2005 CO2 Minivan SUV 
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2013
The report finds that CO 2 emissions rates and fuel economy values reflect a very favorable multi-year trend beginning in MY 2005. Through 2005, the 4-speed transmission was the dominant automatic transmission. The number of SUV, pickup, minivan, and van models that have combined EPA label values of 20 mpg (11.8
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
The report confirms that average CO 2 emissions have decreased and fuel economy has increased each year beginning in 2005. The positive trend beginning in 2005 reverses a long period of increasing CO 2 emissions and decreasing fuel economy from 1987 through 2004. mpg, or 16%, since 2004. Characteristics of new LDVs for six model years.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. Beginning in MY 2005, technology has been used to increase both fuel economy (which has reduced CO 2 emissions) and power, while keeping vehicle weight relatively constant.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2012
Since 1975, overall new light-duty vehicle CO 2 emissions have moved through four phases: 1) a rapid decrease from MY 1975 through MY 1981; 2) a slower decrease until reaching a valley in MY 1987; 3) a gradual increase until MY 2004; and 4) a decrease for the seven years beginning in MY 2005, with the largest decrease in MY 2009.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. Furia explained, "The SUVs that we just completed that were outfitted with the XHT drive train could have been any SUV made by anyone.
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