in hybrid, and the one reviewed here, the Niro hybrid. First debuting in 2017, the Niro is a key model for Kia as it offers three different propulsion choices, all of which offer excellent fuel economy or all-electric driving range.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Kia also has all-new 2023 versions of the Niro EV and Niro PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report will be reviewing separately, so make sure to sign-up for the newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. The 2023 Kia Niro hybrid is the class leader in fuel economy. Story by John Faulkner.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

In coordination with EPA, the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is evaluating its fuel economy standards for that period. In 2012, EPA and NHTSA set joint greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards over a decade in advance for MY 2022-2025.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Ford says the engine can deliver up to 15% better fuel economy than comparable six-cylinder engines. Class-exclusive Active Grille Shutters are designed to help improve MKC fuel efficiency at highway speeds. Weaver (2013) Advanced Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) Engine Development (DOE 2013 Merit Review).

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