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UPS Sets New Automotive Goal to Improve Package Delivery Fleet Fuel Economy a Total of 20% from 2000 to 2020

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UPS is targeting a 20% improvement in fuel economy for its US package delivery fleet from 2000 to 2020. UPS has set a new automotive goal to improve the miles per gallon (MPG) performance of its entire US package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020. Tags: Fleets Fuel Efficiency. Earlier post.)

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Orders beginning for Ford F-150 Diesel; best-in-class torque, towing, targeted EPA-est. 30 mpg

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The F-150 Power Stroke diesel features a targeted EPA-estimated 30 mpg (7.83 A common-rail fuel injection system precisely optimizes performance and fuel efficiency, while a high-pressure 29,000 pounds per square inch (2000 bar) injection calibration enables smoother, quieter operation with reduced emissions. foot bed configuration.

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Making driving less energy-intensive than flying

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To make driving less energy intensive than flying, the fuel economy of the entire US fleet of light-duty vehicles would have to improve from the current 21.5 The situation reversed in 2000, and the advantage of flying increased from then on. This is the case because it takes a long time to turn over the fleet.

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Global auto production may hit 80+ million units this year; hybrids below 2% of total output

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By the end of 2012, the global fleet could top 1 billion vehicles—one for every seven people on the planet. Although several countries have issued targets for future EV fleets, it remains to be seen whether these goals can be met. million EVs and a fleet of 3.5 mpg US) for 2020. l/100 km (52.3

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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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Bright Automotive To Convert VW Transporters to Plug-ins

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But “Bright-ifying” the Transporter provides fleet owners with a more immediate solution that delivers benefits compared to the conventional Transporter, and allows them to begin the learning and preparation to plug-in. By way of comparison, the IDEA is designed to have a 30-mile AER with fuel economy of 100 mpg. 100 mpg (2.4

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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. The following year, in 1999, the 2000 Accord was the first certified Super Ultra-low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) gasoline vehicle. Earlier post.).

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