Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

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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Fuel Economy EPA PHEV Economy 312

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2012

The European Commission today proposed targets for the further reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. Each European manufacturer will receive an individual annual average target for all its new cars registered in the EU in a given year. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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2020 Light CO2 Cars 268

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

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% General Motors.

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Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Earlier post.).

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Fuel Economy EPA 2017 Economy 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

While full electric powertrains (battery and fuel cell) will at some point become pervasive in light-duty vehicles, the dominance of the internal-combustion engine will remain unchallenged over the next twenty years, according to Robert Bosch GmbH executives at their annual International Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany.

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Engine Li-ion Lithium Ion Gasoline-Electric 150

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

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. The exterior looks aerodynamic sitting still from a combination of curves and sharp edges.

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San Diego Vietnam SUV North Carolina 96

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

mpg for the combined industry-wide fleet (cars and light-trucks) for model year 2016. Each light vehicle model produced for sale in the United States will have a fuel economy target. In conjunction with the United States, Canada is also announcing Light Duty Vehicle GHG-Emissions regulations today.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Light 170