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JUNE 10, 2011
MIT and the IEA both have newly released reports exploring the potential for and impact of a major expansion in global usage of natural gas, given the current re-evaluation of global supplies. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. Earlier post.) I.e., on an energy basis at the point of use, the CO 2.
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APRIL 3, 2010
A new MIT report outlines a system-oriented set of coordinated policies to help the light-duty vehicle sector reduce petroleum-based consumption and its accompanying global warming emissions. The study was supported in part by the MIT Energy Initiative. Heywood et al., Taxes on motor vehicle fuels should be increased by $0.10
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NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Armstrong, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT. The study team of MIT faculty, researchers, and students focused on five main. Our analysis shows that reducing the carbon intensity of the light-duty vehicle fleet contributes to climate change mitigation goals, as part of the larger solution.
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MAY 29, 2014
In a companion study to an SAE paper presented in April ( earlier post ), researchers at MIT have quantified the net economic and CO 2 emissions benefit that could be obtained by utilizing 98 RON gasoline in light-duty vehicles, based on reasonable assumptions for possible refinery changes and the evolution of the LDV fleet.
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OCTOBER 25, 2009
per gallon); an increase (about 1%) in the fuel volume purchased and consumed; a reduction (about 1%) in the aircraft range with full fuel tanks; an increase (by about 2%) in life-cycle GHG emissions; and the elimination of sulfur aerosols, which have a short-term cooling effect. From Hileman et al. Click to enlarge. Hileman et al.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The Obama Administration will release a Notice of Intent for 2017-2025 light duty fuel economy standards on 30 September.
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JULY 19, 2011
A 2010 NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) analysis concluded that V2V systems potentially could address 79% of all vehicle target crashes, 81% of all light-vehicle target crashes, and 71% of all heavy-truck target crashes annually. In general the passenger vehicle industry is also exceedingly cost conscious.As
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