article thumbnail

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

Green Car Congress

Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My Department of Transportation were the sources of the information for 1986 through 2019. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2019. total Btu).

article thumbnail

GHSA report: 6,590 pedestrians killed on US roads in 2019, highest since 1988

Green Car Congress

The Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA’s) report , “Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2019 Preliminary Data,” projects that 6,590 pedestrians were killed on US roads in 2019. By comparison, these five states represented approximately 33% of the US population, according to the 2019 US Census. Source: GHSA.

2019 370
article thumbnail

US Auto Industry Down 8% Since 2019

CleanTechnica EVs

First, before getting into the automaker comparisons for the second quarter of 2023 versus the second quarters of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, […] No other media outlet compares US auto industry trends with as much history and depth as we do in these.

article thumbnail

Those who flew in 2020 had twice the environmental impact of those in 2019

Green Car Congress

A detailed discussion of the issues related to the comparison of the energy intensities of flying and driving is presented in a recent report.) The main findings of this analysis are that the energy intensity of flying in the United States doubled from 2019 to 2020, and in 2020 it substantially exceeded the energy intensity of driving. ?.

2019 313
article thumbnail

Mercom Capital: VC funding for battery storage companies up 139% YoY in 1H 2019 to $1.4B; led by Northvolt financing

Green Car Congress

VC funding in Battery Storage companies in 1H 2019 was up by 139% with $1.4 The Top 5 VC funding deals in 1H 2019 were: Northvolt’s $1-billion raise; Sila Nanotechnologies raised $170 million; Romeo Power secured $88.6 A total of 41 VC investors participated in Battery Storage funding in 1H 2019. billion compared to $2.4

2019 207
article thumbnail

Mercom: battery storage, smart grid, and efficiency companies raise $210M in VC funding in Q1 2019, down 55.5% YoY

Green Car Congress

A combined $210 million was raised by battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies in Q1 2019—a 55.5% In a year-over-year (YoY) comparison, $299 million was raised in 12 deals in Q1 2018. There was one undisclosed project M&A transaction in the battery storage category in Q1 2019. In a YoY comparison, $1.3

2019 170
article thumbnail

Tesla Cybertruck production has arrived: Here’s how it compares to its 2019 prototype

Teslarati

The Tesla Cybertruck production specs are here, and they are quite a bit different from the figures that were announced for the vehicle back in late 2019. Dimensions The original Cybertruck prototype from 2019 was a hulking steel beast that was announced with a length of 231.7 inches, a width of 79.8 inches, and a height of 75 inches.

2019 95