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Cumulative worldwide sales of Honda hybrids passes 1 million units

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mpg US, 2.86 Toyota hit the 1-million mark for cumulative global hybrid sales at the end of May 2007 ( earlier post ), and has since rocketed past 4 million cumulative units. Accord Hybrid (North America only). L/100k m) on the 10?15 Earlier post.) Model introduced to the market. Cumulative worldwide. Civic Hybrid.

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Study Finds Both Unemployment Rate and Fuel Price Influence Buyers Decisions on Fuel Economy of Vehicles Purchased

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From October 2007 to April 2009, the average fuel economy of purchased new light-duty vehicles improved from 20.2 mpg US (11.6 L/100km) in October 2007 to 21.3 mpg (11 L/100km) in April 2009. American drivers have recently decreased their amount of driving and purchased vehicles with better fuel economy.

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Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

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2015 ( 400 MPG by 2015) to overcome the inertia of the higher-emitting older vehicles in the fleet. By 2050, all regions have reduced new vehicle fuel consumption by 83% relative to 2010 yielding average new vehicle TTW emission targets in 2050 ranging from 24 g CO 2 /km in Latin America to 32 g CO 2 /km in North America.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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And yet clean diesel, one of the cleanest choices for putting the US on the road to energy independence, hasn’t see any sort of incentive since the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. The survey is similar to surveys run by UMTRI on the same topic in 2006 and 2007. Are these sales incentivized? Q5 hybrid **.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.

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New York City Taxi and Limo Commissions selects Nissan NV200 as Taxi of Tomorrow; fully-electric version possible starting in 2017

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Fuel efficiency was not used as a specific criterion for evaluation; estimated 2014 MY EPA combined label fuel economy is 25 mpg US (9.4 The Nissan NV200 taxi will be produced in North America at Nissan’s facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Taxi of Tomorrow. —Ron Sherman, President of the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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Feature lower structural costs enabling its North American region to break even (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry volume of approximately 10 million vehicles. This rate is substantially below the 15 to 17 million annual vehicle sales rates recorded from 1995 through 2007. The Chevy Cruze, GM’s new global compact car.

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