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ORNL researchers quantify the effect of increasing highway speed on fuel economy

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This website, jointly maintained by the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), provides information such as official EPA “window label” fuel economy estimates for city, highway, and combined driving for all U.S.-legal drop in fuel economy due to traveling 80 mph rather than 70 mph. Speed increase.

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

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MY 2012 adjusted fuel economy is 23.6 mpg higher (+5.4%) than MY 2011. mpg fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012 is the second largest annual improvement in the last 30 years. l/100 km) fuel economy, which, if achieved, will again represent all-time records. mpg, or 22%. Click to enlarge.

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Former CEO of GM China Group Phil Murtaugh joins Pinnacle Engines board; first engines launch in Asia this year

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With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets.

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Driving Chevrolet’s 2015 Impala Bi-Fuel sedan

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EPA figures put combined fuel economy in gasoline mode at 20 mpg combined (17 mpg city/25 mpg highway), and 19 mpg combined (16 mpg city/24 mpg highway) with natural gas. That works out to 437 grams CO 2 per mile with gasoline, and 343 g CO 2 /mile with natural gas.

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Feature: Muscle Cars Are Speeding into the Future

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not with a heavy-right foot) they can produce surprising fuel economy. It also sparked the long-standing feud between GM, Ford and Chrysler corporations. Laura Gunn writes and researches for the car insurance comparison site, CarInsurance.org. Driven with care (i.e., On its launch day, the GTO turned more than just a few heads.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more. Photo: General Motors See Also: Feds Say the Volt Wont Save GM Well See a Chevrolet Volt in June Design Under Constraint: How to Build a Streamlined, Mass-Produced Electric Car Stumble ShareThis Claiming that GM has 18 models that get 30 mpg or more is a bit of a false dichotomy.

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