Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

The output power is more than 100kW, despite significant unit downsizing. From the perspective of mobility zones based on travel distance, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles can match the everyday usability of a current gasoline car, and become mainstream environmentally friendly vehicles. . … Toyota’s view of hydrogen.

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2015 Toyota Fuel Market 274

Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

IEEE Spectrum asked five industry experts to gaze deeply into their own crystal balls and outline what needs to happen in the EV battery space to wean the world off fossil-fueled transportation and onto the plug. Electric cars barely existed in 2010, when the Tesla Model S was still a glint in Elon Musk’s eye. EVs may have seized a record 5.8

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Batteries Battery Supplies GM 89

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Previewed in the Green Program 2016 announcement in 2011 ( earlier post ) and outlined further in an advanced technology briefing in Oppama in October 2012, the FF-Hybrid system is intended to be adaptable to vehicles of any size, and support applications including all-wheel drive and plug-in hybrid configurations. Earlier post.)

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Engine Hybrid Fuel Economy Li-ion 220

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. Toyoda positioned EVs for short-distance travel and fuel cell cars for longer ranges.

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2015 Toyota Commercial Fuel 315

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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EPA Standards Light PHEV 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2014

PPCI has demonstrated very good potential for very high fuel efficiency with low engine-out NO x and PM emissions using a range of gasoline-like fuels. No combustion mode switching, diffusion controlled combustion, or spark plugs were used. Earlier post , earlier post.). Earlier post , earlier post.). Background. Earlier post.)

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Gasoline Engine Fuel Wisconsin 304

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The action builds on the first phase of the Obama Administration’s national program (2012-2016) ( earlier post ), which will raise fuel efficiency equivalent to 35.5 The standards proposed would apply to light duty vehicles manufactured in model years 2017 through 2025. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6 improvements.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy MPG 338

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The central location of spark plug and injector over the combustion chamber, and their orientation parallel to the crankshaft, forms a compact package with the capability to support homogeneous and stratified engine operation. SIDI engine. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The all-new 1.6-liter,

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Gasoline Engine Fuel Power 350

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2012

For the 2013 XF and XJ lineup, Jaguar is adding two new downsized forced induction gasoline powerplants: 3.0-liter liter V6 Supercharged and 2.0-liter liter i4 Turbocharged units. These join the existing line-up of 2.2-liter liter i4 Turbodiesel, 3.0-liter liter V6 Turbodiesel and both naturally-aspirated and Supercharged 5.0-liter

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Gasoline Engine 2013 MPH 225

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

This corresponds to a 23% reduction in fuel consumption and, therefore, CO 2 output.). From a powertrain frame of reference, Mazda is planning a building block strategy—i.e., Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Engineering the ideal internal combustion engine. SKYACTIV at Powertrains, Fuels & Lubes.

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Mazda Engine Gasoline Diesel 322

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Spray-guided combustion has higher requirements than homogeneous direct injection for spray stability and penetration, fuel atomization, and the capacity for precisely controlled, closely-spaced multiple injections in order to produce the desired mixture distribution for robust flammability at the spark plug gap. Spray stratified GDi.

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Engine Fuel Gasoline-Electric Gasoline 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. “People downsize cars, not expectations. Earlier post.).

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Ford Engine Global Market 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In developing technology inputs for MY 2012-2016 standards, NHTSA and EPA reviewed, as requested by President Obama in his January 26 memorandum, the technology assumptions that NHTSA used in setting the MY 2011 standards and the comments that NHTSA received in response to its May 2008 NPRM. Data: Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?",

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

In 2012 the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which regulates fuel economy, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which regulates greenhouse gas emissions, proposed new unified standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions over the years 2017 to 2025. Background. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7

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Standards Fuel Economy Economy EPA 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Opel is launching three new engine families and 13 new engines between 2012 and 2016, renewing 80% of its engine portfolio. In the same period the company will also launch a number of new transmissions. Opel—in which GM has said it will invest €4 billion (US$5.3 SIDI Turbo gasoline engine. Compared to Opel’s previous 1.6-liter

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Engine 2016 Fuel Economy Fuel 287

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Its dive into the financial doldrums was short-lived however, and on July 10, 2009, the company bounced back with the formation of a new, downsized GM (see article ). Its dive into the financial doldrums was short-lived however, and on July 10, 2009, the company bounced back with the formation of a new, downsized GM (see article ).

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