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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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Comparing popular 2009 models with 2013 models, the new analysis shows that the percentage of vehicles getting at least 30 mpg rose from 4 to 12%. Diesel cars have traditionally had lower CO 2 emissions than their petrol counterparts although this gap has narrowed in recent years. l/100 km) tripling, according to the report.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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They collected 160 samples on 38 days between February and September 2009 at a curbside and an urban background station in the urban/industrial Ruhr area. in Belgium. A 2014 study by Weinbruch et al. Another new approach to the problem comes from the team of Hooftman et al. Hooftman et al. Hooftman et al. 2016.01.014.

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