Clean Fleet Report

JULY 10, 2025

The electric power champ The investment in electrified vehicles demonstrates the Mercedes-Benz belief that at some point a significant part of what they sell—sedans, coupes, sports cars, vans, SUVs and even trucks— will run on electrons, leaving oil and gasoline behind. The EQE SUV 350 is the same size but with a bit less power.

Mercedes

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Lets delve into the factors behind this growth, regional performance, and what it means for the future of the EV industry. Lets delve into the factors behind this growth, regional performance, and what it means for the future of the EV industry. and Europe, while Chinas market showed signs of stabilization.

Global

The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

Audi is launching from 2024-2026 a completely new line-up of internal combustion engine and plug-in hybrid vehicles, and that gives us complete flexibility for at least another seven, eight, maybe 10 years, and then we will see how our markets develop,” he explained to Autocar.

Audi

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

To reconcile all this, its prepared by committing to a new template for making both EVs and gasoline models, all on the same production line. To reconcile all this, its prepared by committing to a new template for making both EVs and gasoline models, all on the same production line. Meanwhile hybrids add up to 50% of U.S.

Honda

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Following on the introduction of R33 Blue Diesel ( earlier post ), Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen have now developed a low-carbon gasoline. The new fuel, called Blue Gasoline, similarly contains up to 33% renewables, ensuring a well-to-wheel reduction in carbon emissions of at least 20% per kilometer driven.

Gasoline

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MARCH 17, 2022

The new BMW 7 Series also comes with next-level internal combustion and plug-in hybrid drive technology. This new generation of diesel and gasoline engines offers higher efficiency. At the same time, it is also technically enabled for future regulatory requirements. The all-electric BMW i7 is also the most powerful BMW 7 Series.

BMW

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

BMW 3 Series Plug-in hybrid prototype. BMW has unveiled a 3 Series plug-in hybrid prototype. The plug-in hybrid drive system has a combined output of approximately 245 hp (183 kW) and maximum combined torque of approximately 400 N·m (295 lb-ft). Drivetrain of the 3 Series plug-in hybrid concept. Click to enlarge.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2012

The federal subsidy significantly favors larger battery packs to a stronger degree than their potential for additional gasoline savings. Non-domestic charging infrastructure is generally not necessary for operation of PHEVs, and substantial gasoline displacement can be achieved solely with home charging. Peterson and Michalek 2012.

Gasoline

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2014

The TT concept features a plug-in hybrid drive with two electric motors and a system output of 300 kW (408 hp) and 650 N·m (479 lb?ft) The Audi TT offroad concept provides a glimpse of how we might imagine a new model in the future TT family. ft) of system torque. The show car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.2

Audi

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2013

Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, gave a forecast of future drive system technologies. Among alternative drive systems, plug-in hybrids in particular offer great potential, Winterkorn said. The Volkswagen Group intends to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid models starting in 2014 and beyond.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2013

Diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one transportation fuel worldwide by 2020 and continue to increase its share through 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s recently published Outlook For Energy: A View To 2040. Transportation fuel mix in millions of oil-equivalent barrels through 2020. Source: ExxonMobil Outlook. Click to enlarge.

Gasoline

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JULY 16, 2015

New work by a team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has found that more than one-third of Canadian buyers want a plug-in vehicle (PEV), with the majority of those (89—93%) wanting a plug-in hybrid rather than a pure electric vehicle. Impact of constraints on PEV sales in British Columbia, 2020. Click to enlarge.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2019

At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, BMW announced the market launch of a plug-in hybrid variant of the globally popular BMW X3. This makes it the first model of the brand to be offered with both a conventional combustion engine and a plug-in hybrid system—with the addition of a purely electrically powered version in 2020.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2019

Volvo has extended its S60 range—the third generation of the premium mid-size sedan—to incorporate further powertrain choices and equipment grades, including an all­wheel­drive gasoline-electric hybrid and a trim level that focuses on luxury and craftsmanship. The T8 Twin Engine's 11.8

Volvo

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

In the area of energy conservation, TMC has developed a new gasoline engine that achieves a maximum 38.5% Gasoline engines. liter AR gasoline engine, adopts the Atkinson cycle and D-4S injection system. liter AR gasoline engine. The new EQ EV offers power consumption of 104 Wh/km. Li-ion batteries are from Panasonic.

Gasoline

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JUNE 18, 2013

At the company’s 61 st Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany, Bosch senior executives outlined the company’s view on the general future of automotive technology—“ efficient and increasingly electrical ”, and provided a thumbnail of the way they see—and thus are developing products for—sector-specific technology trends.

Future

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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. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Mercedes‑Maybach has launched its first plug-in hybrid: the Mercedes‑Maybach S 580. With our first plug-in hybrid model, we are combining the luxury experience typical of Maybach with emission-free local driving when in electric driving mode. We will present our first fully electric model as early as 2023.

Plug-in

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

Ford will begin commercial trials of the plug-in hybrid Transit Van in Cologne, Germany. This will extend to a third European city research into the use of plug-in hybrid electric vans that run solely on electric power for most city trips. Ford recognizes Cologne as a city of strategic importance regarding future mobility.

Plug-in

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AUGUST 14, 2014

The largest single award ($10 million) goes to Delphi Automotive Systems to further the development of its Gasoline Direct-Injection Compression Ignition (GDCI) low-temperature combustion technology ( earlier post ) that provides high thermal efficiency with low NO x and PM emissions. DE-FOA-0000991, earlier post.) Description. Alcoa, Inc.

Plug-in

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

ŠKODA, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is unveiling the VISION RS plug-in hybrid concept at the Paris Motor Show. The study provides the first glimpses of the next evolutionary stage of ŠKODA’s sporty RS models and the design of a future compact vehicle. The ŠKODA VISION RS plug-in hybrid drive combines the 1.5-liter

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2013

The performance of this new generation of powertrains will reflect significant advances in battery, electric motor and gasoline engine technologies. The gasoline engine in the next-generation Prius powertrain feature thermal efficiency of greater than 40%; the thermal efficiency of the gasoline engine in the current Prius is 38.5%.

Prius

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JANUARY 11, 2020

The BMW Group is introducing new plug-in hybrid models: the new BMW X1 xDrive25e and the new BMW X2 xDrive25e. The electric drive and a latest-generation lithium-ion battery enable an electrically powered range of up to 57 kilometers (35 miles) in the two new plug-in hybrid models. The new BMW X1 xDrive25e and the BMW X2 xDrive25e.

BMW

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

This also expresses our confidence for the future business development. Those companies capable of developing and combining hardware and software in equal measure will shape the future of the automobile. Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, and the Concept i4. —Oliver Zipse.

BMW

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

per gallon for gasoline, increasing fuel economy from 10 mpg to 11 mpg saves $382 in annual fuel cost and from 30 mpg from 31 mpg saves $45; raising fuel economy from 40 to 41 mpg saves just $26 and from 60 to 61 saves $11. For a consumer who drives 12,000 miles per year and pays $3.50

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2015

Hyundai Motor is showcasing a range of innovative fuel efficiency and connectivity technologies at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, among them a 48V Hybrid concept and a plug-in hybrid vehicle concept, both based on the all new Tucson platform. The 48V Hybrid combines a 2.0-liter Tucson 48V Hybrid at Geneva. Click to enlarge.

Tucson

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

INFINITI’s future models will offer drivers a choice of electrified powertrains as the brand embraces new technology to propel its vehicles. INFINITI says that the new gasoline-generated EV powertrain is central to its electrification strategy, and establishes a new propulsion blueprint for many of the brand’s future models.

Infinity

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2018

Volkswagen has developed and deployed a gasoline engine that offers diesel-like fuel economy but is significantly cheaper to buy. Compared with other gasoline engines, the intake valves of the 1.5 Compared with other gasoline engines, the intake valves of the 1.5 l/100 km (49 mpg US). l/100 km/h (59 mpg US).

Fuel Economy

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MARCH 23, 2018

Volkswagen will be offering the Touareg with a new plug-in hybrid drive (270 kW/367 PS system power) in China initially. Volkswagen will be offering the Touareg with a new plug-in hybrid drive (270 kW/367 PS system power) in China initially. 4MOTION all-wheel drive. Also included as standard: driving mode selection.

Plug-in

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MAY 25, 2023

BMW introduced the eighth generation of the BMW 5 Series Sedan, including two all-electric i5 variants; BMW will extend the range to include two plug-in hybrid variants (530e and 550e xDrive) from the spring of 2024. The new Connected Home Charging is offered for the BMW i5 as well as for the plug-in hybrid models.

All-Electric

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Kia Motors has provided a few more details on the new hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains planned for the all-new Optima, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to broaden its global range of low-emission vehicles. liter Nu four-cylinder GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine at its core. Earlier post.). Optima PHEV.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

For a current standard mid-sized gasoline ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicle, the embedded carbon in production will be around 5.6tCO 2 e, around three quarters of which is the steel in the vehicle glider. Standard gasoline vehicle. Plug-in hybrid vehicle. Estimated lifecycle. tonnes CO 2e ) Proportion of. emissions in.

Carbon

Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2023

With plug-in hybrid drive, the new Tiguan will achieve electric ranges of up to 100 kilometers in the future. It will be offered with turbodiesel engines (TDI), turbocharged gasoline engines (TSI), mild hybrid turbocharged gasoline engines (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid systems (eHybrid).

Range

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Faraday Future, which has struggled to deliver its $300,000 FF 91 electric vehicle, now plans to launch a sub-brand selling affordable EVs at scale. In a recent presentation to investors, Faraday Future announced Faraday X—FX for short—which aims to launch two models called FX 5 and FX 6 priced between $20,000-$30,000 and.

Future

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2013

Proportion of lifecycle CO 2 e emissions for future cars 2020-2030. The introduction of new energy technologies in road transport will mean that the current tailpipe measures of the climate impact of vehicles will become increasingly inadequate in future. Life cycle CO 2 e emissions, “Typical” scenarios for future cars 2020-2030.

CO2

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

The Opel Vivaro-e HYDROGEN leads zero-emissions mobility into the future, especially for commercial use. It takes only three minutes to refuel with hydrogen —about the same time needed to fill up a conventional diesel or gasoline vehicle. The hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will perform daily field service in the Rhine-Main region.

Hydrogen

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2019

Brunel University London is the first to begin researching future powertrain concepts using Camcon Automotive ’s new Single Cylinder Intelligent Valve Technology (SCI). Compatible with most single-cylinder combustion development engines, SCI is designed to plug-and-play straight out of the box.

Concept