Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Average fuel economy of purchased new light-duty vehicles by month, including projection without the program. mpg in July 2009 and 0.7 mpg in August 2009. mpg in July 2009 and 0.7 mpg in August 2009. Generally, the trade-in vehicles must have had fuel economy of 18 mpg or less and be less than 25 years old.

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Cash For Clunkers Fuel Economy MPG Purchase 246

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. mpg, or 22%.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Thanks to the strong financial incentives offered by the Cash-For-Clunkers program , the average gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. mpg in August 2008. during August reached a record high: 23 miles per gallon, up 8 percent from the 21.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy 2012 EPA Economy 284

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Dingell, Congresswoman Betty Sutton, Congressman Jay Inslee, and Congressman Bart Stupak reached an agreement on a “Cash for Clunkers” scrappage program. Under the proposal, consumers may trade in their older vehicles and receive vouchers worth up to $4,500 to help pay for new, more fuel efficient cars and trucks.

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Scrappage Congress Cash For Clunkers MPG 150

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

A plug and a pack can make a car a 101 MPG vehicle aided by electricity. ! Particularly to the Plug-in Hybrids Electric Vehicle (PHEV) like the Toyota Prius before them as well as converting internal combustion engines into pure Electrics! And then, there's the Phoenix Holiday Light Parade on Saturday eve, 5 December 2009.

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