Downsizing Environment MPG Pollution 
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Mineta specifically points to the success of the significant reductions in pollutant emissions from passenger cars during the past three decades in response to ever-stricter limits set by state and federal regulators. Impact of different sales mix on new car average fuel economy.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
JANUARY 28, 2009
They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. Electric vehicles (EV) or (BEV) are a clean, quiet alternative to conventional automobiles, which are powered by petroleum derivatives that, when burned, emit noxious gases into the environment.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history. We need to know, is it viable?
Electric Auto Association
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
The CAFE program promised to double fuel economy by 2025 , but from 2012 to 2019, the real-world MPG of new vehicles improved just 7% , and annual gasoline consumption increased from 3.2 MPG as 14 out of 20 automakers failed to meet their standards. billion barrels. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1
Electric Auto Association
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
The CAFE program promised to double fuel economy by 2025 , but from 2012 to 2019, the real-world MPG of new vehicles improved just 7% , and annual gasoline consumption increased from 3.2 MPG as 14 out of 20 automakers failed to meet their standards. billion barrels. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1
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