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STUDY: Heavier cars get worse gas mileage. Who knew?

Newsflash: Over the last few decades, cars have gotten both heavier and more powerful in addition to getting somewhat better fuel mileage. No shocker, right? Still, it's interesting to actually sit down and take a good look at the data to see what additional information can be gleaned. For instance, Christopher R. Knittel from the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, suggests that cars could be much more fuel efficient than they currently are. The catch? We'd need to revert back to the size, weight and ... Read more →

UC Davis to test plug-in hybrids in 100 households Lascelles Linton

UC Davis got $3 M from the California Energy Commission to open a new plug-in, hybrid research center. Pat's Garage will convert 10 Priuses for the center, adding a $12,000 battery that extends the ...

Interview with Prof. Andrew Frank, head of the UC Davis Challenge X entry, Team Fate Dane Muldoon

Back in January we told you about Team Fate, the UC Davis entry in the Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility competition. Team Fate are outfitting a GM Equinox with a plug-in electric hybrid ...

Team Fate beefing up a GM Equinox with li-ions for Challenge X Dane Muldoon

The Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility engineering competition is on. And the University of California, Davis Hybrid Electric Vehicle Group (Team Fate) is calling on Lithium Technology ...

UC Davis previews Gov. Schwarzenegger's budget speach, green theme for Energy and Transportation Jeremy Korzeniewski

University of California, Davis, has posted information on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed 2007 budget priorities to be released on the 10th. Included in the budget is a focus on green ...

STUDY: Heavier cars get worse gas mileage. Who knew? 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Newsflash: Over the last few decades, cars have gotten both heavier and more powerful in addition to getting somewhat better fuel mileage. No shocker, right? Still, it's interesting to actually sit down and take a good look at the data to see what additional information can be gleaned. For ...

UC Davis to test plug-in hybrids in 100 households 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

UC Davis got $3 M from the California Energy Commission to open a new plug-in, hybrid research center. Pat's Garage will convert 10 Priuses for the center, adding a $12,000 battery that extends the electric-only range up to 40 miles, and the total range of the car to 100 miles per gallon. UC Davis ...

Interview with Prof. Andrew Frank, head of the UC Davis Challenge X entry, Team Fate 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Back in January we told you about Team Fate, the UC Davis entry in the Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility competition. Team Fate are outfitting a GM Equinox with a plug-in electric hybrid flex-fuel powertrain which will increase the fuel economy of the vehicle from its original 19 mpg to ...

Team Fate beefing up a GM Equinox with li-ions for Challenge X 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility engineering competition is on. And the University of California, Davis Hybrid Electric Vehicle Group (Team Fate) is calling on Lithium Technology Corporation (LTC) to help them out in re-engineering the Chevy Equinox to use lithium-ion cells. The ...

UC Davis previews Gov. Schwarzenegger's budget speach, green theme for Energy and Transportation 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

University of California, Davis, has posted information on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed 2007 budget priorities to be released on the 10th. Included in the budget is a focus on green technology under the heading "Energy and Transportation". The list is as follows: Biomass in ...


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