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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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The agency’s reasoning was that since alternative fuel vehicle production has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. Fuel economy average for the US fleet, per the Trends report, is 24.1 Click to enlarge.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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The automobile industry has been developed for more than 200 years, and the use of petroleum as fuel has dominated most of the time. But in recent years, banning the sale of fuel vehicles has been put on the agenda. And this may be the root cause of the transformation of oil companies. who moved the oil cheese. the only way.

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Fiat, MINI and smart Beat 130 gCO2/km New Car Average in Europe for First Half of 2009

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The figures underline how incremental improvements to high-volume vehicles can have an impact that far exceeds that of low-volume hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles, JATO noted. g/km), Audi (162.6 g/km), Audi (162.6 Lorenzo Sistino, CEO of Fiat Automobiles. Second was Audi, whose 2.0-liter

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Audi E-tron 5,612. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Audi has already spun off one additional E-tron model, the fastback GT, but others are due shortly. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

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When climbing behind the wheel of the S500 there is an immediate appreciation of this being a fine automobile. News: Audi Adds Q4 E-tron Sportback. In addition, we aim to offer reviews and news on advanced technology and the alternative fuel vehicle market. Photos by John Faulkner and Mercedes-Benz. [

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Really good, not perfect Climbing behind the wheel of the Lucid Air Touring, you’ll quickly have an appreciation for a fine automobile. In addition, we aim to offer reviews and news on advanced technology and the alternative fuel vehicle market. Please let us know your views at publisher@cleanfleetreport.com.

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Fiat becomes lowest average CO2 carmaker

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g/km), Audi (162.6 One important contribution to this result is the enormous growth of environment-friendly natural gas as an alternative fuel for passenger cars. This achievement contributed to the establishment of another record: Fiat Group Automobiles is number one in the results posted by manufacturing groups (132.9

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