Plug in America
OCTOBER 3, 2023
A normal vehicle releases several tons of pollutants each year, which depends on the vehicle’s fuel, fuel economy, and how far it is driven annually. Clean cars can improve air quality and public health Transportation is the largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
mpg US) and 7.1 mpg US), respectively. We would not design regulations to combine different environmental issues and keep CO 2 and air pollution regulations separate. T&E adds an additional 7000 km (4,350 miles) to the diesel lifetime distance to account for this. l/100 km (37.3 l/100 km (33.1
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2017
Starting from a baseline 26 mpg (9.04 l/100 km) in 2016, the The ICCT team assessed increased consumer label fuel economy (as opposed to the regulatory test fuel economy) to 35 mpg (6.71 l/100 km) in 2025 and to 42–46 mpg (5.6-5.11 l/100 km) (under three scenarios) by 2030.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 1, 2009
mpg US) under the Australian combined fuel test cycle, offers lower fuel consumption than the third-generation Prius, with 3.9 L/100km (60 mpg US) under the same test cycle. Vehicle Fuel Fuel consumption (L/100km) CO 2 Air pollution*. The air pollution rating is based on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the lowest.
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2016
is black carbon (BC)—a pollutant with large positive radiative forcing on the climate due to its ability to absorb incoming sunlight and reduce surface albedo on snow. mpg (10.99 A significant fraction of the GDI PM 2.5 Credit: ACS, Zimmerman et al. Click to enlarge. They assumed a baseline fuel economy of 21.4
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
If a 2020 conventional vehicle fleet efficiency target of 35 mpg (6.7 Unlike the other pollutants, net SO 2 emissions increase in most scenarios. Whitacre and Jay Apt found that compared to 2005 gasoline fleet efficiency levels, all charging strategies and CD mode efficiencies yield reduction of CO 2.
Green Cars News
MAY 5, 2009
Very low CO2 emission levels combined with good fuel economy have led leading countryside conservation organisation The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) to select the Vauxhall Astra ecoFLEX 1.7 They have a very low CO2 emission level of just 119 grams per kilometre, which means less air pollution.
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