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AUGUST 20, 2011

The month of July marked the first time this in 2011 that total petroleum deliveries in the USA actually fell year-on-year – dropping by half a per cent compared to one year ago. According to figures from the American Petroleum Institute (API), motor gasoline demand reached a low for any July in the past decade; [.].

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MAY 9, 2013

A key project is under way in the USA aiming to boost fuel economy of petrol powered light duty vehicles by as much as 30 per cent: without compromising performance. Latest News Green cars' Known as ACCESS (Advanced Combustion Concepts Enabling Systems and Solutions), it is a four-year project supported by $24million from[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Smart USA is to team up with Nissan Motor Company on a new vehicle that will go on sale in the United States. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Smart USA to obtain the rights to distribute a five-door, petrol powered B-segment vehicle from Nissan for sale through its retail network in [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

It’s not just Michigan and California that are ramping up their efforts to go green in the USA. Now Utah has made a significant green car commitment. According to the plans, officials will buy 26 new compressed natural gas vehicles and convert around 100 from petrol engines to run on natural gas.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Especially in regard to battery technology, downsizing, efficiency improvements with the turbocharged petrol engine and, in particular, for energy recovery systems. We didn’t look for role models, instead we struck out on our own path. Porsche had not competed at the top echelon since 1999.

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MAY 24, 2009

Well thanks to Federal incentives in the USA, one small security company in Pacoima has managed just that. Golden West also plans to add around three more of the patrol cars and phase out the entire petrol fleet which consists of 28 vehicles clocking up around 40,000 miles a month.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Green car technology is expected to take the ‘International Engine of the Year’ awards by storm this year. Last year’s winner, BMW, renowned for its Efficient Dynamics technology and for its range of class-leading green cars, has a fight on its hands to achieve a record-breaking fifth consecutive International Engine of the Year title.

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Green Cars News

MAY 9, 2009

Despite the commitment it is expected that the introduction of green cars involve slow progress. Under the terms of the initiative Renault-Nissan will be supplying vehicles and it is estimated that an electric car will cost roughly the same as a petrol car although owners will have to rent batteries.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Both the E-Class Wagon and Sedan models, which will be made available in the USA from autumn next year, will feature a wide range of both petrol and diesel engines with ECO start/stop [.]. The 2014 version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (pictured) will feature a host of new fuel efficient engines alongside new driver assistance systems.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 28, 2012

It has often been seen as leading the green car revolution: and now California can be taken as an inspiration for other US states after achieving a significant petroleum reduction. According to a state progress report, the state has reduced petrol consumption by 13 per cent from its 2003 baseline – thanks in large to [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 4, 2012

The New York International Auto Show was the setting for BMW to reveal is X1 (pictured) – the smallest BMW X model to ever go on sale in the USA. Packed with technology, the BMW X1 includes twinpower turbo petrol engines: either the award-winning six-cylinder inline engine that is featured in the BMW X1 xDrive35i [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 4, 2012

It was the best-selling full-size saloon car in the USA during 2011 with sales in excess of 171,000 units: and now Chevrolet has revealed a brand new version of its Impala (pictured) model. The vehicle, which goes on sale in early 2013, is the model’s 10th generation and will come with three direct-injected petrol engines: [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles.

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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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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

Most importantly, the local and national governments and transit companies buying buses are determined to go green. The 3-cylinder gasoline (petrol) engine has been undergoing testing in a range of vehicles, including Jaguar’s Limo-Green, though the planned Jaguar supercar will use Bladon Jets mini turbines as range extenders.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Following pilot launches of car2go in Ulm (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) and Austin, Texas (USA), Hamburg is the first city in which car2go is being introduced as part of the planned international market launch. The two companies have established car2go Hamburg GmbH, their own operating company, in which Europcar has a 75% majority stake.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Compared to the USA, where EVs make up only 2% of new car sales, this gives one a good idea of Norway’s strong leadership position in terms of EV market share. Ibsen Lindal, energy spokesperson for Norway’s Green Party, is positive that all gas-fueled vehicles could be pushed out of the market within the next five years.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Anyone who thought that the petrol price hikes of 2008, which prompted many US motorists to reduce the number of miles they drive, would have a permanent impact on driving habits will have to re-evaluate. per cent (5.8billion vehicle miles) for September 2009 compared to the previous year. per cent to 6.7billion vehicle miles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2009

While we may focus on new technologies that could cut emissions here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, we don’t like to lose track of why we need alternatives to petrol and diesel in the first place - namely to help tackle global warming. Tags: Global warming Latest news Green cars June temperatures weather.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

The new B-Class F-CELL is an electric-drive car that offers similar performance to a 2.0litre petrol engine vehicle, and, according to Mercedes, is suitable for everyday driving. Production of the vehicle is scheduled to begin later this year with around 200 vehicles to be delivered in Europe and the USA at the start of 2010.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2009

Tags: Green cars Latest news Lithium-ion batteries Advanced Automotive Batteries.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

At the 2009 SEMA Show, Toyota Motor Sales USA partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG). The CNG system was built by Metal Crafters of Fountain Valley, California and sees the petrol fuel system replaced with a CNG system in the spare tyre well.

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2009

Honda Manufacturing in Indiana has begun production of the 2009 Civic GX, which is the only natural gas vehicle built by a major automaker in the USA. The Civic GX was actually first introduced in 1998 and is the cleanest internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA - it is around 90 per cent cleaner than the average petrol powered car.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2009

The vastly popular cash for clunkers programme in the USA received a boost last Friday when President Obama signed into law HR 3435, which provides $2billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Programme.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

In particular, in the USA, where petrol prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008, oil consumption dropped by seven per cent. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news annual increase in carbon dioxide CO2 increases emissions Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. per cent compared to 46.6 percentage points lower.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In the USA it will be one of up to 10 unique models that the company will create from an all-new global C-car platform under its so-called One Ford Strategy. The new C-MAX line-up for Europe will feature a choice of petrol engines including the first application of the all-new 1.6 Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

While the US might comparatively seem like a country care-free of the cost of fuel (despite rising costs, petrol-or gasoline to our American friends-is [.]. The fuel economy of new cars in the US is improving and is now 14 per cent higher than four years ago, according to new research from the University of Michigan.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Ecoboost is a petrol engine technology that gets more out of the same engine. At Ford we have recently announced an electric Ford Focus will be available in the USA during 2011 and if all goes well I wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar announcement for Europe but we aren’t sure yet. The first stage is where we’re at right now.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Well if Bremach USA’s latest invention is anything to go by, it’s more the stuff of prehistoric times. The Bremach T-REX 4×4 is a class three medium-duty electric drive truck with either a full battery electric or series hybrid drivetrain (petrol and CNG/LPG models [.].

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APRIL 21, 2009

Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50

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APRIL 16, 2009

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APRIL 28, 2009

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AUGUST 14, 2012

Have Americans finally got the message about vehicles with better fuel economy… or are gas prices simply driving people away from the pump? Either way, US gasoline consumption slumped during the first quarter of 2012.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2012

government faces another lawsuit against its policy to enforce petroleum firms to use biofuel. It is the second lawsuit in six months to challenge the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard mandate for the use of cellulosic biofuel.

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APRIL 16, 2009

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APRIL 21, 2009

USA Today ) 10/25/06 DaimlerChrysler is downright reluctant, even though it has built four test models, commercial-size vans that run on gasoline and electricity. Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford at 2006 Shareholders Meeting ) GM top 12/31/07 [GM Vice Chairman Bob] Lutz, 75, is undergoing a green conversion in the twilight of his career. "I

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While Ford owners in the USA have tremendous loyalty with their FORD pickup trucks, there is no such loyalty with Ford cars. No one wants to pay Rs 100 to 200 per liter of petrol. As I said in my earlier video, BYD makes all power electronics, motors, and even semiconductor chips in house. That will give them a competitive advantage.

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