article thumbnail

Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

Green Car Congress

The biggest drop was in April 2020 (a reduction of 40% compared with April 2019) followed by a gradual rebound later in the year. In December 2020, the reduction was 11% compared with December 2019. Overall , vehicle miles traveled in 2020 were down 13% compared with 2019. Total consumption. Consumption per capita.

2020 415
article thumbnail

NTSB calls for alcohol detection systems in all new vehicles

Green Car Congress

Since 2000, more than 230,000 people have lost their lives in crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers according to NHTSA. This number represented about 30% of all traffic fatalities that year and a 14% increase over the 10,196 individuals who died because of alcohol-impaired crashes in 2019. NTSB graphic)?.

Vehicles 430
article thumbnail

EPA proposes Tier 3 standards for gasoline sulfur content and vehicle emissions; harmonized with California LEV III

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed long-anticipated Tier 3 standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from all light-duty vehicles (LDVs, or passenger cars), light-duty trucks (LDT1s, LDT2s, LDT3s, and LDT4s) and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles (or MDPVs). Model Year. Model Year.

EPA 286
article thumbnail

IHS Markit: GM announcement latest sign that peak gasoline demand from light vehicles has already come and gone

Green Car Congress

IHS Markit places the global peak for oil demand (gasoline and diesel) from LVs in 2019 when the demand averaged 29.1 Demand peaking is due to the impact of rising vehicle fuel economy and emission standards, and as time goes by, from more sales of electric vehicles. million barrels per day (MMb/d).

Light 170
article thumbnail

Honda, American Electric Power developing 2nd life applications for used EV batteries

Green Car Congress

AEP and Honda will jointly gain knowledge and expertise from the pilot project that will help both companies to develop technology and standards for future vehicle grid integration, as well as new business models to improve the value of EVs. The Honda Fit EV launched in 2012 with a fuel economy of 118 MPGe.

Honda 284
article thumbnail

Harvard study links short-term exposure to PM2.5 with risks of common but rarely studied causes of hospital admissions; substantial economic costs

Green Car Congress

They then analyzed 13 years’ worth of hospital admissions records, from 2000 to 2012, from more than 95 million inpatient hospital claims for Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older. —Joel Schwartz, professor of environmental epidemiology at Harvard Chan School and senior author. To estimate daily PM 2.5

Pollution 332
article thumbnail

Rutgers study: facial and head injuries from electric scooters “a rising epidemic”

Green Car Congress

The United States should standardize electric scooter laws and license requirements should be considered to decrease the risky behaviors associated with motorized scooter use. Hsueh, Boris Paskhover (2019) “Craniofacial injuries related to motorized scooter use: A rising epidemic,” American Journal of Otolaryngology doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.05.023.