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What EPA vehicle standards are and what they mean for you

Plug in America

The way the EPA vehicle standards are structured, the average of each automaker’s fleet (all of the light-duty vehicles manufactured in a given year) must meet targets of grams/mile of specified pollutants each year. The target amount of average tailpipe emissions gets a bit lower each year, resulting in progressively cleaner cars.

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New diesel Volkswagen Golf GTD heading for the US; first driving impressions

Green Car Congress

Another standard feature is the Automatic Post-Collision Braking System (APCBS), which has already won a safety innovation award from Germany’s largest automobile club (ADAC). gallons US), the GTD has a theoretical driving range of up to 1,190 km (739 miles). Volkswagen hosted Green Car Congress at the media drive. ).

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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The Electric Vehicle Market Update, the fifth in a series of reports tracking EV growth point outs, The disruption of the supply chain during Covid has affected the automobile industry in the last few years. We were using the same 4 stroke engines to drive our modern cars for a century and the period 2025-2035 is going to change that.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. Prop 87 Missed Opportunity RAVs to Keep Rolling in LA Holiday EVangelism ZEVTech Saving RAVs Holiday EVangelism Who Killed the Electric Car? com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm Newsletter Vol. New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hopefully the funding was from the same place as well… 2 Bill C said on March 13th, 2009 at 1:21 pm I think a few billion should be taken out of the Detroit bailout and give some capital to all of the electric car companies. The tango (commuter cars) says they only need 50 million to become profitable.

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