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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. MY 2012 adjusted fuel economy is 23.6 mpg higher (+5.4%) than MY 2011. mpg, or 22%. Click to enlarge. l/100 km), which is 1.2

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Is A Tax On Electricity (kWh) Consumed The Best Way to Supplement the Fuel Tax for Electric Vehicles?

EV Adoption

Unfortunately there is currently no simple and agreed upon best replacement for the fuel tax. The current approach of the fuel tax is simple, fair, and the collection and payment infrastructure is in place. In the 20 year period of 1997-2017, the average miles per gallon (MPG) of new passenger cars increased to 39.4

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Road Test: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The system, with a total of 375 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque, is EPA city and highway combined rated at 23 mpg with the gasoline engine only. If you don’t plug-in whenever possible, the fuel economy will be in the low 20s mpg. mpg with 20.5 Using a Level 2 charger it will take 2.5 But on a 38.7-mile

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

Clean Fleet Report

The best bet for owners will be to install a Level 2 240V home charger that will deliver 29.4 Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels. Go here for the details. miles per hour of charging.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

Details are on the VinFast website with easy steps to order the charger and arrange for installation and how to download the app and use the public chargers. The 8 (Eco) or 10-speaker (Plus) audio system has music and entertainment through apps and the pre-installed iHeartRadio and TuneIn, plus Bluetooth for streaming from a mobile phone.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT

Clean Fleet Report

The best bet for owners will be to install a Level 2/240V home charger that will take the battery from a 10-percent to 80-percent charge in seven hours. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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Road Test: 2024 Subaru Solterra Touring EV

Clean Fleet Report

Most owners will opt to install a 240V Level 2 charger at their home that will replenish the battery 10-percent to 100-percent in about nine hours. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels. kWh lithium-ion battery.