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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 This is the latest of my occasional updates on long-term trends in U.S. vehicle fuel economy.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 This is the latest of my occasional updates on retrospective, long-term trends in U.S.

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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

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mpg, or 9%, since 2004. This positive trend beginning in 2005 reverses a long period of increasing CO 2 emissions and decreasing fuel economy from 1987 through 2004, and returns CO 2 emissions and fuel economy to levels of the early 1980s. share of MY2009 sales, diesels 0.5%. Hybrids are projected to have 1.8%

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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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mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. The final MY 2013 adjusted, real world CO 2 emissions rate for all light-duty gasoline and diesel-fueled vehicles is 369 g/m—a 7 g/mi decrease relative to MY 2012. l/100 km), followed by car SUVs at 24.5 l/100 km)—a 0.5 Source: EPA.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Chevrolet S-10 Durango 4x4

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The SUV-ified versions have been a bit easier to unearth, though even in that case the earliest one I've documented was a 1986 model. liter diesel and a 2.8-liter There are newspapers and junk mail from 2004 inside, so I'm guessing that's when it was crashed and parked. liter Isuzu straight-four. liter 60° V6.

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

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which makes diesel engines. The urgent warning Monday covers certain Corolla compact cars and Matrix hatchbacks from the 2003 and 2004 model years, as well as the RAV4 small SUV from 2004 and 2005. In April, a whistleblower exposed that Daihatsu Motor Corp., In an unrelated quality problem, Toyota and General Motors Co.

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

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Light-duty diesel are seen dropping share slightly to 0.6% Fuel economy improvements for diesels range from 15% to 30% relative to gasoline counterparts. From MY 2004 to MY 2010, CO 2 emissions decreased by 67 g/mi (15%), and fuel economy increased by 3.3 for MY2011, down from 0.7% in MY 2010, but up from 0.5% in MY 2009.