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APRIL 3, 2019

Every model in the new Escape lineup, whether powered by one of two EcoBoost engines or the new hybrid powertrains, targets an EPA-estimated range of at least 400 miles per tank. The standard hybrid with front-wheel drive targets best-in-class EPA-estimated range of more than 550 miles.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Transportation emissions increased as a result of a small increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and fuel use across on-road transportation modes. Industry and manufacturing were the third largest source, at 21%. MMT CO 2 in 2004, and since then have declined about 13%. Transportation sector GHG emissions 1990-2013.

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APRIL 11, 2013

Audi is the first car manufacturer to be certified for this technology. LED daytime running lights made their debut in the Audi A8 W12 back in 2004. In the ten NEDC cycles that the Audi A6 ran through, CO 2 savings were found to be above one gram per km (1.61

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. The detailed data supporting the report were obtained directly from automobile manufacturers.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

the truck and trailer manufacturers. The achievement marks the first full car hauler trailer with head rack that Cottrell has manufactured onto a CNG truck. Most of its car hauler trucks average more than 100,000 miles per year. The CNG truck is expected to drive an average of 7,000 to 8,000 miles per month.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

EPA projects a small improvement in 2010, based on pre-model year sales estimates provided by automakers, to 395 grams of CO 2 per mile and 22.5 For 2009, the last year EPA has final data from automakers, the average CO 2 emissions from new vehicles were 397 grams per mile and the average fuel economy value was 22.4 mpg (10.45

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JUNE 13, 2011

GM Ventures is part of an investment group, led by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, that will invest a total of $30 million in the bus manufacturer. was founded in 2004 and is currently manufacturing buses in a temporary plant in Greenville, S.C. a leading maker of battery-electric commercial transit buses.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

The SUV has a full-tank range of 650 kilometers (404 miles)—equal to that of a gasoline-powered car. The Tucson ix FCEV’s range is a 76% improvement over the second-generation Tucson FCEV, which was limited to 370 kilometers (230 miles) on one filling. 404 miles). 230 miles). Earlier post.). ( Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. Piechna et al.

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MAY 4, 2009

ARB estimates that motorcycles produce up to 15 times the emissions per mile as the average new car or light-duty truck. In 1984, ARB amended these regulations to give manufacturers more flexibility to lower emissions. grams per kilometer (g/km) HC+NO x beginning with 2004 models and a Tier II standard of 0.8 Background.

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MARCH 29, 2013

The proposed standards for NMOG+NO x are fleet-average standards, meaning that a manufacturer calculates the weighted average emissions of the vehicles it produces in each model year and compares that average to the applicable standard for that model year. The standards differ by vehicle class and test cycle. Evaporative emission standards.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

LPG has a range of up to 1,200 km (746 miles) with a full tank of gasoline and a full tank of LPG. Renault has been manufacturing and commercializing Flex Fuel engines running with E100 ethanol since 2004. Servicing intervals are every 30,000 km (18,641 miles) or two years. The Sandero 1.4 The Sandero 1.6

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MAY 7, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to make it easier for manufacturers to gain approval to sell fuel conversion systems. All conversion manufacturers would need to demonstrate compliance with EPA requirements, but the requirements would differ among age categories. Conversion Manufacturer Requirement.

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JULY 9, 2013

EGRs were primarily introduced for on-road heavy-duty diesel engines over a decade ago to meet the tighter MY 2004 NO x standard (2 g/bhp-hr). SCR technology is generally more effective in reducing these higher engine-out NO x emissions to meet lower emission standards and is being implemented by the major engine manufacturers.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

The new plan reflects this significant progress, and updates and expands upon previous editions of the Hydrogen Posture Plan, issued in 2006 and 2004. Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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MAY 25, 2012

Prior to working for Google, many of the engineers were veterans of the 2004 and 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge that featured vehicles executing a route across an off road area. —Anthony Levandowski. To accelerate the deployment of the technology, Google is exploring retrofitting existing vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

DOE’s Hydrogen Program was accelerated in fiscal year (FY) 2004, when a number of activities in hydrogen and fuel cell research and development (R&D) within DOE were expanded and integrated into a coordinated effort. Report to Congress. Since that time, DOE has dedicated $1.2 billion with private sector cost-sharing).

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JULY 1, 2009

The proposed rulemaking follows on a proposal last March by the United States and Canada to designate thousands of miles of the two countries’ coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA). EPA is also proposing to require engine manufacturers to measure and report PM emissions. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 23, 2009

Modeling the impact of increased fuel economy standards, the study finds that an industry-wide mandated increase in fuel economy of 30% to 50% (35 miles per gallon to 40.4 And through the first quarter of this year their cumulative automotive operations losses since 2004 total $83.6 points of market share since 2004 (GM down 8.8

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

Daimler has acquired an equity stake of nearly 10 per cent of Tesla Motors Inc, the American electric sports car manufacturer. In 2004, Tesla began development of its first electric vehicle, the Roadster, which remains the only highway capable EV for sale in North America or Europe.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Below 20 miles per hour there was little difference between the outcomes, with pedestrians struck by either vehicle type tending to sustain minor injuries. Since then, SUV manufacturers have made substantial design changes. In recent years various SUV manufacturers have adopted more car-like designs.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer, unveiled two “Electric Adventure Vehicles”—the R1T, an all-electric pickup and the R1S, an all-electric SUV—at events surrounding the LA Auto Show this week. Both vehicles will be produced at Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal IL. Connectivity and Digital Experience.

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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. Since its launch in 2011, the regulation has generated a multitude of unique approaches for cleaner fuels. million zero emission vehicles on its roads by 2025.

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APRIL 2, 2009

For example, a 2007 EPRI study they cite concluded that the US PHEV average fraction of vehicle miles traveled using battery electricity would be about 20%. However, the manufacturers remain committed to the development of advanced battery technology.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2023

French cars and extreme-high-mile machinery are on my list, of course, plus Sawzall roadsters / pickups , art cars and oddball special editions. It had dwindled to just the Axiom and Rodeo by 2004, then staggered on for a few more years selling hastily rebadged Chevy Trailblazers and Colorados.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

When the juice from the larger pack is used up, Spirit reverts back to driving like a regular Prius hybrid.This translates into gas mileage of up to 100 miles per gallon, Asher said. On a recent trip from Bisbee to Phoenix, the Spirit averaged 56 miles per gallon, he said.“ Then he asked them what performance meant to them.

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JULY 18, 2012

million miles, completing more than 33,000 fill-ups at hydrogen fueling stations across the country. The Learning Demonstration project began in 2004 when DOE competitively selected four automaker and energy partner teams. The three high-level DOE technical targets for hydrogen FCEVs and infrastructure were: 250-mile driving range.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2007

UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) Toyota, the biggest hybrid manufacturer, has been compelled to respond to the commonsense plea for a plug-in hybrid. Plug-in cars have been under attack while a love affair with hydrogen and fuel cells has been well promoted.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol.

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JUNE 30, 2013

The study, carried out through a partnership with EPA, the US Department of Energy, the Li-ion battery industry, and academicians, was the first life-cycle assessment to bring together and to use data directly provided by Li-ion battery suppliers, manufacturers, and recyclers. O 2 , Li-NCM); and lithium-iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The front-wheel drive B-Class F-CELL offers an operating range of around 240 miles (386 km) (Euro driving cycle, 190 miles (306 km) estimated EPA)—more than twice the range of the 2004 A-Class F-CELL—and short refueling times. By 2012, a total of 200 of these cars will be on the roads in California and Europe.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

In the fall of 2010, California accepted compliance with these federal GHG standards as meeting similar state standards as adopted in 2004, resulting in the first coordinated national program. In April 2010, DOT and EPA established greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for model year 2012-2016 light-duty cars and trucks.

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MARCH 9, 2021

Musk Joining The Venture (2004). million dollars in the year 2004 and got to be the chairman of the board of directors. The first model, released in 2008, could travel nearly 250 miles on a single charge, with acceleration and top speed rivalling that of many consumer-level sports cars. Musk invested 6.3 The Good Times.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Founded in 2004, Achates Power is designing and developing engines based on a two-stroke, opposed-piston, compression-ignition technology. NO x (g/mile). PM (g/mile). HC (g/mile). NO x (g/mile). PM (g/mile). HC (g/mile). Background. Fuel economy (mpg). Cummins ATLAS. – Achates. 0.12 (THC).

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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. Back in 2010 or 2011, we took the approach of working with a third-party motor inverter manufacturer and a third-party transmission manufacturer. Then they manufacture and sell the vehicle.

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APRIL 23, 2009

SAE standards are generally followed by manufacturers of vehicles destined for North America and other markets. Instead, fuel usage and watt-hours per mile will be stated separately, with the baseline charging assumption being one energy storage charge per day for each vehicle being tested. Manufacturer-specific functions.

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