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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The University of Michigan Eco-Driving Index (EDI)—an index that estimates the average monthly emissions of greenhouse gases generated by an individual US driver—was 0.78 Overall, vehicle fuel economy is up 5.2

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

This analysis compares the costs of usable energy when we buy gasoline and electricity for driving and natural gas for keeping warm. Gasoline-powered vehicles. Gasoline-powered vehicles. Combustion of a gallon of gasoline (that includes ethanol) releases 120,333 Btu of energy. All-electric vehicles. per 100 kWh.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

mpg from the value for July, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in August and the consequent increased sales of light trucks, they said. in June 2016, up 0.01

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JUNE 4, 2015

mpg from April—according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). They suggested the improvement likely reflects the increased price of gasoline in May. l/100 km)—up 0.3 Fuel economy is down 0.3

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APRIL 3, 2015

Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). They sugested that this change likely reflects the increased gasoline prices from February to March. This value indicates that the average new-vehicle driver produced 18% lower emissions in January 2015 than in October 2007.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

mpg from September, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). They suggested the decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in October, and the consequent increased sales of pickup trucks and SUVs.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

mpg from August, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in September, and the consequent increased sales of pickup trucks, SUVs, and crossovers, they suggested.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

mpg from July, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in August, and the consequent increased sales of light trucks and SUVs, they suggested.

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JUNE 3, 2016

mpg from the value for April 2016, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in May 2016 was 25.4 l/100 km)—up 0.2 Fuel economy is down 0.4

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

mpg from the revised value for October, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in November was 25.0 l/100km)—down 0.1 drive—was 0.83

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

In addition to the kinetic colliding jet injectors, Nostrum will showcase a direct in-cylinder water injector and intake track water injector, plus its dilute combustion system, the “Nostrum Cycle”, at Engine Expo – Novi 2015. LTG and LHU model codes), high-flow, K-DI fuel injector at the SEMA Show 2015. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Under the contract, SwRI will evaluate all types of fuels and additives, including conventional and reformulated gasoline and diesel fuels. In 2015, SwRI won a similar five-year, $20-million contract. —Patrick Merritt, program manager in SwRI’s Powertrain Engineering Division. —Patrick Merritt.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

In May 2015, USDA announced the availability of $100 million in grants through the BIP, and that to apply states and private partners match the federal funding by a 1:1 ratio. A typical gasoline pump delivers fuel with 10% ethanol, which limits the amount of renewable energy that consumers can purchase.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2016

A new report by University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) researcher Dr. Michael Sivak has found a 6.3% At the average 2015 price of regular gasoline, the obtained fuel-consumption extremes result in a $78 difference in the annual cost of gasoline per light-duty vehicle, Sivak said.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility, unveiled last week, offers an all-new engine—a 2.3-liter liter EcoBoost gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) four-cylinder unit. Production of the all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC will begin in the second quarter of 2014 at the Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Ky.

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JUNE 9, 2016

The US DRIVE Cradle-to-Grave Working Group has published the “Cradle-to-Grave Lifecycle Analysis of US Light-Duty Vehicle-Fuel Pathways: A Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Economic Assessment of Current (2015) and Future (2025–2030) Technologies” Argonne National Lab Report. Resources. Elgowainy, J. Lindauer, T. Ramsden, M. Alexander, S.

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MAY 1, 2015

Although HCCI combustion offers significant efficiency improvements compared to conventional spark ignition gasoline engines, traditional HCCI combustion can be realized only in a limited operating range. Earlier post , earlier post.). An HCCI engine ignites a mixture of fuel and air by compressing it in the cylinder.

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cool Planet’s biogasoline blendstock is 100% compatible with pump gasoline. The Cool Planet plant will produce approximately 8 million to 10 million gallons of high-octane, renewable gasoline blendstocks (reformate), as well the biochar, all made from sustainable wood residues. Source: Cool Planet. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Before those rules were enacted last year, Hyundai had already announced its own plan to reach 35 mpg by 2015. It leverages Hyundai’s global Blue Drive strategy ( earlier post ), aligning R&D resources at its engineering centers in California, Michigan, Korea, India and Germany to develop more fuel-efficient vehicle technologies.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The Bioenergy Technologies Office is working to produce cost-competitive ($3/gallon of gasoline equivalent) advanced biofuels from non-food biomass resources that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% or more versus petroleum-based alternatives. Grace and Company and Michigan Technological University.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Ogiso—who earlier in his career had been the chief engineer for the Prius, chief engineer for the Prius family, and chief engineer, product planning—made the remarks at the “2013 Toyota Hybrid World Tour” event the company staged in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Gasoline is too cheap. If you add up all the US battery capacity planned between now and 2015 announced as a result of ARRA funding, Wright said, you find about 4 million units of capacity. Almost 70% of that is in Michigan, but only 40% of demand [is projected to be] in North America. If you build it, they aren’t coming.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

The first character of the scenario represents the price of gasoline at simulation termination, the second represents “yes” or “no” on a manufacturer subsidy, and the third represents “yes” or “no”on a sales tax exemption. Consumer response under a gasoline price shock. Source: Sullivan et al. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Supportive policies should work to ensure that EV owners are able to capture the full economic value of their decision to fuel switch from electricity to gasoline, including any benefits to the grid operator, and any emission reduction benefits, in addition to realizing the savings from replacing gasoline or diesel fuel with electricity.

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JULY 3, 2015

Given the current barriers to increasing ethanol-based biofuels (blend wall, slow growth in cellulosic biofuel production, regulatory uncertainty surrounding the RFS), transportation electrification seemingly offers a more immediate opportunity to displace gasoline.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023. The current line-up, a combination of gasoline-powered and battery electric sedans and SUVs, will be all-electric in 2030.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Although electric vehicles have lower tailpipe emissions than gasoline powered vehicles, the changes in emissions associated with vehicle electrification on a life cycle basis will depend on the emissions associated with the operations of the power plants used to charge the battery. Credit: ACS, Weis et al. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 26, 2009

The program includes fleet and infrastructure trials supported by the states of California and Michigan. The B-Class F-CELL meets requirements regarding driving dynamics that are above the level of a two-liter gasoline vehicle. The company expects marketability as early as 2015. L/100km (97 mpg US).

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

By 2020, more than 1,000 self-driving cars from several automakers will be on the roads of Ann Arbor, Michigan. DOT, NHTSA and the University of Michigan. This summer (2015), Google will have several of its newest self-driving cars on the streets of Mountain View, its headquarters city.

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OCTOBER 2, 2015

The highly flammable short-chain hydrocarbons (typically 5-14 carbon atoms) that constitute gasoline, kerosene, and other liquid transportation fuels readily form a cloud of fuel droplets during impact; these droplets can ignite, producing a fireball. The work is published in the journal Science. Ming-Hsin Wei, Boyu Li, R.

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APRIL 26, 2015

A team from the University of Michigan and Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering group in Dearborn has studied the effects of ethanol on reducing particulate emissions from a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine by comparing neat anhydrous ethanol with a baseline fuel of reference grade gasoline (indolene).

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JUNE 23, 2014

The project is scheduled to end 31 December of this year; Ford is likely to request a no-cost extension to 30 September 2015. Ford’s approach to the project was to engineer a comprehensive suite of gasoline engine systems technologies, including: Aggressive engine downsizing in a mid-sized sedan from a large V-6 to a small I-4.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff are to present the results of these reviews to the ARB by 1 January 2012, and 1 January 2015. The Midwestern Governor’s Association represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Midwestern Governor’s Association.

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JUNE 19, 2015

In a new survey of 674 vehicle owners across the country, Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) examined several topics related to fuel economy and advanced vehicle technologies. Gasoline internal-combustion engines rated second-most preferred at $2.50/gallon,

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AUGUST 14, 2015

Isobutanol is attractive because its energy density and octane values are closer to those of gasoline; it is useful not only as a direct replacement for gasoline but also as a chemical feedstock for a variety of products. Earlier post.). For example, isobutanol can be chemically upgraded into a hydrocarbon equivalent for jet fuel.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

In the 1960s, Americans were enjoying cheap gasoline and everyday automobiles boasting some of the largest engines ever manufactured. It also helps explain why practical fuel economy averages for the nation haven’t improved by all that much since 2015. But that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been taking place over the last few decades.

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