Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Concept CLA Class at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. This concept, designed on the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, represents the company’s vision to elevate this important vehicle class, based on the long-term portfolio strategy. The new operating system MB.OS

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2013

The new TwinAir family engine combines the concept of downsizing (displacement and weight reduction) with technologies including supercharging with high-efficiency turbocharger; integration of the exhaust manifold in the cylinder head; and the new MultiAir intake valve control system. MultiAir Turbo Petrol. Earlier post.). 78 HP 1.4;

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2015

This four-door concept car for the Chinese market—which is more than five meters in length—is powered by a plug-in hybrid drive system, the drive sources of which combine to produce 500 N·m of system torque. The concept car starts by default in Hybrid mode.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

With the entire concept of the Nissan ZEOD RC focussing heavily on downsizing and efficiency, Nissan turned to new lubricants partner Total to help develop the engine. At a ratio of 10 horsepower per kilogram the new engine has a better power-to-weight ratio than the new engines to be used in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship this year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Concept and the electric Kangoo will both be produced in France, at Flins and Maubeuge respectively. Concept will be built in Valladolid, Spain. Concept, the electric vehicle (EV) will be produced on the same production line as the conventionally-powered versions of Fluence. Earlier post.) The city car previewed by Zoé Z.E.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Toyota has taken covers off its electric bZ Concept compact SUV, looking near production ready and primed to be an EV version of the next-generation C-HR. Revealed at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the bZ Concept joins the Tesla-fighting bZ3 electric sedan revealed last month and bZ4X electric SUV due on-sale in Australia in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

Sandia has been working on “Sunshine to Petrol” technologies for a number of years. We are pleased for the opportunity to extend these concepts in a public/private partnership that we expect will accelerate commercialization to accomplish our joint goals of CO 2 emissions reduction and domestic fuel production. Source: Sandia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2020

Once remodeling is finished, we will be able to produce vehicles with diesel, petrol and hybrid drive trains, as well as the fully-electric BMW i4, all on the same line. The high-voltage battery makes the BMW i4 body concept different to that of the vehicle models previously built at the plant. BMW concept i4.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Moving forward, Prof Chen’s research team will be applying for a Proof-of-Concept grant to build a large-scale battery prototype. With our nanotechnology, electric cars would be able to increase their range dramatically with just five minutes of charging, which is on par with the time needed to pump petrol for current cars.

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EV Central

JANUARY 4, 2023

Minimalist design isn’t something we’ve associated with BMW of late, so the just-revealed electric i Vision Dee concept is a refreshing, simplistic treat. A world away from front grilles that could swallow a herd of buffalo, the i Vision Dee mid-size sedan concept offers, BMW says, a new and pared-down design language.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 29, 2021

Husqvarna E-Pilen electric bike concept unveiled. Husqvarna has unveiled its electric bike concept E-Pilen and it is likely to go on sale in 2022. The E-Pilen concept is the company’s vision of the future of e-mobility. The electric concept is inspired by the company’s pioneer design models-Vitpilen and Svartpilen.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2009

The Directors are pleased to announce that the X4V2 petrol engine achieved a repeatable Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) figure of 212g/kWh (38.6% 1 using 98 RON petrol and a 10:1 compression ratio. Tags: Concept Engines Engines. This data will help in the modification and optimization of the engine design.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 24, 2023

Caterham has today revealed EV Seven – its technology development concept for a future fully electric Seven. The concept will test the feasibility of a lightweight electric Seven and enable Caterham to move a step closer to bringing a battery electric model to market that is as driver focused as its petrol counterpart.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

In the event that the gas tank should ever run dry, the vehicle switches over automatically, and imperceptibly, to petrol operation. A small 12-liter gasoline tank is on board for emergencies. And Because drivers are not able to select gasoline mode themselves, the B 200 Natural Gas Drive is taxed more favorably as a natural gas vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Toyota will showcase the Yaris Hybrid-R concept, created as a showcase of possible ideas for the development of hybrid technology for maximum performance and increased driving pleasure. This third motor can act as an advanced traction control system. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2014

liter EA888 Gen3 engine featured in Audi’s all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept unveiled at the North American International Auto Show this week ( earlier post ) features—as does its production ilk—a dual injection system that combines direct injection with indirect injection into the intake manifold. Credit: Audi.

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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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

The basic interaction of different energy sources—electricity, petrol, diesel and natural gas—represents a paradigm shift at Volkswagen. —two compact Volkswagen vehicles with completely separate technical concepts as well as clearly different design make-ups. with purely electrical drives in the future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

The 2014 Camry in Europe is benefitting from a new, Euro V-compliant, 4-cylinder, 1,998 cc, 16v, DOHC petrol engine mated to a 6-speed Multi-mode automatic transmission which replaces the existing 2.0-liter liter unit and its 4-speed automatic transmission. With a high 12.8:1 Earlier post.). 4-cylinder gasoline engine. V6 gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2011

Cella notes that the current material, while suitable for proof-of-concept work and potentially useful for the initial demonstrator projects, is not a viable commercial material: it is expensive to make and cannot be easily re-hydrided or chemically recycled.

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EV Central

MARCH 18, 2025

For those sticking with petrol-power, the CLA comes with an all-new turbocharged 1.5-litre litre turbo petrol combined with a 20kW e-motor that is neatly packaged within a new eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. Later on, cheaper EV versions of the CLA range will arrive that will get a smaller 58kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

We firmly believe that fuel cell hybrid vehicles will play a major role in reducing emissions and achieving sustainable mobility, alongside petrol and plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles. Toyota will contribute five of its zero-emissions FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell vehicles ( earlier post ) to the program in Germany by 2011.

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EV Central

MARCH 24, 2025

Previously, Volkswagen Group Audi said that it would roll out its last petrol-powered vehicle in 2026 and only sell battery-electric cars from 2032 onwards. Wild new electric Audi Audi Q6 e-tron concept can climb walls, hints at Allroad revival to take on electric Mercedes G-wagon READ MORE: Fightback! READ MORE: The fightback begins!

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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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EV Central

APRIL 4, 2025

litre turbocharged petrol engine with two electric motors, one on each axle – though the brand is yet to clarify how much power each source develops on it own. Also on the stand was the all-electric T9, but the BEV ute is not yet confirmed for Australian, as well as its DE-FINE Technology Vision concept car.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 29, 2013

Describing it as "no futuristic dream car", Volvo has revealed its new Concept Coupe (pictured): the first model from its Scalable Product Architecture, and also a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The concept car boasts a two-litre Drive-E petrol engine with both turbo and a supercharger. Its petrol engine[.].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Daimler subsidiary car2go GmbH and Hamburg-based Europcar Autovermietung GmbH will launch the car2go mobility concept in Hamburg in spring 2011. All of the cars are equipped with a consumption-optimized petrol engine, automatic start/stop system, a newly developed telematics generation and a solar roof. smart car2go with solar roof.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

First, the very concept of a market for green cars is difficult to pin down, due to the existence of separate and competing technology trajectories. Green cars” can be defined as vehicles that use alternative fuels (other than petrol or diesel) and/or alternative types of propulsion (other than the conventional ICE).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2025

Read more Apart from the Jimny concept, Maruti Suzuki also unveiled concept version of the Swift, Grand Vitara, fronx and other models The countrys leading carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India started its Bharat Mobility Global Auto Expo 2025 journey with the unveiling of the e Vitara , on January 17, 2025. Priced between 8.34 lakh to 14.14

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

Project M concept drawing. Many people may assume that oil, greases and fuels are simply added at the end of a concept-car build project such as this, but the Shell car aims to show what can be achieved when its products are integrated into the design from the start. Why a petrol car? Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

With less than a week to go until it makes its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Jaguar has released more details about its C-X16 Concept. The two-seat hybrid car comes with a next-generation supercharged 3.0litre V6 petrol engine that can produce 380PS and 332lb-ft of torque with a Formula 1 styled hybrid boost [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2015

The R2S turbocharging technology fulfills the requirements of state-of-the-art engine concepts, providing maximum exhaust gas recirculation rates even under full load conditions while significantly reducing emissions. The new high-powered TDCi diesel engine follows the downsizing trend we’ve led with our EcoBoost petrol technology.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 13, 2024

liter twin-turbo petrol V8 engine, delivering a potent 617 bhp. liter twin-turbo petrol V8 engine, delivering a potent 617 bhp. liter twin-turbo petrol V8 engine, delivering a potent 617 bhp. liter twin-turbo petrol V8 engine, delivering a potent 617 bhp. Read more The BMW Concept Skytop packs the 4.4-litre

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 12, 2011

The North American International Auto Show marked the first official glimpse of the Honda Civic Si Concept coupe and the Civic Concept saloon car. The ninth generation model is expected to go on sale in the spring with three different powertrains: a petrol, hybrid and natural gas version.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The relatively-unknown firm here in Europe is to reveal a new range-extended electric car concept called the e-XIV. eXciting user Interface Vehicle) combines a petrol engine [.]. Korean carmaker SsangYong is to compete with the big boys this year with its display at the Paris Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

None more so than the Suzuki Alto, not because it is an exciting eco-concept but because it is an ordinary enough, full production car. In the Darwin to Adelaide run, the petrol driven Alto managed to complete the journey at an average consumption of 72mpg overall, an 18.5 per cent and 12.2 per cent respectively.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 11, 2017

Over the years, we were made to believe that petrol is the best option to run cars. Also, it raises awareness not only to manufacturers but also consumers that we don�t need to be dependent on petrol for our transportation. Rimac Concept One. It can help curb our dependence to petrol. Why make electric cars? Front View.

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