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AUGUST 9, 2011

For purposes of the new HD National Program, the heavy-duty fleet incorporates all on-road vehicles rated at a gross vehicle weight at or above 8,500 pounds, and the engines that power them, except those covered by the current GHG emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for model year 2012-2016 passenger vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In response to federal policies to boost gas mileage, manufacturers have changed vehicle weights, improved tire-rolling resistance and added aerodynamic features to push fuel-economy rates past government-mandated thresholds. mpg and 22.4 mpg) that lead to large changes in tax liability or the amount of a subsidy. mpg US (12.7

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The Institute of Vehicle Concepts at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt, DLR) is, together with the Japanese company Yamaha Corporation, developing special vehicle systems based on thermoelectric effects. —Mirko Klein Altstedde. Klein Altstedde, M., Sottong, R., Freitag, O.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

For 2009, the last year EPA has final data from automakers, the average CO 2 emissions from new vehicles were 397 grams per mile and the average fuel economy value was 22.4 The report confirms that average CO 2 emissions have decreased and fuel economy has increased each year beginning in 2005. mpg (10.45

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JUNE 14, 2011

Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

To make driving less energy intensive than flying, the fuel economy of the entire US fleet of light-duty vehicles would have to improve from the current 21.5 Without any improvement in vehicle fuel economy, an average vehicle load of more than 2.3 Aviation Fuel Efficiency Market Background' persons to at least 2.3

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed a new piston ring coating that delivers a direct improvement in fuel economy and CO 2 emissions by reducing ring friction by up to 20% as compared to nitride or other commonly used coatings. Marcus Kennedy, Federal-Mogul’s manager, Physical Coatings. Aachener Kolloquium, 2009).

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APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D.

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MAY 24, 2010

California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols issued a statement applauding. President Obama’s announcement of the first-ever national policy to increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks for model years 2014-2018. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Parker Hannifin Corporation announced that itsRunWise Hydraulic Hybrid Drive Transmission ( earlier post ) fulfills proposed Phase 2 fuel-economy and GHG standards, unveiled in mid-June by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ( earlier post ).

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. Compression ignition combined with a supercharger will improve fuel economy while delivering tremendous engine response and increased torque of 10–30% over the current SKYACTIV-G gasoline engine.

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APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. Achates Power previously announced the opposed-piston has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor.

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JUNE 22, 2017

Lightning Systems announced that its LightningHybrids hydraulic hybrid system has received an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered 2016 model year Ford E-450 vehicles. LightningHybrids significantly increase fuel economy using regenerative braking energy.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

These will build on an 19% rise in average fuel economy since 2005 in major markets, which Nissan intends to improve even further, Shiga said. Longer term, Nissan aims to begin reducing total corporate C0 2 emissions in the 2020s, even as vehicle sales are projected to rise dramatically.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The consent decree embodying the settlement was filed today jointly by the United States and the California Air Resources Board in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Additionally Hyundai and Kia gave consumers inaccurate information about the real-world fuel economy performance of many of these vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The researchers compared the sensitivity of range and fuel economy to the level of electrification, battery specific energy density, and electric motor power density. Jet fuel and aviation gasoline are easy to store on an airplane. The same sensitivities were studied with a series hybrid-electric drivetrain. Dean, Gabrielle E.

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JULY 26, 2017

Now, as part of its own MY 2022-2025 fuel economy standards process, NHTSA has issued its Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Model Year 2022–2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards. mpg in MY 2021. Those 2022-2025 standards were “augural”—i.e.,

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Achieved Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) fuel economy performance has exceeded the anticipated levels for 2012 and 2013 model years—the two years that the current standard has been in effect—according to a new analysis by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Hyundai Motor America, currently the leading fuel economy auto manufacturer in the US according to EPA ratings, plans to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rating of at least 50 (mpg) by 2025 for its lineup of passenger cars and light duty trucks. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Manufacturers.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

It has proven industry-best fuel economy gains of up to 30 percent and significant emissions reductions. The Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engine is a two-stroke, compression ignition engine, engineered to achieve superior thermal efficiency by virtue of its lower heat losses, improved combustion and reduced pumping losses. Zermeno, R.,

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Major automotive suppliers see national fuel economy standards as important for long-term planning and investment and don’t want to see them altered by US policymakers, according to a first-of-its-kind industry survey commissioned by CALSTART and conducted by Ricardo Energy & Environment.

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OCTOBER 8, 2011

The irony in the Unites States is the higher Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards become, and the closer auto manufacturers come to meeting them by using a combination of more fuel efficient gasoline engines and electrified technology, the less interested consumers become in pure battery electric vehicles that use no gasoline.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos.

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JULY 9, 2017

In a new study, a team from the University of Central Florida and MIT has found that the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards is an effective policy solution that does increase the adoption of EVs, whether it is implemented alone or in conjunction with another policy such as government incentives. —Sen et al.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

This new plan will focus on three areas: reduction of carbon footprint; shift to renewable energy; and an increase in the diversity of resources used by Nissan. Nissan Motor Co., announced its new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016). 1 in Zero-Emission Vehicles: cumulative sales of 1.5

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JUNE 9, 2016

The modeling of various vehicle technologies, current and future, included powertrain configuration, component sizing, cost, and fuel economy and was performed with the Autonomie model. and to simulate fuel economy over various driving cycles. and to simulate fuel economy over various driving cycles.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The Partnership leverages the resources of the automotive and steel industries to pursue research, validation and education that have helped automakers enhance vehicle safety and fuel economy and improve design and manufacturing. and General Motors Co.

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MARCH 6, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 16 major US employers and two stakeholder groups have joined the Workplace Charging Challenge ( earlier post ), while another 3 US corporations have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. National Clean Fleets Partnership.

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MAY 19, 2016

It is anchored in the ITF’s Corporate Partnership Board, the organization’s platform for discussions with the private sector. The preliminary results of the project will be presented at the next ITF Summit in May 2017.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

The auto industry’s current materials portfolio will need to be augmented to meet new 2025 fuel economy standards, according to a WardsAuto and DuPont Automotive survey conducted in late July. 49% of respondents thought that powertrains would see the greatest percentage of material changes as a result of proposed 2025 CAFE standards.

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APRIL 14, 2015

AEO2015 presents updated projections for US energy markets through 2040 based on six cases (Reference, Low and High Economic Growth, Low and High Oil Price, and High Oil and Gas Resource) that reflect updated scenarios for future crude oil prices. Tcf in the High Oil and Gas Resource case. —EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The research was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and other sponsors from government, industry, and foundations, through the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. Paltsev, S., Henry Chen, YH., Karplus, V.

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JUNE 28, 2011

In Memphis, FedEx Express is retrofitting existing vehicles to make them all-electrics, saving resources through using existing vehicle bodies. Dubbed “The Reach,” it is able to achieve 35% better fuel economy than its predecessor and has been performing well. and Jonesboro, Ark.

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JANUARY 28, 2018

In addition, largely driven by increases in the corporate average fuel economy standards, a dramatic change in gasoline vehicle engine technology is occurring in the United States. These standards meet or exceed the most stringent existing regulations, the California super ultra-low emission vehicle (SULEV) standard.

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MARCH 24, 2014

A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems, is selling its grid storage business and other assets related to energy storage for telecom and IT data storage applications to NEC Corporation for approximately $100 million.

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APRIL 2, 2010

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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APRIL 25, 2010

Eaton Corporation’ superchargers will make their debut in China on selected new engines on three vehicle models from Chery Automobile Co., Fuel savings and emission reduction are the new themes for China’s auto industry. the country’s leading independent automaker: Chery 1.6S Tiggo, 1.3S A3 and Riich 1.3S Eaton supercharger.

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