Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. The authors compared these results to a range of fuel economies from an EV that was charged from electricity produced from the US mix and a range of natural gas turbines with varying efficiencies. —Curran et al. L/100 km).

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Gas-Electric Gas Fuel Economy PHEV 345

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The Ram Truck Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle is a blended plug-in hybrid, meaning that it doesn’t run exclusively all-electric during its charge depletion period. Hemi V8 gasoline engine; a two-mode hybrid transmission; a 12.9 The Chrysler PHEV pickup project is a $97.4-million The project is due to run through June 2014.

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Chrysler Plug-in Plug Hybrid 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. By contrast, at 25 miles per $3 gallon of gasoline, those miles cost 12 cents each. New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.)

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Solar Miles Gasoline-Electric MPG 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

liter Nu GDI four-cylinder engine coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission that houses a 38 kW electric motor and clutch where the torque converter would normally be found. The transmission uses an electric oil pump, which helps improve efficiency. The transmission uses an electric oil pump, which helps improve efficiency.

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Plug-in Chicago 2018 Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Washington, DC’s current focus is electric vehicles (EVs) and electric technology. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to employ outdated mileage formulas (55 city 45 highway) that do not accurately represent consumers driving habits and dramatically tilts manufacturers into producing electric-vehicle solutions.

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Standards Transportation Fuel Economy MPG 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

In a talk at the opening plenary of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference in Washington, DC, former New York Governor George Pataki called for a 40% market penetration of electric drive vehicles in the US by the end of the decade. We need an interactive grid to make this work. Gasoline is too cheap.

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Tax Credit Tax Vehicles Grid 284

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9 Included in this is a temporary program that will provide additional credit provisions as incentives for the development and sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), battery-electric vehicles (BEVs); and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). mpg US (EPA). mpg US (EPA).

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EPA Standards Light PHEV 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

With a grid-chargeable Li-ion battery pack, the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid reduces both fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50%. Under startup and acceleration, the electric motor can supplements the gasoline unit to provide up to an 85% boost in performance. L/100km) for gasoline scooters with mid-sized engines.

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Plug-in Hybrid Plug Gasoline-Electric 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2016

We have therefore fitted the VisionS with electric motors and plug-in technology. A purely electric vehicle will follow shortly after. l/100 km (124 mpg US), with 45 g CO 2 /km). The Škoda VisionS can drive up to 50 km (31 miles) in electric mode alone, and travels up to 1,000 km (621 miles) with both systems combined.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Bright Automotive launched eSolutions with a just-announced contract from the US Army TACOM to conduct a demonstration project on a low-cost plug-in hybrid electric solution for non-tactical military vehicles. The IDEA is a multi-purpose, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets. Bright Automotive, Inc.,

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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) mpg US), a CO 2 equivalent of 45 grams per kilometer (72.4 mpg US), a CO 2 equivalent of 45 grams per kilometer (72.4 TFSI to an electric motor producing 40 kW and 220 N·m (162 lb?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

In Germany, renewable electricity generation will be 35 percent by 2020, and 50 percent by 2050. mpg by 2016. Why then do we not have the same clarity of goal for the electricity generating industry here in the USA? The same can be said for the electricity companies that generate power in the USA. Source: EIA.

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Renewable West Virginia Energy USA 220

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The concept vehicle has an all-electric range of up to 30 km (19 miles). Combined with the CO 2 bonus for the battery-electric driving mode, the vehicle achieves a certified consumption of 3.2 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers (73.5 Mercedes-Benz will present the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID at the 63 rd IAA in Frankfurt.

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Plug-in Mercedes Plug Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. The eTec/Nissan project will document more than 70 million miles of electric drive vehicle operations and more than 1.8

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Plug-in Miles Plug Electric Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

Hyundai’s position on fuel cell vehicles is that they alleviate the limitations of traditional battery-electric vehicles with respect to range and refueling (recharging) time. Within the group, Kia, which is set up in North America as a competitor to Hyundai, is focusing on battery-electric vehicles. Source: UC Irvine APEP.

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Tucson Hyundai Fuel Hydrogen 351

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. The German federal government is targeting one million electric vehicles in Germany by 2020. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Plug-in Fleet Plug Hybrid 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2016

At the same time, we are creating the necessary foundation for successfully leading Porsche into the new age of electric mobility. The electric transporters, which are powered by lithium-titanate batteries, navigate over a grid network of 16,000 magnets that are mounted in the floors of the two plant levels. l/100 km (25 - 25.3

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

However, unlike the all-battery-electric powertrain of the LEAF, e-POWER adds a small gasoline engine to charge the small, high-output battery when necessary, eliminating the need for an external charger while offering the same high-output. e-Power vehicles do not use grid charging.

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Minivan Japan Power Powered 220

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. Build better products.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Plug In Partners

APRIL 2, 2008

Water Supply, Researcher Says By Jennifer Bogo Popular Mechanics March 7, 2008 "A 30-mile commute in a gasoline-powered car would require the withdrawal of 18.9 The same commute in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), meanwhile, would take a whopping 318 gallons. grid, then your car is not very clean, nor is it water-free.”

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Water PHEV Saudi Arabia Oil-Sands 100

Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

I write a column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years. million FedEx will get to replace grid-connected zero emission battery forklifts with fuel cell forklifts. Here's my June column. Such as the $1.1

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Plug-in Plug Cars Obama 100

Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

Microsoft’s Hohm to Manage Ford’s Electric Cars. manage off-hours home electrical usage? When Ford’s first all-electric car, the Ford Focus Electric, ships in 2011, the recharging system will be remotely managed by Microsoft. manage off-hours home electrical usage?

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Ford Recharge Volt New York 100

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years. kilowatt-hours).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Powered by the choice of two new engines mated to the nine-speed, the Cherokee features expected highway fuel economy ratings of up to 31 mpg US (7.6 l/100 km) and a driving range on a tank of gasoline of nearly 500 miles (805 km). The Cherokee is based on the Fiat Group’s Compact US Wide (CUS-wide) platform.

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Jeep 2014 MPG Chrysler 294

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV). You dont have to plug it in.

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Based on the same draft EPA methodology, the Volt would also deliver “ triple-digit ” combined cycle fuel economy along with combined cycle electricity consumption of 25 kWh/100 miles, according to GM. At the US average cost of electricity (approximately 11 cents per kWh), GM calculates that a typical Volt driver would pay about $2.75

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Volt MPG EPA GM 230

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2013

In this paper, we investigate variation in life cycle cost and emission benefits of hybrid and plug-in vehicles under a range of driving conditions with a sensitivity analysis to critical factors such as gasoline prices, vehicle costs and electricity grid mix. All-electric range (AER). —Karabasoglu and Michalek.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2011

Sample label for a plug-in gasoline hybrid-electric vehicle, which features fuel economy ratings for both electricity and gasoline. The new labels will for the first time provide: New ways to compare energy use and cost between new-technology cars that use electricity and conventional cars that are gasoline-powered.

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Fuel Economy Economy EPA Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). Combustion restart (CBRST): can be used in conjunction with gasoline direct-injection systems to enable idle-off or start-stop functionality.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

note that the focus of their study was motivated in part by the unprecedented rise in popularity of electric two-wheelers in China. While conventional vehicle (CV) ownership and electricity consumption in China are both increasing rapidly—annual growth rates during the past decade were ? Today, e-bikes outnumber CVs 2:1.

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Emissions China Gasoline-Electric Fleet 252

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The plug-in hybrid version of the Jeep Wrangler offers useful all-electric range and great electric torque—if drivers plug it in. The accelerating pace of electric vehicle launches has brought us to this: The first Jeep in the US to get a plug-in hybrid version is the legendary Wrangler. The two couldn’t be more different.

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Jeep Plug-in Plug Hybrid 112

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Combining zero-emission driving capability and no range anxiety, the first-in-class Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid van can be charged with grid electricity for a pure electric NEDC driving range of up to 56 km (35 miles). kW electric motor powered by a 13.6 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Ford’s multi-award-winning 1.0?liter

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

See also: Electric Auto Assn. Add batteries and grid-charging, and you get PRIUS+, a "plug-in" hybrid (PHEV). On the highway, it runs just like any other Prius, with the gasoline engine doing most of the work -- and the extra batteries kicking in to improve performance at ALL speeds.

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Prius Plug-in Plug Hybrid 48

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Current Hybrids are natural donor platforms because they already have most of the needed electric propulsion components, so the conversion process deals primarily with integrating larger battery packs.A charger is also required, though ideally the existing motor controllers might be used as grid chargers. See SEVA:Electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2016

A 10-20% increase in fuel economy (mpg) is expected when compared to current production gasoline engines. The goal is to produce a micro-CHP unit that meets both electrical and heating needs for a residential site that not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions but also is competitive with traditional electrical grid power pricing.

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Ferrari Engine Light 2016 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

The new E-Class will come with a choice of two engines at market launch: the E 200 with a four-cylinder gasoline engine and the E 220 d with an all-new four-cylinder diesel engine. miles) of all-electric range. l/100 km (112 mpg US). The E 350 e will deliver some 30 kilometers (18.6 Mercedes-Benz E 350 e plug-in hybrid.

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Mercedes PHEV Gasoline-Electric Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2011

Such a performance level would require universal deployment of one or more of: electric vehicles (EVs) running on nearly zero-carbon electricity; cellulosic-biofuel-powered vehicles achieving 300 miles per gallon (0.78 L/100 km); or gasoline-fueled vehicles achieving in excess of 1,000 mpg (0.24 Sager et al.

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Light Vehicles Climate Emissions 252