Green Cars News

DECEMBER 23, 2011

In designing a new fuel-efficient sleigh for Santa using the firm’s EcoBoost engine technology, Ford calculates that its new petrol-powered sleigh would be greener than running nine carrot-powered reindeer on Christmas [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

One such car maker is Suzuki, with plans to reveal a new concept called the G70; a lightweight small petrol car expected to emit as little as [.]. With February now upon us, the 82nd Geneva Motor is just a month away and the car makers are already revealing details of some of its forthcoming highlights.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Volkswagen e-up! It is set to debut in 2013.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The Frankfurt Motor Show is playing host to a staggering array of weird and wonderful concept cars this week, many of which are geared around green credentials. Currently only petrol hybrids are mass produced, but the L1 could be the start of an all new geneartion super-efficient cars. The 800 cc engine is derived from the 1.6-litre

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. Q: Toyota won TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk’s ‘Green Car Manufacturer’ award in 2008 as well as a host of others across the industry. What is it that makes Toyota, a leader in the field of green car technology? TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

ADEPT combines the two technologies, which have been demonstrated individually but not yet as an integrated system, applying the low voltage concept of ‘intelligent electrification’ for the first time to a diesel car. SR machines are ideally suited to this concept of low cost development, while reducing the cost of production components.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

First is the ix-Metro, a new hybrid electric CUV concept for the sub-B segment that promises carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at a meagre 80g/km. The ix-Metro will be powered by an inline three-cylinder, 1.0litre petrol engine with direct injection, dual CVVT and turbocharging.

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Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2009

A 4+1 injector concept played a key role with a fifth injector used to enhance the traditional four injection valves. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the CNG SLK are 150g/km with fuel consumption at 5.6kg of CNG per 100km. Tags: Green cars Latest news Mercedes CNG demonstrator Mercedes Benz SLK Mercedes-Benz.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

It doesn’t make its debut until next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but we’ve got the inside scoop on the new Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept. Over longer distances the Prius Plug-in becomes a conventional petrol-electric hybrid and with this extended range, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are reduced to around 60g/km according to Toyota.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 20, 2009

When you think of all the exciting new innovations and concepts breaking into the automotive sector that focus on the term “green&# , it doesn’t seem to make much sense for older cars to be deemed “greener&# than their more fuel efficient replacements. Change your air filter. Change your oil.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

If you weren’t already salivating with anticipation for next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show, then Mercedes Benz may just push you over the edge as it reveals its latest concept vehicle. The vehicle achieves 73.5mpg and CO2 emissions are just 74g/km in the New European Driving Cycle.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Locally, Toyota has yet to even put a BEV on-sale and, of course, it makes a fortune out of CO2 and particulate-emitting diesel SUVs and utes. READ MORE: Toyota HiLux hydrogen fuel cell prototype boasts long range and rapid 2023 Toyota HiLux REVO BEV concept. As its name states, this is a concept. But that’s 2024.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

One highlight of China’s most important auto show is the new S 400 HYBRID, the most economical luxury saloon with a petrol engine (7.9 The production-ready BlueZERO concept gives a definitive perspective on the future of environmentally-sustainable electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. Fuel consumption is only 7.9

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

Underneath the e-fuels banner, Audi also includes renewable electricity for recharging its e-tron vehicles (“e-power”) and, should the market so require it, “green” hydrogen (e-hydrogen, derived in the e-gas process). The CO2-free sorbent can be re-used for many adsorption/desorption cycles. Global Bioenergies: e-gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

In phases of battery regeneration (during braking) or coasting (with anticipatory deceleration), only the E-motor is active; drag torque losses are reduced by disengaging the petrol engine via a separation clutch. L/100 km (112 mpg US) is attained (equivalent to 49 g/km CO2). kWh of energy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2009

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are investigating the use of concentrated solar power to convert carbon dioxide and water to precursors for liquid hydrocarbon fuels (Sunshine to Petrol) using concentrated solar power. Conversion of CO 2 into methanol in a novel two-stage catalyst bed concept. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The primary area of research will be to understand and develop advanced combustion concepts compatible with future fuel advances by investigating new combustion geometries, valvetrain, fuel injection, air management and ignition technologies. Earlier post.). —Brian Cooper, Principal Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover Powertrain Research.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Photo: CC DigitalK) Profile-raising Hjalmar readily admits that major CO2 reductions will not realistically be achieved by the introduction of electric Lotus Elises. When theyre ready, they will be sold to companies who want to be seen promoting green technology. We need the public to realise that electric driving is possible.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

At this year’s North American International Auto Show, Mercedes Benz unveiled the Concept BlueZERO for electric vehicles. It includes a 1.0litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine and power output is 50kW at 3,500rpm. By driving in battery electric mode, the vehicle’s emissions can be slashed to 32g/km of CO2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. The X Prologue will be the first Toyota EV concept released outside China. – March 15, Green Car Reports. – March 10, via Forbes.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming. PSA Peugeot Citroen – one to watch.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. Generating electricity from wind and geothermal rather than a CO2 producing sources would help alleviate that problem.

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