2016, MPG, Oil and Tax

EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Domestic crude oil production increases sharply in the AEO2014 Reference case, with annual growth averaging 0.8 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) through 2016, when domestic production comes close to the historical high of 9.6 With domestic crude oil production rising to 9.5 per year, from 21.5 l/100 km) in 2012 to 37.2

Oil

Oil Light Energy Vehicles

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

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 Combined fuel economy (mpg). Engine power (kW). 40 93 MPGe.

PHEV

PHEV 2016 Hyundai Plug-in

T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

mpg US) and 7.1 mpg US), respectively. The composition of the biodiesel itself uses the average shares of rapeseed oil (48%), palm oil (27%), waste oils (15%), soya oil (5%), tallow & grease (4%), etc. In Europe, the car market is skewed in favor of diesels through regulation and tax policies.

Gasoline

Gasoline Diesel CO2 Cars

NRC report concludes US LDVs could cut oil consumption and GHGs by 80% by 2050; reliance on plug-ins, biofuels and hydrogen; strong policies mandatory

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Projected rates of fuel consumption improvement under different scenarios relative to past experience and the 2016 and 2025 CAFE standards. High fuel prices, whether due to market dynamics or taxes, are effective in reducing fuel use. The average of all conventional LDVs sold in 2050 might achieve CAFE test values of 74 mpg (3.18

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Oil Plug-in Fuel Economy

Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Do they get state or federal tax breaks? In fact in 6 of the states, diesel fuel is penalized with additional state taxes. So diesel fuel gets taxed twice or penalized twice at the federal and state level. The penetration of spark-ignited powertrains in light trucks is projected to drop to 55% in 2025 from 74% in 2016.

Diesel

Diesel Audi Sale Fuel Economy

MIT Report Outlines System-Oriented Coordinated Polices for Reduction in Light-Duty Vehicle Petroleum Use and Emissions

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2010

We emphasize that this policy portfolio is not a substitute for an economy-wide carbon management policy (such as a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system). Without strong action, those numbers are expected to keep rising, but reducing the nation’s impact on global climate change and dependence on oil imports has proved problematic.

MIT

MIT Emissions Light Climate Change

Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

Veteran automakers, oil companies, and federal and state governments have been both the prime movers and obstacles to plug-in cars in the past and they remain so today. The federal consumer tax credit awaits major automaker cars that can claim them. The open question is what forces will drive the process and therefore at what pace.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Cars Obama

First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Top) 2016 XC90. More on torque infill later.)

Volvo

Volvo Plug-in PHEV Engine

First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range.

Audi

Audi Plug-in Plug Hybrid

Broad opposition to EPA, NHTSA proposed freeze of GHG, CAFE regs

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

mpg and for light trucks of 31.3 For consumers, the Administration claims: A $2,340 reduction in overall average vehicle ownership costs for new vehicles ($1,850 reduction in the average required technology costs and $490 reduction in ownership costs for financing, insurance, and taxes). 176 billion in societal net benefits.

EPA

EPA Fuel Economy California MPG

EV Driven

EIA: light duty vehicle energy consumption to drop 25% by 2040; increased oil production, vehicle efficiency reduce US oil and liquid imports

First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

NRC report concludes US LDVs could cut oil consumption and GHGs by 80% by 2050; reliance on plug-ins, biofuels and hydrogen; strong policies mandatory

Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

MIT Report Outlines System-Oriented Coordinated Polices for Reduction in Light-Duty Vehicle Petroleum Use and Emissions

Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

Broad opposition to EPA, NHTSA proposed freeze of GHG, CAFE regs

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