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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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The agency’s reasoning was that since alternative fuel vehicle production has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. They comprise the most comprehensive database of its kind.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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Natural gas and other alternative fuel vehicle technology is basically mature, the government said, and is headed toward initial industrialization. However, generally speaking, the government continued, China has not achieved a breakthrough with new energy automobiles and core components of the key technologies.

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California’s newly ZEV rule introduces the BEVx; ARB staff expects these vehicles to play a longer-term role than plug-in hybrids

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On Friday 27 January, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted the new Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) package that sets out the regulatory emissions and technology requirements for light-duty automobiles through model year 2025. are expected to have a zero-emission range of 80 miles or greater. Earlier post.) Most of these vehicles.

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How Truck Stops and Convenience Stores Can Benefit from Holiday EV Travel

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The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts that 115.2 From Range Anxiety to Range Confidence It’s no surprise that the best way to attract EV drivers to a gas station is by providing them with a place to charge their vehicles. According to the Electric Vehicle Database , the average range of an EV is 227 miles.

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DOE Funds PHEVs

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T he Department of Energy is moving forward to develop advanced batteries for PHEV s. This research aims to find solutions to improving battery performance so vehicles can deliver up to 40 miles of electric range without recharging. Here is the story. This would include most roundtrip daily commutes.

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Chery to launch new EXEED line; hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric

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Chery Automobile Co., Chery will make the EXEED TX available in Europe with three electrified powertrains: a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV); plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV); or battery-electric vehicle (BEV). The first configuration to go on sale will be an ultra-low emission PHEV variant. 100km (130.6 mpg US) (NEDC).

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance

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Running on premium, the EPA rates fuel economy at 17 mpg city/24/highway/20 combined. In 217 miles driving mostly on Southern California freeways, we averaged 25.3 miles per gallon, with a high of 30 mpg over a 40-mile stretch with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 miles per hour.