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MAY 2, 2012

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ) ( earlier post ) launched its second three-year effort to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. —“Global Fuel Economy Initiative Plan of Action 2012-2015. Earlier post.). Policy support.

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JUNE 20, 2014

liter ESTEC (Economy with Superior Thermal Efficient Combustion) in-line 4-cylinder Gasoline Engine (1NR-FKE). Further, at low loads, the ESTEC engine improves fuel consumption by 11% in the JC08 mode. Improving the vehicle fuel economy is a must due to the climate change and energy issues. Kurauchi, T.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Today, we've got an intriguing analysis of which makers would win big from rolling back fuel-economy rules, news on the future Tesla Model 3 "P" performance version of the electric car, a grim climate-change update, and great deals on green cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Following our U.S.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Meanwhile, significant gains in vehicle fuel economy over the coming decades are possible and very much needed globally in order to address pressing issues of climate change, energy security and sustainable mobility. 4 of fuel economy-related savings. Thus a $500 tax would still allow consumers to keep 3?4

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APRIL 17, 2021

While an increased demand for travel has led to increasing CO 2 emissions since 1990, improvements in average new vehicle fuel economy since 2005 has slowed the rate of increase of CO 2 emissions. The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by light-duty vehicles (i.e.,

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The transportation sector is by far the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases. CARB says that incentives play a pivotal role in supporting California’s air quality, climate and petroleum-reduction goals. The average vehicle retired is about 22 years old with an estimated fuel economy of 21.5

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

With its carbon emissions now conclusively implicated in climate change, electric. Powering more than 1 billion vehicles on the planet and almost 100 million new ones each year, it is the default way to move vehicles along the world's roads.

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JUNE 21, 2019

The EPA and California Air Resources Board have moved slowly in the past year, failing to reach a consensus on key issues between the federal department's proposals to roll back emissions-based fuel economy standards and the state's decades-old ability to set their own.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Unlike conventional fuel manufacturing, e-fuels are synthesized from green hydrogen—produced by water electrolysis using renewable electricity—and carbon dioxide, resulting in 80% lower lifecycle emissions. The tests will be conducted by researchers in the Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC) at KAUST.

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

Several countries have policies in place demanding greater fuel economy or reduced carbon emissions from new cars, in the hopes of combating climate change. While the average fuel economy of new vehicles in developed countries like the U.S. has notably improved over the past few years, but is it enough?

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MARCH 3, 2021

The data revealed multiple trends that correlate with a decrease in overall fuel economy and efficiency. It’s not likely that people are actually thinking about fuel economy that way, that they can splurge on a less fuel efficient vehicle. So the effect of fuel economy standards is reduced.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Achates Power, the developer of next-generation two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston (OP) engines ( earlier post ) announced that OGCI Climate Investments has invested in the company’s Series-D round. —Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO of OGCI Climate Investments.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Cash for Clunkers”) program could maximize greenhouse gas emissions savings by using fuel-economy based eligibility requirements rather than age-based requirements. A minimum age restriction will inadvertently exclude newer, low fuel economy vehicles from participation in the program. Allan et al.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

US NRC panel’s summary estimates of the potential reduction in petroleum consumption by 2035 for vehicle powertrain types assuming that the entire potential of these technologies is used to improve fuel economy rather than performance. This is equivalent to increasing fuel economy from about 30 to about 60 MPG, from 12.5

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Since carbon dioxide emissions are highly correlated with fuel consumption (FC), fuel consumption regulation is a useful policy instrument to combat climate change. —Dror et al.

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JULY 26, 2017

Now, as part of its own MY 2022-2025 fuel economy standards process, NHTSA has issued its Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Model Year 2022–2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards. mpg in MY 2021. Those 2022-2025 standards were “augural”—i.e.,

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, assuming the fuel economy of the cars is about 22.0 Some OEMs have committed to ending fossil fuel vehicle production at the COP26 summit, taking a proactive approach toward mitigating climate change. miles per gallon and it is driven ~11,500 miles per year.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

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.). Technologies.

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MAY 12, 2012

The high-level performance goals of the Partnership are a 25-40% improvement in fuel economy in a light-duty vehicle (LDV) and achieving 55% brake thermal efficiency (BTE) in heavy-duty engine systems. bio-derived) fuels have the potential to dramatically increase fuel economy. The potential is significant.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Excluding biofuels, the demand peak for refined products derived from crude oil processing occurs earlier, in 2032, hastened by an intensification of fuel economy and substitution investments linked to enhanced government and corporate greenhouse gas targets.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In 2009, EPA issued an Endangerment Finding that vehicle greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change, and thus threaten public health and welfare. In 2012, EPA and NHTSA set joint greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards over a decade in advance for MY 2022-2025. Background.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

Air quality co-benefits are additional to climate benefits realized from reduced CO 2 emissions.). In a paper published in the journal Nature Climate Science , the MIT researchers took a systems-level approach to analyzing how climate policies influence air quality, focusing on US emissions of O 3 and PM 2.5

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MAY 12, 2011

Similar to past EIS practice, NHTSA plans to analyze environmental impacts related to fuel and energy use, emissions including GHGs and their effects on temperature and climate change, air quality, natural resources, and the human environment. In particular, NHTSA requests: Background. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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APRIL 1, 2015

GREET assumes that a dedicated CNG CV and CNG HEV can achieve fuel economies that are 5% and 40% higher on an energy equivalent basis, respectively, than the reference vehicle. They then estimated the NPVs of climate change and human health impacts from the GHG and CAC emissions, respectively. Credit: ACS, Luk et al.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In the first half of 2021, sales of passenger electric vehicles (including battery electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles) were 140% higher than the same period in 2019, reaching 7% of global passenger vehicle sales. in 2019, the year of the last UN Climate Change Conference. This compares with just 2.6%

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JANUARY 29, 2021

The company will also continue to increase fuel efficiency of its traditional internal combustion vehicles in accordance with regional fuel economy and greenhouse gas regulations. The company will assess credit and offset solutions in the coming years as the most efficient, equitable and inclusive ideas mature.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Without a change in current transport development patterns in Asia, global carbon dioxide emissions and fuel prices will keep rising, with consequences for climate change, energy security, and economic growth. However, Asia’s needs are vast, with estimated investments of $2.5

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MARCH 15, 2017

In coordination with EPA, the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is evaluating its fuel economy standards for that period. In 2009, EPA issued an Endangerment Finding that vehicle greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change, and thus threaten public health and welfare. Background.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. 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. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008.

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APRIL 16, 2015

MMT CO 2 ) from 1990 due, in large part, to increased demand for travel as fleet-wide light-duty vehicle fuel economy was relatively stable (average new vehicle fuel economy declined slowly from 1990 through 2004 and then increased more rapidly from 2005 through 2013). Climate Change Emissions'

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APRIL 15, 2019

from 1990 to 2017, as a result of a confluence of factors including population growth, economic growth, urban sprawl, and periods of low fuel prices. Between 1990 and 2004, average fuel economy among new vehicles sold annually declined, as sales of light-duty trucks increased.

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APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong.

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APRIL 18, 2013

Emerging economies are stepping up their efforts to promote and develop clean energy. Many countries, including emerging economies, introduced or strengthened energy efficiency regulations. Fuel economy improvements accelerate where implementation of fuel economy standards and other policy measures has been scaled up, the report notes.

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APRIL 27, 2021

In it, NHTSA interpreted fuel economy preemption under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to include state GHG emission standards and ZEV mandates. Earlier post.). On 29 September 2019, EPA and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly issued the SAFE-1 rule.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Substantial emission reductions due to fuel economy standards for passenger cars are already included in the current policy scenario. The report also covers an assessment of the potential contribution from reductions in short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). A shift to more electric vehicles is also included. GtCO 2 ).

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MAY 27, 2014

To determine GHG emissions, UCS considered the fuel economy, fuel type, and sales volume of each type of vehicle sold by each automaker in the 2013 model year (MY2013). Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' Methodology.

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Yet, we have brought chaos to the natural world: poisoning our planet with pollution, wiping out species and ecosystems with abandon, and destabilising our climate with greenhouse gas emissions. It means supporting Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and others being hit hardest by the pollution, climate and biodiversity crises.

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