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Volkswagen of America debuts 2016 Passat; 38 mpg highway from the 1.8 TSI

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The 2016 Passat is planned to be available in the United States with three powertrains: the 1.8-liter has an EPA estimated highway fuel economy rating of 38 mpg (6.18 has an EPA estimated highway fuel economy rating of 38 mpg (6.18 This allows seamless integration with the vast majority of smartphones available today.

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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 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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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 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.).

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

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NHTSA is proposing CAFE standards for passenger cars and light trucks under 49 U.S.C. mpg in model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level all through fuel economy improvements. mpg by MY 2016. mpg by MY 2016.

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Study suggests current levels of methane leakage would result in numerous decades of more rapid climate change from a shift to natural gas vehicles

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A) CNG light-duty cars vs. gasoline cars; (B) CNG heavy-duty vehicles vs. diesel vehicles; and (C) combined-cycle natural gas plants vs. supercritical coal plants using low-CH 4 coal. A TWP >1 means that the cumulative radiative forcing from choosing natural gas today is higher than a current fuel option after t yr. Alvarez, Stephen W.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

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It’s available in both RWD or AWD and has two battery options, either a 55 kilowatt-hour (kWh) or 77.4 It can take advantage of the most powerful fast chargers available today, and leaves rivals waiting in line at Costco. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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Mercedes-Benz F125!: fuel cell plug-in hybrid with Li-sulfur battery and structure integrated hydrogen storage with MOFs

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liters diesel equivalent, or 87 mpg US equivalent). is also able to exchange information with other vehicles, a specially equipped infrastructure including traffic lights or warning signs and traffic control centers. to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds, with a top speed of 220 km/h (137 mph).NEDC NEDC fuel consumption is 0.79 Hydrogen storage.

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