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AUGUST 22, 2011

Volvo Car Corporation is introducing start/stop technology in cars equipped with an automatic transmission. —Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development at Volvo Car Corporation. The new start/stop technology, which initially is available together with the 2.0-liter liter less fuel consumption per 100 km.

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Corporation Volvo Cars Downsizing 225

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Hyundai Motor America, currently the leading fuel economy auto manufacturer in the US according to EPA ratings, plans to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rating of at least 50 (mpg) by 2025 for its lineup of passenger cars and light duty trucks. mpg by 2016.

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MPG Hyundai America Fuel Economy 223

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched the Pixis Epoch—the second passenger minivehicle to be sold under the Toyota brand—in Japan. mpg US) under the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) JC08 test cycle.

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MPG Japan Toyota Tax 218

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2014

mpg by 2025 may seem like a near-impossible task. But to others, the EPA''s Corporate Average Fuel Economy targets agreed in 2011 aren''t simply achievable by that date, but could be reached today--and with today''s technology. For some companies in the auto industry, building cars to hit a target of 54.5

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MPG Industrial Industry Fuel Economy 131

Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2015

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards require carmakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 mpg by 2025, but the current average for new vehicles isn't even close to that. The latest estimates put the average fuel economy of new cars closer to 25 mpg.

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MPG Fuel Economy Economy Corporation 60

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JULY 15, 2014

For example, switching from a 10-mile-per-gallon (mpg) vehicle to a 15-mpg vehicle saves more fuel and results in greater fuel cost savings than switching from a 25-mpg vehicle to a 75-mpg vehicle. For a consumer who drives 12,000 miles per year and pays $3.50

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPG 325

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will launch the all-new Mirage global compact car at dealerships throughout Japan on 31 August at an MSRP ranging from ¥998,000 to ¥1,288,000 (US$12,800 to $16,500). km/liter (64 mpg US, 3.7 mpg US, 4.3 The new Mirage. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). km/liter (54.6

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Japan Mitsubishi MPG Gasoline 287

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AUGUST 2, 2018

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their long-expected notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust the Congressionally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards.

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Fuel Economy Economy EPA MPG 186

Green Car Reports

JULY 19, 2016

mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy—which translates to about 38 mpg on new-car window. A pair of U.S. federal agencies said yesterday that while automakers had complied with the first five years of stricter fuel-efficiency laws, the industry seemed unlikely to meet 2025 targets for improving gas mileage.

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MPG Cheap Gas Fuel Economy 60

Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2015

As corporate average fuel economy standards continue to tighten each year, car companies have so far kept pace with the rising gas-mileage rules. mpg in 2025 (roughly equivalent to 42 mpg on a new-car window sticker). adaptive cruise control CAFE Fuel Economy lane departure braking Corporate Average Fuel Economy' DON''T.

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MPG Fuel Economy Corporation Economy 60

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Volvo Car Corporation is postponing its plans to produce a full hybrid based on a diesel engine and instead will introduce a series-produced plug-in diesel hybrid (PHEV) in Europe as early as 2012. liters per 100 km (124 mpg US), according to the NEDC certification driving cycle. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Plug-in Corporation Volvo 2012 240

Green Car Reports

MARCH 6, 2013

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) target of 54.5 mpg by 2025 has caused cheers from some people, and jeers from others. In reality, that target won't be as difficult to hit as the numbers suggest, as the average on EPA window stickers will be lower--closer to 40 mpg in reality.

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MPG 2020 Fleet Europe 94

Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2013

mpg Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards set for 2025 have caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth from some quarters, but automakers haven''t been among them. The automakers have been quite supportive in fact--perhaps knowing all along what a new analysis has discovered: That consumers want more efficient vehicles.

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MPG Fuel Economy Vehicles Corporation 115

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APRIL 18, 2019

Mazda Motor Corporation announced at the New York International Auto Show that it has begun accepting pre-orders for the diesel-powered 2019 Mazda CX-5 in the US market. It is the first time Mazda has offered a diesel-powered passenger car in the US market. The 2019 CX-5 Signature AWD with Skyactiv-D 2.2 The Skyactiv-D 2.2

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Mazda 2019 Diesel MPG 207

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JULY 12, 2023

The project team expects that when fully developed the engine can achieve up to 20% fuel economy improvement over the baseline and can deliver an unadjusted corporate average fuel economy and combined 35 MPG, for a full-sized pickup truck, alongside diesel-like torque from a gasoline engine.

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Engine Power Powered Fuel Economy 150

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation has released the Yaris Cross, a new-model compact SUV. mpg US) that surpasses what is the typical performance of an SUV. The Yaris Cross will be available through Toyota dealers nationwide from 31 August. As with the Yaris, the all-new Yaris Cross adopts the TNGA platform (GA-B). km/L in WLTC mode) (3.25

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Toyota SUV Japan Fuel Economy 221

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

In 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the final standard governing new-vehicle Corporate Average Fuel Economy for model years 2017-2025. mpg for model year 2012, 0.1 mpg for model year 2013 and 0.2 mpg for model year 2014.

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Fuel Economy MPG 2008 2014 225

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The data showed that a turbocharged/air-hybridized Scuderi Engine ( earlier post ) can achieve at least 64 mpg US (3.7 —Lutz Deyerling, Vice President of European Operations and Corporate Strategy. liters per 100 km) while emitting 85 g CO 2 /km. The average consumption of typical, comparable vehicles is 4.5

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MPG San Antonio Emissions Engine 236

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MARCH 6, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) unveiled the FT-Bh (Future Toyota B-segment Hybrid), a lightweight, next-generation small gasoline-electric hybrid concept car at the 82nd Geneva International Motor Show. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Hybrid Toyota MPG 317

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AUGUST 28, 2012

mpg US (5.84 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards. Consistent with its statutory authority, NHTSA developed two phases of standards in this rulemaking. L/100km) in MY 2021. L/100km) in model year 2025. This estimate assumes gasoline prices of $3.87

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MPG 2017 EPA Miles 210

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2012

South-Korean automaker Hyundai announced last week that it achieved a fleet-wide corporate average fuel economy of 36 mpg across its entire 2011 range. 2016 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards set for cars and light-duty trucks four years early. In doing so, Hyundai has essentially met U.S.

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MPG Hyundai Fuel Economy Corporation 87

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MARCH 27, 2009

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 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). mpg (320 gCO 2 /mi).

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2011 MPG Standards Industrial 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), and EPA is proposing national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards under the Clean Air.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy MPG 338

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

With new corporate average fuel economy rules now taking us to 54.5 mpg by 2025, gas mileage will be the focus of new-car development for years to come. With its 15 years of experience in hybrid-electric vehicles, Toyota seems well positioned for steady improvements.

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MPG Toyota Gas Prius 100

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JULY 7, 2015

Honda has set a new Guinness World Records title for “Lowest fuel consumption – all 24 contiguous EU countries (all cars)”, recording an average 83 mpg US (2.82 l/100 km) over 8,387 miles (13,498 km), in a 25-day drive across all 24 EU contiguous countries. Earlier post.) liters per 100km) by more than 25%. hours, each day.

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Honda MPG Miles Diesel 150

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Current Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards require U.S. mpg (equivalent to roughly 40 mpg on the window sticker) by 2025. automakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 But who ensures that companies are actually complying with the CAFE mandate?

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Emissions Fuel Economy EPA MPG 107

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APRIL 28, 2015

km/L (42 mpg US, 5.6 mpg US, 7.0 mpg US, 6.9 Global comparison of light truck/light commercial vehicle fuel economy standards (in mpg or km/L under CAFE test cycle). Individual companies will have to demonstrate compliance via a corporate average fuel economy approach with harmonic averaging. l/100 km) in 2012.

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Fuel Economy Japan Economy Light 150

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

liters per 100 km (124 mpg US), according to Volvo. Volvo had first suggested the 2012 date for a diesel PHEV in September 2009. Earlier post.). Based on the NEDC cycle, CO 2 emissions from Volvo’s plug-in hybrid will average out at 49 grams per kilometer, with fuel consumption of 1.9

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Volvo 2012 PHEV 2011 170

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

mpg (34 l/100km) on the industry-standard ADB duty cycle—110% better than conventional diesel buses on the road today and 30% better than the best-in-class electric hybrid buses available today, according to the final report on the project published by the US Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The series hydraulic transit bus.

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Fuel Economy Economy Hybrid MPG 294

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 29, 2016

The recent release of a "Technical Assessment Report" on automakers' efforts to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards has kicked off a debate over whether those standards should be lowered. mpg (or about 38 mpg on window stickers) for.

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Fuel Economy MPG Corporation Economy 83

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards was expected to be tough work for carmakers, but so far Ford doesn''t seem worried. mpg (equivalent to about 42 mpg on the window sticker) by 2025, it says. Meeting U.S. The carmaker is on track to achieve the required fleet average of 54.5

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Ford Gas MPG Fuel Economy 132

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Achieved Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) fuel economy performance has exceeded the anticipated levels for 2012 and 2013 model years—the two years that the current standard has been in effect—according to a new analysis by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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Fuel Economy MPG 2013 2012 220

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MARCH 11, 2013

Based on the advertised EPA estimates, I would have been OK with low 40’s.but 28-33 mpg is not even in the ballpark. Real-world MPG estimates should have been promoted in the mid-30’s. Real-world MPG estimates should have been promoted in the mid-30’s. How these MPG estimates made it through Ford corporate is beyond me!

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Ford Prius Honda Insight MPG 252

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Hertz Corporation has expanded its Dream Cars offering with the introduction of the all-electric Tesla Model S in the US. The introduction of the all-electric Tesla Model S is part of Hertz’s Living Journey which focuses on the integration of sustainability best practices.

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Los Angeles Aston Martin Las Vegas San Francisco 240

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AUGUST 21, 2015

The Hertz Corporation, which includes the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands, has expanded of its Green Traveler Collection car rental fleet to include the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ( earlier post ) in select cities across the US. All of the Green Traveler cars have fuel efficiency ratings starting at 33+ highway mpg.

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2016 Fleet San Jose Hyundai 150

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

g/km at the same point in 2013, putting PSA Peugeot Citroën at the top of the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) ranking. l/100 km (48 mpg US) and 114 g/km of CO 2 —an improvement of 45 g/km over with the previous 1.6-liter l/100 km (51 mpg US) and 105 g/km of CO 2. l/100 km (76 mpg US) and 3.2 The Peugeot 308 1.2-liter

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Gasoline Diesel Engine MPG 225

Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2016

In April, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) admitted to manipulating fuel consumption testing data for some 625,000 mini-cars representing four models it manufactured for sale in Japan by itself and partner Nissan. km/L (62 mpg) to 29.2 Earlier post.).

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Mitsubishi Fuel Motor Motors 150