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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My Annual statistics from the U.S. In comparison, the change between 2008 and 2019 (from 4.59 This is the case because it takes many years to turn over the fleet. of the entire fleet of.8

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. Annual statistics from the U.S. In comparison, the change between 2008 and 2017 (from 4.59 This is the case because it takes many years to turn over the fleet. of the entire fleet of 250.6

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UC Riverside study finds emissions benefits for E15 blend in California

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A study by a team from UC Riverside has assessed the potential of increasing ethanol content in California reformulated gasoline (CaRFG) by investigating the exhaust emissions from a fleet of 20 Tier 3 light-duty vehicles. Acetaldehyde and ethanol emissions responded strongly with ethanol across the fleet of 20 vehicles.

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US households are holding on to their vehicles longer

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The aging of US household vehicles was reported across all light-duty vehicle types, in particular for pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. By comparison, the average age of in-use cars increased, in absolute terms, from 9.5 years for other light trucks to a high of 2.4 years in 2009 to 10.3 years in 2017.

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IHS: average age of light vehicles in US rises slightly in 2015 to 11.5 years; length of new vehicle ownership hits record high

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The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the US has climbed slightly to 11.5 Registrations for light VIO in the US also reached a record level of 257,900,000—an increase of more than 5.3 Scrappage is defined by a vehicle being taken out of the fleet and no longer in use. percent of the fleet.

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Navigant: US to remain largest national plug-in vehicle market over next 10 years; Tokyo to take metro market lead spot from LA

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Navigant Research forecasts that the United States will remain the largest national market for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) during the next 10 years, with LD PEV sales exceeding 514,000 in 2023. of the light-duty vehicle on the road in Tokyo. of the city’s fleet. of these cities’ fleets, respectively.

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Mercedes-Benz reports on 3.3M km of B-Class Fuel Cell testing, looks ahead to next generation

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million kilometers (2 million miles) of experience with the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Fuel Cell fleet as well as the main technical targets envisioned for the next generation fuel cell electric car. The B-Class F-Cell vehicle represented Mercedes-Benzs second-generation fleet experience. million miles) in fleet testing.

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