Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2011

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10% ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks. MY2001 and newer light-duty cars and trucks. MY 2001 and newer medium-duty passenger vehicles (SUVs).

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2001 2006 EPA Light 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a waiver for fuel containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. Currently, there is an overall 10 volume percent (vol%) ethanol blend limit (the “blend wall”) in gasoline. Earlier post.).

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2007 Grant EPA Light 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. Electric motorcycles breakout.

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2014 Global Sale Motorcycles 346

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Groups representing motorcycle owners and lawn mower manufacturers objected to this configuration because their products have gas tanks that are normally two gallons or smaller. marine engines, motorcycles, ATVs, lawnmowers, etc.). Use in Other Vehicles, Engines and Equipment May Violate Federal Law.”

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EPA Motorcycles Gasoline 2001 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2014

For this project we have developed a rolling test bed based on a light commercial vehicle chassis, which has a 75 kW traction motor. Prodrive has worked on hybrid and electric vehicle programs for more than a decade, starting with a prototype four-wheel drive parallel petrol/electric hybrid built in 2001.

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DC Convert Li-ion 2001 246

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The Virginia Tech institute has been building connected-vehicle technology since 2001. NHTSA announced its intention to pursue a mandate of this technology in light vehicles in an effort to improve highway safety, prevent crashes, and help alleviate congestion, among other potential benefits. We see this as a hugely progressive move.

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Virginia Transportation Connect Connected 257

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OCTOBER 13, 2013

A review of 43 studies of the effects of E15 (15% ethanol blends) on Model Year 2001 and newer cars by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that the studies reviewed showed no meaningful differences between E15 and E10 in any performance category. The NREL team reviewed 5 studies in this area.

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2001 Minnesota Cars Emissions 300