Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

Honda has launched the 2017 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ) at its dealers in the US. A 30-time recipient of Car and Driver magazine’s “10 Best” award, unprecedented for any vehicle, the Honda Accord has been the US’ top retail selling car for three years running and is also the best-selling midsize car among under-35 year old car buyers.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

APRIL 5, 2008

I drove the electric 914 back out to Camp914 where I originally purchased the car and drove it away as a gasoline vehicle. Today I drove out to the U-Pull-It wrecking center and took a bunch of pictures of '92-'95 Honda Civics to see how I could design battery racks for them. Yesterday was fun. Cheers, Tim.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2021

liter gasoline engine with multi-port injection, good for 120 horsepower and 112 pound-feet of torque, mated to an intelligent variable transmission (iVT). When the engine is winding-out at the highest rpms it can be bit noisy. Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Low-cost but not cheap.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 1, 2023

The 39 kilowatt (kW) electric motor adds 29 hp and 151 lb.-ft. The gas-electric punch. The slippery aerodynamics are partially due to the deflectors of smooth underbody panels that block air going to the engine when in electric mode, and tiny rear lamp fins to improve air flow, resulting in a 0.24 Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Honda has announced several initiatives under its new “Green Path” approach to reducing the total life-cycle environmental impact of its products and operations in North America. MAP produces the Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe along with the Acura TLX and ILX for customers in more than 100 countries. Source: Honda North America.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2016

The 2015 papers provided technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; Mirai’s newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. Fuel economy.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

turbocharged inline six-cylinder gasoline engine was mated to a 48-volt mild hybrid system, producing 429 hp and 384 lb.-ft. That whoosh you hear and feel, when tromping the pedal, is not only the wind blowing through your hair, but the feeling of stellar acceleration. Honda Civic Sport. Honda Civic Touring. Ford Bronco.

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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, resulting in a net emissions and petroleum increase as grid electricity is replaced with non-renewable hydrogen hauled in diesel trucks.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. The grants will go to projects in 17 states.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure and consumer subsidies, falling production costs and notably, the commitment to future OEM launches of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—all indicate a clear road to adoption.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing, have successfully tested a light aircraft powered by a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system, in which an electric motor and gasoline engine work together to drive the propeller. Bio-Electric-Hybrid-Aircraft.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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. Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

All three incorporate a fourth-generation, 100 kW LT PEM (Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell stack developed in-house by Volkswagen Group Research at the Volkswagen Technology Center for Electric Traction. Fuel cell technology is running in comepetition with long-range battery electric vehicles. Ulrich Hackenberg.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

direct injection, spark ignition V6 gasoline engine, while requiring no more space than a conventional six-speed automatic transaxle. The first mode blends power from the IC engine and the electric motors according to demand at up to 40 mph (64 km/h), while the second mode controls engine gearing above 40 mph. Damper-Bypass Clutch.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Anyone in the market for an eco-friendly vehicle might be wondering about the difference in hybrid vs. electric cars. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, or PHEVs, can charge through the same 240V charging station that other EVs use. How Does an Electric Vehicle Work? Hybrid vs. Electric: Which Is Greener?

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Toyota Prius has come a long way since it debuted 22 years ago, as the second hybrid car to be sold in the United States (after the first generation Honda Insight). The 2023 Prius Hybrid is available with a single electric motor and front-wheel drive (FWD) or with dual motors for all-wheel drive (AWD). Both are mated to a 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Total system peak output is estimated at 573 horsepower—500 horsepower from the gasoline engine and 73 horsepower from the front TMU. Additionally, the rear electric motor also acts as a generator to provide supplemental power to the vehicles lithium ion battery pack, which also powers the front-mounted TMU. Driving modes.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Until then, we can always program the ESS to make what Lotus refers to as "more futuristic sounds for electric vehicles [that] can be created using sampled sounds and generated waveforms." This is especially important for electric and hybrid vehicles which can be difficult to hear at lower speeds due to their drive mechanism.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We also think that with more people realizing that global warming is our greatest challenge, and that evolving the transportation sector to zero-carbon via cellulosic ethanol plug-in hybrids plus electricity from renewable sources may be our best strategy, the discussions about payback are a narrow answer to big questions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. report titled, “The Comeback of the Electric Car? and Chrysler. .’s

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry. Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. Creature comforts include air conditioning, power steering, sunroof, and electric windows and mirrors.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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