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EPA annual report on CO2, fuel economy and technology trends finds 2012 heading for all-time best; rapid adoption of new technologies

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Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy, MY 1975-2011. The report finds that CO 2 emissions rates and fuel economy values reflect a very favorable multi-year trend beginning in MY 2005. The fleet-wide average real world MY 2011 personal vehicle CO 2 emissions value is 398 g/mi and average fuel economy is 22.4

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Study finds rates of LDV fuel consumption in US peaked in 2004; indications of peak motorization

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The bottom line, he concludes in this third report, is that “ We drive fewer light-duty vehicles, we drive each of them less, and we consume less fuel.”. Fuel consumed per person. In 1984, the average amount of fuel consumed per person was 400 gallons. Fuel consumed per registered light-duty vehicle. 2001 to 2006. -5%.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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Light-duty VMT is beginning to decouple from traditional drivers. The most recent of these In Focus articles explores the impact of demographics and behavior on light-duty vehicle (LDV) energy demand. LDV energy use is driven by both LDV fuel economy and travel behavior, as measured by vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Source: EIA.

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UMTRI study concludes number of LDVs in the US likely has not yet peaked

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However, he notes, the rates of vehicles per person, licensed driver, and household reached their maxima prior to the onset of the current economic downturn. The focus of this research was on light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans). The number of light-duty vehicles in 1984 stood at 156.8 vehicles per person.

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Riversimple introduces Rasa prototype two-seater fuel cell vehicle; 300 miles on 1.5kg H2; production version in 2018

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million) grant from the Welsh government in 2015, the Rasa was designed for lightness, strength, affordability and safety. Riversimple will adopt an open-source approach to its technology and componentry to encourage the proliferation of its technology and economies of scale within the sector. Riversimple Movement Ltd. Earlier post.)

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US PIRG report finds reduced driving and rates of car commuting in most populous US urbanized areas

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Rather, the economies of urbanized areas with the largest declines in driving appear to have been less affected by the recession according to unemployment, income and poverty indicators. Americans 16 to 34 years of age reduced their average driving miles by 23 percent between 2001 and 2009. Behavior Personal Transit Urban mobility'

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Around the world, many of Kim’s protégés were lauded for their brilliant success in transforming the economy of a nation that had just started assembling radio sets in 1959 and was fabricating outdated memory chips in the early ’80s. That success can be traced in part to Kim, now an emeritus professor at KAIST. Chang Hae-Ja.