2004 Fuel Economy Gasoline-Electric Standards 
Green Car Congress
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.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2013
EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 27, 2010
When Auto Start-Stop debuts in North America, it will be available on gasoline-powered cars and utilities with either a manual or automatic transmission as well as vehicles that use Ford’s patented dual-clutch six-speed automatic transmission. The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
Both solutions enable stop-start functionality and can help reduce the fuel consumption of a traditional internal combustion engine by 2-3% during the standard driving cycle and by up to 15% in congested urban traffic. In 2010, it launched its second-generation starter-generator system (i-StARS) on Peugeot and Citroën brands.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2009
Almost all of the energy consumed by the transportation sector is petroleum-based, including motor gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and residual oil. Tg in 2004, and since then have declined about 3%. Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and light-duty trucks totaled 1,147.0 Tg) from 1990.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand.
Green Car Congress
MAY 17, 2015
Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. All electric (mi). Fuel consumption ( ECE ) 1 (L/100km). liter gasoline engine, the 2.0 Earlier post.) Twin turbo V6.
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