Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2009

Having already surpassed the Toyota Prius during its first month of sales in the UK, Honda’s Insight is now ranked as the best selling car among all new vehicle registrations in Japan in April marking the first time a hybrid model has been the top seller during any monthly sales period.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2018

For example, in Chicago (calculations via the US Department of Energy (DOE) fueleconomy.gov site) the Ioniq PHEV is responsible for 200 g GHG/mile, upstream and downstream. The Ioniq Electric: 180 g/mile. The Honda Clarity line includes fuel cell, battery-electric and plug-in hybrid versions.) kWh lithium-ion polymer battery.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2009

Improvements in system design, including lower catalyst loadings in the fuel cell, are expected to reduce this number further, according to ARB. million miles in real-world testing, ARB staff noted. Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen Hydrogen Production Hydrogen Storage Policy. DOE’s targets are $45/kW by 2010 and $30/kW by 2015.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 19, 2009

Many people have concerns about buying a hybrid car - and they don’t just relate to the price tag. This one is true as the US Department of Energy has run tests on hybrid battery packs and found they are as good as new after 160,000 miles. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news hybrid car myths.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

Using a micro-hybrid system featuring carbon/carbon ultracapacitor units as energy storage can result in significant increases in fuel economy over a baseline conventional vehicle, according to a study by Dr. Andrew Burke at UC Davis. Tags: Batteries Fuel Cells Hybrids. Burke, Andrew F.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

plug-in series hybrid—featuring a 16 kWh battery pack and a 40-mile all-electric range.). On a standalone basis, Chrysler will struggle to comply with increasing fuel efficiency standards, and it may even have to restrict the sale of certain models to make sure it is in accordance with proposed standards.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2009

According to Mazda executive vice president Phillip Spender, it will be some time during the “20-teens&# that the company will be engineering these models though it will try to pull that forward if possible. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news mazda Mazda hybrids. The hybrid models will help the company achieve this goal.

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

This failure, it believes, has prompted US car manufacturers to lose market share to foreign rivals and particularly those from Japan such as Toyota and Honda. Tags: Green cars Latest news auto industry profits gas prices petrol prices US auto industry. It could be argued then that America is still drunk on cheap gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Five possible areas of improvements include: reducing miles driven; increasing the number of people per trip; reducing the number of trips; improving the vehicle efficiency; and improving the efficiency of the fuel supply. Urban planning as part of the solution.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

However, with Japanese rivals such as Toyota and Honda having burst into an early lead in the green car race and Chinese manufacturers challenging the dominance of the traditional ‘big name’ manufacturers, is there room for the new GM to succeed? Tags: Chevrolet Electric cars The Green Piece general motors GM green piece.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Honda PCX electric scooter. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) said that the company will start a feasibility test of its upcoming electric scooter with its dealerships by the end of the 2021 festive season. The Electric car is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2022 with a price tag of 8.5 lakh rupees.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. It accelerates from 0-60mph in a mere 3.9seconds, and, according to Tesla’s analysis, is ‘twice as efficient’ as the Toyota Prius. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Honda, the second leading seller of hybrids in the US during the first 9 months of 2009 with 29,958 units, saw its hybrid sales rise 8% compared to the same period in 2008 (27,793 units). Combined sales of these mid-size hybrid sedans for through September were 12,602 units, according to Ford—48.4% Tags: Hybrids Sales.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2023

The firewall tag says it's a 59V Deluxe, which the Standard Catalog describes as being built only for "special order sales, Marshal sales, fleet sales and sales outside the United States." There were two families of Lark models for 1959, designated according to the number of engine cylinders. The Lark VI got a 170-cubic-inch (2.8-liter)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

However, the flip side of the survey was that about 44% of respondents stated that they would be “extremely” or “very” interested in purchasing a PEV with a driving range of 40 to 100 miles and an electricity cost equivalent of $0.75 miles per day. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Surveys. Source: Pike Research. per gallon. .

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Some of the new and updated models, such as a battery-powered version of Geelys Panda hatchback, may hit the market as early as October, and in some cases they might carry price tags low enough for farmers and other rural residents with limited financial means. Tags: evdriven. Great Wall Motor Co., Seat supplier Keiper strengthens.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Chryslers first electric car, set to be introduced late next year around the same time as General Motors Chevrolet Volt, will be a sports car with a zero-to-60 time of under five seconds and a top speed of 120 miles per hour. Tags: evdriven. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

These figures give Elantra a highway-only driving range of up to 500 miles. kg) lighter than the five-speed automatic found in Honda Civic. liter Nu engine helps Elantra deliver improved fuel efficiency—11 percent more than its closest competitors and a 4% gain in fuel economy, according to Hyundai. 100km)and 40 mpg (5.9

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Car manufacturers: BMW AG, Daimler AG, Ford, General Motors LLC, Honda R&D, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Nissan, Renault, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen. With a smaller battery capacity than BEVs, PHEVs have an electric driving range of 40-60 km (25-37 miles). Medium- or heavy-duty vehicles were not included.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. About $750 million is needed for near-term Volt development, according to the company. Currently there are only about 1,500 500 plug-in hybrids and 500 1,500 pure electric cars, according to Plug-In America. rolls toward bankruptcy. — Goodbye 2.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But it works best if we use plug-in hybrids to power most of our miles electrically. We try to be careful to emphasize in the fine print that PHEVs can get over 100 miles/gallon of gasoline , PLUS electric costs of about 1-2 cents/mile. Tags: evdriven. Otherwise well need more ethanol than we can make sustainably.

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