Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. (The maximum—136,468 million gallons—was reached in 2014.). Total consumption (millions of gallons). Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita (gallons).
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2012
The average age of cars and light trucks currently in operation in the US has increased to 10.8 years at the end of June 2011. Light trucks (including pickups and SUVs) show a more sizeable gain in the same timeframe, from 10.1 Average age of passenger cars and light trucks in the US and Vehicles in Operation (VIO).
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2013
Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute together suggest that the US now has—per person, per driver, and per household—fewer light-duty vehicles and that they are driven less than a decade ago. In the newer study, “ Has Motorization In The U.S.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2012
Light duty vehicle characteristics for seven model years. to 8.3%) and is projected to triple from MY 2009-2011 (to 13.7%); turbocharging is projected to double in MY 2011 (from 3.5% to 7.4%); cylinder deactivation is projected to nearly double in MY 2011 (from 6.4% share for MY 2011, up from 3.8% Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2013
Bosch, in collaboration with PSA Peugeot Citroën, is developing a hydraulic full-hybrid powertrain to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions in light-duty vehicles. The close collaboration between Bosch and PSA Peugeot Citroën dates back to an engineering alliance set up in 2008. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2010
Statue Cruises has signed an agreement with Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, CT to complete a hybrid ferry by April 2011. The New York Hornblower Hybrid follows the 2008 launch of the San Francisco Hornblower Hybrid, the United States’ first hybrid ferry. Rendering of the Hornblower hybrid ferry. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
The final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations for model year 2017 and beyond will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on 8 October. The standards would be introduced with the 2017 model year and increase in stringency until fully implemented in the 2025 model year.
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