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APRIL 22, 2012

China’s SUV sector is developing quickly, Ford notes—the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that 1.59 liter EcoBoost engine features a new compact, high performance turbocharger design. Careful attention has also been paid to mitigating the natural vibrations of the three-cylinder design.

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SUV Ford Engine China 236

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc (JAMA), a nonprofit industry association comprising fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles in Japan, recently issued position statements on and recommended specifications for bioethanol and biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester, FAME).

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Japan Gasoline Philippines Diesel 225

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Two new reports—one on technology, the other on policy— released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outline pathways to improve the fuel efficiency of combustion-engined road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, saving as much as four-fifths of current annual global oil consumption.

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Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine 236

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MAY 17, 2012

The Sustaining Members of CRC are the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a group of automobile manufacturer members (Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen). million of research sponsored by the auto and oil industries, and $40 million of testing sponsored by the federal government.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Natural gas use in the transportation sector is likely to increase, with the primary benefit being reduced oil dependence. Better communication of oil- and gas-field best practices should be facilitated. Transparency is key, both for fracturing operations and for water management.

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MIT Gas Climate Gas-Electric 210

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The Palo Alto facility will assemble electric vehicle battery packs, electric motors, and related electric vehicle control equipment, both for Tesla’s own electric vehicles and for sale to other automobile manufacturers. This is an investment in our clean energy future that will create jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

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Tesla Motors Motor Motors Motoring 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Also, to the extent allowed by law, the agencies have harmonized many elements of program design, such as the form of the standard (the footprint-based attribute curves), and the definitions used for cars and trucks.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy Gas 210

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Although the same reformed CAFE scheme is required for both passenger cars and light trucks, they are established with different continuous mathematical functions specific to the vehicles’ design capabilities. This excludes other electrical accessories such as electric oil pumps and electrically driven air conditioner compressors.

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210