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The years examined were 1993 through 2018. I documented recent changes in distance traveled per person for cars and light trucks in the United States in a study published last month.). A substantial decrease between the mid 2000s and 2013. decrease from the peak in 2007 to 2013, while in the United States there was a 6.6%

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JANUARY 18, 2016

The release of the GLC F-Cell will be followed by the introduction of four battery-electric cars starting in 2018. Mercedes-Benz has amassed a large amount of experience with hydrogen fuel cell drive technology, in light-duty vehicles as well as in buses. In 2013, Mercedes-Benz reported that the B-Class had already achieved 3.3

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MAY 8, 2014

The report provides information on the progress achieved in economic, environmental and social sustainability in 2013, and was drawn up in accordance with the G3 Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In the reporting year 2013, average energy consumption per vehicle produced was 2,205 kWh, down 0.4% Strategy 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Until recently, the energy intensity of domestic flying was higher than the energy intensity of driving light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks). However, the energy intensity of flying became lower than that of long-wheel-base light-duty vehicles starting in 1995, and of short-wheel-base light-duty vehicles starting in 2005. (A

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APRIL 16, 2015

PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and General Motors (GM) announced that as part of their existing alliance agreement ( earlier post ), the next generation small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from both companies will be built in the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. The first vehicles will be on the market in 2018.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

In 2013, GM and its joint ventures hit 3 million sales in a calendar year on 12 December for the first time in GM’s history in its largest market. We plan to continue expanding our lineup of vehicles and services to suit the increasingly diverse market in China; we expect to launch 60 new or refreshed vehicles through 2018.

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JULY 29, 2015

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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APRIL 2, 2018

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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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Its goal was and is to reduce the environmental impact of light-duty vehicles through the gradual introduction of ZEVs into the California fleet. The 2012 amendments to the ZEV reg adopted as part of the ACC package reduced the California sales upper bound for IVMs from 60,000 units to 20,000 per year beginning with the 2018 model year.

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JULY 9, 2016

Thanks to their commitment, new specific improvement initiatives such as the installation of LED lighting at plants and the comprehensive recycling of used water are rolled out at all the plants every year. The Volkswagen brand announced that it has reached the self-defined sustainability target for production set out in Think Blue.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

The California Air Resources Board has released the 2018 issue of its Annual Evaluation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Deployment and Hydrogen Fuel Station Network Development , pursuant to the requirements of AB 8 (2013). The most recent industry estimates indicate a total of 4,819 vehicles deployed through May of 2018.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

times higher to meet the 2030 goal, according to the report, which mainy analyzes Q4 2018 results. Tesla stopped taking reservations in July 2018 and has since moved to a direct order system, a change that will bring the data closer to its actual trend in the coming quarters as backlogged order deliveries catch up. Light truck sales.

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APRIL 6, 2022

This is a key step to deliver on our commitment to achieve carbon neutrality in our global products and operations by 2040 and eliminate tailpipe emissions from light duty vehicles in the US by 2035. In 2013, the two companies began working together on the co-development of a next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Honda also announced that the platform underpinning the Clarity Fuel Cell will also serve as the foundation for a next-generation Honda plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that will launch nationwide by 2018, with more than triple the 13-mile all-electric range of the Accord Plug-In Hybrid Sedan.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Hyundai arrived first to market with the world's first production hydrogen fuel-cell crossover utility in 2013 with the Tucson Fuel Cell, and we have a good idea of what to expect from the brand's follow-up act.

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CN EV Post

MAY 5, 2023

In April 2013, John bought TSLA at a split-adjusted cost of $3.10 /share. And between 2013 and 2018 John put the rest of his investable asserts into TSLA. Maybe C-suite in the post Buffett/Munger era will see the light. They admit: they don't understand it well enough. There IS another investor , let's call him John.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The action finalizes parts of the SAFE Vehicles Rule that was first proposed on 2 August 2018. For its part, EPA is withdrawing the Clean Air Act preemption waiver it granted to the State of California in January 2013 as it relates to California’s GHG and ZEV programs. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 18, 2014

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. The Reference case in AEO2014 assumes that VMT per licensed driver begins to increase after 2018. starting in 2013, 0.4%

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JUNE 20, 2013

Cumulative natural gas vehicles in use by segment, world markets: 2013-2020. Light duty vehicles (LDVs) account for almost 95% of NGVs on roads today, but trucks and buses are growing at a faster rate and are anticipated to account for 9% of the total fleet by 2020. million sales expected in 2013. Source: Navigant Research.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

These new applications will serve Honeywell’s global customer base with gasoline, diesel, natural gas and hybrid powertrains in both light vehicle passenger and commercial vehicles. Honeywell expects turbocharging to continue growing globally from 31% in 2013 to 38% by 2018.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States, AEO2013 and AEO2014, 1995-2040 (quadrillion Btu). This resulted in the significantly lower level of VMT growth after 2018 compared with AEO2013. LDV energy consumption declines in AEO2014 Reference case from 16.0 quadrillion Btu in 2012 to 12.1 Source: EIA.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Annual stop-start light duty vehicle sales by region, world markets: 2013-2022. By 2022, total global annual sales for light duty stop-start vehicles (SSVs) will exceed 55 million, accounting for 54.3% of new vehicles sold in North America by 2018 having the feature. billion total in 2013. Source: Navigant.

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APRIL 9, 2019

The EEA report “ Monitoring CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars and new vans in 2017 ” confirms provisional data published by the EEA in April 2018. Average CO 2 emissions of new light commercial vehicles (vans) dropped by 7.5 The biggest changes were observed between 2009 and 2013. g CO 2 /km in 2017 to 118.5 g CO 2 /km.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

The Clarity Fuel Cell will anchor an expanding portfolio of advanced environmental Honda vehicles, including a reengineered 2017 Accord Hybrid, going on-sale this spring, and a new Honda Plug-In Hybrid vehicle based on the same platform as the Clarity Fuel Cell, slated for launch by 2018. Next-generation plug-in hybrid.

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JULY 5, 2017

Both companies have been collaborating in this field since 2013. Of these, nearly 1,700 were light vehicles and over 4,200 were heavy transport vehicles such as buses and trucks. GAS NATURAL FENOSA has almost 300 natural gas vehicles in its fleet.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This 1980s earworm of a jingle touted a gadget to turn your lights, your TV, or any other electrical device on or off with the clap of your hands. In 1985, Peter Liljequist and Kou Chen filed a Canadian patent for an acoustic switch for turning lights and other appliances on and off. The Clapper!” 5,493,618 ) is a chatty marvel. “In

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JUNE 25, 2019

Volkswagen Group brands and their industry partners have been working in this field for some time; Audi has been operating the world’s first industrial power-to-gas plant in Werlte (Emsland) since 2013, with the Audi e-gas produced from wind power being fed into the natural gas grid.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

According to Bosch, a realistic estimate is that diesel will be able to capture a 10% share of the light vehicle market by 2018. In 2013,US manufacturers started to offer diesel versions of their own vehicles again. In 2012, 45% of all light commercial vehicles in the world were registered in North America.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The ZEV Regulation previously defined an IVM as any manufacturer with California sales between 4,501 and 60,000 new light- and medium-duty vehicles. The 2012 amendments reduced the California sales upper bound to 20,000 vehicles per year beginning with the 2018 model year.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

million light-duty, 2.5 The state’s Charge NY initiative, established in 2013, set a goal of 30,000 to 40,000 PEVs and 3,000 charging stations on New York roads by 2018. In 2013 New York joined with seven other states that have adopted these regulations to collaborate on measures to advance the PEV market in those states.

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JUNE 5, 2017

With this figure, the company successfully concluded the challenge of improving its environmental impact by 25% by 2018 a full two years ahead of schedule. Inaugurated in 2013, it is the largest solar power plant in the automotive industry covering an area of 276,000 m 2 , the equivalent of 40 football pitches.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

The penetration of spark-ignited powertrains in light trucks is projected to drop to 55% in 2025 from 74% in 2016. marketshare by 2018—i.e., share and volume are expected to more than double from 2013 to 2018. Advanced diesel will increase to 23% in 2025 from 17% in 2016. marketshare in 2012 to 1.25

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

Automakers that sell or lease a yearly average of more than 4,500 new vehicles (all light models combined) will be subject to the ZEV standard. Starting with 2018 models, automakers will be required to meet a ZEV sales target that is set by the government and transposed into credits.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

On the Road Light in its feel, nimble and responsive, the Leaf is certainly not a sporty car, but one that easily handles all but the most challenging road conditions. Leaf Plus Design The complete 2018 redesign, which is carried over to the 2024 Leaf Plus, brught more contemporary styling.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

When we published our first study in 2013, the gap had widened over ten years from roughly 10 percent to around 25 percent. Since September 2017, a new test procedure, the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), has to be followed for new vehicle types. We analyzed data for more than 1.1

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Volkswagen AG has set the goal of becoming the world’s most sustainable carmaker by the year 2018. VW’s “Strategy 2018”, earlier post.) system does not just deactivate the engine when the car is stationary at a red light; it already deactivates the engine at speeds below 7 km/h (4.4 Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0 The start-stop 2.0

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. million e-bicycles and e-scooters compared to about 30,000 e-motorcycles were estimated to have been sold in 2013 outside of China), Navigant says. million tons.

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