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OCTOBER 28, 2009

First appropriated in the fall of 2008, the program provides loans to companies making cars and components in US factories that increase fuel economy at least 25% above 2005 fuel economy levels. billion to Nissan North America; $465 million to Tesla Motors; and. billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6

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JUNE 2, 2011

unit features: An offset crankshaft that helps improve fuel economy. Faster cylinder block warm-ups save fuel, especially in cold weather. It will also play an important role in North America. liter EcoBoost engine will give consumers looking for hybrid-like fuel economy a new, more affordable choice.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. DOE researchers attributed the significant fuel economy reduction for May, June, and July as most likely being due to significant mountain driving and the likely use of the vehicle’s air conditioning. Source: DOE.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Last year Chrysler Group announced the company’s intention to build the Fiat 500 with a combustion engine for North America. An overall fuel economy improvement more than 65% is expected for average drive cycles. —Scott Kunselman, Senior Vice President Engineering—Chrysler Group LLC. That vehicle will debut in late 2010.

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AUGUST 16, 2009

Kizashi is slated to begin sales in North America later this year as a 2010 model; Suzuki introduced a concept Kizashi at the New York Auto Show in 2008. The Nikkei reports that Suzuki will introduce the Kizashi sedan into the North American market in 2011, using a next-generation system co-developed with GM.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Combined, these features produce more power, better fuel economy and a smoother, quieter operation than engines without them. The Dodge Caliber was the top-selling Chrysler Group LLC vehicle outside North America in 2008. Two World Engine gasoline offerings (2.0- liter World Engine replaces the 1.8-liter

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AUGUST 4, 2011

This corresponds to a 23% reduction in fuel consumption and, therefore, CO 2 output.). reducing displacement to improve fuel economy and offsetting the resulting loss of power and torque via charging—is an effective approach to reducing fuel consumption, Mazda has chosen a different route. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Once this combination of features is achieved, everything else will be enabled—high fuel economy, packaging efficiency and freedom for exciting styling and design.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2010

The four-passenger A-segment car features a new fuel-efficient 1.4-liter EPA fuel economy ratings are not yet released. liter engine features four valves per cylinder and is the first mass-production engine for the North American market to incorporate Fiat’s Fully Variable Valve Actuation (FVVA) (MultiAir).

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2012 Auto Los Angeles Fuel Economy 225

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JUNE 23, 2009

billion to Nissan North America, Inc.; The Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, first appropriated in the fall of 2008, will provide about $25 billion in loans to companies making cars and components in US factories that increase fuel economy at least 25% above 2005 fuel economy levels.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2009

As required by the loan agreements signed in December 2008, GM and Chrysler submitted their updated restructuring plans showing a pathway to achieve financial viability to Congress on Tuesday. GM will have a total of 36 nameplates in 2012, down 25% from 2008 levels. GM Fuel Economy plans. million units (57.5

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fuel economy gains of more than 10%.

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JUNE 1, 2009

Reduce GM’s total number of assembly, powertrain and stamping facilities in the US from 47 in 2008 to 34 by the end of 2010 and 33 by 2012. GM will launch the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010, expects to have 14 hybrid models in production by 2012, and will have 65% of vehicles alternative-fuel capable by 2014.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

We want to help the (automotive) customer optimize the solution,we can work in the mode where we are providing the black box, we go one step further and we look at [the consumer] and their requirements whether it’s acceleration, fuel economy, etc. Source: DOE, ALBAA 2008. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Ford Motor Company’s US hybrid sales for the first nine months of 2009 are 73% higher than the same period in 2008, fueled by the introduction of hybrid versions of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, which went on sale in March 2009. Earlier post.). Hybrid customers increasingly are considering Ford.

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JUNE 25, 2015

The new Cruze will be offered in more than 40 global markets and goes on sale first in North America in early 2016. turbocharged direct injection engine (for North America) helps enable a General Motors-estimated 40 mpg (5.88 million sold since it went on sale in 2008. A new, standard 1.4L Cruze stats.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Based on GM’s global mini-vehicle architecture, the Beat will be launched in more than 150 markets around the world including those in Europe and North America, where it will be sold as the Spark. Tags: Fuel Efficiency India. mpg US, 5.4 L/100km), with peak power of 80.5 PS (79 hp, 59 kW).

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Jim Lentz, TMS president, confirmed in his speech at NAIAS that TMS is developing a Prius family “marketing strategy” for North America that will take full advantage of the Prius brand equity, and said that “among others, the FT-CH is a concept that we are considering.”. —Jim Lentz. Eight new hybrids. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 14, 2007

It is anticipated that approximately 6000 Air Cars will be cruising the streets of India by 2008. clip Unfortunately, the streets of North America may never see the Air Car, though; it's light-weight, glued-together fiberglass construction might not do so well in our crash tests. 18% Alternative fuel hybrid.

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New York City New York Alternative Fuels Plug-in 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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APRIL 22, 2009

market share, the third-largest nameplate in Canada, unsurpassed 25 highway mile per gallon fuel economy and sales in more than 80 countries. Total sales worldwide in 2008 were 2 million vehicles. Outside of North America, 2008 was the second-best sales year in the last decade and the third-best ever for Chrysler International.

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MARCH 16, 2016

The report makes several recommendations that should be implemented to attain the 40-50% reductions in fleet fuel consumption and GHG emissions by 2050 that the overall assessment indicates are feasible in North America, Europe, and Japan.

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