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Consumer Reports survey shows high fuel costs cause downsizing, less driving; 73% would consider alt fuel vehicle

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Two-thirds of owners surveyed said they expect their next vehicle to get better fuel mileage than the one they’re driving now, and fuel economy topped the list as the most important consideration when shopping for their next car, followed by quality and safety.

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New lightweight aluminum piston from Federal-Mogul enables further downsizing of gasoline engines

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The Advanced Elastoval II piston enters series production later this year in a new European passenger car, where it contributes to gains in fuel economy and reductions in CO 2. Specific power outputs in engines are likely to increase from current levels of around 95 kW/L to 130 kW/L to coming years. generation pistons.

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Navigant forecasts global road transportation energy consumption to increase 25% by 2035; 84% from conventional fuels

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Navigant also projects that investments in alternative fuel and fuel efficiency improvements will reduce annual energy consumption in the United States year-over-year. The alternative fuels market share will grow from roughly 7.4% —“Transportation Forecast: Global Fuel Consumption”.

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Tsinghua studies on alcohol-gasoline dual fuel engines show fuel efficiency and particle number benefits

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In a second paper, also published in Fuel , they systematically compared the stoichiometric alcohol–gasoline and gasoline–alcohol DFSI combustion for engine particle number (PN) reduction (and fuel economy improvement), also using a high compression ratio gasoline engine. Fuel economy performance of alcohol-gasoline DFSI.

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EPAs GHG Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles; Special Credits To Encourage PHEVs, BEVs and FCVs

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Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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CPT launching water-cooled electric supercharger for commercial diesel engines

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Cobra could enable a 5–10% reduction in CO 2 emissions when implemented in conjunction with engine downsizing and down speeding strategies, and potentially more when used in conjunction with alternative fuels, according to CPT. —CPT program manager Andy Dickinson.

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DOT, EPA unveil joint proposal for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards: 49.6 mpg CAFE, 163 g/mile GHG in 2025; flexibilities and incentives

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6 improvements.