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Distance driven per person is still down from its maximum in 2004

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from 1984 to 2004 (from 6,612 miles to 9,314 miles). from 2004 to 2013 (from 9,314 miles to 8,472 miles). In conclusion: Distance driven per person reached its maximum in 2004. The main findings concerning distance driven per person (summarized in the table below) are as follows: An increase of 40.9% A decrease of 9.0%

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. My wife’s 2004 burns about 1 liter (1.05 Our 2004 is approaching that figure.

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Distance driven in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2004?

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from 1984 to 2004 (from 6,612 miles to 9,314 miles), then decreased by 9.1% from 1984 to 2004 (from 18,256 miles to 24,349 miles), then decreased by 10.2% from 1984 to 2004 (from 18,256 miles to 24,349 miles), then decreased by 10.2% Both rates are on a rebound since 2013, but they are still down from 2004 (by 5.2%

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Study finds rates of LDV fuel consumption in US peaked in 2004; indications of peak motorization

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These rates are down 16% to 17% from their peaks in 2004, except that the rate per vehicle is down 13% (from its peak in 2003). This rate increased to a maximum of 474 gallons in 2004. The rate increased to a maximum of 698 gallons in 2004. The rate increased to a maximum of 1,240 gallons in 2004. 2003 to 2004. -13%

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Satellite study: livestock digestion released 70% more methane than oil and gas industry in 2004

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Livestock were the single largest source of methane gas emissions in the United States in 2004, releasing 70% more into the atmosphere than the oil and gas industry as estimated by other inventories, according to a new study by a team from Harvard University, JPL/CalTech and UC Irvine. The EPA estimates that 8.8 megatonnes (9.7 megatonnes (9.9

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Would Like to Convert a 2004 Jeep Liberty Limited to Electric

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I would like to convert a 2004 Jeep Liberty Limited into electric. Complete noob here. Any advice or suggestions would help. It's max weight is 5600

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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 Noteworthy fuel-economy trends, taking into account the length of time represented: A minor decrease between 1966 and 1973 (from 13.5 A modest increase between 1973 and 1991 (from 12.9 mpg for both years). gallons per 100 miles to 5.10 per year.

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BluE Nexus’s first eAxle adopted on Toyota’s bZ4X EV

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AISIN has developed and produced more than 5 million electric units since the launch of its first hybrid transmission in 2004. Meanwhile, DENSO has developed and produced more than 20 million inverters since the launch of the first Prius in 1997.

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NHTSA To Probe 2004-2009 Toyota Prius For Steering Issue

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into possible defects with 2004-2009 Toyota Prius steering shafts. No official recall has yet been announced, and will only follow if the NHTSA grants a defect petition claiming the steering column linkage was improperly assembled.

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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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mpg, or 9%, since 2004. This positive trend beginning in 2005 reverses a long period of increasing CO 2 emissions and decreasing fuel economy from 1987 through 2004, and returns CO 2 emissions and fuel economy to levels of the early 1980s. Automotive engineers are constantly developing more advanced and efficient vehicle technologies.

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10 Solaris hydrogen buses to go to Upper Bavaria

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The partnership between Solaris and each of the operators dates back to 2004. It will allow them to optimize the fleet’s operation by increasing its availability and the limiting downtime of the buses, as well as by preventing any unnecessary drives back to the bus depot.

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Here’s why hybrids have become a top target for thieves

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The 2004-2009 Prius is the one in which the word “iconic” started to apply to Toyota’s hybrid trendsetter. Even though there had been an earlier Prius, this one’s 55-mpg window sticker, distinctive kammback silhouette and, soon, various celebrity sightings all made it an understated, eco-chic way to be noticed.

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Average fuel economy for MY 2019 light-duty vehicles was 95% better than MY 1975

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Since 2004, due to technical innovations, fuel economy and horsepower have increased while vehicle weight has stayed about the same. From the late 1980s to the mid-2000s, fuel economy generally declined while horsepower and weight increased. Source: DOE.

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EPA’s annual automotive trends report shows slight increase in fuel economy from MY2017 to MY2018

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Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 23%, or 108 g/mi, and fuel economy has increased 30%, or 5.8 Other highlights from the report include: Since model year 2004, technology has been used to increase fuel economy (up 30%) and power (up 14%), while maintaining vehicle weight and reducing CO 2 emissions.

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Graphene company Anaphite closes £4.1M round led by Elbow Beach Capital; enhancing EV batteries

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Graphene, only discovered in 2004, is a unique material with many desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivity and significant strength. UK-based graphene startup Anaphite closed a £4.1-million million (US$4.8-million) million) seed round led by Elbow Beach Capital with a £1.5-million million (US$1.8-million)

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Tesla (TSLA) announces it produced its 3 millionth electric car

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Tesla has announced that it has recently produced its 3 millionth electric car since its inception back in 2004 (though production only started in 2008). The post Tesla (TSLA) announces it produced its 3 millionth electric car appeared first on Electrek.

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

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Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004. While this rate has been on a rebound since 2013, the 2017 rate is still down from 2004 by 5.2%. In a recent article , I examined changes in distance driven in the United States during the period from 1984 through 2017. population).

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Tesla existed before Elon Musk: Founders on how they pitched the idea

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They attracted investment from Musk, who was granted a chairman of the board position with his investment in 2004, during Tesla's first funding round. Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning were co-founders of Tesla, aiming to produce what became the Tesla Roadster.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Gasoline consumption per capita was calculated using the population estimates in the ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 Noteworthy fuel-economy trends, taking into account the length of time represented: A minor decrease between 1966 and 1973 (from 13.5 A modest increase between 1973 and 1991 (from 12.9 mpg for both years). gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 per year.

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Great Britain and the United States show the same pattern of recent changes in vehicle distance traveled

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above the 1993 value, while in the United States the peak distance (in 2004) was 14.6% decrease from the peak in 2004 to 2013. In Great Britain the peak distance (in 2007) was 15.4% above the 1993 value. A substantial decrease between the mid 2000s and 2013. In Great Britain there was a 7.5%

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Rheinmetall to supply Daimler Truck Fuel Cell with hydrogen recirculation blowers

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Rheinmetall has been working on fuel cell technology in its research and development activities since 2004, accumulating extensive experience in the process. As a technology enterprise and development partner of top international automakers, the Group cooperates with its customers on new technologies at the earliest possible stage.

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Ford to reveal all-electric F-150 Lightning on 19 May

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A second-generation version was introduced in 1999 and was produced until 2004. The original F-150 Lightning emerged in 1993 as a high-performance variant of the F-150 and was produced until 1995. Production of the electric F-150 Lightning begins next spring at the all-new Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

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bp Statistical Review shows 4.5% drop in primary energy consumption in 2020; mainly driven by oil

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bbl in 2020—the lowest since 2004. The US (-2.3 million b/d), the European Union (-1.5 million b/d) and India (-480,000 b/d) reported the largest declines. China was one of the few countries where demand increased in 2020 (220,000 b/d). Source: bp. The oil price (Dated Brent) averaged $41.84/bbl million b/d), the EU (-1.5

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Graphene’s coming of commercial age

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Ever since the 2004 discovery of graphene and the subsequent Nobel Prize in Physics that was awarded in 2010, there have been extremely high expectations for graphene, often touted as a ‘wonder material’.

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BMW’s GM of battery cell technology joins Wildcat Discovery’s board

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Since 2004, Dr. Lamp has been the leader of the “Technology and Concepts Electric Energy Storage” group and, since 2012, of the “Battery Cell Technology” department at BMW.

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Hankuk Carbon, Dymag partner to mass manufacture carbon composite wheels for automotive

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Dymag was the first to commercialise carbon hybrid composite automotive wheels in 2004. Its wheels feature a carbon fiber rim with a forged aluminum or magnesium centerpiece. The company is also the market leader in the carbon composite wheel aftermarket, with more ethan 15 leading brands using its technology.

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London to charge all pre-2004 cars $27 to enter on weekdays

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For more than 13 years, London has collected a stiff charge from motor vehicles entering the congested core of the city during weekday business hours. Known as the congestion charge, the fee of £11.50 a day, or $14.50 (£10 with automatic payment, or $12.50) is levied from 6 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday except holidays.

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Taiwan’s Voters Reject Nuclear Power Expansion, But It Really Isn’t Needed To Clean Up The Air

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When I was there in 2004, it was generally a good idea to avoid putting your hands on things and avoid leaning on walls outdoors if wearing white. Some Context Air pollution has long been a major issue in Taiwan. Failure to do that could mean you’d get black soot on your face or dark […].

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Ilika completes US$19M equity placement to support solid-state battery commercialization

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Ilika Technologies Ltd was founded in 2004 as a spin-out from the School of Chemistry at the University of Southampton. Ilika will continue to receive orders from its customers and, where appropriate, will outsource wafer production to the fab to allow it to fulfil larger orders.

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ARPA-E to award up to $10M to study cold fusion (LENR)

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DOE reviews in 1989 and 2004 both concluded that the evidence did not support the claim of D-D fusion, but that research proposals on deuterated heavy metals should be evaluated under the standard peer-review process. Multiple books recount the history of “cold fusion” (now known as LENR).

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VWG Oldenburg acquires 15 MAN CNG hybrid buses; MAN Lion’s City 12 G with EfficientHybrid technology

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VWG Oldenburg is one of the natural gas pioneers and has committed itself to sustainable mobility: In 2004, when the decision was made to put only natural gas-powered buses into service in the following years, MAN was already represented on the market with corresponding vehicles.

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Latest EPA automotive trend report shows MY 2017 fleet fuel economy of 24.9 mpg; new record

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Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. Since 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 23%, or 104 g/mi, and fuel economy has increased 29%, or 5.6 miles per gallon, slightly higher than MY 2016, and a record high overall. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy. Source: EPA.

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Warren Buffett’s BYD vs. Elon Musk’s Tesla

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Back in 2004, Elon Musk became the largest shareholder and chairman of Tesla. Later, in 2008, Warren Buffett invested $232 million for a nearly 10% stake in BYD, a China-based company that makes lithium-ion batteries and electric cars.

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Anaergia to supply CO2 to European Energy A/S for green e-methanol production as fuel for container ships

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Founded in 2004, European Energy has a development pipeline of more than 20 GW of renewable energy projects. European Energy develops, finances, constructs and operates wind and solar farms as well as large-scale hydrogen and e-methanol plants.

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New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

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It found that trade among developing nations—South-South trade—more than doubled between 2004 and 2011. In total, CO 2 emissions embodied in goods and services exported from developing countries increased by 46% between 2004 and 2011, from 2.2 Gt in 2004 and 2.2 Gt in 2004 to 1.1 gigatonnes (Gts).

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City of Szczecin buying 8 Solaris Urbino 18 articulated electric buses

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Solaris has been collaborating with Szczecin since 2004. In these 16 years, the manufacturer has delivered 150 buses in total, of varying lengths: 10, 12 and 18 meters, both with diesel and hybrid engines. The latest commission is the first comprising electric buses.

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Elon Musk clarifies that he led the design of the original Tesla Roadster

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In 2004, Tesla raised $7.5 Strauble joined in 2004. Elon Musk also pointed out that he secured the trademark to use Tesla Motors as the initial name, and he later obtained the Tesla.com URL. Tesla was incorporated in 2003 by Eberhard and Tarpenning. million in Series A funding, with $6.5 million of that being from Elon Musk.

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NHTSA announces follow-up recall of 2.12 million cars and SUVs over TRW airbag defects

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million Acura, Dodge, Jeep, Honda, Pontiac, and Toyota vehicles from model years 2002 to 2004 for a defect that may cause airbags to deploy inadvertently. US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today the recall of more than 2.12

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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Since 2004, NFI has delivered 50 buses to LTD, including New Flyer transit buses and low-floor cutaway buses from NFI sister company ARBOC. It focused on projects to make local transportation more efficient and sustainable, examining physical infrastructure and soliciting design ideas for transit stations.

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DOE: new vehicle fuel economy improved 33% from 1980-2016

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In the 1990s and early 2000s, fuel economy decreased while vehicle weight increased, and fuel economy has improved nearly every year since 2004. The data are based on sales-weighted averages.

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Study finds 12-30% fuel consumption gap between certified and real-world use in China

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Although the Chinese government set fuel economy standards in 2004, like many countries it does not conduct testing to confirm real-world FC rates comply with the standards. Since carbon dioxide emissions are highly correlated with fuel consumption (FC), fuel consumption regulation is a useful policy instrument to combat climate change.

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