Final US mpg rules through 2031 go easy on gas trucks, SUVs
Green Car Reports
JUNE 7, 2024
The federal government on Friday revealed vehicle efficiency standards for 2027-2031 that improve the fleet fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks—slightly.
Helbiz partners with Lightning eMotors to deploy electric vans for fleet management
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2021
Micro-mobility company Helbiz is exploring the electrification of its fleet with Lightning eMotors. These zero-emission electric vehicles will replace the existing gas-powered vehicles that are used to pick up, transport and drop off Helbiz electric scooters and bikes across each city.
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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 7, 2021
However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?. Department of Transportation. mpg for both years).
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California trucking firm switches fleet of 600+ trucks to Neste renewable diesel
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Switching 600 trucks, which drive on average 25,000 miles per year at approximately 2.5
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278 Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?. Department of Transportation. mpg for both years).
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ExxonMobil: diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one global transportation fuel by 2020
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2013
Transportation fuel mix in millions of oil-equivalent barrels through 2020. Diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one transportation fuel worldwide by 2020 and continue to increase its share through 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s recently published Outlook For Energy: A View To 2040. Mix of the global vehicle fleet.
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CARB scrap-and-replace incentive program Clean Cars 4 All reaches 10,000th participant milestone
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
The transportation sector is by far the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases. They accelerate the transition of fleets to zero-emission in line with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-79-20 requiring all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035.
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EV Fleets Will Change the Face of Trucking Forever
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 25, 2022
EV Fleets Will Change the Face of Trucking Forever. The need for goods transportation won’t change any time soon–but the way in which we transport things will. The need for goods transportation won’t change any time soon–but the way in which we transport things will. EV Fleets Will Change Trucking Forever.
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California Air Resources Board approves sales of XL’s electrified Ford F-250
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2018
The hybrid-equipped Ford F-250 improves fuel economy by an average of 25%, while reducing CO 2 emissions by 20%, providing both an economic and environmental advantage for fleets across North America. Many commercial and public fleets are deploying electrified fleet vehicles to meet these goals.
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Bright Automotive To Convert VW Transporters to Plug-ins
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2009
A VW Transporter van. Start-up Bright Automotive, which in May unveiled its IDEA concept series plug-in hybrid light commercial van ( earlier post ), will convert VW Transporter vans with the series hybrid Bright powertrain as a bridge between the concept and the production version of the IDEA. The Bright IDEA and Transporter PHEV.
Study finds that increased vehicle travel and decreased occupancy have undercut the impact of improving fuel economy over last 40 years
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2013
Sivak found that while the vehicle fuel economy of the entire light-duty fleet improved by 40% (from 13 mpg US to 21.6 mpg US, or from 18.1 mpg US to 29.8 mpg US, or 9.5 The study was supported by Sustainable Worldwide Transportation. l/100km to 10.9 EPA recommends a 10% decrement.)
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UMTRI: automakers have surpassed new CAFE requirements for past 3 years
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2014
In the three years since the new CAFE standard for fuel economy has been in effect, automakers have surpassed it each year, improving new-vehicle fuel economy by about a mile per gallon annually, according to an analysis by Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).
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Making driving less energy-intensive than flying
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2014
Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). 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 l/100 km) to at least 33.8
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Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2010
UPS is targeting a 20% improvement in fuel economy for its US package delivery fleet from 2000 to 2020. UPS has set a new automotive goal to improve the miles per gallon (MPG) performance of its entire US package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020. Tags: Fleets Fuel Efficiency. Click to enlarge.
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Study finds recent achieved CAFE performance outpacing levels projected to be achieved by NHTSA
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2013
Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels (light purple) versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels (blue) for model years 2008 through 2016. The first phase, from MYs 2017-2021, includes final standards that are projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis, a range from 40.3—41.0
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Lightning Systems battery-electric heavy-duty Ford Transit showing 61 MPGe city, 66 MPGe highway
Green Car Congress
APRIL 4, 2018
Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets, is taking its new Ford Transit LightningElectric model ( earlier post ) on the road, showcasing the recently released vehicle efficiency ratings of 61 MPGe on in-town routes and 66 MPGe on highway.
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257 CMU study concludes alt fuel vehicle incentives for OEMs result in increased fleet gasoline consumption and emissions
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Incentives for selling AFVs.
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Obama Announces New National Fuel Policy; Two Harmonized Standards, with Fleet Average of 35.5 mpg, 250 gCO2/mile by 2016
Green Car Congress
MAY 19, 2009
mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile. The CAFE program established by the EISA 2007 legislation specified a minimum 35 mpg in 2020. The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and the Department of Transportation, through are jointly developing the proposed rulemaking.
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Study Finds That Tripling US LDV New Fleet Fuel Efficiency by 2035 Through Evolutionary Change is Ambitious But Doable
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
New fleet efficiency horizon in terms of energy intensity and fuel consumption. rate compared to historical fleet averages and recent US regulations. Tripling US new light-duty vehicle fleet fuel efficiency by 2035 through evolutionary change—e.g., L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18 L/100km) and 60 mpg (3.92
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Study concludes that sugar cane-based biorefineries producing ethanol and electricity could power a global auto fleet of hybrids and EVs using only 4% of available cropland
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 24, 2011
Number of cars (world and US), amount of gasoline consumed, amount of ethanol equivalent required for a neat ethanol fleet, ethanol and electricity to power hybrid fleet, and sugar cane area for hybrid fleet. km/liter (46 mpg US, or 5.1 Credit: ACS, Pacca and Moreira. Click to enlarge. l/100km) using gasoline as the fuel.
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Study concludes California economic growth and employment will rise with the degree and scope of transport fuel efficiency standards
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2011
The macro results for four scenarios showed that economic growth and employment rise with the degree and scope of transport fuel efficiency standards. that statewide economic growth and employment rise with the degree and scope of transport fuel efficiency standards. changes are relative to baseline of No standards scenario.
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Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Former Transportation and Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta, who served under former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. The federal government is pushing their fleet-procurement decisions almost completely to EVs and hybrids irrespective of costs. Washington, DC’s current focus is electric vehicles (EVs) and electric technology.
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German Federal Parliament to drive efficient Audi A6 TDI ultra models
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2014
The transport service of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) has added 66 especially efficient full-size sedans to its fleet. In the coming days, Audi AG will be handing over the keys for the first cars of the efficiency fleet. With CO 2 emissions of 114 grams per kilometer (183.5 g/mi), the Audi A6 2.0 Earlier post.).
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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The 2023 UX 250h runs on 87 octane and is EPA rated at 43 mpg city/41 highway/42 combined. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. Clean Fleet Report’s test car had the Lexus Multimedia System with a 12.3-inch,
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VIA launches electric vehicle assembly plant in Mexico
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2013
New vehicles are transported from the General Motors production facility in Silao, to VIA’s assembly plant in nearby San Luis Potosi, where they are transformed into electric vehicles by integrating VIA’s proprietary extended range electric power train.
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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion
Clean Fleet Report
JULY 16, 2023
Fuel economy is EPA-rated at 28 mpg city/36 highway/31 combined for the FWD Taos, with the 4Motion rated at 25/32/28. A steady road warrior Clean Fleet Report was in the Taos SEL 4Motion for a week, spending most of our time on Southern California freeways. mpg, but in a 99-mile highway run at 65 mph, we averaged 34.3
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New UMTRI report on US vehicle fuel economy from 1923-2013 suggests need to focus on improving lower tails in each vehicle class
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2015
In a new report, researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) have calculated the actual, on-road fuel economy for the entire fleet of all vehicles in the US, and for different classes of vehicles, with primary interest in light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, vans, and SUVs), between 1923 and 2013.
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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 1, 2023
Smooth, Quiet and 50+ MPG. This is sad, but completely unwarranted as some of the best vehicles Clean Fleet Report reviews are sedans—and the 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited is one of those. On shorter legs, if even for a brief time, we touched 60 mpg. Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited. The looks will reel you in.
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Road Test: 2022 Lexus ES 300h Hybrid F Sport
Clean Fleet Report
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Clean Fleet Report gladly took the keys to a 2022 ES 300h F Sport, which is the first time the F Sport treatment has been offered on the ES 300h. The EPA rates fuel economy for the 2022 Lexus ES 300h at 43 mpg city/44 highway/44 combined mpg. mpg average (Rush hour, on-and-off the brakes). Super-efficient Cruising.
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Flash Drive: 2022 Volkswagen Performance Sedans
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
2022 Jetta and Jetta GLI—HP & MPG. Offered with either a six-speed manual or an eight-speed automatic, the fuel efficiency has been increased up-to 29 mpg city/43 highway/34 combined with the manual. Topping 40 mpg on the highway is a big plus for this compact sedan, though we can’t talk how it felt on the road–yet.
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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 8, 2023
Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 40+ MPG Small SUV Starting Under $30,000 Another notch in Toyota’s hybrid belt The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling vehicles in the world and Toyota is the largest seller of hybrid vehicles in the world. To keep those lofty perches, sitting still will not do. Story by John Faulkner.
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India to introduce new fuel efficiency standards
Green Car Congress
MAY 4, 2011
mpg US, 7.1 mpg US, 5.8 The [CAFE] standard is the average annual fuel efficiency for a manufacturer’s fleet and is measured in terms of global warming causing carbon dioxide emissions. The draft fuel efficiency standard based on CAFE will be notified in May, a Road Transport ministry official told HT. km/liter (33.2
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ICCT provides policy update on proposed China Phase 4 fuel economy regulations
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2014
A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has provided an update on China’s proposed Phase 4 fuel consumption standard for passenger cars. 100km (34 mpg US) in 2015. 100km (34 mpg US) in 2015. 100km (84 mpg US) will be counted as 3 vehicles in 2016–2017, 2.5 annually—between 2015 and 2020.
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Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Clean Fleet Report is cautious when reading auto manufacturer press releases, but in this case Genesis is on to something. Clean Fleet Report was treated to the G70 with the 3.3-liter The mpg ratings are for city/highway/combined. RWD we drove 225 miles through Southern California, averaging 24 mpg. The base 2.0-liter
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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 6, 2023
Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? Head of the hybrid MPG class Hybrid Efficiency Efficient, but not quick The 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid running on 87 octane is the class leader in fuel economy. This is our in-depth look at the hybrid model. Story by John Faulkner. Photos by John Faulkner and Kia.
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US EIA Reports Record-setting 7% Overall Decline in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009; Transport Emissions Down 4.1%, Lowest Percentage Reduction of the End-UseSectors
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2010
Transportation. The transportation sector saw the smallest percentage decrease of any of the end use sectors: 4.1%, to 1,851 million metric tons. The transportation sector is about 95% dependent on petroleum for its energy; motor gasoline alone accounts for about 60% of total transportation energy use. mpg US in 2009.
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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 25, 2021
Basic Transportation Kicked-up a Notch. This combination delivers EPA fuel economy numbers of 33 mpg city/41 highway/36 combined. As a test, part of those miles were driven with the cruise control set at 65 mph where we averaged 44 mpg, and at 60 mph resulting in 51.4 The 2022 Kia Rio S is a small car with much going for it.
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72 Chrysler to deploy 20 Ram plug-in hybrid pickups this month; first of 140-unit test fleet
Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2011
Chrysler will deliver the first 20 units of its coming 140-unit plug-in hybrid RAM pickup test truck fleet ( earlier post )—10 to Clark County, Nevada and 10 to Yuma, Arizona—later this month, said Chrysler’s Abdullah A. Advancing Transportation Through Vehicle Electrification -PHEV (ARRAVT067). Click to enlarge.
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Road Test: 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage SE Hatchback
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The 40+ MPG Low-Cost Transportation King. The right reasons to own a 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage, either the hatchback or sedan, are very clear: economical, reliable transportation with a low entry cost to ownership. mpg, which is a nice bump over the EPA Combined estimate of 39 mpg. Your numbers may differ.
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52 SporTran and Proterra deploy Louisiana’s first battery-electric buses in Shreveport
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
SporTran, a paratransit and fixed route transit services provider, with service to Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, has deployed the state’s first fleet of battery-electric buses in Shreveport. The five Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses will go into service this month, and serve Louisiana’s third-largest city.
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ICCT reviews real-world tractor-trailer fuel economy in US, China and Europe
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has published a new paper reviewing and summarizing data on commercial vehicle sales and real-world fuel consumption for heavy-duty tractor-trailers in the three key markets of the US, China and Europe, which together account for more than 70% of HDV sales worldwide.
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Proterra beats out BYD for Mineta San José International Airport electric bus contract; 10 Proterra electric buses to be in service by late 2018
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
With 12 million passengers annually, SJC currently provides on-site shuttle buses to transport passengers and luggage among the airport’s short- and long-term parking lots, consolidated rental car garage and terminals, with a fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. Funded in part by a $3.8-million
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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 30, 2021
Clean Fleet Report. liter Duramax turbodiesel is EPA rated at 22 mpg city/26 highway/24 combined. mpg, but on a 100-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we got an impressive 29.8 Clean Fleet Report. Power and Torque and Fuel Sipping. Brains and brawn. liter Duramax turbodiesel engine.
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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 11, 2022
All-New Updated Styling+Higher MPG and Longer Range. Kia also has all-new 2023 versions of the Niro EV and Niro PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report will be reviewing separately, so make sure to sign-up for the newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Driving Experience: On the Road. A new dash.
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