Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2011

Reports suggest that the Administration and the auto industry are converging on a 54.5 mpg US (4.32 mpg by 2025—by giving light trucks a smaller increase. L/100km) target by 2025. The expected decision to back a framework came after the Obama administration agreed to lower its proposal from 56.2

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2021

The Honda CR-V Hybrid is a quiet giant in the grand shift that’s happening in the auto industry. Yes, you might still be able to get non-hybrid versions of the Honda CR-V, or its rivals like the Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson, or Ford Escape, but each year the portion of these that are selling as hybrids becomes a little larger.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2015

Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100 As the team began to dive into some of the details and changes to meet the desired Elio targets, it found that the Geo Metro engine would not meet the fuel efficiency targets to enable the vehicle fuel economy goal of 84 mpg highway. Current prototype of the Elio.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed CAFE standards are projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis for cars and trucks combined, 40.1 mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6 L/100km) in model year 2025. Poll Results.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2011

Many inside and outside the auto industry questioned whether it could be done. A couple years ago, the EPA announced the first changes in its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in more than a decade. Automakers were asked to increase the fuel efficiency of their fleets by almost 8 miles per gallon between 2012 and 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2012

Tata Technologies, a global provider of engineering services and product development IT, was selected by Michelin to display its electric MObility (eMO) engineering study EV as part of the Michelin Challenge Design display at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The 4-passenger study is equipped with an 18.4

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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. mpg-e (if all reductions were achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

We expect to gain an additional 4-8 percent fuel economy improvement over the 1,450 kg kerb weight, 12-volt LC SuperHybrid, which already achieves 50 mpg imperial (42 mpg US and 5.6 LC Super Hybrid features CPT SpeedStart advanced next generation stop-start technology (top right) and Mubea belt tensioner. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A first wave occurred in the 1990s, followed by a spate of current schemes to stimulate domestic auto industries in the face of the economic crisis. These upgrades range from a fuel economy improvement of 5-9 miles per gallon (MPG) in the US CARS program to 120 g CO 2 e per km (roughly 46 MPG) minimum in Italy’s scrappage program.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 23, 2012

For years, the V-engine has dominated the American auto industry. Thanks to increasing gas prices and tougher gas-mileage and emissions targets however, the V-6 and V-8 engines once found in everything from family cars to pickup trucks are being slowly replaced by smaller, direct-injection, turbocharged 4-cylinder engines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

TFS introduced the auto industry’s first Asset-Backed Green Bond in 2014; this latest issuance is the fourth Green Bond the company has issued. The TFS Green Bond program is unique in the auto industry and enhances Toyota’s reputation for leadership in green innovation across industries.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

mpg (or about 38 mpg on window stickers) for vehicles sold in the U.S. The lobbyists for automakers have made their views on Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards through 2025 quite clear. The majority of carmakers would prefer to see those standards relaxed, delayed or altered. Today, they call for a fleet average of 54.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

Modeling the impact of increased fuel economy standards, the study finds that an industry-wide mandated increase in fuel economy of 30% to 50% (35 miles per gallon to 40.4 mpg) would increase Detroit automakers’ gross profits by roughly $3 billion per year and increase sales by the equivalent of two large assembly plans. Fuel Economy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The final standards are projected result in an average industry fleet-wide level of 163 grams/mile of CO 2 in model year 2025, which is equivalent to 54.5 This will enable long-term planning in the auto industry, while also benefiting consumers and the environment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

mpg US) and 7.1 mpg US), respectively. This is because the auto industry could not be fully responsible for their targets otherwise. T&E adds an additional 7000 km (4,350 miles) to the diesel lifetime distance to account for this. T&E used the latest real-world fuel consumption figures for diesel and gasoline: 6.3

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

mpg US) and discharge 20% less emissions. The initiative will account for 5% of the automobile market, which is in accordance with China’s three-year development plan for the auto industry, released in February. The Jiefang 12-meter hybrid bus can carry 103 passengers and travel at a maximum speed of 85 km/h (53 mph).

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2024

Softer on trucks, fewer EVs, and about 38 mpg by 2032 The easing of it all would mean a real-world fleet efficiency average of about 38 mpg, according to the agency—way down from 43.5 mpg under the agency’s original CAFE proposal made in July 2023. 2024 Toyota Prius These fleet rules are one side of U.S.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 6, 2007

"Automakers get it this time, calling for up to a 40% increase to 35 mpg by 2022, the first increase since 1985. This quotation tells us all we need to know about what the auto industry would like the future to look like. As an industry they must oppose even the meager Congressional call for 35mpg by 2020.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 26, 2010

Governments around the world are bowing to public pressure to reduce the levels of greenhouse gases their respective countries produce, and more often than not, the first sector they look at is the auto industry. mpg fleet-wide fuel economy standard for 2016 (42 mpg for cars and 26 mpg for. Here in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

Cischke cited the recent agreement on one national standard for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions regulations as an example of how the government, the auto industry and the environmental community can work together toward common goals. mpg in 2016. Earlier post.) annual increase in average fuel economy through 2016.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2016

mpg by 2025. That's actually closer to 40 mpg in the real world, as presented on new-car window stickers, but it still represents a major increase over the next few years. The auto industry has argued that it is too large an.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

mpg (or about 38 mpg on window stickers) by 2025 for vehicles sold in the U.S. But many within the auto industry—and those sympathetic to it—would like to see those standards rolled. Right now, the debate over the future of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards is in full swing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, FCA US LLC, and Nemak , a specialist in the production of high complex aluminum components for the automotive industry such as cylinder heads and engine blocks, are partnering to create lightweight powertrain materials that will help the auto industry meet the mandated target of 54.5

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 1, 2023

This targets a market the EV industry has been trying to hit for some time. But, there’s still a considerable sub-section of the auto industry market that doesn’t care. Now, if you want to drive around in a Mustang, you can do so without worrying about its terrible gas-guzzling, low-mpg engine.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

liter at 21 mpg city/30 highway/24 combined. In 274 miles of driving through Southern California and using the air conditioning at most times, we averaged 27 mpg, but on a 150-mile all-freeway run using the adaptive cruise control set to 65 mph, we averaged 32.8 The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

That could yield more than 50 mpg of fuel economy—or usage of less than 300 gallons per year—and still be a lot cheaper than a plug-in hybrid or a fuel cell vehicle, he noted. or below; advanced accessories; and a mild hybrid drivetrain. Congress should not pick [vehicle technology] winners—policymakers have a hard time being neutral.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 18, 2023

Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles lose efficiency when they tow by getting fewer miles per gallon (mpg), but the loss is worse for EVs. That said, the auto industry has the potential to significantly transform if EV towing capacity catches up to ICE towing. The post EVs Aren’t Good at Towing. What’s the Solution?

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

My lifetime tally is 231 mpg, which means I’ve used less than 80 gallons of gas over the car’s 42 months on the road. In fact, it might not even be possible for the auto industry to produce that many EVs, although the rate of expansion is dizzying. On top of that, I’m currently running at 80+% electric miles. Behind the Numbers.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

This shift is likely to have a lasting impact on the auto industry, as manufacturers scramble to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. In fact, many carmakers are now investing heavily in hybrid and electric vehicles as consumers show an increasing preference for cars that will save them money at the pump.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

An analysis by the Worlds Resources Institute has found that the scheme will save less than two days’ worth of carbon emissions between now and 2019 with replacement vehicles only having to achieve a four mpg improvement compared to the clunker it replaces. Our verdict – green shoots should not be ignored.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric Cars and The Volt Can Transform America and the Auto Industry TODAY!!! EvolveElectric cars, plug-in hybrids and hybrids are the solutions for revolutionizing the auto industry. In addition, I am finalizing the manuscript for Build Your Own Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle. So, what is there to do?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. It’s a 21st-century equivalent of what we did in 1942. And no one asked what it would cost. We just had to do it.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

"However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

At the time, though, all Yeung knew was that the auto industry never sleeps; surely the Escapes rivals, like the Toyota RAV4 or the Honda CR-V, would be getting engine upgrades. mpg for 1975 models, according to Environmental Protection Agency data. For the 2022 model year, U.S. vehicles averaged 26.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. CAFE mpg US (cars / trucks). Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Earlier post.)]. 27.5 / 22.2. 8.6 / 10.6.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 12, 2024

mpg on the EPA city cycle, an improvement that could be achieved at less cost using different technologies. For an explanation of why, we reached out to a source in the auto industry who’s had a great deal of experience with these systems. The answer is no.

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