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Study estimates fuel economy improvements to US light-duty vehicles from 1975–2018 saved 2T gallons of fuel, 17B tons of CO2

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Third, they used estimates of the fuel price elasticity of light-duty vehicle fuel economy and a lagged adjustment model to estimate the effects of gasoline prices on mpg from 1975 to 2018 in the absence of fuel economy and GHG regulations. Again, because of the uncertainties in the attribution they conducted a sensitivity analysis.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 g CO 2 /km in 2018. Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1

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EEA final data shows average car CO2 emissions in Europe kept increasing in 2019

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Moreover, the average mass of new conventional cars, excluding SUV, increased by around 22 kg from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, as in 2018, gasoline cars were the most sold passenger vehicles, constituting 59% of all new registrations. CO2/km, which is about 7 % above the 2020 target of 147 g CO 2 /km. g CO 2 /km.

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EIA: US energy-related CO2 fell by 2.8% in 2019, slightly below 2017 levels

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in 2018, the only annual increase in the past five years. The changes in US energy-related CO 2 emissions in 2019 offset the increase in 2018. In 2019, the transportation sector’s energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 0.7% US energy-related CO 2 emissions declined by 2.8% CO 2 emissions had increased by 2.9%

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IEA: global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, fastest pace in the last decade; CO2 emissions up 1.7%

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to 33 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018. These findings are part of the International Energy Agency’s latest assessment of global energy consumption and energy-related CO 2 emissions for 2018. Electricity continues to position itself as the “fuel” of the future, with global electricity demand growing by 4% in 2018 to more than 23,000 TWh.

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JATO: European new car CO2 emissions highest average since 2014; shift from diesel to gasoline and SUVs rise

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An analysis by JATO Dynamics has found that average new vehicle CO 2 emissions in European increased in 2018, with the total average increasing by 2.4 g/km in 2018—the highest average of the last four years. However, this market is still strongly dependent on gasoline cars, which make up 76% of the market.

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Audi is focusing on the electric car, which has the best carbon footprint of all drive systems in the largest markets over its entire service life.

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