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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

seconds—the second quickest acceleration time in the Toyota lineup—the 2021 RAV4 Prime has an estimated 39 miles of all-electric range—the highest AER of any PHEV SUV on the market. As a technology comparison, the 2006-2012 RAV4 offered an optional 269-hp, 3.5-liter Notably, the RAV4 Prime uses regular-grade gasoline.

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MAY 17, 2019

CARB developed the program to help support a return to 1990 levels of climate-changing gases by 2020, as required by AB 32, the 2006 landmark climate bill. The program aims to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by considering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at all stages of production, from extraction to combustion.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Unlike the all-battery-electric powertrain of the LEAF, e-POWER adds a small gasoline engine to charge the high-output battery when necessary, eliminating the need for an external charger while offering the same high-output. e-POWER is but one example of that quest and will strengthen Nissan’s lineup of electric-powered powertrains.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2013

Since November 2006, our family has always owned at least one plug-in car and one powered by gasoline. For almost two years, our fleet has been a Nissan Leaf electric hatchback, and a used 2008 Toyota Prius.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

gasoline, hybrid and natural gas. The gasoline-engined lineup includes a sedan, coupe and two Si performance versions. The 2012 Civic is the first US Honda model to employ Eco Assist technology in a gasoline-only powered vehicle. million units since the 2006 model went on sale in late 2005.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs), which belong to the family of alkaline fuel cells, are electrochemical devices that continuously convert the chemical energy of an alcohol fuel to electricity. oxygen fuel cell, ethanol provides a volumetric energy density that approaches that of gasoline (21 MJ L -1 for ethanol vs 31 MJ L -1 for gasoline).

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Between 2006 and 2015, California’s GDP per capita grew by almost $5,000 per person, nearly double the growth experienced by the US as a whole. Job growth between 2006 and 2015 in California outpaced rates experienced prior to 2006, and outpaced total US employment gains by 27%. below their 2006 levels. from 2014 to 2015.

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JUNE 12, 2023

one thing that would support within the manufacturing of electrical cars. The corporate says the volume may just furnish enough quantity for 400,000 electrical automobiles, regardless that the full falls decrease of the 400,000-tonne smelter that was once pledged in 2006 by way of former proprietor Alcan Inc.

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JULY 8, 2015

CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. Vulcanol is CRI’s brand name for renewable methanol, produced from CO 2 and hydrogen from renewable sources of electricity (hydro, geothermal, wind and solar). Click to enlarge.

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JULY 14, 2014

In the case of the 2500HD bi-fuel, the two main trade-offs are a reduction in power and torque in CNG mode compared to gasoline mode, and the loss of a portion of the bed of the truck to the 3,600 psi CNG tank and its box-like enclosure. (It Emissions reductions (%) of new NGVs compared to new gasoline and diesel vehicles (2012).

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JUNE 26, 2014

The Best Green Engine Award this year went to the Tesla Model S electric powertrain. The first TSI engine was in 2006 the twincharger, now once again an award winner, which thanks to an additional turbocharger and mechanical compressor has especially high torque and is very efficient. liter turbo gasoline engine. Volkswagen’s 1.4-liter

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JULY 28, 2020

Having already lowered emissions per vehicle produced by more than 70% since 2006, the BMW Group now aims to reduce its emissions (Scope 1 + 2) by a further 80% from 2019 levels by 2030. CO 2 emissions will then be less than 10% of what they were in 2006. Product strategy: fully-electric models in high-volume series.

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JULY 20, 2024

I’ve now been driving electric cars for years, but the cars at Autopia still sputter with their little gas engines, filling the surrounding air with noxious emissions. horsepower Honda gasoline engine, with a top speed of 6.5 When the ride reopened in 2008 the submarines were powered by electricity, replacing diesel engines.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Gasoline and Gasoline Substitutes. 1 ] The average carbon intensity requirements for years 2011 and 2012 reflect reductions from base year (2010) CI values for CaRFG (95.85) calculated using the CI for crude oil supplied to California refineries in 2006. [ So far, fuel producers are over-complying with the regulation.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

horsepower Honda gasoline engine, with a top speed of 6.5 mph, to quiet and clean all-electric cars sometime in 2026, confirmed in press reports by Jessica Good, Disneyland spokesperson. When the ride reopened in 2008 the submarines were powered by electricity, replacing diesel engines. Autopia and More!

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

The company integrated five of its 200W TEGs into a single 1,000 W diesel engine solution that directly converts exhaust waste heat into electrical energy to increase fuel efficiency and lower costs. An automotive TEG is intended to improve fuel economy by power from waste heat to reduce the electric generator load on the engine.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

The research also indicates that consumers have relatively low product knowledge of electric-only and electric-hybrid vehicles and see electric technology vehicles as useful for those who do limited driving. Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles rose from 15 to 22%.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Ask most people how long electric cars have been driving on the roads of the U.S. If they’ve seen Chris Paine’s 2006 film Who Killed The Electric Car, or knows someone in the know, they may give you the real answer: about as long as gasoline cars. and they might give you an answer of a few years.

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MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Unlike a conventional electric vehicle, which requires a number of hours to recharge, the 175-liter hydrogen tank system can be filled in less than four minutes—similar to the time it takes to refill a tank of gasoline or diesel in a vehicle with a traditional internal combustion engine.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

The PEM system uses heating from electrically conducting gas (a plasma) to convert the feedstock (usually waste) to valuable products. Cellulosic ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 80% compared to gasoline.

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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. These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles.

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon gasoline-powered city car uses existing engine technology and carbon fibre material advances to offer 100 mpg UK (83.3

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APRIL 17, 2009

liter Valvematic gasoline engine and revised versions of the 1.4 Toyota launched the Auris—a strategic compact passenger vehicle for both Japan and Europe—in Japan in 2006 and Europe in 2007. D-4D engine, it also benefits from improved piezo-electric fuel injectors, operating at higher pressure—increased from 1,800 to 2,000 bar.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The computerized control puts the motorcycle on pure-electric drive at low speed, and switches to the gasoline engine at high speed while recharging the batteries. Wuxi Angell sold 50,000 and 70,000 electric bikes in 2006 and 2007 respectively. ABAT and Angell expect to go into full-scale production in April.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure and consumer subsidies, falling production costs and notably, the commitment to future OEM launches of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—all indicate a clear road to adoption.

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JULY 18, 2010

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) modeled the emissions impact had plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) replaced light duty gasoline vehicles in the Denver, Colorado area in summer 2006. For other areas, where PM2.5 Brinkman et al. Hannigan and Jana B.

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JUNE 25, 2023

542 refers to 0 – 100 km/h acceleration date inside 5 seconds, electrical four-wheel pressure, and gasoline intake beneath 2L/100km. Han DM-p In July 2020, the first-generation Han was once formally introduced with 3 natural electrical variations and one hybrid model within the Chinese language sedan marketplace.

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JULY 12, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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JUNE 30, 2014

EDI), a producer of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and continuously variable transmission (CVT) solutions ( earlier post ), is partnering with Greenkraft , CALSTART, and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a Class-4 vehicle that combines the benefits of compressed natural gas (CNG) and PHEV technology. (EDI),

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based company developing practical flying cars.Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five MIT graduates; since then, the company has delivered a number of working prototypes. Terrafugia’s vision for the future is the TF-X.

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JANUARY 12, 2013

In regions where the share of coal-based electricity is relatively low, EVs can achieve substantial GHG reduction, the team reports in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. China recently launched several EV demonstration programs (e.g., Earlier post.]

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Having enough electric charge to last a 5-15 minute in silence in a traffic jam. Power steering is electric and as a result we don’t need to check the power steering oil level as there isn’t any. During reversing, the Prius is powered only by the electric motor. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries.

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DECEMBER 29, 2012

Ford projects 19,000-plus hybrid/electric vehicle sales in the fourth quarter of this year, making it the company’s best quarter for hybrids ever and besting its own previous hybrid vehicle sales record by more than 50%; Ford expects more than half of hybrid sales this year to come in this quarter.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

CPT and AVL have been working for the past 18 months to develop a value-driven micro/mild HEV solution, utilizing CPT’s production-ready VTES electric supercharger ( earlier post ). In effect, AVL has developed a gasoline engine with diesel-like fuel efficiency. Reductions in fuel consumption and CO 2 from base 2.0-liter

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Electricity Regulated Party Revisions. The markets for electric vehicles (EV) and EV fueling infrastructure have evolved and continue to evolve. Since the regulation went into effect [15 April 2010], regulated parties have operated under the LCFS program with no significant compliance issues. Energy Economy Ratios.

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JUNE 2, 2011

Ford had previewed the small EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection unit, and had confirmed it for production, at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. liter gasoline engines. Ford is on track to deliver on its promise in 2006 of offering EcoBoost on 90% of its North American lineup by 2013 and to be producing 1.5 Earlier post.).

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