Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2017

In addition, the all-new Pacifica minivan also makes strategic use of aluminum. Simulation methodologies including topology optimization studies were used throughout the vehicle’s development to ensure a material efficient design. All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica body structure 72% high-strength steel. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles over the next 15 years without compromising vehicle performance or safety, according to a new report by the National Research Council.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2020

The rise is consistent with a larger number of US traffic fatalities over the four-year period covered by this study, compared with the previous one. By that method, nine of the 20 models with the lowest death rates are luxury SUVs, two more are midsize luxury cars, and four others are minivans or very large SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

According to recent data produced by the 2012 Harris Poll AutoTECHCAST study, 32% of consumers expect that flexible fuel vehicles will see a return on investment in under a year. Alternative fuel choices are likely to be impacted by perceptions of the time frames needed to offset the premium of purchasing the alternative powertrain option.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2013

The study includes various sizes of sedans, wagons, and SUVs, as well as pickup trucks, minivans and a few “muscle” and sports cars. Analysis has focused on speeds of 50, 60, 70 and 80 mph. [ 1 ] The data resulting from these tests simulates steady highway cruising on flat roads at moderate temperatures (SAE J2263, J2264).

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Homeowners can illuminate the eaves with iridescent icicles, shroud their shrubs with twinkling mesh nets, or mount massive menorahs on their minivans. When William Meggers first came to NBS, spectroscopy was still a developing technique, and so he spent the first few years studying the process. But decorative lights aren't new.

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Cars That Think

JULY 9, 2022

There is a picture of me in my study, taken when I was a student at the University of Tehran,” Zadeh told IEEE Spectrum. “I He chose to study helical antennas, a subject deemed unreasonable by the professor who had taught him antenna theory. studies there. Even today some critics remain. But Zadeh never wavered.

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JUNE 1, 2022

The autonomous-vehicle company is testing the technology in its fleet of Toyota Sienna AutonoMaaS (Autonomous Mobility as a Service) ( earlier post ) minivans at its headquarters in Michigan and will soon begin testing in public AV deployments in Arlington, Texas, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, with additional deployments coming in late 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2017

STEPS is a multidisciplinary research consortium, part of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis.). The study is global, breaking the world into eight regions including five major markets: United States, Europe, China, India, and Brazil. RethinkX offers aggressive forecast for shared, autonomous, electric transportation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

car (small/mid-size/large/luxury), SUV/CUV, pickup, minivan, or hybrid) that they drive on a regular basis. Consumers want this process to be simple to use and for it to be convenient to download apps from traditional channels. 61% would like to pay for something using a debit or credit card linked to the infotainment system in their vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

Based primarily on an EPA teardown study, the committee’s estimates of the costs for turbocharging and downsizing range from close to zero additional cost, when converting from a V6 to a four-cylinder (I4) engine, to almost $1,000, when converting from a V8 to a V6 engine. The practicality of full-performance battery electric vehicles (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

it is possible to design new, smarter transportation systems based on the sharing of cars or minivans, effectively providing services that could replace public transportation with the on-demand qualities of individual mobility or taxis. This is the goal of the present paper. —Santi et al.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans. In 2014, Achates presented results of an in-depth study on OP2S performance and emissions in a light-duty truck application in an SAE paper. displacements, said Redon. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

FCA US has been studying the millennial generation for more than 20 years, using ethnographic research to gain insight into current and emerging wants and needs. FCA is a leader in family transportation and it was essential that we fully explored the idea of what a vehicle could look like for this emerging generation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

Achates has done several studies with leading aftertreatment manufacturers for a diesel application; results suggested the Achates OP engine could reduce the diesel engine aftertreatment cost by 30%. liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

9/28/06 "We are also studying plug-in hybrids, and will have more to say about those soon." (Bob We are studying what kind of conditions would enable a plug-in," Motoatsu Shiraishi, president of Honda Research and Development, told Reuters on the sidelines of the North American International Auto Show here. Bloomberg ).

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