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New UMTRI paper reviews major advantages and disadvantages of battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles

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For current gasoline-powered ICE vehicles at an average fuel economy of 23.3 mp and a fuel price of $2.35 BEVs currently offer the most readily available alternative fuel source via the existing electric grid. per gallon, results in a cost of $0.10 Where appropriate, green = best, yellow = middle, and red = worst.)

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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Starting with the first model year 2009 of VW’s new “clean diesel” engine through model year 2016, Dorenkamp, Neusser, Hadler and their co-conspirators installed, or caused to be installed, the defeat device software into the vehicles imported and sold in the United States. Other agreements in the US. TDI vehicles in the United States.