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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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EPA obtains the detailed data supporting the report directly from automobile manufacturers; the agency has been collecting and maintaining these data since 1975. In the analysis, EPA uses overall fuel economy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values. mpg, and reduces the overall CO 2 emissions by 3 g/mi.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% Passenger car sales dropped 10.6% to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils new Sprinter; focus on connectivity; electric drive in 2019; realizing adVANce

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billion) around the globe in the new Sprinter's development, its worldwide production network, and sales and after-sales, said Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes?Benz With regard to operating costs, the electric vans are on par with comparable models powered by a diesel engine.

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Bosch: Electrification is Coming, But Combustion Engines to Dominate for Another 20 Years

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Our engineers are working to reduce the fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines by up to one third. This will make it possible to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of diesel cars to under 99 grams per kilometer.The electric car will come, but in small numbers at first. A diesel-powered car in 2015 will only burn 3.6

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EPA and NHTSA Issue Notice of Intent to Develop New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicle Model Years 2017-2025; Proposal Expected by 30 Sep 2011

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The 2025 targets analyzed thus range from 190 g/mi (equivalent to 47 mpg under test) under the 3% per year reduction scenario to 143 g/mi (equivalent to 62 mpg under test) under the 6% per year scenario. GHG levels from the MY 2016 fleet-wide average of 250 g/mi, using different technology pathways to achieve the reductions.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice.

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NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016

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mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet.

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