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Ceres: national fuel economy and emissions standards can increase viability of domestic automakers and suppliers

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New analysis commissioned by Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization working with investors and companies, suggests that national fuel economy and emissions standards can help increase the viability and international competitiveness of domestic automakers and suppliers. Even so, current auto sales and profits remain strong.

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How Do Automakers Handle Politics?

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He ran us through how Kia and other automakers handle the challenges of the regulatory environment, especially with ever shifting fuel-economy and tailpipe-emission rules. You can find our podcasts at these links:& Spotify , Apple , Google , Amazon , and iHeart Radio. As well as here. Thanks for listening!

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Tesla stores, plug-in Jeeps, EPA fuel-economy, Colorado charging: Today's Car News

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An annual EPA report shows rising fuel-economy standards are working—just as the EPA plans to gut them. Tesla reversed its decision to go online only, and is keeping many stores open. Fiat Chrysler announced two new plug-in Jeeps for Europe.

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Road Test: 2024 Cadillac XT4 Premium Luxury FWD

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The fuel economy, which is best in Touring mode, is rated by the EPA at 24 mpg city/29 highway/26 combined mpg. The Active Fuel Management system helps reduce fuel consumption by temporarily deactivating some of the engine’s cylinders in certain driving conditions. Zero-to-60 times of right around 7.3

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

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Consumers are looking for help when it comes to understanding their own fuel economy performance. By connecting through technology already built into our cars, we have the capability to share information that will empower drivers to better understand, learn from and improve their personal fuel efficiency.

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DOE announces Apps for Vehicles Challenge Winners

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Green Button Gamer , based in Boston, Massachusetts, won the Safety Innovation award and Augusta, Georgia-based Fuel Economy Coach received the Fuel Efficiency Innovation award. DOE awarded New York City-based Dash the Judges’ Prize and MyCarma , headquartered in Troy, Michigan, the Popular Choice prize.

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Once vehicle-classification labels were applied using commercial software, and DOE fuel-economy estimates added, the team had a unique dataset to train a convolutional neural network for vehicle identification. Gee, “Estimating Vehicle Fuel Economy from Overhead Camera Imagery and Application for Traffic Control.”

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