Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

tonnes more CO 2 than an equivalent gasoline car over its lifetime due to a more energy-intensive refining of the diesel fuel; more materials required in the production of heavier and more complex engines; higher emissions from biodiesel blended in the diesel fuel; and longer mileage because fuel is cheaper. mpg US) and 7.1

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2012

But the truth is it only addresses the local pollution issue; it neither addresses the congestion problems nor the parking issue most cities face today. A 500 kg gasoline car—a gasoline Twizy for example (which does not exist)—emits less CO 2 in its lifecycle than a the Renault Zoé EV weighing 1400 kg [3,086 lbs].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Assuming 12,000 as the average miles driven per year and using the average mpg of the retired vehicles (15.8 mpg) and the newly purchased vehicles (25.0), they calculated that the program cut gasoline consumption by some 280 gallons per year per vehicle. per gallon for CO 2 and criteria pollutant costs (Jason Hill et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

mpg US) under the Australian combined fuel test cycle, offers lower fuel consumption than the third-generation Prius, with 3.9 L/100km (60 mpg US) under the same test cycle. Vehicle Fuel Fuel consumption (L/100km) CO 2 Air pollution*. The air pollution rating is based on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the lowest.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Most electricity generating units (EGUs) in China lack advanced pollution controls. The team evaluated five vehicle types (gasoline and diesel cars, diesel buses, e-bikes, e-cars) and considered how environmental impacts varied depending on the emission location. 1 ), for four pollutants. L/100km (or 42 mpg US).

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Emissions China Gasoline-Electric Fleet 252

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

MPG: A Progress Report on Achievability ”—of the response of consumers and automakers as both begin to experience the effects of the newly adopted federal fuel economy standard. Those who say fuel economy is very important expect to get twelve miles more per gallon (mpg) from their next vehicle than those who say it is not important.

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Europe MPG Fuel Fuel Economy 281

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The California law enabling single-occupant access to the HOV lanes was meant to stimulate sales for fuel-efficient, ultra low-emission vehicles, with the goals of reducing dependence on foreign oil and saving money at the gasoline pump. While adding a single hybrid to any HOV lane at 2 a.m.

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California Hybrid Los Angeles Pollution 287

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

CalVans expects to realize a 25% increase in MPG from its XL hybrid electric vans, compared to its standard gasoline-powered fleet vehicles, saving money on fuel costs while helping to achieve sustainability goals. —Ronald Hughes, executive director of the California Vanpool Authority.

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GMC California Hybrid 2001 223

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

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has integrated existing automation, motor, servo-motor and electrical electronics technologies to develop its own gasoline-electric series hybrid propulsion system—the first gasoline-electric hybrid propulsion system developed by a Taiwanese electronics company. to 5 L/100km or 47 to 71 mpg US).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2013

The Tianjin Automotive Test Center certification indicates that PowerGenix’s NiZn batteries have passed all of the corporate standards and requirements for micro-hybrid vehicles, which are traditional gasoline or diesel-powered cars with automatic battery-powered stop-start systems. l/100 km) by 2015, and 47 mpg (5.0 l/100 km)by 2020.

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Fuel Economy Battery Batteries Lead Acid 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2010

The gasoline-fueled 85 hp (63 kW), 900 cc turbo two-cylinder features a small-sized turbine which, combined with dedicated valve management strategies, minimizes transient response times and keeps maximum power levels high. L/100 km (57 mpg US) and 95 g/km respectively (with manual gearbox), and 4.0 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Gasoline Engine Pollution Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9 mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA). mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). L/100km) fuel economy level, respectively. Earlier post.). Passenger cars.

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EPA Standards Light PHEV 236

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Mineta specifically points to the success of the significant reductions in pollutant emissions from passenger cars during the past three decades in response to ever-stricter limits set by state and federal regulators. Impact of different sales mix on new car average fuel economy.

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Standards Transportation Fuel Economy MPG 247

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Click to enlarge. —Jenn et al.

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Gasoline Fleet Emissions Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The vehicle must meet the Eco-car specifications: Fuel consumption (gasoline or diesel) equal to or less than 5.0L/100km 100km (47 mpg US); CO 2 emissions equal to or less than 120 g/km; Meet Euro 4 pollution standard; and. Satisfy passenger safety standards for both front and side impact as specified by UNECE Reg. 94 and Reg.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. the torque of the gasoline engine and match the torque of the 6.6L One of the trucks.

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Engine Fuel Economy Energy Gasoline 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Whitacre and Jay Apt found that compared to 2005 gasoline fleet efficiency levels, all charging strategies and CD mode efficiencies yield reduction of CO 2. If a 2020 conventional vehicle fleet efficiency target of 35 mpg (6.7 Unlike the other pollutants, net SO 2 emissions increase in most scenarios. L/100 km) efficiencies.

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PHEV Emissions CO2 Gasoline-Electric 240

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

km/L (143 mpg US, 1.64 liter gasoline engine, electric motor and reduction gear) coupled with a high capacity, new 4.4 mpg US, 3.16 The Prius PHV will be sold by all Toyota, Toyopet, Toyota Corolla and Netz dealers in Japan; the sales target in Japan is 35,000 to 40,000 units per year. miles), and PHV fuel efficiency is 61.0

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Prius Japan Plug-in Toyota 240

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

In coordination with local air officials, the California Air Resources Board is initiating a retire-and-replace pilot program in the Greater Los Angeles area and San Joaquin Valley to help people of low income replace old, polluting cars with cleaner, more fuel efficient vehicles that also cut greenhouse gas emissions. A plug-in hybrid (e.g.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2011

L/100 km); or gasoline-fueled vehicles achieving in excess of 1,000 mpg (0.24 It would also explore in greater detail the substantial co-benefits of lower LDV usage by assessing, for instance, reductions in urban air pollution. Sager et al. persons per vehicle, typical of European averages in 2000.

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Light Vehicles Climate Emissions 252

Energy Institute at HAAS

JUNE 16, 2025

But they consume less or no gasoline. Much of US road infrastructure is financed by taxing gasoline. Urban and coastal types with high-MPG cars and smug EV grins? Further, EVs just solve some of the local and global pollution problems, but still cause congestion, safety, [… ] externalities. This is the pickle.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

L/100km (28 mpg US) on the combined cycle, an improvement of 17% over the prior diesel engine. mpg US) on the urban cycle and 7.2 mpg US) on the extra-urban cycle. liter Pentastar V-6 gasoline engine. Built by VM Motori and developed together with Fiat Powertrain the new 3.0-liter Fuel economy for the new 3.0-liter

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Jeep Diesel Europe Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

At the same time, the engine bay architecture of the EX and FX models—designed initially as gasoline models only—called for a compact engine which, if it were to be used in both transverse and longitudinal positions, would need to have a comparatively narrow vee angle as close to 60 degrees as possible. L/100km (28 mpg US).

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Infinity Diesel Europe Nissan 281

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. Continued fuel economy improvement in vehicles using other alternative fuels, gasoline, and diesel, combined with growth in the use of hybrid technologies (including micro, mild, full, and plug-in hybrid vehicles), limit the use of electric vehicles over the projection. mpg in 2025.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 21, 2007

Especially a super luxury car that switches to gasoline with the flick of a finger. The gasoline-only production version of this car, the 7 Series, is available today for between $75,800 and $122,600. The 7 Series has get a combined sub-20mpg and has an air pollution index of 6 out of 10. You can't beat a free car and free fuel.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2024

Softer on trucks, fewer EVs, and about 38 mpg by 2032 The easing of it all would mean a real-world fleet efficiency average of about 38 mpg, according to the agency—way down from 43.5 mpg under the agency’s original CAFE proposal made in July 2023. 2024 Toyota Prius These fleet rules are one side of U.S.

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MPG SUV Gas EPA 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The upside of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines is widely seen as being improved fuel economy coupled with an increase in specific power (especially with turbocharging), enabling significant downsizing. The authors also explored the trade-offs between the fuel penalty of using a gasoline particulate filter and BC reduction efficiency.

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Climate Engine Carbon Fuel Economy 150

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 10, 2025

Up until now this meant hauling around a noisy, smelly, polluting diesel-powered generator that took up space in the bed. For the Lighting Pro, that means getting traditional gasoline and diesel truck owners to give it a try. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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F-150 Ford All-Electric Miles 75

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025. While about 90% of respondents indicated that they basically understand how diesel engines and gasoline-hybrid vehicles work, a majority also said they had never heard of twincharging, cylinder deactivation or continuously variable transmissions. gallon and $5/gallon.

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Standards Fuel Economy Economy EPA 150

Plug In Partners

JULY 7, 2006

clip) Outcompeted by gasoline in the early days of the car, electricity is returning in the form of gasoline-electric hybrids that significantly reduce fuel use. A Prius converted by the CalCars group gets more than 100 mpg of petroleum. Plug-ins could make a big dent in global warming pollution.

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Oil Washington Plug-in Gasoline-Electric 100

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2025

liter gasoline engine and an electric motor producing a total of 455 horsepower and 523 pound-feet of torque. Ample power from two sources The EPA rates the XC90 Recharge AWD Ultimate at 27 mpg for the gasoline hybrid engine, and 33 all-electric miles from the 18.8 seconds for 0-60 miles per hour. kWh battery (14.7 kWh usable).

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Recharge Volvo Google Plug-in 98

Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 13, 2023

.” _ Elon Musk “Electric cars aren’t pollution free; they have to get their energy from somewhere.” Their carbon emissions can be worse than gasoline powered cars.” ” – Vinod Khosla “You have to match the convenience of the gasoline car in order for people to buy an electric car.”

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

A small electric SUV with 300 miles of range produces 52% fewer life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than a comparable gasoline vehicle, according to the U.S. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) in 2020 found that 94% of Americans already lived in a place where, based on the local grid, electric cars were cleaner than 50-mpg gasoline cars.

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SUV Emissions Gas Gasoline-Electric 52

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. But theyve needed definitive proof that PHEVs wont increase pollution. What Are Plug-In Hybrids?

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2024

They have an engine and, typically, a much larger battery than hybrids, good for covering the commute without using gasoline but affording the long driving range of a fuel tank. in a number of years is a California-only affair and it doesn’t have a gasoline engine under the hood. Instead, a 92.2-kw

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

We’ve taken a vehicle known for being both a gas guzzler and an environmental polluter and turned into a clean, green machine that outperforms its gasoline powered equivalent,” said West. Raser Vice President David West is expected to speak at the convention on “Scaling Up from an Idea to Production.”.

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