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DECEMBER 8, 2021
Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Consumption per capita (gallons). Consumption per capita (gallons).
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OCTOBER 23, 2020
The California Air Resources Board released GHG emissions data for 2018 showing that emissions remain below 1990 levels but are effectively flat compared to 2017, while the economy grew by 4.3%. Total statewide 2018 GHG emissions were 425.3 million metric tons between 2017 and 2018, the first such decline since 2013.
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MAY 12, 2017
The new Audi A8, scheduled for release in 2018, features a multi-material body structure ( earlier post ) consisting of more than 40% steel. Steel’s strength has multiplied by almost 10 times over the past 20 years, from 270 to 2000 MPa tensile strength. Bottom: Body structure of the new A8 arriving in 2018. Click to enlarge.
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AUGUST 23, 2013
Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L Do they receive HOV access for their improved fuel economy and ultra low emissions? Audi''s Gen 2 3.0L Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
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OCTOBER 25, 2018
Consumer Reports’ survey also reveals that some automakers—striving for improved fuel economy—are clearly making more reliable turbocharged engines than others. When compared to the average non-turbo engine among 2016-2018 models, overall, Lexus makes the most reliable turbo powertrain, followed by Honda and Porsche.
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APRIL 18, 2014
LDV energy use is driven by both LDV fuel economy and travel behavior, as measured by vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The Reference case in AEO2014 assumes that VMT per licensed driver begins to increase after 2018. Since 2000, VMT per licensed driver for the population under 20 has dropped by 13%. —Hutchins and Maples.
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AUGUST 5, 2019
Roskill has constructed a comprehensive copper industry reference dataset covering the period 2014-2018, built upon a production, trade and consumption platform of the eleven main markets for semi-manufactures in copper and copper alloys. Conversely, ample supplies of scrap will have the reverse effect.
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