Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

A new lifecycle analysis of corn ethanol released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds that GHG emissions associated with corn-based ethanol in the United States are about 43% lower than gasoline when measured on an energy-equivalent basis.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed long-anticipated Tier 3 standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from all light-duty vehicles (LDVs, or passenger cars), light-duty trucks (LDT1s, LDT2s, LDT3s, and LDT4s) and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles (or MDPVs). Vehicle emissions.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2024

Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Sandero and Logan will also be available with a new gasoline engine, the 1.2 LPG (90 hp / 67 kW) engines reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 12% compared with gasoline power, and offer lower emissions of criteria pollutants. LPG has a range of up to 1,200 km (746 miles) with a full tank of gasoline and a full tank of LPG.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

2024 Volvo C40 The governor has also proposed eliminating a sales tax exemption for EVs that’s been in place since 2004—potentially adding more revenue for infrastructure maintenance to the state’s coffers, but making EVs more expensive to own than gasoline cars.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. Among the top-level findings was that Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

More than 90% of the fuel used for transportation is petroleum-based, which includes primarily gasoline and diesel. The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by light-duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and light-duty trucks) increased by 45.9% of 2017 greenhouse gas emissions.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 18, 2024

Different Year, Different Rules The New Jersey sales tax exemption for EV purchases dated back to 2004, covering sales, rentals and leases for new and used zero-emissions vehicles. The core expenses are well-known—EVs cost more initially, but save money in most places because electric motor efficiency delivers a lower cost per mile.

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New Jersey Gas-Electric Tax Gas 60

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

Every model in the new Escape lineup, whether powered by one of two EcoBoost engines or the new hybrid powertrains, targets an EPA-estimated range of at least 400 miles per tank. The standard hybrid with front-wheel drive targets best-in-class EPA-estimated range of more than 550 miles. To date, Ford has sold more than 4.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The SUV has a full-tank range of 650 kilometers (404 miles)—equal to that of a gasoline-powered car. The Tucson ix FCEV’s range is a 76% improvement over the second-generation Tucson FCEV, which was limited to 370 kilometers (230 miles) on one filling. Gasoline equivalent fuel efficiency. 404 miles).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation. Most of the new FedEx gasoline-electric vehicles will be put into service at a Bronx, NY, station, making it the first FedEx all-hybrid facility with about 100 trucks. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. Piechna et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

The number of vehicle miles traveled by light duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and light-duty trucks) increased 40% from 1990 to 2007, as a result of a confluence of factors including population growth, economic growth, urban sprawl, and low fuel prices over much of this period. Tg in 2004, and since then have declined about 3%.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

The analysis updates EPRI’s 2004 EPRI assessment, which estimated the cost of implementing a smart grid at $165 billion. as a result of electricity displacing gasoline and diesel to fuel a substantial portion of the vehicle fleet. trillion and $2 trillion. Plug-In Electric Vehicles (PEVs).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2009

liter gasoline car and is suited for everyday driving, Mercedes says. Advanced diesel and gasoline engines will remain important for automotive applications for a long time to come—not only for individual mobility in passenger cars, especially over long distances—but, more importantly, for freight transport in trucks. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2010

The new plan reflects this significant progress, and updates and expands upon previous editions of the Hydrogen Posture Plan, issued in 2006 and 2004. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

The number of vehicle miles traveled by light-duty motor vehicles (passenger cars and light-duty trucks) increased 35% from 1990 to 2012, as a result of a confluence of factors including population growth, economic growth, urban sprawl, and low fuel prices during the beginning of this period, EPA said. Tg CO 2 Eq. Tg CO 2 Eq. Tg CO 2 Eq.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

When charged frequently (every 20 miles or less), using average US electricity, small capacity (i.e., Jeremy Michalek For moderate charging intervals of 20-100 miles, PHEVs release fewer GHGs, but HEVs are more cost-effective, the study found. The study will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Energy Policy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2009

A fleet of 30 A-Class F-CELL vehicles has been in daily use on public roads in the US since 2004. The B-Class F-CELL, which also features a Li-ion battery pack, will have an operating range of about 250 miles (402 km) per tank filling. The new 700 bar technology extends the range in the current vehicle generation by about 70%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

Conversion systems allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels; most conversions involve switching gasoline or diesel vehicles to operate instead on a gaseous fuel such as natural gas or propane; an alcohol fuel; or electricity. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. Certification application.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2012

million miles, completing more than 33,000 fill-ups at hydrogen fueling stations across the country. NREL also found that these early fuel cell vehicles achieved more than twice the efficiency of today’s gasoline vehicles. The three high-level DOE technical targets for hydrogen FCEVs and infrastructure were: 250-mile driving range.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

Modeling the impact of increased fuel economy standards, the study finds that an industry-wide mandated increase in fuel economy of 30% to 50% (35 miles per gallon to 40.4 Three of the factors had extreme values capable of generating a drop in Detroit 3 profits: a gasoline price of $1.50 points of market share since 2004 (GM down 8.8

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

DOE’s Hydrogen Program was accelerated in fiscal year (FY) 2004, when a number of activities in hydrogen and fuel cell research and development (R&D) within DOE were expanded and integrated into a coordinated effort. Report to Congress. Since that time, DOE has dedicated $1.2 billion with private sector cost-sharing).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Plug In Partners

MARCH 16, 2006

H ere is an interview with Joe Romm that recently appeared on the the popular radio show Earth and Sky Joseph Romm is author of " The Car and Fuel of the Future ," a 2004 report to the National Commission on Energy Policy. And just to be clear, the plug-in hybrid would still have a gasoline engine in it.

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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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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

Third party converters have spent time and resources tweaking their plug-in hybrids to meet ARB testing written with gasoline-only hybrids in mind. The automakers, including Toyota, that are not interested in rushing to market with plug-in cars never tired of suggesting that conventional gasoline-only hybrids are cleaner than plug-ins.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

a hybrid is converted to a PHEV, it can reach a top speed of about 52 mph in electric mode before the gasoline engine takes over. When the juice from the larger pack is used up, Spirit reverts back to driving like a regular Prius hybrid.This translates into gas mileage of up to 100 miles per gallon, Asher said. he asked. “If

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

The V4 gasoline engine with direct injection and turbocharging is integrated in the chassis as a mid-engine. liter V-4 gasoline engine that is compact and lightweight. The V-4 gasoline engine of the Porsche 919 Hybrid features direct injection, turbocharging and an energy recovery system for the exhaust gases. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

On the highway, it runs just like any other Prius, with the gasoline engine doing most of the work -- and the extra batteries kicking in to improve performance at ALL speeds. Two EDrive/EnergyCS prototypes: (100+ mpg plus electricity, 30-mile range, with lithium-ion batteries. Were making PRIUS+ happen.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. 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. Newsletter Vol. New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The front-wheel drive B-Class F-CELL offers an operating range of around 240 miles (386 km) (Euro driving cycle, 190 miles (306 km) estimated EPA)—more than twice the range of the 2004 A-Class F-CELL—and short refueling times. By 2012, a total of 200 of these cars will be on the roads in California and Europe.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MARCH 9, 2021

They were not considered to be fit for what is expected from a conventional gasoline vehicle. Musk Joining The Venture (2004). million dollars in the year 2004 and got to be the chairman of the board of directors. The Model S had a range of up to 300 miles and a faster charging time, among other notable features.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

Some immediately - such as the requirement for somewhere between 20-100,000 dollars in testing - but it’s the 10 year 150,000 mile warranty on the batteries themselves that’s the dealbreaker. They convert Toyota Prius hybrids into mostly electric vehicles that get 100 to 150 miles per gallon.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? The enthusiasm for ethanol ("flex-fuel" cars use E85, which is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) is welcome. But it works best if we use plug-in hybrids to power most of our miles electrically.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. miles) and at least eight years in operation. US gal) of gasoline. lb)—analogous to a residual pressure of 10 bar—the control unit switches to gasoline operation.

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