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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978.

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Lucintel forecasts global automotive sensors industry to reach approximately $18.8B in 2017; 9.3% CAGR

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billion in 2017, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3%. The global automotive sensor industry is characterized by increasing electronic content in vehicles, shaping optimistic growth trends for 2012-2017 for power train and safety sensors.

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BASF Fourtune FCC catalyst to deliver more butylene; increases FCC gasoline octane; no increase in H2 and coke production

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In 2017, Tier 3 standards went into effect in the United States. China implemented similar standards in 2017. In the EU the 10 ppm requirement for Gasoline came into effect in 2009. Refiners need to reduce the sulfur content of their gasoline pool to meet the 10 ppm requirement.

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EPA re-opens Mid-Term Evaluation Process for light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards 2022-2025

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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. Earlier post.) Background.

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California ARB Adopts Regulation Implementing 33% Renewable Electricity Standard by 2020

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The California Air Resources Board adopted unanimously a regulation establishing a 33% renewable electricity standard. Work on the standard began immediately following the Governor’s Renewable Electricity Standard Executive Order, signed on 15 September 2009.

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EPA annual report finds automakers outperforming GHG emissions standards

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For the second consecutive model year, the automotive industry outperformed the national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards by a wide margin, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) second annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Light Duty Vehicles: Manufacturer’s Performance Report.

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ARTBA says new 54.5 mpg fuel efficiency standard would result in $65+ billion in lost revenue for highway and transit projects

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The new Obama Administration proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to an average 54.5 It also assumes the mpg requirement will be phased in at 5% per year from 2017 through 2025 as proposed. The HTF is already taking a revenue hit with the standards put in place in 2010, Buechner says.

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