Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda hosted Green Car Congress at a SKYACTIV Technologies media workshop this week in Vancouver, Canada, at which engineering management explained the development philosophy, approach and results for the initial set of SKYACTIV technologies. Hybrids can deliver good fuel economy by powering the vehicle at lower loads.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2013

diesel delivering 184 horsepower (137 kW), 280 lb-ft (380 N·m) of torque, CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km, and a NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 56 mpg US (4.2 To conform to the Euro-6 emissions standard, a NO x storage catalytic converter was placed upstream of the diesel particulate filter in the Golf GTD. With a new 2.0L

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 12, 2009

The company, which unveiled its IDEA concept series plug-in hybrid light commercial van in May, will now convert VW Transporter vans using the series hybrid Bright powertrain. The converted Transporter will come in cargo, cab chassis and passenger versions and will have a 22mile all-electric range.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Keep your eyes on Korean manufacturer Hyundai-Kia which is determined not to be forgotten in the green car race. According to Hyundai-Kia statistics, the CVT contributes around a seven per cent fuel efficiency gain compared to standard four speed automatics, which in turn allows for a smoother shift feel.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

The hybrid system comprises of a converter, inverter, 180V lithium-ion polymer battery and an electric motor. The hybrid Forte has some impressive credentials that are sure to catch the eye of car buyers eager to lower their fuel consumption and do their bit for the environment.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 16, 2009

The idea focuses on lean-burn spark ignition direct injection engines which have a higher charge mass and higher temperature spread allowing them to deliver improved thermal efficiency and better fuel economy. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors emission controls GM nitrogen oxides SCR catalyst.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

It will also help the manufacturer convert two plants from truck production to car production. Ford has committed to raising the fuel efficiency of more than 12 models including the likes of the Ford Focus and Ford Escape.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

Graham Hoare, head of Ford Dunton, said: “The Dunton team includes engineers working hard at maximising fuel economy and minimising emissions across the Ford vehicle range.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The injection is split into two phases to optimise combustion with the first phase involving the pilot injection and the second phase seeing more fuel injected and ignited during the piston’s descent. This split technique reduces the loading on the catalytic converter while lowering emissions.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 13, 2009

The car can accelerate to 60mph in a mere 4.8 seconds while delivering fuel economy down 15 per cent compared to the 750i. This converts some of the vehicle’s kinetic energy into electric power for the on-board network whenever the driver lifts off the accelerator or applies the brakes.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles has leapt by more than 50 per cent from 172 to 264 after the company added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting existing models. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news FedEx FedEx California hybrid-electric delivery trucks.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2009

All of these features combine so that the vehicle can now target carbon dioxide (CO2) emission levels at a meagre 99g/km with a combined fuel economy of 74.2mpg. It monitors parameters relevant to optimise fuel consumption including gear shifting, anticipation, and speed. .

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). This is our first dedicated green vehicle. They can choose the level of green, the level of electrification that mets their driving style and wallet.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

New York to Convert 600 Hybrids to PHEVs New York Governor George E. Bruno today announced a new $10 million State program to convert vehicles in the State fleet to plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art alternative fuel research laboratory at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). This is our first dedicated green vehicle. They can choose the level of green, the level of electrification that mets their driving style and wallet.

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Green Cars News

MAY 15, 2009

Conversely, fuel economy rises and emissions fall to not only meet but exceed the latest Euro V standards. NOx reduction is achieved thanks to addition for the first time of an SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) catalytic converter together with an additive, the synthetically-produced, water-based solution containing 32.5

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Green Cars News

MARCH 28, 2012

Engineers at Ford’s facilities around the world have been working on fuel-saving technologies like EcoBoost turbocharged engines, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. In the US, the firm is converting [.].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

While the Niro Hybrid was preceded by clean mobility products such as the Optima Hybrid and Soul EV, Niro is the first Kia to make use of an all-new, dedicated eco-car platform and is an important next step on the path to nearly tripling the brand’s global green car line-up by 2020. A compact and lightweight 1.56-kWh

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Volkswagen, seeing the hybrid as complementary to the Jetta TDI diesel in attracting different, yet equally fuel-economy-conscious buyers, is initially targeting 5% of Jetta sales in the US for the new hybrid model. Green Car Congress attended the media drive events held in New Mexico. kWh Li-ion battery pack.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm Brown and Shari Prange, 1993 "The Electric and Hybrid Electric Car", by Michael H. htm Advocates of the Th!

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Both versions can reach 118mph and have an average fuel economy of 42.8mpg while emitting 127g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2). It injects AdBlue upstream of a DeNOx converter with NOx catalytically reduced. seconds according to provisional figures, a top speed of 155mph and its fuel economy figure if 24.3mpg.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

The new, third-generation Prius will arguably become the world’s most technically advanced mainstream car, and will also help demonstrate the real world benefits of Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive. At the same time overall fuel economy has been improved by 10 per cent, new Prius returning 72.4mpg in combined cycle driving.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

This has been further backed up by research at Loughborough University and the University of Sussex, both of which found that using waste heat from light duty vehicles could deliver fuel economy advantages of anything between 6.3 per cent and 31.7

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Ford views EcoBoost as a strategy as well as a product—one that will serve as a key element of Ford’s CO 2 and fuel economy product strategy—said Dan Kapp, Director, Ford Powertrain Research and Advanced Engineering, during a briefing on the company’s fuel economy strategies in Dearborn.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. Virtually any car, truck or bus can be made or redesigned as a long-range PHEV.

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