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JUNE 25, 2009

For its Technology Day 2009 in Germany, BMW focused on describing its work with aerodyanmics, engines and transmissions in the context of its EfficientDyanmics development strategy. BMW has been able to deliver significant improvements in its fleet CO 2 emissions over the past few years. Click to enlarge. EfficientDynamics.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

million kilometers (2 million miles) of experience with the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Fuel Cell fleet as well as the main technical targets envisioned for the next generation fuel cell electric car. The B-Class F-Cell vehicle represented Mercedes-Benzs second-generation fleet experience. million miles) in fleet testing. Resources.

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JUNE 12, 2010

NREL started a 12-month in-use technology evaluation comparing in-use fuel economy and maintenance costs of gHEVs and comparative diesel parcel delivery trucks in April 2009. Due to differences in routes, the 12-month average fuel economy will be a more accurate in-use comparison between the two vehicle groups.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

UPS van fuel economy comparison. Source: Lammert 2009. Source: Lammert 2009. NREL is planning a second-generation study for 2010 to look at more advanced versions of the Eaton hybrid now in operation within the UPS fleet. Lammert (2009) Twelve-Month Evaluation of UPS Diesel Hybrid Electric Delivery Vans.

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JULY 29, 2015

Scrappage is defined by a vehicle being taken out of the fleet and no longer in use. For the five to six years following the recession, however, average age increased about five times its traditional rate, which we attribute to the nearly 40 percent drop in new vehicle sales in 2008-2009. percent of the fleet.

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This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. September 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 24 days for September 2008. All comparisons in this post are based on actual volume, not adjusted day sales rate.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

This is the sixth investment made at Kokomo Transmission (KTP) since June 2009, bringing total investment in FCA US Kokomo operations to nearly $1.8 In comparison to the fleet of conventional transmissions they replaced, TorqueFlites promise to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than six million metric tonnes over the same timeframe.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

The ships will join the fleet of Royal Caribbean International. As a point of comparison, the Oasis-class Oasis of the Seas , delivered from the shipyard in 2009, has a gross tonnage of 225,000 with a maximum capacity of 6,360 passengers (and 2,100 crew).

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JULY 23, 2010

By comparison, the new refrigerant lingers in the atmosphere for 11 days and has a GWP of only 4. The new regulation requires an overall 40% improvement in overall US fleet average vehicle fuel economy by 2016. HFO-1234yf, supplied by Honeywell, breaks down faster in the atmosphere than the refrigerant currently used (R-134a).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

There were 26 selling days in August 2009, vs. 27 in August 2008. All comparisons here are by volume, not adjusted for the daily selling rate.). Compared to July 2009 results, however, hybrid sales rose 9.2% of new vehicle sales in August 2009. Changes in OEM hybrid market share, August 2008 to August 2009.

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AUGUST 9, 2009

By comparison, meeting Japan’s standards for 2004-2015 requires a 1.9% annual increase to 2015; and meeting China’s 2004-2009 target requires a 5.3% Fuel Economy Standards and GHG Standards (ICCT, May 2009). Meeting the California Pavley regulations will require about a 5.8% annual increase.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Hyundai took part in the Learning Demonstration Program organized by the US Department of Energy between 2004 and 2009. Next year, 48 Tucson ix FCEVs will be part of a Domestic Fleet Program supported by the Korean government. Comparison of new Tucson ix FCEV (3rd generation) and Tucson FCEV (2nd generation). Drive system.

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APRIL 20, 2017

For the second successive year, the share of diesel vehicle sales declined and in 2016 fell below 50% of new sales—the lowest share of new sales since 2009 according to the official statistics. In comparison with 2015, the average mass of new cars sold in 2016 in the EU increased slightly to reach 1,388 kg.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Another paper presented at DEER 2009 by Christopher Gehrke of Caterpillar described their work with a pre-blended gasoline-diesel fuel with a derived cetane of 25-26 which did not have the same level of positive results as the UW approach. ERC Symposium 2009) Rolf D. Mixing ratios vary based on real-time operating conditions.

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Pedestrian crash deaths have risen 80 percent since hitting their low in 2009. vehicle fleet made up of pickups and SUVs. Flat-faced SUVs and pickups also look excellent in comparison to the indistinguishable mass of crossovers that have managed to proliferate our roads.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Light truck market share has been variable in recent years, e.g., truck share has changed by 4% or more in each year for MY 2009-2012, with two years of increases and two years of decreases. These comparisons were based on current powertrain designs, assuming improvements only in air conditioner refrigerants and efficiency.

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AUGUST 18, 2011

The improved fuel cell components and the hybridization with lithium-ion batteries result in a reduction of almost 50% in hydrogen consumption for the new Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid in comparison to the previous generation: 10–14 kg/100km compared to 20–24 kg/100 km. Three more buses are to follow next year. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Furthermore, these have focused on occupational settings, specific fleets, or regions of the US, and therefore the reported exposures do not reflect general Canadian population exposures. In fact, only a few studies have estimated changes in air pollutant concentrations under specific conditions heavily influenced by biodiesel fuel emissions.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

The Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid is taking part in large-scale fleet trials which are due to take place in Hamburg and other European cities. This is a follow-up to the European Union’s CUTE and HyFLEET:CUTE projects, which were carried out from 2003 to 2009. The project is part of the Clean Energy Partnership in Hamburg and Berlin.

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JULY 19, 2009

Fuel cycle emissions will contribute a larger share of total life cycle emissions as new engines enter the in-use fleet. Rasdorf (2009) Life Cycle Inventory Energy Consumption and Emissions for Biodiesel versus Petroleum Diesel Fueled Construction Vehicles. Seven scenarios were used in the LCI analysis. Pang et al. Shih-Hao Pang, H.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

All comparisons are by volume. Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Compared to June 2009, volume was up nearly 12,000 vehicles. Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units. compared to June 2009.

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JUNE 10, 2009

Projects under this funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0000079 ) will be financed, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Applications are due by 9 September 2009. Area 1: Systems Level Technology Development, Integration and Demonstration for Efficient Class 8 Trucks.

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JUNE 17, 2020

The proportion of SUVs in the US fleet has grown dramatically, so it’s discouraging that they still seem to be more deadly to pedestrians than cars are. The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles rose 53% from 2009 to 2018, the latest year for which statistics are available.

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AUGUST 16, 2011

The first generation of smart electric drive vehicles went into a test fleet deployed in London in 2007. The second generation was introduced in 2009 to 18 markets. Comparison of 2 nd and 3 rd generations of smart fortwo electric drive. The new smart fortwo electric drive accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 13 seconds.

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MAY 2, 2012

GFEI was launched in 2009 as a partnership of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Transport Forum (ITF) and FIA Foundation. First, an update its Comparison of Global Fuel Economy Standards to provide a comprehensive update of global fuel economy standards report.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

During his presentation at the TDI Efficiency Rally, UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski first presented a summary of his analysis of the total cost of ownership of diesels with a comparison to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. The TDI Efficiency Rally fleet. denotes a model in the Rally **for comparison. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 25, 2009

Although the battery systems is not inexpensive, Donaghy says “ For a commercial fleet operator they can see the benefit because they will be operating their vehicles for 14 years or more. After four years they’ll be cost neutral; these guys understand the cost of their fleets down to the pence per mile. ”. gallon in January 2009.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

billion, in comparison with BMW, which having used all the resources considered necessary to create value doubled its sustainable value to €2.8 Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing (2009). GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87 billion from 1999 to 2007.

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JUNE 15, 2011

BCG comparison of the CO 2 reduction potential and cost of different technologies. Although battery costs will fall sharply (approximately 64% from 2009 levels) to $400 per usable kWh at the pack level, this still represents a cost of $9,600 per vehicle to the consumer for the typical 20 kWh battery necessary for a pure battery EV.

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JULY 8, 2015

In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. From 2009, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information, the pilot work of methanol gasoline implement is Shanxi province started. —Wang et al.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

In other words, the automakers still have to meet the fleet-based emissions requirements through their sales mix. Its goal was and is to reduce the environmental impact of light-duty vehicles through the gradual introduction of ZEVs into the California fleet. ARB first adopted the ZEV Regulation in 1990. LVMs, IVMs, SVMs.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

The bus will now take part in a number of large-scale fleet trials which are scheduled to take place in Hamburg and a number of other European cities. The trials follow on from the European Union’s CUTE and HyFLEET:CUTE projects which ran from 2003 to 2009.

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JULY 3, 2015

For the study, the team reconstructed the vehicle technology portfolios from two national vehicle studies (the 2007 Environmental Assessment of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles by the Electric Power Research Institute and Natural Resources Defense Council; and the 2009 Multi-Path Transportation Futures study by Argonne National Laboratory).

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The team found that using concentration rather than intake is suboptimal for health comparisons. China provides a useful case study because of the large number of EVs (in 2009, 100 million EVs) and because of government policies aimed at increasing the number of EVs. For example, they noted, comparing PM 2.5

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JULY 18, 2012

The project—the Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Validation and Demonstration Project, also referred to as the National Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Learning Demonstration—met its key technical targets, the NREL report said. These vehicles made more than 500,000 trips and traveled 3.6

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