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ExxonMobil adds 2.7B barrels oil equivalent to reserves; replaces 183% of 2017 production

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billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in 2017, replacing 183% of production. billion oil-equivalent barrels at year-end 2017. During 2017, proved additions at Upper Zakum in Abu Dhabi totaled more than 800 million barrels of crude oil. Exxon Mobil Corporation added 2.7 Resource Base. ExxonMobil added 9.8

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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and ozone worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015, equivalent to 11.7% and ozone premature deaths in 2010 and 11.4% million premature deaths annually from heart and lung diseases and diabetes, according to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2017. of global ambient PM 2.5 However, NO 2 is a precursor to both PM 2.5 (in

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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Efforts to improve the fuel efficiency of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) stalled in 2017 compared to 2016, according to provisional data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). While past years have seen steady declines, new passenger cars registered in 2017 emitted on average 0.4 g/km last year to 118.5g/km.

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Volkswagen’s new Touareg to offer two PHEV variants

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Sales of the Touareg in North America were discontinued in the 2017 model year in favor of the new Atlas, designed for the US. The Touareg was offered with hybrid drive for the first time when the second- generation model was launched in 2010. More than 1.13 million units have been sold since the Touareg was first introduced in 2002.

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Average annual highway vehicle miles traveled per capita varies by state

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These data are for 2017, the most recent year for which vehicle miles of travel are available. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2017, August 2018, Table VM-2. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2017, August 2018, Table VM-2.

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Tesla’s FSD suite is impressive, but Aurora CEO says, ‘We were doing better in 2010’

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He co-founded Aurora in 2017 to develop self-driving technology and has been involved with projects related to autonomy for over 15 years. However, he remains highly skeptical of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite, stating that his work in 2010 is equally as impressive and robust as the performance of FSD.

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

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

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