Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

California is separately issuing an In-Use Compliance letter to Volkswagen, and EPA and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) have both initiated investigations based on Volkswagen’s alleged actions. The NOV alleges that Volkswagen and Audi cars from model years 2009-2015 equipped with 2.0-liter,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) rolled out its new fleet of 77 buses fueled by propane autogas. The alternatively fueled buses will help the agency reduce its operating costs, and will reduce emissions by 2 million pounds per year. MTS purchased 31 minibuses and 46 paratransit buses fueled by propane.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2016

At the Awards Ceremony at the SAE 2016 Government/Industry Meeting, SAE International honored the recipients of the Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award, including the lead author, Jesse Schneider, (BMW); along with co-authors Jihyun Shim (Hyundai); Graham Meadows (IMPCO); Steven R. Mathison (Honda); Michael J.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

A new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) reviews the major advantages and disadvantages associated with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). For example, in the San Diego, California territory of SDG&E, optimal time of use residential EV charging rates range from $0.19/kWh

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

“We are focused on delivering improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions through smaller and optimized engines. Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines.” Chrysler is also seeking to reduce electrical loads through application of higher efficiency fans and fuel pumps.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2016

The Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-Comm), led by the University of California, San Diego, has released its final report , detailing the accomplishments and contributions achieved in its six years of operation. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Beyond 2025, ARB notes, the driving force for lowering emissions in California will thus be climate change. Heavier vehicles with larger displacement engines will likely require additional emission control equipment such as secondary air and hydrocarbon absorbers to achieve the proposed emission levels. Click to enlarge. would be $135.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2017

Updated strategies in the CAAP incorporate local, regional, state and federal standards and regulations, as well as anticipate clean air regulations under development by the California Air Resources Board. Grouped under four categories, the 2017 CAAP’s near-term and long-term strategies include: Clean Vehicles, Equipment Technology and Fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

California Air Resources Board. Southern California Edison. State of California. The DOE’s Alternative Fuels Data Center provides a comprehensive database of federal and state programs that support EVs and infrastructure. Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5 Berkshire Hathaway Energy. ChargePoint.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

In the parallel hybrid system the electric motor can power the car by itself, the gas engine can power the car by itself or they can power the car together. liter V6 engine that runs on 95 octane and three motors that produce a total 308 horsepower and 247 pound-feet of torque. Road Test: 2016 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

liter engine, coming away impressed with the styling and performance. They kick-up that performance with a more powerful engine which takes the K5 to an all new level of fun. The 2022 Kia K5 GT is offered with one engine and transmission. engine that has power ratings of 180 hp and 195 lb.-ft. So what does Kia do?

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

After spending a fun week tooling around Southern California in the BRZ, there isn’t any argument coming from us. liter, 4-cylinder, naturally aspirated boxer engine that produces 228 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. In our week driving through Southern California we averaged 24.7 Road Test: 2016 Dodge Challenger.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 1, 2023

liter inline 4-cylinder engine producing 150 horsepower (hp) and 139 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) The Drive Mode Select helps you get the most performance and fuel efficiency from the hybrid system with choices of Smart, Normal, Sport and Custom. First Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima. The looks will reel you in. Effortless Efficiency.

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Hyundai Hybrid Fuel Economy MPG 82

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2021

liter gasoline engine with multi-port injection, good for 120 horsepower and 112 pound-feet of torque, mated to an intelligent variable transmission (iVT). This combination delivers EPA fuel economy numbers of 33 mpg city/41 highway/36 combined. This combination delivers EPA fuel economy numbers of 33 mpg city/41 highway/36 combined.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

liter V6 engine. The engine ran smooth at all speeds with zero-to-60 times right around 6.4 The fuel economy, which is best in Tour, was aided by cylinder deactivation, where the 3.6L The fuel economy, which is best in Tour, was aided by cylinder deactivation, where the 3.6L Both engines use premium 91 octane.

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Cadillac Land Rover MPG Fuel Economy 74

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Two Engine Choices. Honda gives drivers options of two four-cylinder engines for the front-wheel drive Civic sedan. The continuously variable transmission (CVT) is tuned a bit different for each engine with Honda programming “step shifts” that simulate gear changes. Standard on the LX and Sport, the non-turbo 2.0-liter

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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. Zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicles accounting for 1 in 7 new cars sold in California in 2025 (15.4%); A total of 1.4

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 17, 2021

liter four-cylinder engine producing 150 horsepower (hp) and 139 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) The Drive Mode Select helps you get the most performance and fuel efficiency from the hybrid system, offering choices of Smart, Normal, Sport and Custom. Smart mode will give you the best fuel economy while compromising slightly on performance.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2012

They were developed in tandem with the federal government over the past three years, including a joint fact-finding process with shared engineering and technical studies. Once the proposed federal standards are adopted, they will be deemed sufficient for compliance in California. Source: ARB. Click to enlarge. one in 7 new cars).

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 19, 2021

First introduced as a 2016 model, this Chinese-built compact crossover had a facelift in 2019 (when we last tested it ), and two short years later, is all-new for 2021. The Envision comes with one engine choice–a 2.0-liter In our real-world experience, driving 251 miles through Southern California, we averaged 28.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

Beginning in 2016, NHTSA and EPA will coordinate a mid-term review that must be finalized by April 2018. In conjunction with EPA and the California Air Resources Board (ARB), NHTSA will perform a joint technical analysis as part of its rulemaking for the MY 2022-2025 standards. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

reductions in air conditioning leakage, which would not contribute to fuel economy. 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 In the CAFE program for MYs 2017–2019, the fuel economy of.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

There has been much discussion for over thirty years or more around the use of hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. Fuel cells had been promoted in some sectors as the best alternative to the internal combustion engine. Fletcher, S., Hill and Wang. Lambert, F.,

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 28, 2021

Turbocharged engine. The 2021 Cadillac CT4 comes with two gasoline engines that run on 91 octane and two automatic transmission options, in either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine produces 237 horsepower (hp) and 258 pound-feet of torque (lb.-ft.), engine and 10-speed transmission.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. 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

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

liter four-cylinder engine, the performance numbers are 310 pound-feet of torque, and then either 250 horsepower using 93 octane or, if on a budget, using 87 octane dropping that number to 227 horsepower. In 257 miles driving through Southern California, Clean Fleet Report averaged 27.8 First Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The RFS, in essence, mandated that the blend powering engines in the nation’s official service vehicles run on a certain amount of renewable fuel. Petroleum refiners have to put a certain amount of renewable fuel—such as ethanol derived from corn or cellulose—into the U.S. In 2016, a U.S. By the mid-2010s, the U.S.

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