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EPA: preliminary data show average fuel economy of new light-duty vehicles reached a record high of 25.7 MPG in 2020

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The period from 1975–1987 was marked by a rapid increase in average fuel economy, followed by a gradual decrease in fuel economy from 1988–2004. Most large manufacturers used banked or purchased credits to maintain compliance in MY 2019. From 2005–2020 average fuel economy rose by 29%. Source: EPA 2020 Automotive Trends Report.

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Junkyard Find: 2001 Oldsmobile Alero Sedan With Manual Transmission

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You could get a new Alero with a Getrag five-on-the-floor all the way through the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004. I'd been looking for a discarded 1999-2004 Alero or 1999-2005 Grand Am with a manual transmission for years, with no success until I spotted this car. The GL1, GL2 and GLS trim levels could be purchased with a 3.4-liter

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City of Szczecin buying 8 Solaris Urbino 18 articulated electric buses

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Representatives of the City of Szczecin and of Solaris Bus & Coach have signed a contract for the purchase of 8 Urbino 18 electric buses. Solaris has been collaborating with Szczecin since 2004. The electric buses will be delivered to Szczecin by the end of September 2021. The contract is worth PLN 32 million (nearly €8 million).

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

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The zero-emission bus purchase was supported by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No- Emission funding. Since 2004, NFI has delivered 50 buses to LTD, including New Flyer transit buses and low-floor cutaway buses from NFI sister company ARBOC. LTD has a longstanding commitment to sustainability.

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Kimbal Musk exercises options to buy 25k of Tesla stock at $74.17 per share

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On Wednesday, Tesla board member Kimbal Musk purchased 25,000 TSLA shares. Musk’s recent purchase of TSLA stock was listed in a Form-4 filing. million on his purchase. Kimbal Musk, the brother of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been a board member at Tesla since 2004.

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Opposed-piston engine company Achates Power raises $35.2M in Series C Financing; new industry advisory board

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The Series C financing follows a $19-million Series B round in 2009 and brings the total raised by Achates Power to nearly $90 million since its 2004 founding. Between the two funding rounds, Achates Power has also tripled its US patent portfolio and increased the number of issued and pending claims to more than 1,500 unique innovations.

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New Jersey marks up EV ownership with additional $1,000 fee

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2024 Volvo C40 The governor has also proposed eliminating a sales tax exemption for EVs that’s been in place since 2004—potentially adding more revenue for infrastructure maintenance to the state’s coffers, but making EVs more expensive to own than gasoline cars.