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.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2018

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has lagged GM and FOrd on the. Ironically, the Detroit automaker with the fewest electrified models on sale was the only one to bring hybridization to a new truck, in the form of its brand-new 2019 Ram 1500.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 10, 2016

Also, new-car average fuel economy fell in April, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is reportedly working on a downsized turbocharged 4-cylinder engine for fuel efficiency. Today, Tesla aims to produce 500,000 cars per year by 2018, rather than 2020 was originally stated. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ wholly owned subsidiary FCA US LLC has agreed with with the U.S. The software reflash does not affect average fuel economy, drivability, durability or refinement of the vehicles. The consent decree and settlement agreements contain no finding or admission with regard to any alleged violations.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2015

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of newly merged Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is not a man to mince words. While carmakers can meet fuel-economy requirements for 2025, he said last week, he slammed government efforts to boost plug-in electric cars. The industry will find the most cost-effective way to meet efficiency goals, he said.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2018

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne died in a hospital in Switzerland. We review fuel-economy numbers in the 2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid. China aims to bring a new boutique electric car to the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Changes in the attributes (clockwise from upper left, weight, power, fuel economy and torque) of the Honda Accord over time as an example of fleet trends in the US. In contrast, fuel economy actually increased by 15% during that period. Tags: Fuel Efficiency. Knittel, 2009. Click to enlarge. Knittel, 2009.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2015

When it comes to fuel efficiency, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is among the lowest of all U.S. automakers. The company was at the bottom of the most recent Union of Concerned Scientists emissions rankings for carmakers.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Automotive engineers are very good at incremental improvements to existing technologies, and that skill will be much tested in meeting increasingly stiff fuel-economy rules between now and 2025.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 25, 2017

Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, believes diesels will allow the company to meet future, tougher fuel-economy standards. But that faith is being sorely tested at the moment. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now says the company failed to disclose software for its EcoDiesel 3.0-liter

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 11, 2018

Two years ago this month, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles essentially threw in the towel on the "automobiles" part of its name. Canceling the compact Dodge Dart and the mid-size Chrysler 200 sedans, the company doubled down on the pickup trucks and utility vehicles that had long been its profit centers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2014

With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2017

of new car registrations in the first half of 2017, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). One will provide the traditional benefits of efficiency and fuel economy, as in the current offer. Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2%

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 12, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency will accuse Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of using an illegal "defeat device" to cheat on emissions tests, plug-in electric car sales were strong in December 2016, and the Ford GT supercar returns low fuel economy, despite its EcoBoost engine. Today, a report claims the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

As required by the loan agreements signed in December 2008, GM and Chrysler submitted their updated restructuring plans showing a pathway to achieve financial viability to Congress on Tuesday. While GM hopes to reach agreement with the Swedish government, the Saab Automobile AB subsidiary could file for reorganization as early as this month.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance represents 77% of all car and light truck sales in the United States, including the BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen Group of America and Volvo Car USA. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Transonic’s TSCi fuel injection system has demonstrated significant gains in fuel economy and lower emissions while running gasoline effectively within modern diesel architecture engines, with the long-term promise of running zero-net bio renewable fuels. Previously with Chrysler Corp., from 1998 to 2001.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

Co-authors are from Argonne National Laboratory; the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies, Fuel Cell Technologies, and Bioenergy Technologies Offices; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; the Electric Power Research Institute; Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; General Motors; Chevron; and Ford.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

ACEA’s members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford of Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Group, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, Volvo Group. Such measures make no sense from an environmental point of view.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2023

Vehicles approved by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be found by going to the fuel-economy offshoot of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website. The first of those is broken down into electrified automobiles that have at least 40 percent of the battery's critical mineral values extracted and/or processed within the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May. —Dave McCurdy, president and CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., —a partnership between Chery Automobile, China’s largest independent car manufacturer, and Israel Corporation—is bringing its Cross Hybrid Concept to the Geneva Motor Show in March. Guangzhou Automobile Group. Qoros Auto Co. GAC Group ranks No. BEV version of GS5. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

Fiat has boosted its interest in the Chrysler Group by another 5% following Chrysler’s achievement of the “Ecological Event”—receiving regulatory approval for an automobile based on a Fiat platform or vehicle technology having a fuel efficiency rating of at least 40 combined miles per gallon (5.88 Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Road Test: 2021 RAV4 Prime PHEV ; Flash Drive: 2021 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle. Stellantis (Jeep/Fiat/Chrysler) – Slow, But Picking Up Steam. Given the heft of the company and its track record with EVs, as well as the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid platform among others, we expect to see more from this new alliance.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

All I ever heard them do was badmouth the small Honda car I drive and complain about CAFE fuel economy standards. That’s a real bummer about your lack of money old Chucky, but I’m still laughing away at your karma, dude. Guess what? I’ve got a real funny way for them to use their big sledge hammers now.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Stellantis brand Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has been a long-standing buyer of Tesla’s emissions credits, which have been a tremendous help in the company not having to pay hefty fines for not reaching emissions goals on an annual basis. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

The Sustaining Members of CRC are the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a group of automobile manufacturer members (Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen). The Energy Department test program also showed that 10% engine leakdown is not a reliable indicator of vehicle performance.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

The Road Noise Cancellation and Engine Order Cancellation systems will provide vehicle manufacturers with the ability to greatly improve in-cabin refinement, with additional design opportunities for optimising vehicle weight reduction and fuel economy. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Follow us on Twitter!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2020

Consumer Reports sent letters and a consumer petition to the leaders of General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi, calling on the companies to drop their legal attack against America’s Clean Air Act, and instead support Clean Car standards that help drivers save money on fuel and reduce air pollution.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Chrysler Group sales chief Joe Eberhardt, talking to a clutch of reporters later, said his company has no plans for a plug-in at this time. ( The electrification of the automobile is inevitable."

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 20, 2024

This means the automaker — which oversees Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, Fiat, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and several brands that are not sold in the United States — will be required to cut emissions through the 2026 model year and adhere to California’s requirement to have a majority electrified fleet within the next several years.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If no one wants your car (because people think it sucks), then no one will buy it, regardless of how good the fuel economy may or may not be. GM is making strides increasing their cars fuel economy. Posted by: Driver | Apr 14, 2009 4:32:54 PM The demise of GM - Ford - Chrysler - SELF INFLICTED! Never again.

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