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California Air Resources Board approves 2014 Honda Plug-in Hybrid Accord as first LEV3/SULEV20 vehicle on sale

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In addition, this Honda model has lower greenhouse gas emissions than the fleet average standard required by all cars in 2025, the equivalent of a 50% reduction from current required levels. In 1995, the 1996 Civic was the first certified Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) gasoline vehicle. l/100km) highway in standard (gasoline only) mode.

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Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

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In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. The SMP model calculates 2000?2050 They converted from an absolute amount to scale relative to 2000.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

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When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. A Primer on Hybrid Battery Care This article may contain affiliate links.

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ExxonMobil Outlook: 35% growth in energy demand by 2040; hybrids to account for ~50% of new vehicle sales

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By 2040, hybrids are expected to account for about 35% of the global light-duty vehicle fleet, up from less than 1% in 2010. However, looking ahead, about 80% of the growth in the global fleet will come from non-OECD countries. Vehicle penetration 2000 to 2040. liters per 100 km) compared to 24 mpg (9.8 Click to enlarge.

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US EIA Reports Record-setting 7% Overall Decline in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009; Transport Emissions Down 4.1%, Lowest Percentage Reduction of the End-UseSectors

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Since 2000, the carbon intensity of energy used in the two sectors has not decreased (or improved) by as much as 2 percent. The average decline in energy intensity from 2000 to 2008 was 2.0%. The fuel economy of the total US fleet improved from 27 mpg US in 2008 to 28.5 mpg US in 2009. lower than 2007 and 3.2%

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Researchers propose evaluating alt fuel efficiency based on energy rather than volume; impact of ethanol on vehicle efficiency and GHGs

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Relative changes in vehicle energy efficiency (VEE) (km/MJ) on ethanol/gasoline blends over those on gasoline for different blending levels. Several recent highly cited LCAs that have incorporated vehicle efficiency differences between gasoline and ethanol/gasoline blends could potentially be misleading. Click to enlarge.

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UK New Car CO2 Emissions Drop to 158.0 g/km in 2008

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mpg US for gasoline and 39.9 mpg US for diesel.). Although the UK new car fleet has made above-EU15 gains in six of past seven years to 2007, the UK average new car CO 2 emissions remains 3.7% This improvement reflects the arrival into the fleet of lower CO 2 emitting cars and the removal of older, less efficient ones.

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