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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The Tucson Fuel Cell begins mass production for the US market in February 2014 at Ulsan—the plant that also manufactures the Tucson gasoline-powered CUV. Manufacturing the Tucson Fuel Cell at the same plant allows Hyundai to leverage both the high quality and cost-efficiency of its popular gasoline-powered Tucson platform.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

Optimizing swirl speed depending upon the engine operating condition is an effective means to increase thermal efficiency and reduce emissions, Toyota researchers noted in a paper in the R&D Review of Toyota CRDL in 2002. Ultimately, it means more driving satisfaction with less environmental impact. —Mike Siegrist, 2.0L

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

These reductions have occurred while California’s economy has continued to grow. while the carbon intensity of its economy declined by 4.5%. Emissions from transportation sources were relatively constant from 2002 through 2007, declined through 2013, then increased by 9.0 Compared to 2016, California’s GDP grew 3.6% Source: ARB.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Since the introduction of its first-generation fuel cell vehicle, the FCX, in 2002, Honda has made significant technological advancements in fuel cell vehicle operation in both hot and sub-freezing weather while meeting customer expectations and safety regulations. The first fuel cell vehicle leased to an individual customer (July 2005).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

As Toyota learned with the introduction of the Prius and its efforts on the 2002 RAV4 EV, O’Brien said, it is difficult to force technology adoption by consumers. Creating consumer demand for mandated advanced technology vehicles will require substantial government engagement at all levels. ”.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

kg of hydrogen, fuel economy works out to 1kg of hydrogen delivering 106 km of range. liters of gasoline, therefore this would give a “traditional” figure of 28.6 The Fuel Cell vehicle is heavier by 100 kg than the conventional ix35 and the hydrogen tank under the trunk floor is larger than a gasoline or diesel tank.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

For us, joining forces also means significant economies of scale, shared development costs, using standardized components and a faster development process. In 2002, both partners agreed to jointly design and produce 4-cylinder engines. BMW Group and PSA share the same vision of the importance of hybridization in the future.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

To address this request, the NRC formed the Committee on the Assessment of Technologies for Improving Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy. Further, the benefits of some technologies are not completely represented in the tests used to estimate corporate average fuel economy (CAFE). Compression-ignition technologies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The demand for oil in 2015 will drop to its lowest level since 2002 because of an oversupply of crude and stagnant economies in China and Europe, according to OPEC’s latest forecast. US backlogs of gasoline and distillates also were up, according to the API. by Andy Tully of Oilprice.com. million barrels to 377.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2014

For the first time, the Focus ST it will be offered with the choice of an EcoBoost gasoline or a new version of Ford’s 2.0L Ford has sold more than 140,000 Focus ST models in 40 countries worldwide since the car was first launched in 2002. TDCi diesel engine. The diesel Focus ST is the most fuel?efficient The 250 PS (247 hp, 184 kW) 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Offering both gasoline and diesel engines at launch (depending upon market), output is up by as much as 10 kW over the new car’s 1 Series predecessor, yet average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle has dropped by up to 21%, depending on the model. The US will see the gasoline model as the 228i.) BMW 2 Series Coupe. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. In this scenario, gasoline use is estimated and aggregated based on the respondents’ anticipated next conventional vehicles and recorded diary days. Axsen and Kurani.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. Earlier post.)

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2009

Since 2002, the average annual increase was almost 4%. In particular in the US, where gasoline prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008 compared to 2007 levels, oil consumption dropped 7% decrease. Steel production, particularly, showed a smaller worldwide increase of 2% in 2008, versus about 8% in the years since 2002.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

3, respectively, in total fuel cell patents filed in 2002 through 2015. In addition to advancing the performance of the fuel cell system, GM and Honda are working together to reduce the cost of development and manufacturing through economies of scale and common sourcing. GM and Honda rank No.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. 2 Audi is also developing a gasoline-engine version of the Q7 e-tron specifically for the Asian markets China, Singapore and Japan.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. The comparison keeps being raised, though studies are conclusive: The "well-to-wheel" emissions of electric vehicles are lower than those from gasoline internal combustion vehicles.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

MPGe fuel economy is rated at 61 mpg city/52 highway/57 combined using the electric battery and compressed hydrogen fuel. MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline. Hydrogen prices fluctuate in a broader range than gasoline or electricity.

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Green Cars News

JULY 1, 2009

As such, we have made a conscious decision to tune the electronics, such that our H2GO™ system delivers a reasonable balance between emission reduction and improved fuel economy.&#. Results are similar for the 2002 Lincoln Navigator. As well, fuel economy results indicated an improvement of 3.4% liter gasoline powered engines.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

When service stations in Algeria stopped providing leaded gasoline in July, the use of leaded gasoline in cars ended globally. Tetraethyl lead was used as a gasoline additive to improve engine performance. By the 1970s, almost all gasoline produced around the world contained lead.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. Brown and Shari Prange, 1993 "The Electric and Hybrid Electric Car", by Michael H.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

We’re now in the crisis CalCars knew, when we began in 2002, would some day arrive. (We That’s too long to wait to improve energy security, protect our economy, and address climate change. When he proposes steps to improve oil industry safety, we hope he won’t say, “Let’s make sure this never happens again.”

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

He started at CNET News in 2002, covering IT and Web development. The high cost of fuel this past year seriously damaged our economy and society. No one single factor affects our economy more or trickles down further than the high cost of fuel. This past year the high cost of fuel did serious damage to our economy and society.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. They generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than cars that burn gasoline, and they have lower fuel costs, even when oil is cheap. "Its a completely different business model."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. It is reminiscent of the early 1900’s, when steam, electric, diesel, biomass, and gasoline power options competed on a level playing field for consumers’ attention. They are still focusing on cars that burn gasoline.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. The car is expected to cost around $40,000. Thats short-sighted. Interesting in any case.

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