Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

mpg US), a CO 2 value of 194 g/km. The Vivaro ecoFLEX versions, part of Opel’s low fuel consumption and reduced-CO 2 line, feature special injection nozzles as well as modified engine management, demonstrating how fuel consumption can be further reduced with the help of relatively low-cost, intelligent technology.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Low-cost but not cheap. This combination delivers EPA fuel economy numbers of 33 mpg city/41 highway/36 combined. As a test, part of those miles were driven with the cruise control set at 65 mph where we averaged 44 mpg, and at 60 mph resulting in 51.4 Drivetrain. The front-wheel drive 2022 Kia Rio is powered by a 1.6-liter

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Kia Fuel Economy MPG Economy 72

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2017

mpg US) and 126 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (202.8 mpg US) and 126 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (202.8 The drive unit’s high efficiency means low costs of ownership: Fuel costs compared with an equivalent gasoline engine are much lower, at around €4 (US $4.70) per 100 kilometers (62.1 g/mi) (in gasoline mode: 5.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). mpg by 2025. Earlier post.) These standards demand a fleet-wide average fuel economy of 54.5

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon Manufacturer 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Automotive designers using steel may well exceed in the body-in-white the weight savings needed to achieve the MPG targets. The savings in the body-in-white may be sufficient for the design engineers to decide to utilize lower cost, although heavier, closures made from steel.

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2018 F-150 Industrial Industry 218

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The 40+ MPG Low-Cost Transportation King. The right reasons to own a 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage, either the hatchback or sedan, are very clear: economical, reliable transportation with a low entry cost to ownership. mpg, which is a nice bump over the EPA Combined estimate of 39 mpg.

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Mitsubishi MPG Fuel Economy Clean 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

XL Hybrids’ hybrid electric powertrain is a low-cost, low-risk, bolt-on, post-transmission parallel hybrid technology designed for Class 1–3 commercial vehicles that integrates seamlessly with the conventional internal combustion engine and transmission. OEMs can get higher mpg improvements by using different architectures.

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Hybrid Fuel Lithium Ion Boston 330

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 28, 2021

Saving Money on Your Way to Maximum MPG. From low-mileage car insurance discounts to reduced wear and tear on your vehicle, low-mileage driving can improve your financial standing. Another low-cost modification is a vacuum gauge, which also can give you quick fuel economy data.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Maintenance 104

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2009

It can be manufactured at low cost from a variety of resources, including stranded natural gas, coal and biomass. In the mid-late 1990s, AFT designed a DME fuel system for the DOE’s PNGV program (the 80 mpg car). It has been designed to be manufactured on flexible and low-cost CNC equipment. Volvo Truck Corp.

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Stimulus Hybrid Low Cost Gas-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Bright Automotive launched eSolutions with a just-announced contract from the US Army TACOM to conduct a demonstration project on a low-cost plug-in hybrid electric solution for non-tactical military vehicles. Bright Automotive, Inc., The initial IDEA had an all-electric range of 30 miles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

The Prius plug-in hybrid (PHV), to be released next year, and a low-cost compact hybrid based on the Prius C design study ( earlier post ), to be introduced sometime afterward, will constitute the Prius family’s third and fourth vehicles, respectively. L/100km / 5.88 L/100km / 5.6 L/100km).

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Prius Toyota North America MPG 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Developing cost-effective technologies to improve new vehicle fuel efficiency and achieve or exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards of 144 gCO 2 /mi (61.6 mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7 mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2018

There remains no single technology that the majority of vehicles made by the majority of manufacturers can implement at low cost without affecting other vehicle attributes that consumers value more than fuel economy and CO 2 emissions, the agencies said. l/100 km) for CAFE, and 204 g CO 2 /mile for GHGs for MYs 2021-2026.

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Fuel Economy Economy EPA MPG 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

When compared with the standard hybrid, the plug-in hybrid, at 68 mpg US (3.5 L/100km), achieved a 58% increase in gas mileage, a 37% decrease in carbon dioxide tailpipe emissions, and a 10% reduction in fuel costs.

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Gasoline-Electric San Diego Gasoline PHEV 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Feebates,” rebates to purchasers of high-fuel-economy vehicles balanced by a tax on low-mpg vehicles is a complementary policy that would assist manufacturers in selling the more-efficient vehicles produced to meet fuel economy standards. The average of all conventional LDVs sold in 2050 might achieve CAFE test values of 74 mpg (3.18

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Hydrogen Oil Plug-in Fuel Economy 244

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2011

A 10% reduction in vehicle weight offers fuel savings of 5 to 7% (in mpg), provided the vehicle's powertrain is also downsized, Frost & Sullivan notes. The adoption rate of plastics will be low in structural parts, which require robust impact resistance properties.

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2017 Automobile Market Polymer 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2014

displayed in longer EV range, higher MPG and/or MPGe ratings). Sample topic areas that might address one or more of these barriers include: Lower cost carbon fiber through use of unconventional non?petroleum petroleum precursors for carbon fiber that has the potential to provide high strength, low cost and high yield.

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Carbon Fiber Engine Battery Powered Fuel 252

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

Working with the US Department of Energy, X PRIZE will award $10 million in September 2010 to the teams that win a competition for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPG energy equivalent (MPGe). GLXP is the largest international prize ever offered.

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Water 2004 Climate Change Clean 231

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 The series hydraulic transit bus. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy Economy Hybrid MPG 294

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2016

These alerts operate when the vehicle’s speed is between approximately 7 mpg and the vehicle’s top speed. Earlier post.) Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota Motor North America. made the announcement at the New York Auto Show. If the driver notices the hazard and brakes, the system may provide additional braking force using Brake Assist.

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Lexus Toyota 2017 Standards 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

mpg by 2016. The market would focus, consolidate and find some very innovative ways to produce low-cost clean energy. Globally, more than 100 nations have established renewable energy targets. Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5

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Renewable West Virginia Energy USA 220

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Leaf has increased its range, looks and functionality since its introduction and remains a key affordable EV choice while used Leafs offer a low-cost EV alternative. We also feature those that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. Road Trip: 2020 Nissan Leaf ; News: The Nissan Ariya Crossover.

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Electric Cars Cars Plug-in Electric 105

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

When combined with the greater MPG achieved running the gasoline engine to support the electric motor, VTRUX models achieved a total mileage range similar to the standard gasoline versions.& VIA was focused on fleet sales and a low cost of ownership.

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Silverado 2014 Gasoline-Electric PHEV 111

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

While we’re fixing vehicles, we can also equip them with low-cost real-time MPG indicators that show us how to save money and still get to places quickly. And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older!

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Oil Conversion 2020 Oil-Sands 252

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

litre engine has been developed with the latest turbocharging, fuel injection, combustion system, structural design and low-friction technologies to deliver significant improvements in fuel efficiency, performance and operating refinement, while delivering the durability and low cost-of-ownership demanded for a Transit power unit.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 23, 2021

To maximize fuel economy, selecting the Normal drive mode is key to equaling or besting the EPA rating of 30 mpg city/34 highway/32 combined. In 514 miles of 75-percent highway/25-percent city driving, we averaged 38 mpg; on one highway run with the cruise control set at 65 mph and in the Normal drive mode, we achieved 42.9

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Hyundai Fuel Economy MPG Economy 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

EERE’s Vehicles Technologies Program (VTP) is focused on developing technologies to enable average new vehicle fuel economy of more than 60 mpg (3.9 L/100 km) for cars and more than 43 mpg (5.5 Innovative subsystem component technologies in the areas of high-resolution low-cost NO x and NH 3 sensors.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Vehicles 210

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 4, 2009

All vehicles will be equipped with data retrieval devices which will monitor activities such as how often the vehicle is charged and when; whether the batteries are depleted or being topped off during charging; trip duration, all-EV driving range, combined mpg and so on.

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Lithium Ion Prius Los Angeles Nickel Metal Hydride 36

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

liter OPE will deliver nominal power of 270 hp and max torque of 650 N·m (479 lb-ft); the vehicle will achieve 37 mpg—12% above the 33 mpg fully phased-in CAFE 2025 requirement for a full-size, light-duty pick-up truck (65-70 sq. That works out to an estimated window-sticker label rating of 28 mpg combined.).

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Light Engine Power Powered 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

This target means engineering a material that is 25% stronger than current alloys and durable at temperatures 50 degrees Celsius higher—a necessity for next-generation engines—while keeping costs low for automotive manufacturers and consumers. l/100 km) by 2025. A typical materials development cycle takes 10 to 20 years.

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Industrial Industry Engine 2010 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2009

In a recent independent test cycle at the Millbrook Proving Ground in the UK, a Wrightbus Gemini 2 HEV achieved the best results for fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions ever recorded from a double deck vehicle: 10 mpg UK (8.3 mpg US, 28 L/100km).

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Hybrid London Fuel Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2011

Additional efficiency improvements will be realized through incorporation of variable valve timing, direct injection, turbocharging, and Pinnacle’s own low-cost variable compression ratio mechanism. It’s a pretty exciting engine when you get to put all the bells and whistles on.

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Engine 2013 Market Vehicles 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

Chrysler anticipates that the new Pentastar V-6 will contribute a 2 mpg increase to Chrysler’s CAFE by 2015. Low cost of ownership was an initial design requirement for the engine. engine, which is flex-fuel capable, will ultimately replace seven current Chrysler V-6 engines: 2.7L; 3.0L (China); 3.3L; 3.5L; 3.7L; 3.8L; and 4.0L.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 8, 2007

concept unveiled in Frankfurt is to give VW a low-cost, rear engine, affordable vehicle, both the minivan and plug-in hybrid should carry a meager price tag if they come to production. Ford to bring back ESCORT in 2010 with 100 mpg Hybrid Next Energy News Sept. Apparently, VW is set to unveil an Up!-based

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Ford Volkswagon Minivan Los Angeles 100

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

This is an economics trend, since today’s low cost of gas no longer makes it worth paying the price premium of hybrids and EVs. When you’re buying a vehicle that can get over 30 mpg, you can still say you’re doing your part to help the environment.

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Hybrid SUV 2016 Purchase 150

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. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost.

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