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Assessment of US CAFE fuel economy standards finds big savings on fuel and emissions since inception

Green Car Congress

Greenwald served as the Deputy Director for Climate, Environment, and Energy Efficiency in the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis until January 2017. Gas prices were cheap and gas-guzzling vehicles hit the road in mass numbers. —Judith Greenwald.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. Whatever it is, it won’t be cheap Defining the ID.Buzz as a vehicle is difficult. 4s sold in Canada.

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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

The Truth About Cars

You could buy versions of this car all the way through 2017 in Pakistan. This car was built at the CAMI plant in Ontario, where Geo Trackers and Suzuki Sidekicks were born in order to circumvent the Chicken Tax. The Metro entered its second generation as a 1995 model, when the Cultus entered its third generation.

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Baker Institute expert: crude-oil production increase a risky strategy for Saudi Arabia

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This glut could be exacerbated by future carbon taxes and other policy restrictions on fossil fuels, he said. —Krane (2017). A glut could be exacerbated by future carbon taxes and other policy restrictions on fossil fuels. —Krane (2017). Jim Krane (2017) “Beyond 12.5: million barrels per day (m b/d).

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

Toyota, which does publish sales of its PHEV models, reported that the RAV4 Prime — which is the PHEV version of the number 4-selling vehicle in the US since since 2017 — had 2021 sales of 27,707 units. credit off the the cap cost makes it a real cheap lease on 53k Jeep. . — Auto Industry Analyst. Rocksteadyrobk, 4xeForums.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

Cars That Think

Part of the pitch for a private digital currency could be offering people in these communities access to cheap, secure financial services. To see how this works, let’s start with Filecoin , which raised $257 million in 2017 in its ICO. Lacking other options, they may pay exorbitant interest rates on payday loans.

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Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

Gas turbines are fairly flexible to switch on and off as wind varies, they’re relatively cheap, highly efficient and much lower in emissions than wood, coal or oil. Because energy is a bigger part of the household budget of poorer people than richer people, this is a regressive tax. Gas is the only answer.

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