2000 Fuel Economy Standards Universal 
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APRIL 12, 2018
Researchers at Jilin University (China) have investigated the effect of gasoline components on fuel economy, combustion and emissions in a GDI (gasoline-direct-injection) engine. The team subsequently followed up this first study with a second, exploring the effects in a PFI (port-fuel-injection) engine. —Han et al.
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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. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan.
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JULY 8, 2013
Ricardo’s forthcoming IGNITE product is a physics-based system simulation package—operating in Modelica—that focuses on complete vehicle performance and fuel economy. Modelica has been developed by the (non-profit) Modelica Association since 1996 and has been in use in industry since 2000.
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JANUARY 9, 2014
Currently, the energy intensity (BTU per person mile) of driving is 57% greater than that of flying, according to a new analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). l/100 km) to at least 33.8 persons to at least 2.3 For example, the 14.5
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JULY 3, 2017
Although trucks are a major contributor to the growth in transport-fuel consumption and emissions, the sector receives far less attention and policy focus than passenger vehicles, the IEA noted. Only four countries have energy-efficiency standards for heavy trucks, compared with some 40 countries with passenger-vehicle standards.
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JANUARY 29, 2014
Murtaugh spent 33 years in General Motors, culminating in his position as Chairman and CEO of GM China Group from 2000 - 2005. Murtaugh earned a bachelor’s degree from Kettering University and a master’s degree in industrial management from Stanford University.
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MAY 12, 2017
Steel’s strength has multiplied by almost 10 times over the past 20 years, from 270 to 2000 MPa tensile strength. ArcelorMittal’s Usibor is compatible with standard press hardening technologies and processes. Dr. Roland Geyer developed the University of California Santa Barbara Automotive Materials GHG Comparison Model ( UCSB Model ).
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