Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. mpg result, the LSFC was 4.85

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has published a new paper reviewing and summarizing data on commercial vehicle sales and real-world fuel consumption for heavy-duty tractor-trailers in the three key markets of the US, China and Europe, which together account for more than 70% of HDV sales worldwide. Askin, Garrett E.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

In March, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. mpg in MY 2021. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025. Background.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 15, 2024

The Joy of Driving , Malibu Style The Motor Press Guild (MPG), the Southern California non-profit association for automotive journalists, annually brings together writers with automotive manufacturer representatives and their cars. The rest of the cars and trucks at the 2024 MPG Drive Day is at the end of the story. Prices are MSRP.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2016

On 30 November, EPA proposed leaving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for those model years in place, based on its technical analysis that shows automakers are well positioned to meet the targets, and proposed a 30-day comment period. Earlier post.). l/100 km), if achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The non-hybrid 2025 Forester is EPA rated at up to 26 mpg in the city, 33 on the highway. Fuel economy drops by one mpg on some trim lines. USB ports and wireless phone charging are standard. liter boxer four adds electric boost If Subaru can deliver then this should be an eye opener to Forester shoppers. Story by John Faulkner.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

Starting from a baseline 26 mpg (9.04 l/100 km) in 2016, the The ICCT team assessed increased consumer label fuel economy (as opposed to the regulatory test fuel economy) to 35 mpg (6.71 l/100 km) in 2025 and to 42–46 mpg (5.6-5.11 l/100 km) (under three scenarios) by 2030. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: The ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

GM introduced the 2014 Cruze Diesel in early summer 2013 in the US with an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 27 mpg city, 46 mpg highway and 33 mpg combined (8.7, At that time, the MY2014 Cruze Diesel was going up against the MY2014 Jetta with fuel economy of 30 mpg city, 42 mpg highway, 34 mpg combined (7.8,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

L/100km (34 mpg US) with the fuel consumption of energy-efficient vehicles dropping to 5.9 L/100km (40 mpg US) or less. L/100km (47 mpg US), with energy-efficient passenger car fuel consumption dropping to 4.5 mpg US) or less. Under the plan, by 2015 average passenger car fuel consumption is targeted to drop to 6.9

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Bazzi in his presentation at the US Department of Energy (DOE) 2011 Merit Review in Washington, DC this week. Chrysler used the standard Chrysler Group LLC Vehicle Development Process for a production intent program. Under California’s LEV-II, there are three sets of increasingly more stringent emission standards: LEV, ULEV, and SULEV.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

US mpg); combined CO 2 emissions in g/km: 114 – 108 (183.5 – 173.8 US mpg); combined CO 2 emissions in g/km: 113 – 107 (181.9 – 172.2 US mpg); combined CO 2 emissions in g/km: 101 – 96 (162.5 – 154.5 The DAB+ digital radio comes as standard. The 35 TFSI, a 1.5-liter 47.0 – 50.0 48.0 – 50.0 liters (0.1 60.3 – 65.3

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A wide swath of safety features and seven standard cameras (two more are optional) are also on board, making this three-inch-longer, three-inch-wider, and one-inch-taller Buick Enclave a tech-heavy hitter. Comfortable first row power heated seats with four-way lumbar support comes standard. Though I wished it was wider and longer.

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Buick MPG SUV Oregon 113

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2013

Optimizing swirl speed depending upon the engine operating condition is an effective means to increase thermal efficiency and reduce emissions, Toyota researchers noted in a paper in the R&D Review of Toyota CRDL in 2002. Cruze’s diesel offers a segment-leading EPA-estimated 46 mpg highway (5.1

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The more I review crossovers and utility vehicles, the more I evaluate them by how well they just simply work for commuting duty. The exterior changes include an available grille-width light bar, new LED headlights, rear LED lighting with a body-wide light strip, and adaptive headlights are now standard. Well, there's one other issue.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 13, 2024

Standard is Toyota’s Safety Sense 3.0 The Crown’s fuel-economy numbers are listed at 29 mpg city/32 mpg highway/30 mpg combined. Options on my test unit were limited to premium, two-tone paint and mudguards. There were separate charges for premium paint and the two-tone setup – which, I should note, looked good.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2024

I mentioned the abysmal fuel-economy numbers – they are 10 mpg city/15 mpg highway/12 mpg combined. It bases as a Raptor, and adding the Raptor R bits cost $31,575 and spray-in bedliner added $595. With the $1,795 destination fee, that put the price at $109,740. At least the fuel tank holds 36 gallons.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

The Cross Sport is so similar to the seven-seat Atlas that I considered writing only one review, but hey, we have a content (and SEO) beast to feed. There’s an available light bar for the grille, new standard LED adaptive headlamps, and LED rear lighting with an available light strip. The rest of the changes are cosmetic.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

suite of driver’s aids was standard and included pre-collision assist, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and safe exit assist. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. Toyota’s SafetySense 3.0

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I will start my first drive review of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid with a minor confession of sorts. Changes here include minor styling tweaks, the addition of standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, an available head-up display, revamped infotainment, and a 0.4-inch loses two HP. inch increase in overall length.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

Test cycle fuel economy (mpg). The Highway Fuel Economy Test (HFET) and FTP-75 Test (city) cycles demonstrated fuel economy above 35 mpg (6.72 mpg (12.45 mpg (12.45 mpg city and 34.3 mpg highway. emissions standards it was being measured against, resulted in a successful proof of concept. met the U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Standard features on the Preferred includes 17-inch wheels, built-in Alexa, 10.25-inch Towing capacity is 1,500 pounds and the EPA ratings are 39 mpg city, 37 mpg highway, and 38 mpg combined. Hybrids are available in three trims: Preferred, Premium, and Premium Plus.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 16, 2023

While the full-sized Tundra offers the choice between a standard turbo V-6 and hybridization, this 2023 Toyota Sequoia is hybrid only. Sadly, dipping into the throttle does send the fuel economy reading south, as the 20 mpg combined estimate might be a bit optimistic. My time in the Sequoia yielded readings in the 17 mpg range.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

Diesel vehicles have had a rough time penetrating the US light-duty vehicle market, reflecting outdated negative perceptions, higher fuel prices for diesel than for gasoline, the cost of complying with stringent US emission standards, and rapidly improving gasoline engines. mpg in model year 2025—equating to 54.5

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 14, 2023

Other exterior changes include new LED headlights, standard adaptive headlights, and LED rear lighting that includes a vehicle-wide lightstrip. Also now standard: VW’s IQ.Drive advanced-driver aid system that includes active-side assist, lane-assist, adaptive cruise control, front assist, and rear traffic alert.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 29, 2023

It’s not going all the places where a Bronco can go, of course, but there’s a bit more capability than the standard Maverick. EPA ratings for a non-Tremor AWD Maverick - remember, same powertrain - are 22 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, and 24mpg combined. How significant?

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Fuel economy is a predictably dismal 11 mpg city/16 mpg highway/13 mpg combined. It takes a deep bank account to bring one of these bad boys home. The starting price for my test unit was just a hair under $150K and with options the as-tested price was $155K and change. But I gotta admit, I kinda want one.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

All-wheel drive is available on all trims and the base S gets Nissan’s Safety Shield 360 suite of ADAS (advanced driver-assist systems) and smart cruise control as standard. Fuel economy is 28 mpg city/35 mpg highway/31 mpg combined for the FWD model and 27/34/30 for the AWD. Pricing starts at $21,830 for a base S trim.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Projected rates of fuel consumption improvement under different scenarios relative to past experience and the 2016 and 2025 CAFE standards. Continued improvement in vehicle efficiency, beyond that required by the 2025 CAFE standards, is an important part of each successful combination. CAFE standards) or technology mandates (e.g.,

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2023

In case you’ve forgotten, the Crown comes standard with all-wheel drive and is only available as a hybrid – and there is no plug-in setup. suite of advanced driver-assistance systems is standard. EPA fuel-economy numbers are listed at 42 mpg city/41 mpg highway/41 mpg combined for the base powertrain and 29/32/30.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The TFS Green Bond program was reviewed by Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of environmental, social and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics. Barclays, ING and Unicredit joined BNP and Credit Agricole as the joint lead managers for the bond issuance.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 24, 2025

Safety The Optiq comes standard with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)adaptive cruise control, blind spot warning and steering assist, automatic emergency braking, front pedestrian braking, lane keep assist departure warning and forward collision alert. Story by John Faulkner. Photos by John Faulkner and Cadillac. [

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 23, 2025

Running on 87 octane, the EPA rates the Civic Hybrid at 50 mpg city/47 highway and 49 combined. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewers driving experience. Safety and Convenience All Civic models come standard with active and passive safety features. miles per gallon.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2013

EPA cycle results will differ; the 2012 LEAF is estimated to achieve up to 73-mile driving range under the required EPA-derived MPG-based 2-cycle testing.). There is 30 cubic feet of cargo space with the standard 60/40-split rear seat folded down. All LEAF models come with a standard portable trickle charge cable. EV Platform.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 26, 2023

Fuel economy for the Q3 S Line is 21 mpg city/28 highway/24 mpg combined. What’s New for 2022 The 2022 Audi Q3 makes standard the newest generation of Audi’s MIB 3 infotainment system as well as side assist with rear cross-traffic. Also newly standard is the Audi parking system and the interior aluminum inlays.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2012

As a result, the Yaris Hybrid maintains identical occupant space and the same 286 liter luggage capacity as that of the standard model. L/100km NEDC (67 mpg US), equivalent to 79 g/km CO 2. A thorough review of Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) measures has also increased the quietness of the HSD powertrain.

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