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Green Auto Concepts Essay

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With stringent federal fuel efficiency laws looming on the horizon, combined with growing technology that is becoming increasingly affordable, every major automaker is currently selling or developing an eco-friendly vehicle. The 2012 environmental flagship models are not just electric vehicles (EV), hybrids and fuel cell vehicles (FCV). In fact, great strides are being made to improve the performance and productivity of diesel, gasoline and natural gas vehicles as well.

In saluting its five finalists in the 2012 Green Car of the Year, the Green Car Journal [http://www.laautoshow.com/PRNewsWire.html?news=201110240915pr_news_uspr_____mm91539.xml] notes that each manufacturer has taken a different approach to creating green vehicles. …show more content…

BMW plans to heavily promote its new concept cars during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The i3 and i8, which start at $35,000, will have a limited world debut before the year ends.

2. SkyActive Technology
Recognized as the Best Innovation at the 2011 San Diego Auto Show in December, Mazda’s SkyActive Technologies [http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2010/201010/101020a.html] are generating considerable buzz. Launching as a completely new type of direct-injection gasoline and clean diesel engines, these highly efficient technologies achieve the industry’s highest compression ratio of 14.0:1.

The next-generation line also includes an automatic transmission and a compact manual transmission as well as a lightweight chassis and rigid body that achieved incredible crash safety ratings. The Demio, the first SkyActiv-equipped vehicle, was released in 2011 in Japan only. The new CX-5 crossover SUV with the SkyActive-G gas engine will debut in U.S. markets in March 2012, and Mazda expects to deliver the new Mazda6 sedan with a SkyActive-D diesel engine to select markets by the end of the year.

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3. Four-Cylinder Engine
The four-cylinder, internal combustion engine is undergoing some incredible revolutions in 2012. More than a dozen of the biggest brands in

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