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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Gasoline and Gasoline Substitutes. 1 ] The average carbon intensity requirements for years 2011 and 2012 reflect reductions from base year (2010) CI values for CaRFG (95.85) calculated using the CI for crude oil supplied to California refineries in 2006. [ So far, fuel producers are over-complying with the regulation.

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JUNE 12, 2010

Barnitt (2010) Click to enlarge. FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. This hybridized, gasoline-fueled vehicle is equipped with a three-way catalyst, which results in very low tailpipe gaseous emissions. Barnitt (2010).

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Fuel Economy Economy Gasoline Diesel 199

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MAY 25, 2010

Fuel-cycle SO 2 emissions of EVs compared to those of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs in China, current (left) and future (right). The study examined the fuel-cycle CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions of EVs in China in both current (2008) and future (2030) periods and compared them with those of conventional gasoline vehicles and gasoline hybrids.

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Coal Gasoline-Electric Gasoline China 291

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APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains up to 15% ethanol (E15). Registration of ethanol to make E15 is a significant step toward its production, sale, and use in model year 2001 and newer gasoline-fueled cars and light trucks.

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MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy 2012 EPA Economy 284

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JANUARY 12, 2011

gasoline, hybrid and natural gas. The gasoline-engined lineup includes a sedan, coupe and two Si performance versions. The 2012 Civic is the first US Honda model to employ Eco Assist technology in a gasoline-only powered vehicle. million units since the 2006 model went on sale in late 2005.

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Honda Concept Civic Hybrid Gas 186

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AUGUST 14, 2014

drop-in biohydrocarbons) could offer an option to achieve a high-bioenergy-content gasoline that is compatible with conventional gasoline-fueled cars (i.e., Neste Oil provided the renewable gasoline component. Fuels were match-blended using fossil gasoline refinery components and gasoline biocomponents.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

The first scenario applied the annual required RFS Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) percentages, as established by EPA rulemakings, to the volumes of fossil-based, non-renewable gasoline and diesel used in the United States. RFS1 and RFS2.

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Carbon Emissions 2005 Renewable 150

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MARCH 21, 2011

EPA’s 21 Jan decision raised the amount of ethanol permitted in gasoline used by cars and light trucks for model years 2001-2006 from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15). The lawsuit follows an ongoing legal challenge by the same organizations of EPA’s 13 Oct 2010 decision to allow the use of E15 in vehicles model year 2007 and newer.

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JUNE 8, 2010

By the mid-1950s lead isotopic compositions of lichens shifted to the more radiogenic leaded gasoline emissions (e.g., Lead concentrations in the lichen peaked at 880 µg/g in 1976, corresponding with the maximum of leaded gasoline emissions in California in the 1970s. 206Pb/207Pb = 1.18-1.22). Flegal et al. Kuspa and Lo F.

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San Francisco Emissions Gasoline California 170

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Construction of a new engine plant for production of 4-cylinder gasoline engines, which was also part of the agreement, has progressed, with production slated to start next year. Local production of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars began in 2006 at the 50/50 joint venture BBAC with the predecessor of the current E-Class. billion) in China.

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Mercedes China Chinese Cars 218

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

ASTM has issued a new standard— ASTM D7862-13 —covering butanol intended to be blended with gasoline at 1-12.5 BP and DuPont have been working together since 2003; in 2006, they created a partnership to develop, produce and market a next generation of biofuels, with the first planned commercialization being biobutanol.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

In October 2010, the two companies had signed a Memorandum of Understanding designed to expand their existing cooperation to hybrid systems for front wheel drive vehicles. million units from 2006 to 2010. Earlier post.). The joint engine is currently built into a number of MINI, Peugeot and Citroën brand models.

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BMW Hybrid Standards 2010 199

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MARCH 25, 2010

VVC has said that its V Car’s fuel economy would be among the best of all four-passenger gasoline-powered vehicles sold in the US today. The two parties have been negotiating terms and conditions for the loans and finalizing a conditional commitment letter since January 2010. The first loan application was for $79.9

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San Diego Louisiana Vehicles Tax Credit 186

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MAY 31, 2014

After 1988, the total emissions leveled off but seem to increase again since the mid-1990s to reach another peak of 2,956 Gg in 2006. and 172 million in 1960 and 2010, respectively). In China, for example, the number of motor vehicles increased from 13 million in 2000 to 78 million in 2010. in Europe and from 0.06

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2007 Emissions Carbon Global 268

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JUNE 2, 2011

Ford had previewed the small EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection unit, and had confirmed it for production, at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. liter gasoline engines. Ford is on track to deliver on its promise in 2006 of offering EcoBoost on 90% of its North American lineup by 2013 and to be producing 1.5

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Ford Engine Hybrid 2012 247

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JUNE 29, 2011

As of 2013, a new engine plant will produce 4-cylinder gasoline engines, which will be used in locally produced Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and vans. While in 2010 some 770,000 Chinese customers decided to buy a vehicle of that segment, the company expects this market to grow to more than 2 million units annually by 2020.

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China Mercedes Chinese 2010 186

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JANUARY 12, 2013

Consumption-based power mixes and NG transmission distances by Chinese province in 2010. Among the findings were: GHG emissions of gasoline ICEVs and HEVs are generally the same across provinces, since the emissions occur mainly during vehicle operation. Fuel-cycle GHG emissions of EVs, CNGVs, gasoline ICEVs and HEVs.

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Coal Pollution China Gas 231

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries. That 10 years is now only applicable for the Generation 3 made from 2010-2015, but at least there are options. Some models (2006 models for some reason) can have timing chain issues irrelevant of their mileage. It was changed on our 2004 and one of the 2006’s.

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2004 Prius Cheap 2009 409

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JANUARY 7, 2011

According to the Maritz Automotive Research Group, which conducted the research based on a telephone survey of 1,207 licensed American drivers 18 years of age or older, top of mind consumer awareness about the electric-only vehicle category outpaces gasoline-electric hybrids. Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles rose from 15 to 22%.

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Alternative Fuels Fuel Gasoline-Electric Volt 218

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MAY 7, 2010

Conversion systems allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels; most conversions involve switching gasoline or diesel vehicles to operate instead on a gaseous fuel such as natural gas or propane; an alcohol fuel; or electricity. Example for 2010 1. MY 2009, 2010, 2011 and < useful life mileage. Applicability. Demonstration.

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Conversion EPA Fuel Clean Alternative 230

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MARCH 4, 2011

MPa enable the system to operate with very high thermal efficiency, exceeding even those of a large coal-generated power plant and nearly twice as efficient as that of a gasoline engine (about 25%). where it has been running and producing approximately 240 kW of electricity during the developmental phase that began in March 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Based on a VW Passat family-sized saloon, the demonstrator currently incorporates a advanced, AVL-developed 2-liter gasoline engine already delivering a fuel consumption of 6.6 liters/100km (36 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 154g/km—a 20% reduction from the 192 g/km of a series production Passat (MY 2006) fitted with a 2.0L

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VRLA Hybrid Downsizing Fuel 210

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NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Since the regulation went into effect [15 April 2010], regulated parties have operated under the LCFS program with no significant compliance issues. Currently, the crude oil mix refined in CA in the year 2006 is used as the baseline to calculate average Lookup Table CI values for CARBOB and ULSD pathways. Reporting Requirements.

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Carbon Oil California Standards 231

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APRIL 24, 2010

Since the end of 2006, Opel, Robert Bosch, IVK and FKFS have been working on a natural gas hybrid vehicle in a project supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and technology. engine, the team boosted rated torque from 80 N·m in gasoline mode to 160 N·m in natural gas mode; rated power was boosted from 44 kW to 71 kW.

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Engine Hybrid Fuel Exhaust 170

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Life Cycle Impact of Soybean Production and Soy Industrial Products (February 2010). Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 kg (for the 3.36

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APRIL 6, 2009

gigatons) between 2006 and 2030, fueled by a growing number of cars on the road (from 730 million to 1.3 McKinsey analyzed the abatement potential of each scenario relative to two reference points: projected future automotive sector emissions (assuming no action is taken to reduce emissions) and 2006 emissions figures.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 30, 2007

GM Could Reportedly Produce 60,000 Plug-in Hybrids in 2010 Source: GreenBiz.com by Jeff Green at Bloomberg OAKLAND, Calif., could reportedly produce up to 60,000 Volt electric cars in 2010 , its first anticipated year on the market. Selling 60,000 hybrids would be a coup for GM, which lost nearly $2 billion in 2006.

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Volt Prius Oakland Alternative Fuels 100

EV Connect

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

After 150 years without much happening around electric vehicles, Tesla set off a spark in 2006 that triggered a chain reaction of rapid growth and change. In 2010, there were only about 17,000 electric cars on roads around the world. Most of the time, evolution moves slowly. But sometimes it’s lightning-fast. By 2019, there were 7.2

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Industrial Industry Charging 2019 52

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AUGUST 31, 2009

Two gasoline engines will each be available in two versions: 1.6 dCi 110 DPF with the new dual clutch transmission (DCT)4 (available at the end of 2010). Medium-compact segment sales grew sharply from 2006 to 2008, up from 19% of the market to 25%, while four-door sedans dominated sales.

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All-Electric Romania Turkey Diesel 170

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The underestimation or non-inclusion of peat emissions from oil palm expansion in most previous modeling of the iLUC [indirect land use change] impacts of biofuels was noted by JRC (2010). 2010) used two emission values—5 and 40 Mg CO 2 -eq ha -1 yr -1 , based on IPCC (2006), and Wetlands International (2009a), averaged to 22.5

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Oil Carbon Emissions Europe 239

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AUGUST 30, 2015

A working paper by a team at the Energy Institute at Haas, University of California, Berkeley, has found that 60% of the $18 billion in US federal income clean energy tax credits issued between 2006 and 2012—e.g., Since 2006, tax expenditures for these “clean energy” tax credits have exceeded $18 billion.

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Tax Credit 2006 Tax Plug-in 150

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APRIL 30, 2012

However, the annual rate of reduction between 1998 and 2006, as measured by the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), was only between 0.6% million passenger cars exported in 2010). kilogram (kg) CO 2 per liter of gasoline and 2.65 and the target of 140 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g/km) for 2008 was missed.

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Fuel 2001 Cars 2007 247

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Here's the press release: PLUG-IN PARTNERS DECLARES VICTORY In January 2006, Austin Energy launched the national Plug-In Partners campaign, a grassroots effort to demonstrate to automakers that there is sufficient demand to support the mass production of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Automakers are now on board.

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Nickel Cadmium Austin Plug-in PHEV 100

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MAY 7, 2009

Hybrids running on both electricity and gasoline, on the other hand, appear to be gaining momentum. The first hybrid in China, the Toyota Prius, was introduced in 2006. The battery electric cars will start in 2010 and see gradual penetration in the next decade.

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Green Cars China Green Chinese 150

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JUNE 19, 2009

DOE’s targets are $45/kW by 2010 and $30/kW by 2015. ARB staff also noted that fuel cell durability has improved dramatically, including free-capable system lasting 1,900 hours in the field in 2008 (up from 950 hours in 2006) and 7,300 hours in the lab. gallon of gasoline in today’s vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen Fuel California Vehicles 150

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. These European designs are perfectly good EVs, although their limited battery range and high price compared to the gasoline versions are major drawbacks. It debuted in the U.S.

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