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EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s

Green Car Congress

For 2008, the last year for which EPA has final data from automakers, the average fuel economy value was 21.0 mpg, or 9%, since 2004. Chrysler is projected to have the highest MY2009 CO 2 emissions, reversing most of its gains from the previous year. mpg US (11.2

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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