Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2009

A survey by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) focused on the “entry generation” of vehicle buyers found that while there has not been any definitive major shift in terms of the basic appeal of cars, fewer young people today have strong feelings towards car ownership. Survey period was 12-14 November 2008.

Cars 150

Cars Japan Purchase Universal 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. The index is built from the four key policies needed to improve fuel economy: fuel tax, CO 2 -based vehicle tax, fuel economy standards and labeling. Fiscal measures can have a strong influence on vehicle-purchasing behavior. Source: Technology roadmap.

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Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

In recent months, the agencies have had important discussions with many individual automobile manufacturers and other stakeholders, and our intention is to continue such discussions. All four of these technology pathways include significant amounts of mass reduction, relative to 2008 model year vehicles, ranging from 15 to 30% in 2025.

Fuel Economy 199

Fuel Economy EPA 2017 Economy 199

Green Car Congress

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. Brewster, S.C.,

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317