Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Though vehicles for sale today are more efficient than they've ever been, the average fuel economy of America's operating fleet has remained relatively stagnant since George W. Researcher Michael Sivak, writing at Green Car Congress, puts the focus on the miles driven by registered vehicles in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2015

CMA’s introduction in 2017 means that all future Volvo cars will be built on just two fully scalable and wholly modular vehicle architectures. Volvo Cars will also develop an entirely new range of electrified smaller cars and build a fully electric car for sale by 2019. —Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

This will help make sure that buses are built, bought and being driven on our roads efficiently to the benefit of local economies and communities. This includes a consultation on the end date for sales of diesel buses, which was launched alongside the strategy. Twenty-two studies will receive a share of £9.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

FY2024 has ended on a very strong note for the Indian electric vehicle (EV) industry, setting a new benchmark for sales across vehicle segments as also delivering the best-ever 12-month sales for the electric two-wheeler, three-wheeler and passenger vehicle sub-segments. million in FY2024. million units.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2018

billion) plan to reduce air pollution from road transport and diesel vehicles, set out in July last year. To legislate to ensure only the cleanest domestic fuels will be available for sale, preventing 8,000 tonnes of harmful particulate matter from entering the atmosphere each year. billion (US$4.7-billion)

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photo credit: Suwin66 / Shutterstock.com The electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing a significant growth in 2024 , with expectations for sales of passenger EVs to climb by 21 percent in 2024, reaching 16.7 Stability in Europe Europe is likely to witness a stable increase in EV sales, with projections of 3.4 million units.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2016

Mazda North American Operations released EPA-estimated fuel economy figures for its all-new 2016 Mazda CX-9. Traditionally, turbocharged engines have suffered from poor dynamic performance at low rpm, including turbo lag, and disappointing real-world fuel economy. The 2016 Mazda CX-9 will go on sale in late spring 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

Hydrogen-fueled e-buses allow us to create a complementary emission-free bus portfolio thanks to which Solaris is ready for today’s challenges and the diverse needs of customers as regards the range, flexibility and operability of vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Final MY 2011 and MY 2012-2016 passenger car fuel economy targets, based on vehicle footprint. The CAFE standards are expressed as mathematical functions depending on vehicle footprint. Each light vehicle model produced for sale in the United States will have a fuel economy target. Source: NHTSA.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The types of vehicles consumers select has by far the most dominant impact on on-road fuel economy—the best vehicle currently available for sale in the US is nine times more fuel efficient than the worst vehicle. Average on-road fuel economy in the US for all vehicles in 2008 was 17.4

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The 2013 Honda CR-Z goes on sale 21 November with a number of powertrain, styling and feature upgrades, including a new Li-ion battery pack that replaces the NiMH pack in the MY 2012 CR-Z hybrid and delivers more power and improved fuel economy. The gasoline engine can automatically turn off during vehicle stops to improve efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

Following last month’s launch of the all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5, the 2014 Mazda6 will be the second of Mazda’s next-generation vehicles to receive the full suite of Skyactiv Technologies ( earlier post ), and is expected to be released for sale during the first quarter of 2013.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2019

paid $1 million to resolve violations of the California Health and Safety Code and Vehicle Code related to the sale of illegal aftermarket performance auto parts in California. included engine programmers, air intake systems and catalytic converters that were not approved by CARB for use on highway vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has admitted to manipulating fuel consumption testing data for some 625,000 mini-cars it manufactured for sale in Japan by itself and partner Nissan. Mitsubishi Motors has stopped production and sales of the applicable cars. Nissan was the one who identified the discrepancies.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

The rise in fuel consumption signals a strengthening California economy, with cheaper gas prices encouraging more vehicle travel. In FY 14-15, BOE gasoline revenue estimates for sales and use taxes and excise taxes came in at $1.470 billion for sales and use tax and $5.371 billion for excise tax. in FY 13-14.

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2014 Gasoline California Tax 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the U.S. years, based on a snapshot of vehicles in operation taken 1 Jan of this year, according to IHS Automotive. Total light vehicles in Operation (VIO) in the US reached a record level of more than 252,700,000—an increase of more than 3.7 million (1.5

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Scrappage Vehicles Auto Industry Light 210

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2013

AB Volvo has signed an agreement with the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited (DFG) to acquire 45% of a new subsidiary of DFG, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles (DFCV), which will include the major part of DFG’s medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles business. Click to enlarge. billion (pro forma).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2016

However, the company said, after retesting vehicles, it found that all certified fuel efficiency values remained within the range of measurement deviation. Suzuki reviewed the measuring process of driving resistance of all 16 models currently available for sale in Japan.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

The share of small cars or hatchbacks has been continuously eroding in recent years and sport utility vehicles have been driving the growth of overall passenger vehicle sales. Sales of small cars have been declining primarily due to the affordability factor and this should improve going forward.

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Teslarati

APRIL 29, 2023

4 The volume of Tesla inventory vehicles in Europe has spiked to its highest point this year, indicating the potential for another price cut. Despite this success, Tesla saw a slight but noticeable decline in sales in the European market during the year’s first quarter. Does it stem from slowing demand for Tesla vehicles ?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Both trucks in XL’s booth will be displayed on vehicle lifts so attendees can step under the trucks and see how easily XL systems integrate with the Ford trucks. Last year, XL became the first company to be recognized as an Electrification Qualified Vehicle Modifier (eQVM) in the new Ford certification program.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

variant but with fuel economy of a strong hybrid. Engine downsizing is central to Ricardo’s gasoline engine roadmap for future CO 2 and fuel economy improvements. By 2020, stop-start vehicles will represent more than one-third of all light-duty vehicle sales. Click to enlarge. —David Boggs.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2024

On the other hand, Q1 sales for the car were down 13 percent year-over-year. It may be improved fuel economy or ride and handling. Some folks don't want to climb up into a taller vehicle. But again, the company is ceding a part of the market to its competitors instead of, you know, at least trying to fight for sales.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

Although Mercedes-Benz has introduced a plug-in hydrogen fuel cell research vehicle—the F125! earlier post )—which projects out about 20 years, Simon suggests that a pure fuel cell vehicle could be more price-efficient than a plug-in. The vehicle accelerates from 0-60 mph in 11.4 Progress in fuel cell power density.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2016

In April, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) admitted to manipulating fuel consumption testing data for some 625,000 mini-cars representing four models it manufactured for sale in Japan by itself and partner Nissan. During the development of the fuel-economy grade, the fuel consumption target was raised a total of five times, from 26.4

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

Ninety-seven percent of customers in the US who purchased a 2014 or 2015 Malibu—accounting for about 83,000 vehicles—opted for the 2.5-liter, All contribute to EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 25 mpg (9.4 engine to save fuel when the vehicle stops momentarily, such as stoplights, to save fuel and reduce emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Unlike most other fuel economy measurements, these tests are performed on the road using a Portable Emissions Monitoring System (PEMS). Now, after 18 months of testing 60 vehicles with more than 430 road tests covering more than 40,000 km (24,854 miles), the partners have published a report on their real-world fuel economy findings.

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EV Match

JUNE 2, 2021

3 New Community Electric Vehicle Chargers in Chicago. We at EVmatch envision a distributed, equitable, and carbon-free energy economy that is not only available for those with money and resources, but for everyone. The fact that there is legislation at multiple levels supporting electric vehicle access is critical.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Optimized gear ratios enabling improvement in fuel economy. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2015

Nissan announced that the all-new Murano, including the hybrid version ( earlier post ), is officially available for sale from its joint venture in China, Dongfeng Nissan Passenger vehicle company (DFL-PV). gasoline engine, as well as superior fuel economy similar to the 2.0L gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 27, 2024

The First Plug-in Battery Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Goes on Sale This week Honda announced pricing for the CR-V e:FCEV, which is scheduled to go on sale in California (only) next month. This breaks the norm of a fuel cell vehicle run solely on hydrogen. Fuel economy is measured as MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

The Civic GX was formerly produced at Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio plant and has ten years of proven performance as a natural gas powered vehicle. The Civic GX is the only natural gas vehicle built by a major automaker in the US. As a result, the GX is certified by the EPA as an Inherently Low Emissions Vehicle (ILEV).

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Indiana Honda Gas Production 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French Strategic Investment Fund (FSI) signed a letter of intent to set up a joint venture company that would develop and manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, under the patronage of Christian Estrosi, the French Minister for Industry. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The 2011 Honda Insight hybrid, now on sale in the US, gains new standard features and the addition of a value-oriented entry model featuring an MSRP starting at $18,200. All Insight models are equipped with Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) for 2011, which was previously exclusive to the Insight EX. L/100km combined).

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