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AUGUST 22, 2014

The redesigned 2015 Honda Fit earned an acceptable rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s challenging small overlap front test, a significant improvement over the 2009-13 model, which was rated poor. With good ratings in the Institute’s four other crash tests, the minicar qualifies for the IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK award.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

Distance to 2015 target by individual manufacturers in 2010 (only manufacturers registering > 100 000 vehicles in Europe). The data also show that almost all manufacturers must reduce emissions to meet 2015 targets under European legislation for new passenger cars, based on average CO 2 emissions for each manufacturer. Source: EEA.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 over 2014, continuing an unbroken five-year run of sales recovery and growth from the low point set in the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5%

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Honeywell expects the global turbo segment to double in the next five years, from 17 million new turbo vehicles in 2009 to 35 million in 2015. In China, turbocharging will grow from approximately 10% today to 20% by 2015. million engines in 2009 to six million engines in 2015. Power & Associates, and R.L.

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JUNE 26, 2011

JR West), plans to have a practical version of its hybrid train ready for operation as early as 2015 on its routes in the Sanin and Hokuriku regions. JR West has been testing prototypes of this hybrid train since 2009 to verify the usefulness of the technologies. The Nikkei reports that West Japan Railway Co. (JR

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The ICCT first analyzed the historical trends in fuel efficiency improvement of new commercial jet aircraft in 2009. In 2015, the organization updated the study and refined the analysis by using the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) cO 2 metric value (MV). Source: The ICCT.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

Beijing government hopes, 25% of people will use cycling to commute in 2015 (source: The Guardian, November 2013). On the road) serious injuries for UK cyclists in 2013 were 31% higher than in 2009 (source: Department for Transport, Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: 2013 Annual Report). compared to 2011.

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JANUARY 7, 2017

billion diesel-emission settlement among Volkswagen and regulatory agencies required VW to buy back or modify almost half a million TDI vehicles from model years 2009 through 2015. While the buybacks have received the most attention—and most owners are expected to take them—the company also submitted plans to modify its.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released by Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Center (GBC). billion gallons) by 2015.

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MARCH 27, 2015

DTNA’s SuperTruck was unveiled at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. DTNA unveiled its SuperTruck at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in the Freightliner Trucks booth. These tests resulted in the combined 115% freight efficiency improvement over a 2009 baseline truck. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JUNE 13, 2011

billion in 2015 up from an estimated $95.5 Trends in global market for lightweight materials in transportation, 2009-2015. million tons in 2015 after rising at a CAGR of 7.7% million tons in 2015 after rising at a CAGR of 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach 3 million tons by 2015. Source: BCC.

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years, based on a snapshot of vehicles in operation (VIO) taken 1 January 2015, according to IHS Automotive. Average age for both passenger cars and light trucks increased just slightly in 2015, and both now stand at 11.5 As of Q1 2015, the average length of ownership for a new vehicle is 77.8

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector will total nearly 4 million worldwide between 2009 and 2015, according to a recent report from Pike Research. For example, in North America nearly 10% of buses sold in 2015 will be hybrids. By 2015, it is expected to comprise 38% of global PHEV sales. Clint Wheelock.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

Ford plans to cut the amount of water used to make each vehicle 30% globally by 2015, compared with the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009. m 3 (925 gallons US) in 2015. If Ford meets the 30% goal, the amount of water used to make a vehicle will have dropped from 9.5 m 3 (2,510 gallons US) in 2000 to approximately 3.5

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A new global alliance comprising businesses and government leaders and led by the international NGO, The Climate Group, set an ambitious target to put one million additional EVs on the road by 2015, on top of EVs that automakers are already planning to bring to market.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Hyundai Motor Company has completed development of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle—the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)—and will begin testing next year with an eye toward 2015 mass production. Hyundai plans to make a limited supply of the Tucson ix FCEV in 2012 and begin mass production in 2015.

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In 2015, the original host design was rescoped and simplified, resulting in a reduction of approximately 80% in CO 2 emissions over the lifetime of the facility as well as a cost reduction of more than 70% from the original host concept. The Vito development is owned by Shell Offshore Inc. 63.11% operator) and Equinor (36.89%).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

He made the remarks during the 2009 International Forum on Chinese Automotive Industry Development (IFCAID) held last week in Tianjin. The National Emission Standard V is expected to be published by 2015, according to him. MEP recently banned gasoline vehicles below National Emission Standard I from driving in Beijing.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

The firm forecasts an immediate boom in demand for ternary Li-ion batteries—mainly used to power alternative energy vehicles—from 4.4GWh in 2015 to 10 GWh in 2016. China started giving state aid to alternative energy vehicles (AEV) makers in 2009 to promote the development of green vehicles to help tackle air pollution.

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The previous OPEN solicitations were conducted at the inception of the agency in 2009 and again in 2012, 2015, and 2018. Since its founding in 2009, ARPA-E has provided $2.4 ARPA-E expects the start date for funding agreements to be March 2022, or as negotiated. This FOA marks the fifth OPEN solicitation in ARPA-E’s history.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The analysis in the EC roadmap concludes that fleet adoption of grid-electric vehicles (PHEVs and EVs) could lead to a cumulative 200,000 units on the road by 2015. In 2009, the EC published its Electrification Roadmap, which proposes that by 2040, 75% of the light-duty vehicle miles traveled in the US should be electric miles.

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million set in 2015. million light vehicles sold, the highest point until 2015. million vehicles in 2009. According to Ward’s Automotive, in calendar year 2016 light vehicle sales reached 17.5 million, breaking the record of 17.4 In 2000, there were 17.2 — Source: DOE.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

Consistent with EPA’s Notices of Violation, issued on September 18, 2015 for 2.0 liter engines, and November 2, 2015 for certain 3.0 liter diesel vehicles sold in the United States since the 2009 model year. liter diesel vehicles sold in the United States since the 2009 model year. Jetta Sportwagen (2009-2014).

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In 2015, the emissions scandal erupted over the use of defeat devices in Volkswagen engines for MY 2009 through 2015. With SCR twin dosing technology in the exhaust gas system, the diesel unit now undercuts the Euro 6d emission standard limits while also running quietly and smoothly, according to the company.

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The average CO 2 emissions figure on new Fiat cars sold in Europe during the first half of 2009 dropped 5.2 That makes Fiat the only mainstream car brand to achieve the European average goal of 130 g/km by 2015, five years early. During the first half of 2009 around 65,000 Fiat Natural Power cars, with an average of 115.8

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MAY 18, 2017

VW admitted to CARB engineers in November 2015 that it installed “defeat devices” that altered the operation of emissions control equipment in light-duty, 3.0-liter liter passenger vehicles manufactured and sold between model years 2009 and 2016. liter diesel vehicles manufactured between model years 2009 and 2015.

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MAY 25, 2010

million electric vehicle charge points will be installed worldwide during the period from 2010 to 2015 to support the transition to plug-in vehicles. billion in 2015. China, which in 2009 became the world’s largest automotive market, will represent more than one-third of the global market for charging equipment, according to Pike.

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MARCH 3, 2016

According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, the average amount financed for a new vehicle in Q4 2015 was $29,551, up $1,170 from Q4 last year, and the average monthly payment rose to $493, up from $482 in the same time period. of all used vehicles sold during Q4 2015 were financed.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

As such, 50 E.Leclerc centers will be equipped by 2011, 150 by the end of 2012 and nearly 500 by 2015. billion in 2009. The Renault-Nissan Alliance will accompany E.Leclerc in equipping its parking lots with charging stations for electric vehicles. With a 17% market share, E.Leclerc is the leader of mass-market retailing in France.

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JUNE 13, 2010

Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. The joint venture between GM and SAIC intends to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by 15% while improving performance 14% by 2015. Several targets announced in 2008 have already been achieved.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Toyota plans to introduce a hydrogen fuel cell car by 2015, according to comments made by vice president Masatami Takimoto in response to a question during a shareholders’ meeting at Toyota headquarters. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

According to a new report from Pike Research, a rapidly growing global market for electrified vehicles—particularly plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles—will create a Li-ion transportation battery industry with nearly $8 billion in sales worldwide by 2015, up from $878 million in 2010.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Investigations by VW and numerous government agencies into the company's TDI diesel-emission cheating scandal are still underway, so there's not a lot Volkswagen can say right now. But to try to stem damage among its TDI owners, VW's U.S. arm yesterday announced a "goodwill" program for the 482,000 owners of the affected 2.0-liter

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CE has been developing DAC technology since 2009 and capturing CO 2 from the atmosphere at a pilot plant in Squamish, B.C. since 2015. The DAC plants are location-independent and can be co-located with an oilfield operation for enhanced oil recovery (EOR).

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According to the US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2015 total petroleum production exceeded all US transportation sector petroleum consumption. The EIA expects petroleum production to be greater than transportation consumption through 2040.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

The California Air Resources Board sent an In Use Compliance letter notifying Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche to start the process necessary to recall and repair illegal emissions software in all 3-liter diesel vehicles, model years 2009 – 2015, sold in California. liter diesel engines from model years 2009 through 2016.

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