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Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2012
Light duty vehicle characteristics for seven model years. to 8.3%) and is projected to triple from MY 2009-2011 (to 13.7%); turbocharging is projected to double in MY 2011 (from 3.5% to 7.4%); cylinder deactivation is projected to nearly double in MY 2011 (from 6.4% share for MY 2011, up from 3.8% Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
The final model year (MY) 2012 adjusted, real world CO 2 emissions rate is 376 g/mi—a 22 g/mi decrease (-5.5%) relative to MY 2011. mpg higher (+5.4%) than MY 2011. mpg fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012 is the second largest annual improvement in the last 30 years. mpg, or 22%.
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2013
A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2015
In 2011, Volvo announced it would build its own technological future based on two in-house developed strategies: a scalable vehicle architecture (SPA); and a new engine range consisting solely of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines (Volvo Engine Architecture, VEA4). L/100km (29 mpg US) on the European cycle, for 186 g CO 2 /km.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 24, 2011
The US Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California have announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks. mpg US (6.9 mpg US (6.9 mpg US (6.6 Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
APRIL 29, 2009
Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2014
the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has performed an in-depth study on the performance and emissions of light-duty version of its engine packaged for a full-size pickup truck. Fuel economy (mpg). Fuel economy (mpg). Achates Power, Inc., Background. NO x (g/mile).
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