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DHL Express deploys nearly 100 new Lightning Electric delivery vans in US

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Produced by Lightning eMotors, a designer and manufacturer of elelctric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, the new electric vehicles are highly durable and capable of achieving 61 MPGe, compared to 13 MPG for similar gasoline-powered vans. Earlier post.).

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2,487.5 MPG Achieved at 2010 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas

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mpg US (0.538 L/100km). mpg achieved by Laval University in 2009, combined with a number of new teams adding fresh innovation and vehicle designs to the competition. The winning Université Laval vehicle. Click to enlarge. The challenge kicked off on Saturday, 27 March with 48 vehicles testing on the Houston, Texas street course.

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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. Fuel economy average for the US fleet, per the Trends report, is 24.1 Click to enlarge.

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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Two separate reports highlight the ongoing improvement in vehicle technologies and the growing trend toward consumers purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles in the US and in Europe. Those who say fuel economy is very important expect to get twelve miles more per gallon (mpg) from their next vehicle than those who say it is not important.

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Propel Fuels launches Clean Mobility Center in California; carbon offsets available at the pump

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The stations are working to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in support of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard by increasing the access to alternative fuels for California’s motorists.

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Grand Prize Combustion-Engine Winner at 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Achieves 2,757.1 MPG

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mpg (0.543 L/100km). More than 500 students in 44 participating teams participated in the event, a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel. Fuel Cell/Hydrogen. mpg in its Blood, Sweat & Gears vehicle. Solar Power.

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NHTSA and EPA issue final CAFE/GHG rule for MYs 2017-2025; 40.3–41.0 mpg for MY 2021, estimated 48.7–49.7 mpg for MY 2025, 163 gCO2/mile for MY2025

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mpg US (5.84 The second phase of the CAFE program, from MYs 2022-2025, includes standards that are not final, due to the statutory requirement that NHTSA set average fuel economy standards not more than 5 model years at a time. L/100km) if this level were achieved solely through improvements in fuel efficiency.

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