Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

The number of diesel car, SUV, full-size pickup trucks and vans in operation reached 8 million in 2016. The 2016 increase in diesel registrations was due to the expanding popularity and increasing number of choices in the light-duty pickup market, DTF said. The 2016 increase in diesel sales was about 6.7%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2019

The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen again this year to 11.8 From 2002-2007, the average age of light vehicles in the US increased by 3.5%. Light vehicles in operation in the US have now reached a record level of more than 278 million according to the analysis—an increase of more than 5.9

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2014

When looking only at cars and SUVs over that period, diesel registrations in the US increased 30% from 640,779 units to 833,324 units; registrations of hybrid cars and SUVs climbed 65% from 1,714,966 units to 2,821,599. Hybrid car and SUV registrations were 3.4 times those of diesel cars and SUVs.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 6, 2024

Yes, the body is new, but Subaru has honed the Forester edge rather than totally re-forging the SUV. The front is now much smoother, with a much narrower lighting profile and a new wider grille. Those numbers are enough – at least until it’s time to overtake a semi on a two-lane Montana highway with a 75-mph speed limit.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

A 2010 NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) analysis concluded that V2V systems potentially could address 79% of all vehicle target crashes, 81% of all light-vehicle target crashes, and 71% of all heavy-truck target crashes annually. But if you’re broken down in Montana, you need a cell phone.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Both recently traded their respective SUVs for electric vehicles (EVs), and happily swore off every buying another internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicle. Passenger cars and light duty trucks account for about 57 percent of those totals. “We’re never going back,” declare Jonathon and Cory Drayer of Fredericksburg, Va.

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