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At the same time, total miles traveled per year by cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and light trucks will increase about 60%, reaching about 14 trillion in 2040. As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83

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A German research alliance has developed the basis for smart, high-resolution active matrix LED headlights, which takes adaptive forward lighting to a new dimension. Both headlights contain three LED light sources, each with 1,024 individually controllable light points. This allows the driver to see these vehicles more clearly.

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Polk light vehicle forecast through 2016. New light vehicle registrations in the US in 2013 are expected to rise 6.6% Polk expects continued recovery in the industry in 2013 and 2014, a positive sign for the US economy. Data: Polk. Click to enlarge. over 2012 levels to 15.3 million unit range (an anticipated 2.4%

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The aluminum produced using solar power is processed in the light metal foundry at BMW Group Plant Landshut to manufacture body and drive train components, including those needed for electric drive trains. Aluminum is light, strong and infinitely recyclable. Light metal foundry at BMW Group Plant Landshut.

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However, IHS Automotive analysts still expect light vehicle sales in China to grow by 7% in 2015 to 25.2 However, IHS Automotive analysts still expect light vehicle sales in China to grow by 7% in 2015 to 25.2 —Lin Huaibin, manager, China light vehicle sales forecast, IHS Automotive. North America. from last year.

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The combined average age of all light vehicles on the road in the US has climbed slightly to 11.5 Registrations for light VIO in the US also reached a record level of 257,900,000—an increase of more than 5.3 Average age for both passenger cars and light trucks increased just slightly in 2015, and both now stand at 11.5

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million units annually by 2016. million vehicles by 2016. Natural gas refueling station development is not expected to achieve the same growth rate, but will reach nearly 26,000 stations worldwide by 2016. CAGR between 2010 and 2016). CAGR between 2010 and 2016). million vehicles per year in 2010 to more than 3.2

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The 2016 Volkswagen Golf 4-door, Golf SportWagen, Golf GTI 4-door, and Jetta models, when equipped with the optional Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) system, have been awarded 2015 Top Safety Pick+ ratings by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ( IIHS ).

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Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 The 2016 Sonata PHEV features a 9.8 kWh Li poly pack.

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a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses and motorhomes. will serve customers in the United States and Canada, and will be certified to US EPA 2013 NO x and PM emissions levels. The new ISV 5.0 Click to enlarge. Cummins Inc. introduced the ISV5.0,

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Mercedes-Benz passenger cars produced from 2016 onwards can receive the warning information. Mercedes-Benz introduced mobile networking in 2013, establishing a technology that allows danger warnings to be transmitted and received. In total, that’s more than three million vehicles worldwide.

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However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. in emissions from on-road vehicles. million MTCO 2 e of the 4.9

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025, and his final determination that the current standards are not appropriate and should be revised.

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Start of commissioning works at the first liquefaction train is scheduled for 2016 with the planned commercial launch of the first LNG train in 2017. On 5 September 2013, Novatek and CNPC concluded an agreement on the purchase of a 20% equity share in Yamal LNG by CNPC. million tons per year. Gas fields in the Yamal peninsula.

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Chrysler is already relying heavily on its award-winning Pentastar V-6 gasoline engine, which features a light-weight aluminum block with variable valve timing that improves fuel efficiency over its pre-2010 predecessor engines. liter, 4-cylinder Tigershark engine available in the 2013 Dodge Dart GT.

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First launched as a 2013 model, the CX-5 has been lightly updated for 2016 with minor tweaks to styling, suspension, and featured equipment. The Mazda CX-5 has always been one of our favorite compact crossover utility vehicles, not only for its fuel efficiency but also for its capacious functionality and fun-to-drive nature.

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of CO 2 per km from 2016, according to final data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). g CO 2 /km in 2016—the first year-on-year increase since monitoring began. However, between 2015 and 2016, emissions decreased by only 1.5 Average CO 2 emissions of new light commercial vehicles (vans) dropped by 7.5

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will begin selling diesel hybrid passenger cars in Japan and Europe as early as fiscal 2016. l/100 km] of light oil—about 30 percent farther than ordinary diesel-powered vehicles run, according to sources.  Diesel-powered vehicles account for 50 percent of new car sales in Europe.

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Jade, introduced at Auto Shanghai 2013 in April, is a mass-production vehicle based on the Concept S (a global concept model for a new-value passenger mover developed primarily for the Chinese market to go on sale first in China), which was introduced at the Beijing Motor Show last year. Connected technologies.

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EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. Preliminary MY 2013 adjusted values are 370 g/mi CO 2 emissions and 24.0 Final values for MY 2013 will be published in next year’s report.

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Additional features include the Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver assistive technologies, support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, LED exterior lighting and 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels. The Clarity Fuel Cell will be available in black, white and signature red exterior paint schemes.

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Among the top-level findings was that Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1 Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. MY 2013 adjusted fuel economy is 24.1 l/100 km)—a 0.5 Source: EPA.

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Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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Since then, CAFE performance has exceeded projected levels for 2012, 2013 and 2014—the three years the current standard has been in effect. Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels for model years 2008 through 2016. mpg for model year 2013 and 0.2

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Energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States, AEO2013 and AEO2014, 1995-2040 (quadrillion Btu). million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) through 2016, when domestic production comes close to the historical high of 9.6 MMbbl/d in 2016, the net import share of US petroleum and other liquids supply will fall to about 25%.

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Light-duty VMT is beginning to decouple from traditional drivers. The most recent of these In Focus articles explores the impact of demographics and behavior on light-duty vehicle (LDV) energy demand. annual decrease in VMT per licensed driver from 2013 to 2040 for each age and gender group. starting in 2013, 0.4%

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Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels (light purple) versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels (blue) for model years 2008 through 2016. Schoettle and Sivak 2013. Schoettle and Sivak 2013, EPA/NHTSA 2010, 2012). mpg from model years 2008 to 2013 from 25.5 Click to enlarge.

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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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Renault’s engine plant in Brazil is to increase capacity by 25% between now and 2013. Renault is aiming for an 8% share of the market by 2016. Renault has three plants at Curitiba at the Ayrton Senna Complex: a passenger-car plant, a light-commercial-vehicle plant and an engine plant. million engines, of which 335,813 in 2011.

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The 2013 SAE International High Octane Fuels Symposium (HOFS) this week in Washington, DC, explored the pros and the cons of high octane fuels, with a particular focus on using ethanol as the source of the octane improvement. products produced via the reaction of light olefin gases with isobutane in the presence of a catalyst.

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Honda unveiled its “Urban SUV Concept” vehicle at the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The concept hints at the styling direction of an all-new small SUV slated to launch in Japan by the end of 2013, followed by the US market in 2014. million units by the end of 2016, according to the company.

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Both companies have been collaborating in this field since 2013. According to Gasnam figures (the Iberian Association of Natural Gas for Mobility), the number of registrations of natural gas powered vehicles increased by 133% in 2016 in Spain, bringing the total at the end of 2016 to more than 6,100.

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Small-scale production is expected to begin by the end of 2016. More than 8 million cars on the road are currently using Solstice yf; the number is expected to grow to more than 18 million cars by the end of 2016, according to Ken Gayer, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Fluorine Products. refrigerants manufacturing site.

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gallon in late 2016 and it has remained near that level so far in 2017. On the demand side, the premium gasoline share of total motor gasoline sales has steadily increased in recent years, reaching a high of nearly 12% in August 2016—the highest share since 2004. Source: US EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Roughly 40 years’ worth of mineable copper resources remain worldwide, according to a 2013 report by Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC). Trial production involving small amounts of recycled copper began at TMC’s Honsha Plant in 2013. The newly-developed technology produces copper with a purity of 99.96%.

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By the end of 2016, the company had already improved its five major environmental indicators (energy and water consumption, as well as the generation of waste, volatile compounds and CO 2 ) by 33.6%. kWh/day with tiles that capture solar energy lights up the East 1 and East 2 access bridges.

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Using technology from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt propulsion system ( earlier post ), Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22 4-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit slightly modified from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt drive unit powers the Malibu Hybrid. engine with start/stop.

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