Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is demonstrating the ultra-low carbon XJ_e plug-in hybrid engineering research vehicle ( earlier post ) at the 2012 CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle Event in the UK. With a maximum system output of 329 hp (247 kW), the XJ_e is capable of exceptional performance, while the improved fuel economy of 3.2

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. 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. Fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Peterson and Michalek 2012. A 2011 paper by Michalek and colleagues found that strategies to promote adoption of HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., per gallon saved while subsidizing 16 kWh battery PHEVs at roughly $4.50 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

The Roewe 550, a plug-in strong hybrid car offering a 50% boost in fuel economy, will enter the market in quantities in 2012. The Roewe 550, a plug-in strong hybrid car offering a 50% boost in fuel economy, will enter the market in quantities in 2012. SAIC Expo 2010 Gallery. The car is equipped with a 2.4L Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will begin the sales of the new Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at dealerships throughout Japan from 24 January 2013. The Outlander PHEV made its global debut at the Paris Motor Show earlier this year. miles); combined fuel efficiency of 67.0 Outlander PHEV G Premium Package.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain. Skarke et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2012

The A6 L e-tron PHEV concept. Audi is presenting the Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. The plug-in hybrid has an all-electric driving range of 80 km (50 miles), and was specifically designed for the China market. miles) on electric power. Click to enlarge.

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Audi PHEV Concept China 253

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. The study investigated the the WTW energy and emissions from the use of natural gas in CNGVs with a range of CNGV fuel economy and natural gas compressor efficiency.

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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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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

plans to begin commercial production in 2012 of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The report suggests that the 2012 plug-in hybrids will have an all-electric range of 20-30km (12-18 miles). The report suggests that the 2012 plug-in hybrids will have an all-electric range of 20-30km (12-18 miles).

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Plug-in 2012 Toyota Plug 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

The standards are projected to result in average fleet-wide consumer fuel economy sticker values of 36 miles per gallon (mpg) by model year 2025, 10 mpg higher than the current fleet average. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has yet to weigh in on the results of its midterm evaluation for fuel economy standards.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the final rule for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for MYs 2017-2025 for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles. grams/mile CO 2 -equivalent and 24.4 Earlier post.)

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MPG 2017 EPA Miles 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry. Electric drive system power density of 2.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

The Chrysler PHEV pickup project is a $97.4-million The Ram PHEV has an equivalent all-electric range of more than 20 miles (the target was 20); meets AT-PZEV emissions standards (the only full-size V8 pickup with an AT-PZEV rating); and has a charge-depleting mode fuel economy in the city of more than 32 mpg (the target was 32 mpg).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2009

NRC projections of number of PHEVs in the US light-duty fleet. Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Distribution of battery requirements for consumer-selected PHEV designs (shaded circles) compared to USABC, MIT and EPRI performance requirements. The present analysis explores both, with a particular emphasis on the latter—challenging untested assumptions regarding consumer valuation of PHEV capabilities. Source: Axsen et al.

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Davis Commercial PHEV EPRI 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

Their paper, to be published in the summer issue of the journal Issues in Science and Technology , is based on their earlier study that found that strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., Earlier post.). Chester, P.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

new appliance standards and CAFE) and changes in the way energy is used in the US economy. Increased sales for hybrids and PHEVs. Despite the projected increase in LDV miles traveled, energy consumption for LDVs further decreases after 2025, to 13.0 quadrillion Btu in 2011 to 14.0 quadrillion Btu in 2011 to 14.0

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. 3 ] PHEVLER - EAA-PHEV Wiki. [ About the authors.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2011

The Range_e development 4WD diesel PHEV. kW/h lithium-ion battery that can be recharged from an external 240V power source, Range_e can be driven on electric power alone for more than 20 miles. Improved fuel efficiency from the hybrid system makes 690 miles possible on a full tank of fuel. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

As an example, Bright said, applying the rear electric drive of the IDEA PHEV powertrain to the LLV positions Bright Automotive’s conversion with proven production-intent technology. The USPS currently operates 142,000 LLVs, which average less than 20 miles of driving per day and have an average fuel economy of only 10 mpg.

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Bright Automotive IDEA Vehicles Washington 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

For example, fuel economy statistics and a graphic display of the electric range is shown on the navigation map. 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. Second life. kilograms (1.3

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

The Ford PHEV charge settings user interface. Electric vehicles are an important element of our strategy for improving fuel economy and reducing CO 2 emissions. Ford’s PHEV vehicle-to-grid communications. Johnson Controls-Saft, the battery supplier for Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid vehicle coming to market in 2012.

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Grid Plug-in Plug Ford 284

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Volkswagen will formally unveil the Golf GTE—a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the Golf hatchback combining electric mobility with the dynamics of a Golf GTI—at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The Golf GTE offers combined cycle fuel economy (provisional) of about 157 mpg US (1.5 Golf GTE plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year. XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. The Volt and plug-in hybrid vehicle are two of 14 hybrid and electric vehicles GM plans to offer by 2012. Click to enlarge. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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Plug-in Hybrid Ford Plug 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The Transit Connect is expected to deliver at least 20 city and 24 highway mpg, pending EPA fuel economy certification. This engine is mated to a four-speed automatic transaxle with overdrive for additional fuel economy. The electric Transit Connect will have a range of about 100 miles. Plug-in hybrid versions in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Although great strides have been made to improve the fuel economy of vehicles there is still an impact of about 4% due to the emissions control system. The level of the Plug-In-Car Grant has been agreed until 31 March 2012. The level will be reviewed in January 2012. million) has been made available up to the end of March 2012.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

The Ford Evos Concept is equipped with a lithium-ion plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain providing the same performance and fuel economy as the Ford C-MAX Energi scheduled for introduction in North America in 2012 and Europe in 2013. Cloud-optimized hybrid powertrain. Earlier post.)

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Concept Ford Plug-in Design 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Focus on fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has posted the proposed Advanced Clean Car (ACC) package of regulations in advance of the Board’s meeting on 26 January 2012 to consider adopting the new rules. Projected targets for Light-Duty Vehicle gCO 2 /mile emission rates. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge. Harmonization.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

Nissan also expects to sell a lineup of electric vehicles globally by 2012. In an interview Monday, Mr. Ghosn said Nissan decided to accelerate development of battery-powered vehicles because of high gasoline prices and environmental concerns, not just because of the need to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. Toyota ( TM ).

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 25, 2008

A s the political conventions take the stage, it's encouraging to see that both candidates support PHEVs and the development of electric fuel in the transportation sector. T he three main components of Obama’s plan are: — Get 1 million 150 mile-per-gallon plug-in hybrids on U.S. roads within six years. Require that 10 percent of U.S.

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Obama Plug-in Venezuela Plug 100

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 The 250 g/mile of CO 2 equivalent emissions limit by EPA is equivalent to 35.5 mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. Earlier post.) Technologies.

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