Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2019

Using mild, full and plug-in hybrid real-world emissions test data from both European and US vehicles, Emissions Analytics compared hybrids with their internal combustion engine equivalents. The EU’s post-2021 CO2 reduction target for passenger cars is 37.5% It is, however, a false assertion that they are needed to fulfil this purpose.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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EV Central

JUNE 27, 2024

Back in March the new Prado was potentially coming to Australia as a petrol-electric hybrid “sooner rather than later”, but it now appears turbo-diesel will be the sole powertrain choice for the foreseeable future. Just got to make sure it’s the right engine for the kinds of things people will want to do with that Prado. “So

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 29, 2014

Audi’s compact SUV, the Q3 has cut its official emission figure to a new low of 137g/km CO2 for its petrol engine choices, thanks to the addition of the new 1.4 The new petrol engine is available with the SE and S Line specification, prices start from £23,870, rising to £28,115.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Jaguar Land Rover announced the creation of two new Centers of Excellence for Engine Combustion Research at two leading UK universities. Each center will focus on specific combustion technologies, both targeting higher engine efficiency. —Brian Cooper, Principal Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover Powertrain Research.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Canadian government plans to approve the new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, phasing the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars by 2035. The European Parliament has already approved a law banning the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2015

Joule, the developer of a direct, single-step, continuous process for the production of solar hydrocarbon fuels using engineered cyanobacteria ( earlier post ), announced the successful results from third-party testing of its ethanol fuel (Sunflow-E), setting the stage to obtain certification for commercial use.

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EV Central

MAY 18, 2024

Firstly, it lands the Chinese maker in Australia’s biggest sales segment and, as a plug-in hybrid , it is BYD’s first ICE-powered , CO2-emitting vehicle to go on sale here following the launch of three BEVs since 2022 – the Atto 3 , Dolphin and Shark. litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 18.3kWh BYD ‘Blade’ LFP battery.

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The Sealion 6 is the first ICE -powered and CO2-emitting vehicle to be sold by the Chinese brand in Australia and is expected to be its top seller. Verdict: Very competitive The powertrain package The 2024 BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic employs BYD’s DM-i petrol-electric plug-in hybrid system. litre four-cylinder petrol engine.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. However, in contrast to Toyota, the improvement made was due to the efficiency of its gasoline engines, rather than the adoption of electrified ones. The average emissions of electrified vehicles, was 63.2 —Felipe Munoz. g/km), C3 Aircross (-4.7), C1 (-4.5).

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EV Central

MARCH 30, 2024

Instead of being diesel like virtually all its rivals, the Tank 500 is electrified via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine tuned to run on the more efficient Miller cycle. The petrol engine can run on 91 RON unleaded, claims an 8.5L/100km It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre

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EV Connect

JUNE 25, 2024

Because they have 90% fewer moving parts than internal combustion engine vehicles, BEVs are the most fuel-efficient and affordable vehicles to maintain of all. That’s because they combine an internal combustion engine and a battery-powered motor. The cost of BEVs can range from $30,000 - $100,000.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If Australia does legislate an internal combustion engine ban in 2035 Nissan says it will be ready to comply. But more recently it has struggled to gain access to EVs because of the absence of a federally mandated CO2 emissions reduction structure and purchase subsidies. litre four-cylinder engine to charge the batteries.

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EV Central

MARCH 7, 2023

Upcoming Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets a new V12 engine and three electric motors as part of a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system Rather than downsizing the engine or switching only to electric motors, the Italian sports car maker has instead added three electric motors to the supercar mix. Yep, you read that right.

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EV Central

MARCH 13, 2024

Toyota has continued the electrification of its Australian model line-up, announcing it will now only take orders for petrol-electric versions of its popular Corolla and Yaris hatchbacks. Straight ICE engines will still be available with the Corolla sedan and GR hot hatch, as well as the Yaris GR. READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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Teslarati

JULY 8, 2024

NASCAR has made itself a rich legacy through the use of petrol-powered internal combustion engines for decades. It helps reduce CO2 emissions by 85 percent with similar stiffness and improved safety in motorsports thanks to a “breaking behavior” that avoids sharp shattering.

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EV Central

JUNE 8, 2024

Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes You might have noticed, and I certainly have, that the car company execs have stopped talking about electric vehicles, and begun describing the Australian car market of the near future using such vague and nebulous terms as “electrified” now that a New Vehicles Emissions Standard looms.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The 2020 targets in Europe can only be fulfilled through extensive use of modern diesel engines and further electrification. Meeting future requirements will not be feasible without diesel drive trains, since a diesel engine emits roughly 15 to 20% less CO 2 on average than a comparable petrol engine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

million) research project to investigate the use of alternative fuels that could offer customers the power and performance of modern internal combustion engines with environmental benefits comparable to an electric vehicle. —Andreas Schamel, Ford’s director Global Powertrain Research & Advanced Engineering. million (US$3.9-million)

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EV Central

JUNE 5, 2024

Starting with the launch of the mild hybrid Swift Hybrid compact passenger car on June 15, the Japanese blue collar brand will swap most of its range to petrol-electric hybrid by late 2025. Pachota acknowledged the importance of the NVES CO2 reduction scheme in Suzuki Australia’s swing toward hybrids. 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid. “I

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Emission measurements conducted by Institute of Transport Economics in Norway, in collaboration with VTT in Finland, show that new Euro 6 cars with diesel engines are struggling with NO x emissions well in excess of regulatory type limits when in real traffic. Click to enlarge. —TØI Report 1407/2015.

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Green Cars News

MAY 1, 2014

Peugeot''s 108 will boast sub-100g/km CO2 emissions when it arrives in the UK this July. litre petrol engine, [.]. The dinky city car has been restyled, ditching the boxy fragile look, instead taking influence from Peugeot''s classier looking 208 and 308 efforts. Under the bonnet will be a 68bhp 1.0-litre Peugeot Editor Pick'

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Citroen’s new family of turbo-boosted petrol engines have helped the cut greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 25 per cent. Each of the new PureTech engines offers equivalent or superior power compared to the previous generation of engines, despite offering significant improvements in fuel economy and reduced CO2 emissions.

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Drive Electric

OCTOBER 26, 2022

BEVs are better for the planet , emitting 80% less Co2 than an equivalent petrol vehicle in New Zealand. WHAT IS AN ICEV (INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLE)? An ICEV is a vehicle that is powered by regular internal combustion engines; think of your typical ‘car’ that is filled up with petrol or diesel.

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EV Central

APRIL 11, 2024

Australia finally gets a petrol-electric hybrid 4×4 dual-cab ute mid-year when the GWM Cannon Alpha launches. All these electrified utes reflect a change away from traditional diesel powertrains that will be accelerated by the introduction of the federal government’s mandatory NVES CO2 reduction scheme. While the 2.4-litre

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2013

Vauxhall and its parent company General Motors are in the process of rolling out 13 new engines between now and 2016, as the manufacturer looks to improve the refinement and emission levels of its powertrain line-up. One new unit has already debuted in the new Cascada convertible and more petrol and diesel engines ranging from [.].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2018

kWh battery in the hybrid vehicles is paired with either a gasoline engine or, for the first time, a diesel engine. l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 42 g/km, combined electrical consumption 19.1-18.7 It is combined with the OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine for the first time in the C-Class. kWh/100 km). Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Kia’s new pro_cee’d is available to order from today, with emissions from as little as 100g/km CO2. Two engines will be available, a 1.6 GDi petrol and a 1.6 CRDi turbodiesel with Intelligent Stop & Go (ISG) and there’s a choice of two trim levels. The three-door hatchback is also available with either a six-speed [.].

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EV Central

MAY 15, 2024

The expansion by BYD in Australia from pure electric vehicles into CO2-emitting internal combustion engined plug-ins led by the Sealion 6 SUV will not trigger a major backlash from the Chinese company’s growing band of existing EV owners or put off potential EV buyers. litre engine in it, but it is electric-first. They claim 1.1L/100km

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 29, 2021

One of the main reasons which limit the mass adaption of electric cars or EVs is its price difference in comparison with its IC engine counterpart. At present, an electric vehicle costs 30% more than an IC engine-powered vehicle with similar specifications. Training and appraisal of employees will be much easier and effective.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Ford Motor Company is doubling the production capacity of its Cologne, Germany, engine plant to produce more than 1,000 units per day of the 1.0-L L EcoBoost engine to meet growing European demand. liter EcoBoost engines accounted for a growing share of overall sales. In the first eight months of 2013, models equipped with 1.0-liter

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

It will be the largest ever Ford to be fitted with such a small displacement engine – but the next generation Ford Mondeo (pictured) is set to include the award winning 1.0litre EcoBoost petrol engine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Aerodynamic improvements, weight savings and engine enhancements have reduced fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions across the range. Toyota anticipates a 1/3 full hybrid, 1/3 gasoline, 1/3 diesel engine mix. This has been achieved within the new Auris gasoline engine range through the use of high, 11.5:1 Powertrains.

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EV Central

MARCH 20, 2024

Instead of the costly, laborious process of re-engineering LHD cars here in Australia (as GM Specialty Vehicles contracts Walkinshaw Automotive Group to do in Victoria for the Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500), convincing GM to make these RHD from the factory is an easier proposition. Trucks included. The post You’re outta here!

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Green Cars News

APRIL 10, 2010

The brand new Lotus Elise has a unique claim to fame – for its performance level it has the lowest CO2 emissions of any petrol sports car in the world. That’s the statement after the new entry level 2011 Lotus Elise was certified with an emissions figure of 149g/km of CO2 – that’s a reduction of [.].

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EV Central

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The company says by 2028 it will be selling more EVs in Australia than vehicles powered by petrol or diesel engines. Volkswagen even plans to deliver the ID.Buzz to Australian customers as a CO2 neutral vehicle. READ MORE: Volkswagen ID.4 4 quick spin: First Australian drive of electric SUV READ MORE: Early mark for VW ID.4

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