Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

MY 2012 adjusted fuel economy is 23.6 mpg fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012 is the second largest annual improvement in the last 30 years. l/100 km) fuel economy, which, if achieved, will again represent all-time records. Click to enlarge. l/100 km), which is 1.2 mpg, or 22%. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

For 2009, the last year EPA has final data from automakers, the average CO 2 emissions from new vehicles were 397 grams per mile and the average fuel economy value was 22.4 The report confirms that average CO 2 emissions have decreased and fuel economy has increased each year beginning in 2005. mpg, or 16%, since 2004.

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Fuel Economy 2009 2010 EPA 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

This decrease was largely driven by a decrease in emissions from fossil fuel combustion, which was a result of multiple factors including a continued shift from coal to natural gas and increased use of renewables in the electric power sector, and milder weather that contributed to less overall electricity use.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2019

Since carbon dioxide emissions are highly correlated with fuel consumption (FC), fuel consumption regulation is a useful policy instrument to combat climate change.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Total US greenhouse emissions were 6,673 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2013, an increase of 2% (127.9 MMT CO 2 in 2004, and since then have declined about 13%. Starting in 2005, the rate of VMT growth slowed considerably (and declined rapidly in 2008) while average new vehicle fuel economy began to increase.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The project is part of CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program. Achates Power, founded in 2004, currently has a number of development projects underway spanning a variety of applications of its opposed-piston engine architecture, from light-to-heavy duty. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2011

The technology has shown substantial increases in fuel economy when compared with traditional powertrains in the same type of vehicles. In 2004, EPA had combined a full series hydraulic hybrid system with a diesel engine in a 2003 Ford Expedition SUV. The prototype showed an 85% improvement in fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2007 were equivalent to 7,150 Tg of carbon dioxide. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and light-duty trucks totaled 1,147.0 Tg) from 1990.

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2007 Emissions EPA Gas 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

Cischke cited the recent agreement on one national standard for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions regulations as an example of how the government, the auto industry and the environmental community can work together toward common goals. The agreement provides a framework to reach an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

The retrofitted hybrid trucks are projected to improve fuel economy by 44%, decrease particulate matter by 96% and reduce NO x emissions by 75% compared to the standard FedEx Express delivery truck. As a result of these efforts, FedEx Express has saved 45 million gallons of fuel or 452,573 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Next-generation engines will likely operate at higher pressures, with greater amounts of dilution and utilize alternative fuels that exhibit a wide range of chemical and physical properties. Achievable advances in engine technology can improve the fuel economy of automobiles by over 50% and trucks by over 30%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

(Suggestions of local production of Honda hybrids in China go back further than that to at least 2004. HondaLink, Honda’s telematics service which links vehicles, people and society to realize a safe, comfortable and low-carbon mobility society, is scheduled to be introduced in China within the next three years. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Over a range of scenarios—including fluctuating gas prices, new battery technologies or high taxes on carbon dioxide emissions—plug-ins with small battery packs are economically competitive with ordinary hybrid and conventional vehicles for drivers who charge frequently.” But batteries are heavy and expensive.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fuel economy gains of more than 10%. liter unit in Europe and a choice of advanced and improved Duratorq TDCi common-rail diesel engines—all of which offer reductions in fuel consumption of between 10 and 20% compared to the outgoing models.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2013

Fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emission values for new cars in Europe are determined via testing vehicles under laboratory conditions using the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) (part of the type-approval process). —“From Laboratory to Road”. US “My MPG” real-world vs. official (100%) CO 2 emissions by vehicle model year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2011

The US Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California have announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks. L/100km) if all reductions came from fuel economy improvements.

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Fuel Economy EPA 2017 Economy 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This year’s Index finds that 2017 marked the first time that a greater portion of California’s power mix came from renewable sources such as wind and solar than it did from fossil fuels. Landfill emissions are also emerging as a policy challenge, having risen every single year since 2004 in California, and shooting up 7.4%

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Romm, 2004 "Out of Gas, The End of the Age of Oil", by David Goodstein, 2004 "Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage", by Kenneth S. org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

At SAE World Congress 2015 earlier this year, Delphi’s Mark Sellnau and his colleagues presented the latest results from their work for a 1.8L Hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions after the oxidation catalyst were very low. —Don Hillebrand, director of the Energy Systems Division at Argonne. Delphi GDCI. earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Ford views EcoBoost as a strategy as well as a product—one that will serve as a key element of Ford’s CO 2 and fuel economy product strategy—said Dan Kapp, Director, Ford Powertrain Research and Advanced Engineering, during a briefing on the company’s fuel economy strategies in Dearborn.

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Fuel Economy Economy Ford Downsizing 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

For example, fuel economy statistics and a graphic display of the electric range is shown on the navigation map. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell. The price should also drop because the proportion of costly components such as platinum in the fuel cell will decrease.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). Kwong asked.

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