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JULY 7, 2020

Toyota is expanding a recall of Prius hybrid models over a hybrid-system defect that could cause a sudden loss of propulsion. The fault lies with the inverter in the Intelligent Power Module (IPM), a part of the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive system. Repeated driving under high-load conditions, such as hard acceleration from a stop, can cause high.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

million deaths in China in 2013. The study used satellite-derived aerosol optical depth measurements, ground based observations, and air quality simulations to evaluate the air quality and health benefits associated with China’s stringent policies implemented during 2013-2015. concentration by 25% in the BTH region during 2013-2017.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

The average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the US 2017 was 25.2 in October 2017, unchanged from September 2017 (the lower the value, the better). This drop likely reflects the increased proportion of light trucks versus passenger cars in the sales mix, they suggested. l/100 km), unchanged from 2016.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

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

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APRIL 9, 2019

All but three European car manufacturers met their specific emission targets in 2017, based on current European vehicle test rules. Nevertheless, average carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars sold in the European Union in 2017 rose by 0.4g g CO 2 /km in 2017 to 118.5 The average new van registered in 2017 emitted 156.1

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MAY 27, 2016

Ford’s 2017 Fusion Energi—incorporating enhancements announced earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post )—can travel 610 miles (982 km) on a full tank of gas and battery charge according to EPA estimates to be posted to fueleconomy.gov—the highest combined range of any plug-in hybrid sold in the US.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The period covered is 1984 through 2017. by 2013 (to 8,468 miles), and then increased by 4.3% by 2017 (to 8,834 miles). by 2013 (to 21,866 miles), and then increased by 4.3% by 2017 (to 22,796 miles). Both rates are on a rebound since 2013, but they are still down from 2004 (by 5.2% population).

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AUGUST 18, 2017

million premature deaths in China in 2013 due to PM 2.5. million) in 2013. million) in 2013. Premature mortality (normalized to 2013 deaths) as a function of fractional reduction in PM 2.5 Using new PM 2.5 exposure methods, researchers in China have estimated 1.30 million and 1.36 million) calculated using different PM 2.5

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

(TMCA), its production and sales subsidiary in Australia, will end Toyota vehicle and engine production in Australia by the end of 2017. The announcement marks the coming end of vehicle and engine manufacturing by all of the majors present in the country: Ford, GM and Toyota. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

The company will discontinue vehicle and engine manufacturing and significantly reduce its engineering operations in Australia by the end of 2017. Holden will continue to have a presence in Australia beyond 2017, consisting of a national sales company, a national parts distribution center and a global design studio.

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JUNE 22, 2018

GM said Friday that it will recall 3,233 2013 model year Chevrolet Volts to remedy a problem with battery cell balancing that could cause the car to shut down in traffic. The recall mirrors two service campaigns for the 2017 and 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EVs for similar behavior.

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MAY 18, 2017

The growth from the average level in the fourth quarter of 2016 to May 2017 is around 340,000 bpd, Rystad said. At WTI price of US$50 per barrel, Lower 48 output is seen to be growing by an additional 390,000 bpd between May 2017 and December 2017, the consultancy noted.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2014

The Office’s high-level schedule aims for development of commercially viable renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet technologies by 2017 through R&D, and enables a trajectory toward long-term renewable fuels goals. BETO multi-year milestones f0r 2013-2022 are: Click to enlarge. Multi-year performance goals are: Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association has been named the 2017 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting clean-energy and clean-air solutions for transportation in the Chicago area impacting nearly 9 million people.

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MAY 14, 2019

2017 and about twice as much as it was in 2016. The gasoline displacement from EV versus PHEV was split almost evenly in 2012 and 2013 but EV accounted for two-thirds of the gasoline displacement by 2018. Gasoline displacement from plug-in vehicles is about 42% more than it was in. Source: DOE.

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JUNE 21, 2023

A week ago, my wife and I traded in our trusty 2013 Honda Civic Si for a used 2017 Chevy Bolt. Our biggest concern was that four days later we were planning a road trip to Newport, RI. We never worry about trips in the Model Y, thanks to the Tesla Supercharger network, but the

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APRIL 1, 2013

Hyundai Motor Company’s commercial division unveiled its new heavy duty truck Xcient at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show. Hyundai Xcient will go on sale in the second half of this year with a target of 60,000 global sales by 2017. Hyundai is set to hold events for the new car in overseas markets including Peru and Russia.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors have expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will now supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. —Tesla Quarterly Report (10Q) for quarter ending 30 June 2013.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

The project to collect and analyze data will be completed in September 2020, while installation of the 50 fast chargers along the corridor is expected to be completed by March 2017. Nissan has played a leading role in growing the number of EV fast charging stations in the US from 250 stations in 2013, to an anticipated 2,000 stations by 2017.

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APRIL 22, 2019

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 2017 (to 0.769 vehicles). Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Yadong Yin at the University of California, Riverside, in 2017. After completing his BS in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley in 2013, he received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University in 2018 under the supervision of ECS Fellow Yi Cui.

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APRIL 25, 2021

That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us.

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Sure, we’ve seen a few massive recalls for EV fires in recent years, including a massive campaign involving every Chevy Bolt and Bolt EUV made between 2017 and 2023, but gas vehicles are still more likely to catch fire.

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MARCH 18, 2015

Mercedes-Benz is making a strategic push on plug-in hybrids: the Stuttgart-based automaker will introduce 10 new plug-in hybrid models by 2017. 2013: SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive. 2013: S 400 Hybrid. 2013: S 300 BlueTEC Hybrid. The company is also a leading player in the field of all-electric mobility. 2015: C 350 e.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

Growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in China is triggering an explosion of investment in the lithium-ion battery industry, with China’s production of power lithium-ion batteries set to jump 400% by 2017, according to market research firm CCM.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

billion of net new powertrain business for 2013 through 2015. The market for turbochargers is expected to grow approximately 50% over the next five years, from approximately 32 million units today to nearly 50 million by 2017. BorgWarner Inc. expects $2.3 Another 11% of the new business is tied to the company’s dual-clutch technology.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

California Governor Jerry Brown’s Office and state agencies issued a 2013 Zero-emission Vehicle (ZEV) Action Plan. Ensure a minimum network of hydrogen stations for the commercial launch of fuel cell vehicles between 2015 and 2017. 2013 ZEV Action Plan: A roadmap toward 1.5 Earlier post.)

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JULY 27, 2013

UPS also set a new alternative fuel goal of one billion cumulative miles (from a baseline of the year 2000) driven by alternative fuel/advanced technology vehicles by 2017, said David Abney, UPS Chief Operating Officer—more than double the previous goal of 400 million miles. million miles from ground deliveries.

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DECEMBER 15, 2016

XLP ship-thru deliveries to fleet customers will begin in the fourth quarter of 2017, said Clay Siegert, XL Hybrids’ co-founder and chief operating officer. SDG&E, as one example, signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase up to 110 of the plug-in electric hybrid truck systems between 2017 and 2020 to upgrade SDG&E’s fleet vehicles.

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MARCH 24, 2016

The 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid has taken longer to arrive on U.S. DON'T MISS: 2017. shores than almost any other plug-in vehicle in recent memory. A plug-in hybrid Outlander crossover was first previewed as a concept at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, and was originally slated to go on sale in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in August 2017 was 25.3 in June 2017, up from 0.82 in May 2017 (the lower the value, the better). l/100 km)—down 0.1 The value for August is up 5.2 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring), but still down 0.2

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MAY 6, 2014

One will be a PHEV version of the new Chrysler Town & Country minivan to be introduced in 2016; the second will be a PHEV version of a new full-size crossover vehicle to be introduced in 2017. Tim Kuniskis’ (President and CEO Dodge Brand) Investor Day presentation emphasized brand attitude and the performance orientation of the brand.

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MARCH 11, 2014

annual rate from 2013 to 2017—60.4 annually from 2005 to 2013, accord ing to a new report from Lux Research. of global biofuel capacity in 2013, will slightly increase its share to 66% in 2017. BGY in 2017. billion gallons—off from 19.6% Among their findings: Ethanol’s dominance will continue.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. —Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

in August 2017, up from 0.81 in July 2017 (the lower the value, the better). The EDI indicates that the average new-vehicle driver produced 18% lower emissions in August 2017 than in October 2007, but 4% higher emissions than the record low reached in November 2013.

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JULY 30, 2021

The Outlander PHEV debuted globally in 2013. Outlander PHEV launched in the US in 2016 as a 2017 model-year vehicle. Based on the newly developed platform, integrated components and an optimized layout allow the new model to accommodate seven passengers in three rows.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The California Air Resources Board released GHG emissions data for 2018 showing that emissions remain below 1990 levels but are effectively flat compared to 2017, while the economy grew by 4.3%. million metric tons in 2017. million metric tons between 2017 and 2018, the first such decline since 2013.

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