The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Today we bring you a two-owner 2016 Volkswagen Golf R. This one has some mods, including an engine and transmission tune, aftermarket upgrade, springs, and more. The mileage is 119,000 and our seller says it runs well.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This is in line with the accelerated target announced in September 2021, which was 5 years ahead of the 2030 target announced in early 2021 and 25 years ahead of the initial target of 2050, set in 2016.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 2, 2024

Today we bring you a clean 2016 Honda Accord Coupe EX-L. It appears to be well-maintained and in like-new condition, with the only issues I see is that the windshield was replaced recently (thanks to a rock on the highway) and that the tires already have 20K miles on them. Oh well.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We're going back to the VW well today with this two-door 2016 Volkswagen GTI. Yes, it's a manual. It has the Performance Package and Lighting Package and appears to be in mostly good shape, save a malfunctioning fog light and minor dents and dings. There are some other cosmetic issues, as well.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 30, 2023

Today's used car of the day is a 2016 Ford Focus RS that calls to the boy racer in all of us. There are about 35K miles on the clock and this car has 18-inch wheels, Michelin tires, and a manual transmission.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 14, 2020

On 2015 and 2016 Kia Soul EV models, the parking mechanism can become damaged by moving the gear lever into Park before the vehicle has come to a complete stop. The first fully electric vehicle sold by Kia is being recalled, and it has nothing to do with the battery or propulsion system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2016

The Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Group announced 2016 release of the suite of GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation Model) models and associated documentation. electricity generation mix based on Energy Information Administration (EIA)’s Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2016.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Today we bring you a heavily modified 2016 Jeep Wrangler JK Rubicon as our used car of the day. This is for your off-roading dreams. There are only 23,000 miles on this bad boy with the 3.6 and an automatic. Despite a 3.73 rear axle and some mods, the seller says it hasn't been off-road, in addition to being meticulously maintained.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Today we give you a track-ready pony car -- this 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. There are 91,500 miles on this car and while Ford built the GT350 as a track-attack car, this particular one has not been tracked. It appears the car has been well maintained and there have been no major accidents, just a minor parking-lot bang up.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 28, 2023

We continue our Ford Friday -- it wasn't planned that way, I swear -- with this good-looking 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. We'll disclose right up front that the seller mentions the car has a rebuilt title due to left-front-end damage from when it had 13,000 miles -- it now has 21,000.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2017

The 2016 Compliance Report for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), released today by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), shows 100% compliance with the regulation. In 2016, the industry continued to over-comply with the regulation, generating 9.1 There are 224 companies reporting in the LCFS. All obligations were fulfilled.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2017

According to data gathered by the US Department of Energy (DOE) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), new vehicle fuel economy in the US has improved 33% from 1980-2016, despite a 120% increase in horsepower and 47% improvement in acceleration (measured by time to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2017

Consumption of motor gasoline in the US hit an all-time high in 2016, reaching 9.327 million barrels per day, up 1.6% Early in 2016, EIA had projected that US gasoline consumption would remain below the 2007 peak despite an increase in travel, attributing that expected outcome largely to improvements in light-duty vehicle fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2019

In 2017, emissions from GHG emitting activities statewide were 424 million metric tons of CO 2 equivalent (MMTCO 2 e), 5 MMTCO 2 e lower than 2016 levels and 7 MMTCO 2 e below the 2020 GHG Limit of 431 MMTCO 2 e. Compared to 2016, California’s GDP grew 3.6% while the carbon intensity of its economy declined by 4.5%.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

The EU remains well below its target of 130 g CO 2 /km set for 2015; however, compared to 2016, annual improvements in vehicle efficiency need to increase significantly in each of the coming five years in order to achieve the second average emissions target of 95 g CO 2 /km by 2021. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. With an average of 118.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

The US added more than 280,000 new diesel passenger vehicles across the country in 2016, with Texas, California and Florida having the highest numbers of diesel vehicles, according to a Diesel Technology Forum analysis of the latest Vehicles in Operation (VIO) data compiled by IHS Automotive (December 2016).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has analyzed the fuel efficiency of 20 airlines operating nonstop flights between the mainland United States and East Asia and Oceania in 2016. Fuel efficiency of 20 airlines on transpacific passenger routes, 2016. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

liter diesel engines from model years 2009 through 2016. Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America an In Use Compliance Letter addressing concerns over test results for 2014, 2015, and 2016 vehicles with 3.0-liter On 2 November, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) issued to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

When added to the rest of the year, total 2016 deliveries were approximately 76,230. Tesla produced 24,882 vehicles in Q4, resulting in total 2016 production of 83,922 vehicles. Tesla delivered approximately 22,200 vehicles in Q4, of which 12,700 were Model S and 9,500 were Model X. This was an increase of 64% from 2015.

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Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 5, 2022

Just a month after the first production-ready Rimac Nevera, #000, rolled out of Rimac’s facility in Zagreb, Croatia, car #001 has been delivered to its owner – 2016 Formula One World Champion and sustainability entrepreneur Nico Rosberg.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2016

At the Paris Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche said that the strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is maturing as it enters its seventh year in 2016. The staffing and equipping of the plant started in May 2016 according to plan. kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

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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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 19, 2024

The 2016 Ford Focus RS has been beloved around these parts for being fun to drive. Today we feature a low-mileage example out of the Pacific Northwest. There are 21,700 miles on the car, which has the standard wheels and a moonroof. There are winter tires on it right now -- and the winter wheels are a bit scuffed.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered a record 3,870,587 vehicles in China in 2016, which was an increase of 7.1% For comparison, GM brands reported retail sales in the US of 2,446,582 vehicles for CY 2016. Chevrolet deliveries, after a rebound starting in the third quarter, reached 525,273 units in 2016.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2017

However, transportation and energy storage are showing strength as emerging sectors for hydrogen and fuel cells with approximately 62,000 fuel cells and 500 MW in fuel cell power shipped worldwide in 2016— more than double the capacity of shipments in megawatts compared to 2014. billion in 2016 alone. and Denmark.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2017

of Canadian natural gas demand in 2016, up from 11.8% From 2005 to 2016, natural gas purchased by oil sands projects more than tripled, from 0.73 Bcf/d in 2016. During that same period (2005-2016) in situ production also more than tripled—from 439,000 barrels per day (Mb/d) to an estimated 1.461 Mb/d.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2017

By 2016, more than half of all cars and light trucks were 6-speed, according to data gathered by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2016 Vehicle Technologies Market Report , May 2017. The number of transmission speeds (gears) in new light vehicles has been growing over the last few decades.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2017

In FY 2016, Porsche spent €2.2 In 2016, the company founded Porsche Digital GmbH in Ludwigsburg and the Digital Lab in Berlin. FY 2016 was the company’s most successful. By the end of 2016, Porsche’s workforce had grown by 13% to 27,612 employees. billion (US$2.4 billion (an increase of 4%).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2017

Nearly one of every four vehicles sold in Norway in 2016 was a PEV (23.5%), giving the country the highest plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market penetration of European countries, according to figures from Argonne National Laboratory. For comparison purposes, the United States PEV market penetration in 2016 was 0.9%. Although 17.3%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2017

According to a new report from Navigant Research, the shipment volume of advanced batteries for the first three quarters of 2016 equates to more than 323.5 The majority of the advanced batteries in 2016 have been manufactured in Asia Pacific and shipped around the world. million individual battery cells, 16.1 billion in sales.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2015

announced that its Chromtec lightweight composite wheels will be featured on a 2016 full-size pickup truck. Lacks will provide two new 20-inch versions of its innovative Chromtec composite wheel technology for this 2016 truck program. Lacks Wheel Trim Systems LLC, a business unit of Lacks Enterprises, Inc., Earlier post.) Up to 10 lb.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2015

Chevrolet’s new 2016 Malibu, engineered to offer more efficiency, connectivity and advanced safety features, and featuring the option of a new full-hybrid powertrain ( earlier post ), is also nearly 300 pounds (136 kg) lighter than the current model. 2016 Chevrolet Malibu 1LT (1.5L 2016 Chevrolet Malibu 1LT (1.5L Curb weight.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2017

Registration of model year 2016 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in New Jersey was up 79% over 2015, according to a recent analysis by ChargEVC , a diverse coalition of organizations and companies that support growth of the electric vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

in 2016 to 84.24 2016 was a mixed year for the US, with a decline in registrations in five of the twelve months. This resulted in the overall volume of registrations in 2016 increasing by just 0.4% Tax increases on Kei-cars continued to impact the Japanese market in 2016, with city-cars posting a decline of 4.2%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2017

of European sales so far this year, up from just one per cent in the first six months of 2016, according to Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer of Kia Motors Europe. In addition, Kia’s cumulative market share climbed to 3.0%, up from 2.8% (229,585 units) during the first half of 2016. Hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for 7.5%

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

From 2016–2019, over 90% […]. The United States imports many of the minerals used in EV batteries, such as cobalt, graphite, lithium, manganese, and nickel, with lithium being the predominant mineral.

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