Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2020

miles per gallon MY 2017, according to the annual Automotive Trends Report released by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 23%, or 108 g/mi, and fuel economy has increased 30%, or 5.8 In the US, Model Year (MY) 2018 vehicle fuel economy was 25.1 miles per gallon, 0.8%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

EPA recently released the latest edition of its annual report Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Fuel Economy Trends. Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions and fuel economy have improved in ten out of twelve years, and decreased only twice. EPA will not have final MY 2017 data until next year’s report.

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Fuel Economy Economy EPA Fuel 261

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

Achates Power, founded in 2004, currently has a number of development projects underway spanning a variety of applications of its opposed-piston engine architecture, from light-to-heavy duty. liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Zermeno, R.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2018

We chose to demonstrate our ultra-clean, ultra-efficient OP Engine in a full-size light-duty pickup truck because of the significant need and opportunity for improvement in this segment. These trucks are driven more miles, sold in higher volume, consume more fuel and emit more CO 2 than other light duty vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

gallon in late 2016 and it has remained near that level so far in 2017. On the demand side, the premium gasoline share of total motor gasoline sales has steadily increased in recent years, reaching a high of nearly 12% in August 2016—the highest share since 2004. Source: US EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2022

mb below the 2017-2021 average. Despite economic headwinds, steady demand for light sweet crude in a tight physical market is boosting marker grade prices as they are in the same crude quality family. OECD industry stocks of middle distillates have fallen by 25% since January 2021 to their lowest levels since 2004.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the U.S. Total light vehicles in Operation (VIO) in the US reached a record level of more than 252,700,000—an increase of more than 3.7 years by 2017 and 11.7 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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed long-anticipated Tier 3 standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from all light-duty vehicles (LDVs, or passenger cars), light-duty trucks (LDT1s, LDT2s, LDT3s, and LDT4s) and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles (or MDPVs). Vehicle emissions.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The design sketches show that the new car will feature modified daytime running lights that extend downward on the bumper. Skoda Auto entered the Indian market in 2001 with the Octavia A4, followed by the vRS model in 2004 with a turbocharged petrol engine, a first in the market. The rear receives new taillights with interrupted lines.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In addition to continued research and development, the company has engine development programs underway, including: The development of an engine for a light-duty truck demonstration vehicle, which will surpass the United States 2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) targets. Zermeno, R.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2018

million in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and California Proposition 1B Bond funds to replace fifty 40-foot New Flyer buses purchased between 2004 and 2006. Destination Signs: New silver LED destination signs are brighter and will be more visible to customers, especially in low-light conditions. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2013

GM and its joint ventures are launching 17 new and upgraded models in China this year, including the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback; the new Wuling Sunshine; two new Jiefang light-duty trucks, the S230 and F330; and the Insignia Sports Tourer, Zafira Tourer and Astra GTC from Opel. It will also create approximately 6,000 new manufacturing jobs.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2021

A case in point is intelligent speed assistance, which Ford has offered in Europe on the S-Max since 2015 and on the more affordable Focus since 2017 , well before the EU had even decided to make it mandatory. “In Formal requirements came long afterwards—in Europe in 2004 and in the United States in 2012.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 19, 2023

Joe Fisher is devoted to the light side of human ingenuity, medicine. In 2004, together with other physicians and engineers, he created a company to develop solutions based on his innovations. “We In 2017, it launched an enhanced version, MOVES SLC. says Tijanic. Whilst the U.S.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The patches of light and dark that she’d been able to see with the implant’s help vanished. Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. He received an implant in one eye in 2019 and remembers seeing the shining lights of Christmas trees that holiday season.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

California’s vehicle GHG standards—authorized by AB 1493 (Pavley) in 2002, first approved in 2004, and extended in 2012—are delivering fuel consumption and CO 2 reductions. California currently has 60,000 ZEVs (primarily light-duty vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles) on its roadways.

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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. Earlier post.) mpg US (6.9 mpg US (6.9 Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

This year’s Index finds that 2017 marked the first time that a greater portion of California’s power mix came from renewable sources such as wind and solar than it did from fossil fuels. Transportation emissions hit a record high in 2017—making up 41.1% percent, respectively, from 2016 to 2017. five years ago.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004. About Rick: Rick has been driving electric for over 3 years and currently drives a 2017 Chevy Bolt EV.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004. About Rick: Rick has been driving electric for over 3 years and currently drives a 2017 Chevy Bolt EV.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2023

Bert, who went on to a remarkable career in computing himself, distinguished by his roles as a research manager at Xerox PARC and at Sun Laboratories, told his story in his own oral history with the Computer History Museum in 2017. As a boy, Ivan Sutherland visited Edmund Berkeley’s office and met his robot squirrel “Squee.” The reason?

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Charged EVs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Since its founding in 2004, Proterra has grown to become North America’s largest supplier of electric buses. We’ve got to make all the interconnections in a heavy-duty spirit rather than a light-duty spirit. We spent about 18 months developing the first battery pack, and went to production with that vehicle around May 2017.

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Batteries Battery Charging Fleet 120

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Market launch is scheduled to begin in 2017. The company hopes to launch AWC in 2017. The first technology demonstrator was the compact A2H2 in 2004, which was already equipped with a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEM). There will also be wireless options. Direct current charging with 150 kW of power is the next step.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

EcoBoost–Advanced technologies (CY 2017+). Gains in new vehicle fleet economy by OEM, 2004-2009. Ford, however, was starting with the worst 2004 new vehicle fleet fuel economy of any of its major competitors. The further downsized next-generation technologies can be very synergistic within hybrid applications.

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