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ORNL researchers quantify the effect of increasing highway speed on fuel economy

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This website, jointly maintained by the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), provides information such as official EPA “window label” fuel economy estimates for city, highway, and combined driving for all U.S.-legal drop in fuel economy due to traveling 80 mph rather than 70 mph.

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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell EPA-rated with 366-mile range; longest of any ZEV

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Honda fuel cell technology firsts include: The first EPA- and CARB-certified fuel cell vehicle (July 2002). The first fuel cell vehicle to start and operate in sub-freezing temperatures (2003). The first production fuel cell vehicle, introduced to the US and Japan (December 2002).

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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US “My MPG” real-world vs. official (100%) CO 2 emissions by vehicle model year. The authors used official fuel economy and CO 2 ratings from the fueleconomy.gov website published by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —“From Laboratory to Road”.

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Ford Launching Transit Connect in US Starting This Summer; Battery-Electric Version Due in 2010

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To prepare the Transit Connect, introduced in Europe in 2003, for the needs of small businesses in the United States, Ford upgraded the powertrain to a Duratec 2.0-liter More than 600,000 Ford Transit Connects have been sold since 2003, to customers in 58 countries and on four continents. The Transit Connect offers 135 cubic feet (3.8

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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market share, the third-largest nameplate in Canada, unsurpassed 25 highway mile per gallon fuel economy and sales in more than 80 countries. VW minivan reportedly not long for this world 2 days ago Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans 223 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 ~D.

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