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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

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JANUARY 16, 2018

EPA recently released the latest edition of its annual report Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Fuel Economy Trends. The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fuel economy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975.

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EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy by model year. For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. mpg, or 9%, since 2004.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Adjusted fuel economy distribution by model year. Fuel economy.

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2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

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MARCH 11, 2012

Fuel economy improvements for the hybrid vehicles vary considerably from 5-10% for the larger, luxury hybrid vehicles to more than 40%. Fuel economy improvements for diesels range from 15% to 30% relative to gasoline counterparts. Compared to MY 1987, MY 2010 CO 2 emissions were 11 g/mi (3%) lower, and fuel economy was 0.6

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Ford Begins EcoBoost Engine Production

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MAY 20, 2009

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. Ford invested $55 million to retool and reopen the plant, which had been idled in 2007. The EcoBoost begins production. 1 opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio. Click to enlarge.

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Ford Engine Cleveland Production

ALTe Powertrain Technologies introduces range-extended electric powertrain system for E350s

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MARCH 22, 2012

ALTe Powertrain Technologies (ALTe) has successfully installed its range-extended electirc powertrain system in a second line of vehicles: the Ford Econoline E350 platform. ALTe has already successfully implemented conversions in Ford F150 trucks, which have been driven by dozens of potential fleet customers.

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DOE awards $1.5M to Gentherm (Amerigon) for thermoelectric-based energy recovery system for heavy-duty vehicles; expands existing LDV program

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

With the addition of this project, Gentherm adds the US Army Tank Automotive, Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to its passenger car key partners Ford and BMW. This follow-on light-duty vehicle project, funded in 2011, has a target of a 5% fuel economy improvement. That project, which received more than $7.1

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Ford Exec Cites US Energy Policies As Critical Factor in Shaping Future Vehicle Fleet, Calls for Cap-and-Trade Program

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, pointed to the “ key role ” government policies such as fuel standards and greenhouse gas emission regulations, play in the development and support of Ford’s product and technology pathways. Adapted from ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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University of Michigan Report Finds Focus on Fuel Economy Would Be Very Profitable for Detroit 3; Says Rapid, Wide-Reaching Change in Business Models Required for Turnaround

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JUNE 23, 2009

According to the study, higher fuel economy standards would benefit the Detroit 3 automakers the most. Further, the report finds that the existing culture within the domestic auto companies systematically underestimates the value of fuel economy, which has crippled profitability. Fuel Economy.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIII)

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JUNE 8, 2023

Ford spent a lot of money and a lot of time on the development of the MN12 platform. An intentional move on the company’s part, the plan was to catch a more elevated customer than those persuaded by the Fox body trio: Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, and Lincoln Mark VII.

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Ford Unveils Next-Generation Global Focus at NAIAS; Features New 2.0L DI Engine with Powershift Dual-Clutch Transmission for NA Market

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

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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%.

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Engine 2001 2012 Fuel Economy

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. Both production and consumption of ethanol were basically flat for much of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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MAY 17, 2015

Combining Volvo’s new design language, advanced safety and in-car connectivity technologies, and the new strategic Drive-E powertrains, the XC90 is the first product based on Volvo’s new strategic Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). Fuel consumption ( ECE ) 1 (L/100km). Fuel consumption for the XC90 T6 is 8.0 0-60 (sec).

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Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine

Ford’s Key Life Battery test for Li-ion batteries simulates 10 years, 150K miles in 10 months, under different conditions

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Leveraging some 20 years of experience and data reaching back to its early work with hybrids and the Ranger EV, Ford has developed a battery model and life validation protocol it now uses to predict how lithium-ion batteries are likely to perform under 10 years and 150,000 miles of use (40-season equivalent key life tests).

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

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JUNE 29, 2009

The 10 cars up for contention for the 2009 Award included: the Citroen C1 ev’ie electric, Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric, Toyota iQ, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, third-generation Toyota Prius hybrid, Volvo S40/V50 DRIVe start-stop, new Honda Insight hybrid, VW Passat BlueMotion 2, BMW 318d saloon, and the Citroen C3 Picasso compact-MPV.

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Prius Toyota Citroen i-MiEV

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JANUARY 28, 2009

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Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

As part of an aggressive deployment strategy for improving fuel efficiency across its product line-up in the near-to medium-term, Ford will offer its first-generation turbocharged, gasoline direct-injection EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) in 90% of its product lineup by 2013. Planning background.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. 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. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

Ford Begins EcoBoost Engine Production

ALTe Powertrain Technologies introduces range-extended electric powertrain system for E350s

DOE awards $1.5M to Gentherm (Amerigon) for thermoelectric-based energy recovery system for heavy-duty vehicles; expands existing LDV program

Ford Exec Cites US Energy Policies As Critical Factor in Shaping Future Vehicle Fleet, Calls for Cap-and-Trade Program

University of Michigan Report Finds Focus on Fuel Economy Would Be Very Profitable for Detroit 3; Says Rapid, Wide-Reaching Change in Business Models Required for Turnaround

Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIII)

Ford Unveils Next-Generation Global Focus at NAIAS; Features New 2.0L DI Engine with Powershift Dual-Clutch Transmission for NA Market

High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

Ford’s Key Life Battery test for Li-ion batteries simulates 10 years, 150K miles in 10 months, under different conditions

Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

Plug In America - Links and Resources

Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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