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announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed 1 million units as of the end of September 2012. This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel economy of 35 km/liter (82.3 Honda Motor Co.,

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The project, to be completed by early 2015, will scale up the passenger car TEG and integrate it with a 15-liter diesel engine to provide fuel economy improvement and auxiliary power for combat vehicles. This follow-on light-duty vehicle project, funded in 2011, has a target of a 5% fuel economy improvement.

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By 2012, the value of this measure decreased by 22% from its absolute maximum, which was reached in 1977. The amount of fuel consumed per GDP peaked in the early 1970s, and then decreased by 47% by 2012. The main finding of those reports was that the respective rates all reached their maxima around 2004.

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Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets. Ford is the leading domestic producer of start-stop systems.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Current understanding and modeling capability of stochastic processes in engines remains limited and prevents designers from achieving significantly higher fuel economy, the workshop found. Achievable advances in engine technology can improve the fuel economy of automobiles by over 50% and trucks by over 30%. Wagner 2012.

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The new Infiniti QX60 Hybrid is projected to realize fuel economy of 26 mpg US (9.0 l/100 km) combined city/highway driving—a 24% increase over non-hybrid QX60 models and is projected to have best 7-passenger fuel efficiency in the segment. liter V6 but with 4-cylinder fuel economy. Earlier post.).

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Further British usage included the Invicta S1 , a badly made sports luxury coupe offered between 2004 and 2012. The company followed up with the CCR of 2004-2006, where another supercharger was added and power jumped to 806 horses and 679 lb-ft of torque.

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Cischke cited the recent agreement on one national standard for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions regulations as an example of how the government, the auto industry and the environmental community can work together toward common goals. The agreement provides a framework to reach an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Achates Power, founded in 2004, currently has six announced development projects underway spanning a variety of applications of its CI opposed-piston engine architecture, from light-to-heavy duty—all diesel. Leaner combustion. Optimally phased and faster combustion at equivalent pressure rise rate. Lower pumping work. Earlier post.)

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In September 2004 the California Air Resources Board (ARB) passed regulations to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) from new passenger vehicles starting in 2009. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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The C3 was also Citroën’s first production vehicle fitted with a stop-start system, beginning in 2004. Controlled weight and aerodynamics (C d 0.30) contribute to management of fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions; a 99 g/km HDi DPFS 90 diesel version is available from launch. A second facility will be set up in Eastern Europe by 2012.

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Toyota plans to introduce 10 new hybrid models between now and 2012 in various global markets, with sales of one million gas-electric hybrids per year, worldwide, sometime early in the next decade. The second-generation Prius launched in the fall of 2003 as a 2004 model year. million vehicles through January of this year.

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The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. Duratec I-4 unit while contributing to projected fuel economy gains of more than 10%.

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The authors used official fuel economy and CO 2 ratings from the fueleconomy.gov website published by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That website also offers a section called “My MPG” where users can register and input real-world fuel consumption data for their own vehicles.

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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. L/100km) if all reductions came from fuel economy improvements.

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As part of a partnership with Renault, Nissan will launch the LEAF in Europe and North America in 2010 before a global release in 2012 (see article ). When sales of the Civic Hybrid started to flag, Honda introduced the Insight Hybrid earlier this year.

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Ti-VCT (Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing), Ford’s advanced multi-valve engine technology ( earlier post ), will be on 80% of its products by 2012, including EcoBoost and non-EcoBoost applications. Gains in new vehicle fleet economy by OEM, 2004-2009. Planning background. Click to enlarge.

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For example, fuel economy statistics and a graphic display of the electric range is shown on the navigation map. The price should also drop because the proportion of costly components such as platinum in the fuel cell will decrease. Audi has been working on fuel cell concepts for more than ten years.

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Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Red Herring ).

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