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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

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litres of gasoline equivalent per 100km. First, an update its Comparison of Global Fuel Economy Standards to provide a comprehensive update of global fuel economy standards report. The latest GFEI research suggests that fuel economy in new light duty vehicles around the world improved between 2005 and 2008 from around 8.1

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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TSI (gasoline) and Golf Mk VII 1.6 The main focus of the comparisons is on five environmental impact categories during production, use and recycling. Comparative life cycle impacts of the Golf (gasoline and diesel) and the e-Golf, rounded values. TDI (diesel), both in the basic versions with standard equipment. Click to enlarge.

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