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NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

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mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3 gCO 2 /mile. mpg US, a 2.0 mpg increase above MY 2010, corresponding to 326 gCO 2 /mi. mpg US (294 gCO 2 /mi); MY 2011 light trucks will reach 24.1 mpg (369 g/mi). Earlier post.).

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Univ. of Delaware Researchers Conclude Cash for Clunkers Cost Exceeded Benefit

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Assuming 12,000 as the average miles driven per year and using the average mpg of the retired vehicles (15.8 mpg) and the newly purchased vehicles (25.0), they calculated that the program cut gasoline consumption by some 280 gallons per year per vehicle. Abrams, Burton A. and Parsons, George R. 2009) Is CARS a Clunker?

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EPAs GHG Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles; Special Credits To Encourage PHEVs, BEVs and FCVs

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These are expected to result in a combined MY 2016 average vehicle emission level of 250 g CO 2 /mile (equivalent to 35.5 mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9 mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA).

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US Secretary of Transportation Says Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled Necessary for Substantive CO2 Reduction from Transportation

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In recent testimony before the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said that substantive reductions in carbon emissions from transportation will require policies and programs that reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT).

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US House Members Introduce Bipartisan Disapproval Resolution to Block EPA Regulation of GHG; Mirrors Murkowski Resolution

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When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile. But, that is exactly what EPA has proposed to do.

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ACEEE ranks i-MiEV as “Greenest” car in US, Civic Natural Gas ties for second with LEAF

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With a combined city and highway fuel economy of 112 miles per gallon equivalent, the i-MIEV outpaces all other vehicles currently sold in United States. Making its model year 2012 debut on the US market, the i-MIEV earned a score of 58, the highest Green Score awarded since the rankings began in 1998. ACEEE 2012 “Greenest” Rankings.

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EPA, DOT unveil the next generation of fuel economy labels

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Ratings of how a model compares to all others for smog emissions and emissions of pollution that contribute to climate change. An estimate of how much fuel or electricity it takes to drive 100 miles. Miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent converts kilowatt-hours of electricity into gallons of gasoline (based on 33.7