Teslarati

JANUARY 19, 2023

Following the delivery, the food manufacturer and division of PepsiCo showcased the Tesla Semi at Modesto’s 2022 annual Celebration of Lights , and the truck has been spotted on the highway on quite a few occasions. If the standard 4-person compact SUV drives on average 15,000 miles per year with an average MPG of 25.5,

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Tesla Peterbilt Energy Storage Li-ion 138

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

mpg US (13.5 Driving a light-duty vehicle in the US currently is more energy intensive than flying, not to mention using a bus or a train (all at current average loads). As an example, Sivak and Schoettle calculated that a car that nominally gets 36 mpg will experience a reduction to 19.8 L/100km); in 1923, the average was 14.0

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel North America 252

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

Paired to two new transmissions, a slick-shifting 6-speed manual or a sporty and fuel-efficient Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) with available paddle shifters, the Fit powertrain is anticipated to have EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 33 mpg US city/41 highway/36 combined (7.1, l/100 km, respectively) (CVT-equipped models).

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2015 Honda Detroit Fuel 262

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. The start-up of the Celaya Plant increases Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in North America to approximately 1.92

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2015 Honda Mexico North America 255

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Volvo Trucks North America unveiled an innovative SuperTruck demonstrator whose combination of advanced aerodynamics, vehicle and powertrain technologies achieved a freight efficiency improvement of 88%—exceeding the 50% improvement goal set by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Supertruck I program. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Fuel North America Waste 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco with eAssit ( earlier post ) will be the first model of the new 2013 Malibu lineup to reach dealer showrooms in North America, starting in the first quarter of 2012. engine; GM estimates highway fuel economy of 37 mpg US (6.4 engine; GM estimates highway fuel economy of 37 mpg US (6.4

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Chevrolet MPG 2012 Sale 225

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

turbo at 28 mpg city/37 highway/31 combined. mpg combined. non-turbo 4-cylinder and CVT, fuel economy estimates are 31 mpg city/40 highway/35 combined. The LED head and driving lights are sleekly integrated next to the small upper grille, which sits above a slightly larger grille and LED fog lights in the outer fascia corners.

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Honda Civic Hybrid MPG Clean 72

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2013

By 2040, hybrids are expected to account for about 35% of the global light-duty vehicle fleet, up from less than 1% in 2010. In 2010 China had only about five light-duty vehicles per 100 people, while India had less than two per 100 people; this compares to about 75 vehicles for every 100 people in the United States. Click to enlarge.

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Oil-Sands Energy Hybrid Sale 309

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2016

Light-duty vehicle fleet by type - projections. Cars and other LDVs will become more fuel-efficient through 2040, ,with the average fuel economy rising from 25 mpg to about 45 mpg and average fuel consumption dropping by half, to about 5 liters/100 km. Light-duty vehicle demand trends - projections. Source: ExxonMobil.

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2014 Carbon Energy Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2016

Chevrolet offers the 2015 Impala full-size sedan as an all-new bi-fuel model—the only manufacturer-produced full-size sedan in North America that can run on both compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline. A light on the instrument panel indicates when CNG is being used and there is no interruption in the vehicle’s performance.

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2015 Fuel MPG Gasoline 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

Using a scalable and patented sub-motor architecture and designed to fit inside an 18" wheel rim, Protean’s current PD18 product provides the power and torque required to propel hybrid and electric vehicles from C-segment all the way to light commercial categories.

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China Vehicles United Kingdom North America 150

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Honda bumps up mpg & power. turbo at 31 mpg city/38 highway/34 combined. mpg combined, with a 90-mile all-freeway run, using the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, the average bumped up to 40.8 non-turbo, fuel economy estimates are 30 mpg city/37 highway/37 combined. 50+ MPG and good handling, too.

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Honda MPG Fuel Economy Economy 86

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific will continue to drive PEV sales, as the technology will have only limited availability in the emerging markets of Latin America and Africa. North America and Western Europe—are close to peaking of sales of new vehicles. PEV makers pursue revenue beyond vehicle sales.

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2014 Global Sale Motorcycles 346

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

A major shift is seen as North America will likely become a net exporter of liquids by 2020 as supplies of tight oil, natural gas liquids and bitumen from oil sands increase. In Latin America, growth in supplies is anticipated to outpace demand as supplies of deepwater and unconventional liquids expand. billion in 2040.

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Energy Global 2010 Oil-Sands 252

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

From October 2007 to April 2009, the average fuel economy of purchased new light-duty vehicles improved from 20.2 mpg US (11.6 mpg (11 L/100km) in April 2009. L/100km) in October 2007 to 21.3

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Fuel Economy Purchase Economy Fuel 150

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 29, 2022

The CX-50 was designed for, and is initially only being sold in North America. Fuel economy is rated at 24 mpg city/30 highway/27 combined mpg for the base engine and 23/29/25 for the turbocharged CX-50 we drove. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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Mazda SUV MPG Clean 92

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Ford is introducing the North American version of the 2010 Transit Connect light commercial vehicle at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show this week. Ford is collaborating with Smith Electric Vehicles to bring the electric Transit Connect to market in North America in 2010. The 2010 Ford Transit Connect. Click to enlarge.

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Transit Connect 2010 Connect Connected 170

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice. seconds: 0-60 mph 191 mile driving range. ( inch color touchscreen and voice commands.

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San Diego Vietnam SUV North Carolina 96

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This is helped by the fact that the combustion engine can be switched off when the vehicle approaches traffic lights, starting at speeds below 20 km/h (12.4 liters of diesel per 100 km (67 mpg US). The combustion engine is always started with the 48-volt drive within just 0.2

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Diesel Hybrid Volt Production 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

Fuel efficiency was not used as a specific criterion for evaluation; estimated 2014 MY EPA combined label fuel economy is 25 mpg US (9.4 The Nissan NV200 taxi will be produced in North America at Nissan’s facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico. —Ron Sherman, President of the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade.

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New York City Taxi New York Fully Electric 231

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. Click to enlarge.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Light truck sales were down 10.1% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% to 76,724; total light truck sales were down 20.6% to 51,399 units, while light truck sales dropped 48.4% General Motors.

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Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge 150

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Ford tested BlueCruise on more than 110,000 miles of divided highway across North America, with their system utilizing a combination of road sensors and an infrared camera to track the driver’s head movements and eyes, even when wearing sunglasses.

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Extended Range Ford Range All-Electric 91

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2016

Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota Motor North America. When enabled, Automatic High Beams uses an in-vehicle camera to help detect the headlights of oncoming vehicles and tail lights of preceding vehicles, then automatically switches between high and low beams as appropriate to provide the most light possible and enhance forward visibility.

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Lexus Toyota 2017 Standards 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

C-MAX Hybrid is targeted to deliver better fuel economy than the 41 mpg Ford Fusion Hybrid, the most fuel-efficient sedan in America today. The light ring then illuminates in quadrants as the vehicle charges. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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Plug-in Hybrid Ford Plug 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Previously she was vice president over government relations at Toyota Motor North America and executive director, government relations at Mitsubishi Motors North America.). The penetration of spark-ignited powertrains in light trucks is projected to drop to 55% in 2025 from 74% in 2016. Q5 hybrid **.

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Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy 366

Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2010

liter V6 engine already available in larger vehicles in North America, and a future small displacement engine which will be produced in Europe. L/100 km (62 mpg US) based on the European Fuel Economy Directive EU 80/1268/EEC cycle. million units by 2013. In addition to the two 4-cylinder engines, this total also includes the 3.5-liter

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Europe Ford Fuel Economy 2010 210

Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In 2019, the RAV4 wasn’t just the world’s best-selling SUV; it was also the 4th best-selling passenger car overall, selling 535,000 units in North America alone. It has consistently been one of Toyota’s bestselling vehicles, often by a huge margin. Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020.

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Miles PHEV Toyota Range 52

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Available with either front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) and featuring a continuously variable transmission (CVT), the new Kona has EPA fuel economy ratings of 29 mpg city/34 highway/31 combined for the FWD, and 27/29/31 for the AWD. LED head, daytime running and tail lights finish the exterior lighting design.

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Hyundai Gasoline-Electric Fuel Economy Gasoline 87

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

The new Cruze will be offered in more than 40 global markets and goes on sale first in North America in early 2016. turbocharged direct injection engine (for North America) helps enable a General Motors-estimated 40 mpg (5.88 A new, standard 1.4L —Dan Nicholson, vice president, GM Global Powertrain.

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Chevrolet Diesel 2017 Oil-Sands 150

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 11, 2022

America ’s Best-Selling Truck Is Now All-New and All-Electric. Ford says the all-new, all-electric 2022 F-150 Lighting is “the truck of the future.” The push-button power operated frunk has a drain so it can be an ice chest, two 2.4kW 120V outlets, four 9.6kW 120V outlets, LED lights, and a 400-pound weight capacity.

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F-150 Ford All-Electric Miles 96

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

mpg US)—a 10 per cent reduction over the equivalent outgoing model. mpg US)—down 13% from the equivalent outgoing model. mpg US)—an 11% improvement compared with the outgoing model. l/100 km (35.6 l/100 km (38.5 l/100 km (27.3

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Ford Diesel Auto Power 150

The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

They were now required to reach mpg benchmarks or face financial penalties from the government. But the industry has learned it's easier to work around the system and has been designing vehicles intended for the American market around the CAFE standard’s distinction between “passenger vehicles” and “light trucks.”

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Vehicles Fuel Economy United States Automobile 98

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The "Spirit" also intends to 'show & shine' in the APS Light Show in Phoenix this coming Saturday mixed in with EVs and one special "Big Kahune 10kW" Prius PHEV of members from the Phoenix Electric Auto Association. See www.PriusPHV.com and the press release below. See www.PhoenixEAA.com for more background details and even photos.

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Lithium Ion Prius Los Angeles Nickel Metal Hydride 36

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Volkswagen of America, Inc. The federal government has also increased mileage standards for new passenger cars and light trucks to a fleet average of 49 mpg in model year 2026 , up from 41 mpg today. California has mandated that by 2035 only sales of zero-emission (ZEV) new cars and light trucks will be allowed.

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Global China South Korea Chinese 135

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 2, 2023

Things began to change when in 2017 Volkswagen first showed the Concept ID.Buzz electric bus, which led to today’s public debut of the production 2024 ID.Buzz for North America. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. Upfront the 2024 ID.Buzz has two screens: a 12.9

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Dealers All-Electric Aura Miles 84

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO 2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and light trucks.

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Fuel Economy Standards EPA Economy 170