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Tesla Recalled 2.2 Million Vehicles for Too-Small Warning Lights

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million vehicles for an issue with the size of its warning lights. Tesla is recalling nearly every vehicle it’s sold because the font size of the ABS warning light is too small. The recall impacts the 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2014 Model X, and 2019-2014 Model Y.

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AAA Foundation study: red light running deaths hit 10-year high

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More than two people are killed every day on US roads by drivers running through red lights, according to data analysis performed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The most recent crash data available shows 939 people were killed in red light running crashes in 2017—a 10-year high and a 28% increase since 2012.

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Latest EPA automotive trend report shows MY 2017 fleet fuel economy of 24.9 mpg; new record

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The latest edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual Automotive Trends Report finds that Model Year (MY) 2017 vehicle fuel economy was 24.9 The report also assesses compliance performance for individual automakers and for the US fleet as a whole with the greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles.

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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to hit 81M units in 2013, 101M by 2017

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Global light vehicle assembly is expected to reach 81 million units in 2013, an increase of 2.3 percent compared to 2012, according to Autofacts, PwC’s automotive analyst group. Autofacts forecasts annual global light vehicle assembly to reach 101 million by 2017. of global light vehicle assembly in 2012.

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

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

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In a recent article , I examined changes in distance driven in the United States during the period from 1984 through 2017. While this rate has been on a rebound since 2013, the 2017 rate is still down from 2004 by 5.2%. by 2012 (to 0.744 vehicles), and then increased by 3.4% by 2017 (to 0.769 vehicles). population).

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Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

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In the previous analysis , I examined the data from 1984 through 2017. The calculations used the total numbers of light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks) from the Federal Highway Administration and the resident populations from ProQuest. by 2012 (to 0.745 vehicles), and then increased by 3.0% population).

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