IHS: average age of vehicles on the road in US steady at 11.4 years; scrappage rate declining
Green Car Congress
JUNE 9, 2014
This while VIO is up 1.5%, a rate the auto industry hasn’t seen in the US since 2004-2005.
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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Based on the final Trends data through MY 2012, CO 2 emissions have decreased by 85 g/mi, or 18%, since MY 2004, and fuel economy has increased by 4.3 Beginning in MY 2005, technology has been used to increase both fuel economy (which has reduced CO 2 emissions) and power, while keeping vehicle weight relatively constant. mpg, or 22%.
Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
The first such vehicles were introduced by Volkswagen in 2003, and by 2004, they accounted for more than 17% of the Brazilian auto market. In 2005, their sales increased even further, accounting for approximately 54% of all new car sales. As used in this section and Sec. 80.28, “applicable standard” means: 9.0
How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. See our frequent comments at our news archive.
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