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MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy 2012 EPA Economy 284

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

15 mode with a 5-speed MT vehicle—at the time the world’s highest fuel economy among all mass-production gasoline-powered vehicles. Toyota hit the 1-million mark for cumulative global hybrid sales at the end of May 2007 ( earlier post ), and has since rocketed past 4 million cumulative units. mpg US, 2.86 L/100k m) on the 10?15

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Honda Hybrid Sale Acura 244

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MARCH 21, 2011

EPA’s 21 Jan decision raised the amount of ethanol permitted in gasoline used by cars and light trucks for model years 2001-2006 from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15). The lawsuit follows an ongoing legal challenge by the same organizations of EPA’s 13 Oct 2010 decision to allow the use of E15 in vehicles model year 2007 and newer.

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District of Columbia 2001 2006 Legal 186

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MARCH 27, 2017

These emissions were highest in 2007, prior to the recession, and have not returned to those levels, although they have increased since 2012. According to the EIA, the 2015 increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector was led by gasoline. —“US Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2015”.

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2015 Transportation CO2 Energy 150

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APRIL 30, 2012

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) has found that the gap between type-approval and “real-world” fuel consumption / CO 2 values for European cars increased from about 8% in 2001 to 21% today, with a particularly strong increase since 2007. in 2007 to 5.1% g/km in 2007.

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Fuel 2001 Cars 2007 247

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JULY 22, 2011

Corning Shanghai Company Limited, which is wholly owned by Corning Incorporated, is an advanced emissions control substrate facility that first began shipping product in early 2001. Corning first expanded the facility in 2007 and last year announced a $125-million second expansion of the facility.

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Clean Cleaning Emissions Production 218

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JUNE 15, 2012

Since a number of states restrict the sale of some gasoline-ethanol blends, state law changes may also be needed before. application to the Clean Air Act for the introduction into commerce of gasoline-ethanol blends containing more than 10 vol% and up to 15 vol% ethanol content (E15 Waiver Request). E15 may be sold in those states.

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EPA Companies Market 2001 240

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Currently, the data included in the Department of Energy’s US Life Cycle Inventory is based on three years, 1998 to 2001. This LCA project is based on US agricultural data for the 2001-2007 period. Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 kg (for the 3.36

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Production 2001 2007 2004 210

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The non-profit BPC was founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell to be an organization focused on driving principled solutions through analysis, negotiation and dialogue. the optimal air/fuel ratio for ethanol blends is lower than for pure gasoline. The ICCT ethanol paper.

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Gasoline Exhaust Water Fuel 230

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Gasoline and diesel. Nearly all gasoline sold in the US is now E10 (10% ethanol). If gasoline demand continues to decline, as currently forecast, continuing growth in the use of ethanol will require greater use of higher ethanol blends such as E15 and E85. the ethanol “blend wall”. 1st production. 2014 volume. 0 – 18.

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2014 EPA Renewable Standards 255

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MAY 6, 2011

The road-going supercar will use a downsized, highly-boosted gasoline engine with one electric motor at each axle. Newsome was at Jaguar Land Rover as Group Chief Engineer for Advanced Product Creation and Research between 2001 and 2007.

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Land Rover Hybrid Building Concept 210

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

A study by Ricardo for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) concludes that the adoption of E15 as the blend limit for standard US pump grades of gasoline rather than the current E10 should not adversely affect vehicles manufactured between 1994 and 2000 in terms of their performance and durability based on normal specifications and usage profile.

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2000 Vehicles 2001 Fleet 210

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JUNE 26, 2009

In particular in the US, where gasoline prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008 compared to 2007 levels, oil consumption dropped 7% decrease. In China, oil consumption increased by 3% in 2008, according to BP data, which was down from 5% in 2007 and 8%, on average, since 2001. Emissions increased by 1.7%

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2008 Oil Renewable Emissions 170

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

US regulator, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to delay a decision on the use of E15 for vehicle models 2001-‘06 until next month. The fuel, a blend of 15 per cent ethanol and 85 per cent gasoline, was approved for vehicle models built from 2007 onwards in the United States last month (see story). [.].

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EPA 2001 2007 United States 42

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The waiver applies to new cars and light trucks built from the model year 2007 onwards – with a decision on the use of E15 in model year 2001-2006 vehicles to be made [.]. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news E10 E15 Environmental Protection Agency EPA ethanol blends ethanol in gasoline ethanol in petrol.

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Grant 2001 Petrol 2006 36

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MAY 7, 2010

Conversion systems allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels; most conversions involve switching gasoline or diesel vehicles to operate instead on a gaseous fuel such as natural gas or propane; an alcohol fuel; or electricity. MY 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and < useful life mileage. Intermediate age.

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Conversion EPA Fuel Clean Alternative 230

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Most of the new vehicles have received special praise for their interiors, which has been a priority for GM since Bob Lutz assumed product design responsibilities in 2001. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Since 2001, Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. PLP was created in 2007 by co-owners NDM and Anglo American PLC to design, permit, construct, and operate a long-life mine at the Pebble deposit. NDM says that the Pebble deposit is the world’s largest undeveloped copper and gold resource. The estimate also include 4.5

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Alaska EPA 2001 Water 259

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APRIL 21, 2014

Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and under some conditions can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline, according to a major, multi-year study by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln team of researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change. —Liska et al.

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Carbon Emissions CO2 Nebraska 220

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APRIL 21, 2009

Heres our three-paragaph summary and a link to the first of several postings on the subject at CalCars-News : July 2007 EPRI-NRDC Definitive Study: PHEVs Will Reduce Emissions If Broadly Adopted The EPRI-NRDC studies finally give an environmental stamp of approval to PHEVs. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies.

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Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

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JANUARY 30, 2013

The fuel pumps and level senders that failed or exhibited other effects during testing on E15 and E15a are used on a substantial number of the 29 million 2001 – 2007 model year vehicles represented by the components evaluated in the report. A different use for ethanol: High Octane Fuels. That scoping project ( CRC Project No.

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Fuel Vehicles 2001 Gasoline 225

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JANUARY 28, 2009

2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. Newsletter Vol.

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Plug-in America Plug EV1 30

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MAY 20, 2009

in 2008 to 5,802 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO 2 ), down from 5,967 MMTCO 2 in 2007, according to preliminary estimates released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Motor gasoline accounts for 58.7% Click to enlarge. US carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels decreased by 2.8% Source: EIA.

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2008 Emissions Carbon Transportation 150

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Headwaters points out the hybrid DCL/ICL process can produce premium gasoline and diesel fuel with minimal refining.). A typical bituminous coal can yield 3 barrels of liquid fuel products (diesel and gasoline) per tonne of coal compared to 2 to 2.4 billion (2007 dollars). Balanced power—no need to generate excess power.

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Coal Diesel Hydrogen Gasoline 170

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JULY 19, 2009

Indeed I am talking about Big Dick Cheney, who in addition to his many other immoral and criminal acts also shamelessly promoted the excessive use of oil, coal, gasoline and other fossil fuels by encouraging Americans to use all the energy they could afford to put on their credit cards. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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America Power Powered Climate Change 170