Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

More and more Americans are taking advantage of the low and stable price of electricity as a transportation fuel, and that’s very good news for our economy as well as the environment. eGallon prices are available for all 50 states and the District of Columbia on Energy.gov/eGallon. from $1.14 cost of a gallon of gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

GNA will collaborate with Honda to market the Civic Natural Gas sedan in 19 states spanning the Mid-West to Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions including the District of Columbia. Earlier post.) The project will be managed by GNA’s East Coast office, based in New York City.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2009

In MY 2010 Thomas buses, SCR reduces NO x emissions to near zero and offers a fuel economy improvement. Testing by Cummins—Thomas’s engine partner—shows a 5-9% fuel economy advantage compared to in-cylinder EGR. American Bus Sales and Service is the Thomas Built Buses dealer for Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

For current gasoline-powered ICE vehicles at an average fuel economy of 23.3 Additionally, more BEV models are available to the public (relative to fuel-cell vehicles) and they offer the best fuel economy, resulting in the lowest cost to operate (per mile). mp and a fuel price of $2.35 per gallon, results in a cost of $0.10

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Nationally, from 1980 to 2014, average ozone levels have fallen 33%, while the economy has continued to grow. To ensure that people are alerted when ozone reaches unhealthy levels, EPA is extending the ozone monitoring season for 32 states and the District of Columbia.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

A statistical regression revealed that the total monetary benefit to consumers from state incentives significantly positively correlates with BEV sales when all 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2009

This waiver is consistent with the Clean Air Act as it’s been used for the last 40 years and supports the prerogatives of the 13 states and the District of Columbia who have opted to follow California’s lead. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

These standards are followed, in whole or part, by 13 other states and the District of Columbia. Earlier post.). In the lawsuit, the coalition broadly asserts that this Preemption Rule is unlawful and should be vacated.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

The health of the economy may also be a factor in reduced worry about environmental problems. Americans tend to give environmental concerns higher priority when the economy is healthy than when it is ailing, and in recent decades the US economy was arguably its strongest in late 1999 and early 2000.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

Originally instituted by the Obama administration in 2013, the waiver was ended by the Trump administration in 2019 on the grounds that it effectively allowed California to move the nation toward more stringent fuel economy standards and mandatory electrification.

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