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APRIL 16, 2014

The Audi Group has calculated its corporate carbon footprint and is the first premium automobile manufacturer to be certified according to the international standard ISO 14064. Audi made a detailed assessment of emissions in all automobile lifecycle phases; experts of DEKRA Certification GmbH and DEKRA Certification Inc.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Though the automobile market may have come a long way since the dark days of 2007-2008, it seems that it has yet to fully rebound. According to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, in the first 11months of the year, a total of 12,157,119 new registrations were recorded in the EU – that’s down [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

That’s the verdict after figures were released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) showing that the market share of smaller cars in Europe had risen from about 38.8 per cent in 2008 to 44.9 per cent between January and November, 2009. Both average engine size and power decreased [.].

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MAY 12, 2009

Hybrids and EVs May Capture 10% Of Japan New Car Sales in Fiscal 2009 A tally by the Nikkei finds that sales of hybrids and electric vehicles in Japan may exceed 220,000 units and could account for more than 10% of domestic new-car sales in the current fiscal year (excluding mini-vehicles), up from 4.4% Earlier post.)

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JUNE 16, 2009

A survey by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) focused on the “entry generation” of vehicle buyers found that while there has not been any definitive major shift in terms of the basic appeal of cars, fewer young people today have strong feelings towards car ownership.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Peugeot and Greenwheels also will join the European EVA (Electric Vehicles for Advanced Cities) project, a consortium that brings together more than 20 European cities, automobile manufacturers and electricity suppliers from many countries, as well as research institutes.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Friday November 14th, 2008 - GM Training Center - Burbank, CA. Chris Paine’s film “ Who Killed the Electric Car ? As you know, today I strongly urge Congress to withhold any bailout funds from the auto industry, unless and until the industry agrees to mass-produce fuel efficiency automobiles; electric cars.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% Passenger car sales dropped 10.6% GM total truck sales in July were down 18%, and car sales of 83,736 were off 21% compared with a year ago. TMS passenger car sales dropped 12.1%

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. In 2009, the Group increased the number of vehicles delivered to customers to 6.336 million (2008: 6.257 million), corresponding to a 11.3% share of the world passenger car market.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2010

As Japan aims to take its plug-in vehicle sales to 600,000 a year by 2020, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has outlined the steps that will need to be taken to reach this goal. As of 2008, Japan had around 600,000 “next generation” vehicles on its roads – including hybrids and electric vehicles, making up [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

As automotive production in Europe falls by a whopping 35 per cent, small cars have reached a new record high market share reflecting consumer concerns about the general economy and the environment. Nevertheless, small cars reached a market share of 44.9 per cent over the whole of 2008.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 10, 2009

This means that sales topped the one million unit mark for the fifth month in a row, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. In total sales reached 1.09million units, while passenger car sales jumped 71 per cent to 832,600 units. Indeed vehicle sales have been red hot in the country throughout the year.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

US-based electric vehicle provider ZAP and China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution.

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JUNE 19, 2009

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. kWh (350 bar, down 9% from 2008) for hydrogen storage. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 1, 2009

This will make it possible to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of diesel cars to under 99 grams per kilometer.The electric car will come, but in small numbers at first. Rolf Leonhard By 2015, said Leonhard, a gasoline-driven car will consume only 5.5 A diesel-powered car in 2015 will only burn 3.6 Rolf Leonhard.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. The two reports show how the world could stabilize demand for oil even if the number of road vehicles (passenger cars, two-wheelers and freight trucks) doubled by 2050. Source: Technology roadmap. Click to enlarge. Increase international collaboration on fuel economy.

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MAY 17, 2012

The Sustaining Members of CRC are the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a group of automobile manufacturer members (Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen). Background. The CRC was working with EPA and DOE on a multi-year suite of tests on the effects of higher blends of ethanol.

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APRIL 21, 2010

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. Generally, registration taxes threaten fleet renewal.

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MARCH 27, 2009

mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3 Combined cars and light trucks. Passenger cars. Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Model Year 2011. million metric tons during that period. Earlier post.). gCO 2 /mile.

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2011 MPG Standards Industrial 210

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Three of the NHTSA scenarios for penetration of technologies for passenger cars for MY 2016. On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 million units of MY 2016 vehicles are: Dual cam phasing: 61% for cars, 52% for trucks.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

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JULY 4, 2014

Communication between vehicles is also standardized following an agreement between a consortium of automobile manufacturers, suppliers, public organisations and research institutions. It is therefore always possible for other vehicles, e.g. a car cutting in ahead when moving from the overtaking lane before an exit, to do so safely.

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