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Fuel economy review: The 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is a brawny fuel-sipper

Green Car Reports

With the first factory-produced full-size electric pickup trucks still under development, the most fuel-efficient full-size pickups on sale from an automaker are powered by diesel fuel. At Fiat Chrysler Automobile dealerships, that’s the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel.

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Tesla 500k goal, new-car fuel economy, FCA turbo 4-cylinder: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, Tesla aims to produce 500,000 cars per year by 2018, rather than 2020 was originally stated. Also, new-car average fuel economy fell in April, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is reportedly working on a downsized turbocharged 4-cylinder engine for fuel efficiency. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Stellantis to invest $229M in Kokomo operations to produce 4th-gen 8-speed transmission; ICE, MHEV and PHEV

Green Car Congress

This new transmission will have the flexibility to be paired with internal combustion engines (ICE), as well as mild hybrid (MHEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) propulsion systems, for vehicles across the Jeep, Ram, Chrysler and Dodge brands. These parts include the eMotor, torque converter and power electronics.

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Citi report finds meeting higher CAFE/GHG standards likely to bring higher profits for all automakers, nearly $2.5 billion in extra profits for Detroit Three

Green Car Congress

Projected US sales by powertrain type in 2020. Source: “Fuel Economy Focus: Perspectives on 2020 Industry Implications”. The report, “Fuel Economy Focus: Perspectives on 2020 Industry Implications,” evaluates the impact that meeting the proposed fuel economy/GHG standards would have on the car industry in the year 2020.

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Road Test: 2021 Kia Niro PHEV EX Premium

Clean Fleet Report

Eco is the default setting where you want to be for the best fuel economy in the hybrid system, and the EV mode is good for up to 26 all-electric miles. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer.

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Stellantis has paid almost $200 million in fuel economy penalties

Teslarati

Stellantis has paid nearly $200 million in fuel economy penalties, with the multinational automaker set to pay significantly more, according to government documents. Dodge-Chrysler parent company has paid roughly $190.7 million, due to not reaching requirements for the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard.

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Compliance credits for EVs undergoing reduction 

Electric Auto Association

When the credits are calculated for 2020 fleets, each EV will count as 1.75 The multipliers for fuel cell vehicles and plug-in hybrids are also phasing out. Total banked credits representing 229,216,449 million grams of CO2 were carried over into 2020, providing a fairly sizable cushion for the overall automotive industry.

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