Green Cars News

MAY 1, 2019

Range Rover’s flagship SUV has been updated for 2019, and can now be ordered with a new 3.0-litre litre straight-six mild hybrid petrol engine.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2019

Who’d have thought that the best-selling plug-in hybrid car would be a sizeable SUV? litre petrol engine with an electric motor and a decent battery pack, creating something that was big and green. Mitsubishi understood the market when the Outlander first appeared in 2014, combining a 2.0-litre

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Previously one of the biggest polluters in the Volkswagen line-up, the all-new Touareg Hybrid promises to give the gas-guzzling SUV a new, greener image. The new Touareg itself will offer a range of conventional petrol and diesel engine options, [.].

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Plug In India

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Our Indian car makers can also sell well. But our Indian car makers are not launching small electric cars. All our car makers are launching one SUV after another. Indian car makers are just not in sync with the aspirations of millions of Indians. That just shows how huge the market is in China.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

The pressure is on car manufacturers to take new emission targets seriously - and it appears that the message is getting across with reports suggesting a hybrid version of the Land Rover LRX concept has been confirmed for production. The Land-e concept form allows its drivers to run in petrol only, electric only, or hybrid modes.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

Ford Australia will invest A$230million into a number of environmentally focused projects including the first global rear-wheel drive application of the company’s turbocharged, petrol direct-injection 2.0l Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Ford Australia Ford Falcon Ford Territory.

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2011

Ford has revealed the fuel economy figures for the new Ford Explorer – and it will be the most fuel efficient seven-passenger SUV on the market. The engine combines petrol direct injection and turbocharging with smaller overall displacement, and [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

According to the German carmaker, it closes the gap between a conventional Volkswagen Passat Estate and the Volkswagen Tiguan SUV. It will feature two turbocharged direct injection petrol engines with 118kW and 155kW; [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Previously its fuel-saving start-stop technology has been limited to hybrid cars and some vehicles in Europe, but now Ford will introduce the devices across its vehicles, including crossovers and SUVS, in North America in 2012.

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

After enjoying a successful launch of the revised Grand Vitara SZ model range in October 2008, Suzuki has announced the addition of both a 1.6litre petrol engine and a 1.9 Suzuki claims it has a unique offering in the SUV market in that no other manufacturer currently offers this choice of engines in a compact SUV style.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

engine with an Atkinson-cycle engine - such as those used in Ford’s Escape Hybrid SUV. petrol-electric hybrid vehicle. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news SAE 2009 World Congress thermoelectric energy regeneration. One of the goals of the study was to look into the expected output of a TE generator in such an engine.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Volkswagen has released more details about the latest compact SUV model, the Tiguan, ahead of its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. It will be available with a comprehensive range of refined TSI petrol [.]. The new Tiguan will sport a new look and new technologies with improved fuel consumption and reduced emissions.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

On the road, the two-mode plug-in hybrid system can use any combination of electric or petrol power to move the vehicle depending on the conditions. GM is hopeful that the Buick plug-in hybrid will be the first commercially available plug-in SUV from a major car manufacturer.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2012

The vehicle, which will be manufactured in Korea, will include a host of different diesel and petrol engines [.]. Keep your eyes peeled for the new Kia Sorento (pictured) – due to go on sale later in the year, it will boast a host of changes focusing on improving its fuel economy and lowering its emissions.

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Green Cars News

MAY 10, 2009

The concept is adapted from a hybrid transmission designed by Allison for transit buses and has previously only been incorporated into rear-wheel-drive transmissions with the hope of reducing the fuel consumption of heavier and larger passenger trucks and SUVs.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

Well, it seems that Americans, while not necessarily ‘over’ their love of large, gas guzzling cars, are at least taking steps in the right direction. According to statistics from the Department of Transport, US motorists are fleeing their beloved SUVs and pick-up trucks as they make up 83 per cent of the top trade-ins.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Mazda’s all-new CX-5 model will be the first car in the UK to use the car maker’s new fuel efficiency Skyactiv technology. The ground-breaking technology will make its debut in the new compact SUV when UK sales begin in 2012.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

It includes further improvements in conventional petrol and diesel powertrains, as well as a variety of electric, hybrid and fuel cell capabilities. There are many technologies available to aid the reduction in emissions from petrol and diesel engines such as stop-start technology and improved aerodynamics.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Of those interested, almost half said they would be willing to pay five-10 per cent more for a PHEV compared to a standard petrol vehicle; with 17 per cent even willing to pay between 20 and 50 per cent more. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

TFSI: Part of Audi’s philosophy in addressing efficiency is downsizing and so it’s no surprise to see a new turbocharged petrol direct injection 1.2 TDI clean diesel Quattro: The vehicle will use the same engine that made its debut in the Q7 SUV. Let’s take a look at each one: Audi A3 and A3 Sportback 1.2

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. Honda of America sales chief Dave Gardner told reporters one of the electric SUVs will be from the Honda brand, while the other will be an Acura.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. losing sales to fuel-efficient cars from Toyota Motor Corp., USA Today ) 6/23/06 "General Motors Corp.,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Blending the MPG of SUVs and small cars understates the real consumption and rewards automakers for building gas hogs and unsafe micro cars which makes people want to buy "safe" gas hogs. The first example saves 20 gallons per 1000 miles and the second only saves 19. billion" is needed to do what exactly?

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