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NRC report finds significant number of near-term technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars

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This approach allows automobile manufacturers to create packages of technologies that can be tailored to meet specific cost and effectiveness targets, as opposed to developing diesel or full hybrid alternatives that offer a single large benefit, but at a significant cost increase.

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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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On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 The 250 g/mile of CO 2 equivalent emissions limit by EPA is equivalent to 35.5 Data: Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis. Click to enlarge. Technologies.

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