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[AltEnergyStocks.com] Will New CAFE Standards Make Stop-Start Engine Technology Standard ...: After the NHTSA announcement, I called the author who confirmed thathis estimate of $890 million in stop-start battery purchases was basedprimarily on EU regulations, and the subsequent adoption of the newCAFE regulations would require a significant upward revision in hisforecast. My guess is that by the time the dust settles, the forecastrevenue gains for advanced lead-acid battery producers will be on theorder of $2 billion by 2015, a number that handily eclipses Lux'sforecast of $1.2 billion in lithium ion battery sales growth during thesame period.

[Automotive] Automotive » Blog Archive » U.S. CAFE Standards Give Impetus to ...: With that goal in mind, AIAM described the range of fuel efficiency initiatives reflected in the government guidelines as including:

[AltEnergyStocks.com] Energy Efficiency In The Automotive Sector | Alternative Energy Stocks: For the next several years,every vanity car with a plug that rolls off anassembly line will preclude the production of 10 to 20 affordable fuelefficient vehicles. The dynamic may change toward the end of thedecade when current battery research may result in the a new generationof inexpensive, safe and abuse tolerant electric drive batteries, butover the next five years fleetwide efficiency will be theonly thing that matters.

[The Baseline Scenario] The Economics of CAFE « The Baseline Scenario: I am especially curious about the economic impact of a fuel tax, which funnels the increased vehicle ownership cost to the government, versus the CAFE standards which would funnel the increased cost to car manufactures and employees (part A of the diagram). A fuel tax would also likely increase the vehicle cost over time as manufacturers develop higher MPG vehicles to meet demand.

[The Ford Story] The Ford Story: Unleashing the 2011 Shelby GT500â™: A right-sized, twincharged, EBS-equipped,Ti-VCT V8 with driver-controlled cylinder deactivation and "start-stop" could produce an astounding blend of performance and CAFE-average-boosting fuel efficiency.

[Green Car Congress] Green Car Congress: GM Expands Applications of AFM and E85 on 3.9 ...: GM introduced its first V-6 application of its Active Fuel Management (displacement on demand) technology on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the 2007 Chevy Impala. The company is also extending its E85 flex-fuel coverage to the 3.9L V-6 offered in the 2007 Chevy Uplander minivan.

[NARJES DRIVING SCHOOL] NARJES DRIVING SCHOOL - اصطلاحات اختصاری خودرو: CAFE - Corporate Average Fuel Economy (USA) cal - Calibration calc - Calculated Calif - California CAN - Controlled Area Network CANP - Canister Purge (solenoid) CAMM - Computer Aided Manufacturing Measurement .CDA - Cylinder De- Activation CDR - Chrysler Diagnostic Readout CDRV - Crankcase Depression Regulator Valve CDX - Compact Disc Changer CE - Commutator End CEL - Check Engine Lamp (replaced with MIL) CEAB - Cold Engine Air Bleed CEMF - Counter Electromotive Force .

[Cars and Trucks Blog] Panel - How to increase US fuel economy | Cars and Trucks Blog: However, in the next 15 years, the panel does not see either fuel cell vehicles or battery powered vehicles making a big a dent in overall fuel economy. While battery-powered vehicles will be marketed and sold in the next 15 years, “a battery cost breakthrough that the committee does not anticipate within the time horizon considered,”

[Hooniverse] Hooniverse Asks- Would You be Okay With a Six-Pot Corvette ...: And it’s not just fire-breathing V8s waging the battle, as both GM and Ford are firing salvos across each other’s bows using their six-shooters. GM opened with a 300-bhp six in the reborn Camaro, and Ford countered with a 311-pony  entry in the 2011 Mustang.

[Muscle Car Blog] Next Generation Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger to get 8 Speed ...: Autoblog is reporting that Chrysler LLC will be redesigning the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger for the 2011 model year and both will be projected to beat CAFE. Chrysler's new engine, being called the new “Phoenix Family”, are a group of six cylinder motors that offer variable valve timing, cylinder deactivation, and direct injection technologies.

[Motor Trend Blog] CAFE bites: Corvette C7, RWD Impala on hold | Car News Blog at ...: damn as a corvette Z06 owner this is the worst it can get, i m for making the car lighter, even though my vette already feels light enough and its always tail happy, and i m definitely considering purchasing a ZR1 to keep at home with my Z06, i remember when i lived in montreal, and my car was or should i say still is a cafe employees nightmare (an 8.1L GMC savana) i m not for compromising to a smaller less durable and useless automobile, cough cough civic/camry, if the corvette does become mid-engined then i m for it, as long as it doesnt become kappa based and turns out like the worst corvette in history the C4, and i m not going to buy a V6 powered corvette, and since i love these cars i m willing to pay the price of gas for them to keep them in my drive way, and i agree with all of you that thinks this cafe thing is pure *** because it is

[Wheels] Tomorrow's Chevrolet: Two Vaporwares in Every Garage? - Wheels ...: Yesterday we learned that American car companies are indeed becoming the industry leaders, ahead of the Japanese, in overall quality and reliability. Soon everyone will learn that makersEventually people will learn that the American car companies are also the leaders in alternative fuel systems.

[Green Car Reports] OMG: Gas Mileage Is More Important Than Cupholders, Say Buyers ...: "If we were buying based on logic alone, the answer would be, ‘No.’”The big story: CAFEPratt said the ongoing recession has obscured major vehicle changes coming up as a result of the new, stiffer corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) standards recently passed into law.“Were we not in the throes of a recession," Pratt said. "CAFE would be the big story: How do you get to 36 mpg by 2016?”Smaller, lighter, betterAs we've said many times, vehicles will get lighter and use smaller, more powerful engines with direct injection and turbocharging to meet the goals.Pratt cited those same technologies, along with cylinder deactivation (already in production from several carmakers) and variable compression ratios, including the HCCI technique demonstrated on concepts like the Mercedes-Benz Vision F700.Alt-fuels [yawn]Finally, Pratt downplayed the role of alternative fuels.

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