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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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However, says Dr. Peter Mock, Managing Director of ICCT Europe, since 2001 Europe has seen the largest increase in its gap. As a result, less than half of the on-paper reductions in CO 2 emission values since 2001 have been realized in practice, ICCT says. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

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Since 2001, the discrepancy between official measurements of vehicle efficiency and actual performance of new cars in everyday driving has more than quadrupled—a discrepancy that translates into €450 per year in extra fuel costs for the average vehicle. Now it has increased to 40% for private cars, and 45% for company cars.

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To Look Forward, Sometimes You Have to Look Back

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Magazines love to dabble in prognostication, particularly when it comes to emerging technology. The company lurched along for years until finally ceasing U.S. operations in 2021, ironically just after receiving a Special Light-Sport Aircraft airworthiness certificate from the U.S. Back in 2001, Senior Editor Michael J.

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ICCT update finds real-world vehicle fuel economy gap continues to widen in Europe to 40%

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Since 2001, the discrepancy between official measurements of vehicle efficiency and actual performance of new cars in everyday driving has more than quadrupled—a discrepancy that now translates into €450 (US$500) per year in extra fuel costs for the average vehicle. Earlier post.). Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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In 1957, the company launched the division Fairchild Semiconductor to fabricate transistors and integrated circuits from silicon, then an innovative move, as most semiconductor devices at the time used germanium. He served as CEO and vice-chairman of the company during most of the 2010s. Chang Hae-Ja.

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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With no traffic cops or traffic lights, there often was chaos at major intersections. The activity won him the university’s President’s Circle Award in 2001. Things turned around for him in the ninth grade when a new teacher had a particular way of teaching math that “turned the light bulb on in my brain,” he says. “My

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ICCT: gap between official and real-world fuel economy figures in Europe reaches ~38%; call to implement WLTP ASAP

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Divergence of real-world CO 2 emissions from manufacturers’ type-approval CO 2 emissions for various on-road data sources, including an average estimate for private and company cars as well as all data sources. The new report is based on data from more than half a million private and company vehicles across Europe. Source: ICCT.