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Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

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The calculations used the total numbers of light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks) from the Federal Highway Administration and the resident populations from ProQuest. from 1984 to 2006 (from 0.665 vehicles to 0.786 vehicles), then decreased by 5.2% Several of the latter values were recently updated.) from its maximum.

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

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Numbers of light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks) were obtained from the Federal Highway Administration. from 1984 to 2006 (from 0.665 vehicles to 0.786 vehicles), then decreased by 5.3% from 1984 to 2006 (from 0.665 vehicles to 0.786 vehicles), then decreased by 5.3% population). from its maximum.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Porsche Boxster

The Truth About Cars

Today's UCOTD is a fairly simple one -- a 2006 Porsche Boxster with a manual transmission. There are some cosmetic mods that the first owner made, including changes to the exhaust tips, sidemarker lights, daytime running lights, and the stereo. The seller says the car is in good shape except for minor rock chips and the like.

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US EPA extends E15 fuel waiver to MY 2001-2006 light-duty vehicles

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waived a limitation on selling gasoline that contains more than 10% ethanol for model year (MY) 2001 through 2006 passenger vehicles, including cars, SUVs, and light pickup trucks. MY2001 and newer light-duty cars and trucks. Earlier post.) Vehicles that can use E15.

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JRC publishes recommendation for the collection and recycling of light-EV batteries

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A study recently published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center assesses how best to identify at the European level an additional fifth category of batteries—those used for Light Means of Transport (LMT) such as e-bikes and similar new products—which would ensure their appropriate collection and recycling.

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Industrial Light & Magic Engineer Wins a Technical Oscar

Cars That Think

Vanns, who now works at Disney -owned Industrial Light & Magic , in London, was an avid cinephile growing up. Eager to break into the industry, he began applying for jobs, and in 2006 he was hired as a systems programmer at Framestore. “It Their software is still being used today.

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EPA: US GHG Up 1.4% in 2007 from 2006; Light-duty Vehicle Emissions Down 0.74%

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Total greenhouse gas emissions (CO 2 , CH 4 , N 2 0 and HFCs) allocated to passenger cars and light trucks, 1990-2007. from 2006 and 22% above such emissions in 1990. That represents a slight (0.06%) increase from 2006 and is still down 0.17% from the peak in 2005 of 2,003.6 in 2007, down 0.74% from 2006. Tg CO 2 Eq.,

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