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A Tesla Model X and Model 3 just drove the length of the Americas

Teslarati

Electric Americas is a project that groups together some of my favorite things; Tesla vehicles, extreme sports, and documentaries. To catch up the uninitiated, Electric Americas has been traveling the entire Pacific coast of the Americas in a Tesla Model X and Model 3. A post shared by Electric Americas (@electric_americas).

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

Green Car Congress

New propulsion systems requiring new fuels, such as plug-in electric vehicle systems and fuel cell systems, are beyond the scope of this technology roadmap and are treated in separate roadmaps. The policy recommendations in this document are a good place to start. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008.

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US EPA and NHTSA Jointly Propose New Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Regulations for Vehicles

Green Car Congress

The agencies developed a comprehensive joint Technical Support Document (TSD) that provides a technical underpinning for each agency’s modeling and analysis used to support the proposed standards. Draft joint Technical Support Document (TSD). Preliminary regulatory impact analysis. Draft environmental impact statement.

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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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NHTSA details the modeling and the projections in the “Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis”, and the NHTSA/EPA “Draft Joint Technical Support Document”. Similar to other start-stop technologies, additional enablers, such as electric power steering, accessory drive components, and auxiliary oil pump, might be required.

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