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

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However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?. No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 mpg for both years).

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

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However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?. No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 mpg for both years).

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IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Bob Kahn

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ’s information processing techniques office in 1973, Kahn and IEEE Life Fellow Vint Cerf designed the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol. Together they make up the Internet’s core architecture and enable computers to connect and exchange information.

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City of Szczecin buying 8 Solaris Urbino 18 articulated electric buses

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This panel will constitute an additional source of power feeding into the passenger information system. Solaris has been collaborating with Szczecin since 2004. One particular novel solution incorporated into the bus will be on-deck monitoring integrated with the urban surveillance network.

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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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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. Seeking information from the automakers about how quickly they can make the new, more effective remedy available.

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Porsche Vehicles North The usa CEO Kjell Gruner steps ailing

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In 2004, he left Porsche for Daimler, the place he rose to director of technique for Mercedes-Benz Vehicles sooner than going back on Porsche in 2010. Porsche additionally informed sellers it expects U.S. Porsche Vehicles North The usa COO Joe Lawrence and CFO Thierry Kartochian will manage the U.S. industry in the meanwhile.

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