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New ArcelorMittal lightweight car door solutions; up to 34% weight savings over existing steel doors in medium-term

Green Car Congress

Carmakers need to reduce the weight of their vehicles in order to meet future regulations; currently-enacted regulations in Europe (tailpipe emissions) come into full force in 2015 and those for the USA (tailpipe emissions and fuel economy) come into full force in 2021. g/mile) is saved. lbs) to 13.3

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

EPRI-NRDC Study Out; Electricity Better, If You Want It To Be The oft-postponed EPRI-NRDC plug-in hybrid study was unambiguous – moving to electricity for cars would yield a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. And in most places other toxic emissions would be lower as well.

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