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ExxonMobil predicts peak in light-duty vehicle liquid fuels ~2030, but ongoing role for oil in the mix

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As personal mobility increases, average new-car fuel economy (including SUVs and light trucks) will improve as well, rising from about 30 miles per gallon (7.83 Although personal mobility demands continue to increase, higher efficiency and more electric vehicles lead to a peak and decline in light-duty vehicle energy demand.

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A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion

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And, as a result, new passenger cars in Australia use 40 per cent more fuel than those in the European Union. That’s a disturbing, upsetting number, and one the flies in the particularly bald face of Peter Dutton, but it doesn’t surprise me, personally, at all. The home of big, dumb, ugly trucks, Winnebagos and idiots.

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U. Mich study: natural-gas-based ICE, BEV and FCV all show promise for environmental benefits relative to conventional ICE

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Qiang Dai and Christian Lastoskie found that BEVs and FCVs in particular offer significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, especially if carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies are implemented at the fuel conversion facilities. Electric (Battery) Fuel Cells Hydrogen Lifecycle analysis Natural Gas' Click to enlarge.

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EPA Report Finds Significant Opportunity to Reduce GHG Emissions Through Materials and Land Management Practices

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This component represents emissions associated with short-distance driving of personal vehicles, which increases as the area of developed land increases, as well as bus travel and commuter rail. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Land use Policy.

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Study finds V2G-capable electric school buses cost-effective with current technology; financial and environmental benefits

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medical and climate change costs), the net present benefit would be $5,700 per seat. The typical cost of such a bus is $110,000, and the average fuel economy is approximately 6.35 Without externalities (e.g., mpg, including the effects of idling on efficiency. These two variables had a negligible effect on the analysis.

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UC Berkeley study concludes demand reduction policies on light-duty vehicles essential to meeting GHG reduction targets by 2050

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emissions (kg CO 2 person -1 yr -1 ) for a global sample of countries (2007) with a wide range of per capita incomes. Per capita transport CO 2 emissions are decomposed into the product of two terms: per capita LDV use (horizontal axis, veh-km person -1 yr -1 ) and propulsion carbon intensity (vertical axis, g CO 2 veh-km -1 ).

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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