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EPA trends report finds MY 2021 fuel economy remained flat at a record high while CO2 levels hit new low

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Since MY 2004, average fuel economy in the US has increased by 32%, or 6.1 Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 25%, or by 114 g/mi. Overall, advancements in technology are helping industry reach these carbon reduction achievements. Technology share for large manufacturers, MY 2021.

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EPA’s annual automotive trends report shows slight increase in fuel economy from MY2017 to MY2018

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In model year 2018, the average estimated real-world CO2 emission rate for all new vehicles fell by 4 grams per mile (g/mi) to 353 g/mi, the lowest level measured since 1975, when EPA data collection began. Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 23%, or 108 g/mi, and fuel economy has increased 30%, or 5.8 miles per gallon, 0.8%

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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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Founded in 2004, European Energy has a development pipeline of more than 20 GW of renewable energy projects. Anaergia was created to eliminate a major source of greenhouse gases by cost effectively turning organic waste into renewable natural gas (RNG), fertilizer and water, using proprietary technologies.

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JGC, INPEX and BASF to Perform Demonstration Tests of New Technology to Capture CO2 from Natural Gas

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JGC, INPEX and BASF have entered into an agreement to carry out joint demonstration tests on a new technology for effectively capturing and recovering CO 2 contained in natural gas. JGC and BASF jointly began developing a new technology for a CO 2 capture process called High Pressure Acid Gas Capture Technology ( HiPACT ) in 2004.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Among the top-level findings was that Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

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Manufacturer-specific technology adoption over time for key technologies. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Five-year change in light duty vehicle technology penetration share. Click to enlarge. mpg, or 22%. Click to enlarge.

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2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

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The report highlights that several advanced powertrain technologies are making significant inroads into the mainstream market. From MY 2004 to MY 2010, CO 2 emissions decreased by 67 g/mi (15%), and fuel economy increased by 3.3 Truck market share is now at the second lowest level since MY 1996 and 9% lower than the peak in MY 2004.