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Study Finds That Tripling US LDV New Fleet Fuel Efficiency by 2035 Through Evolutionary Change is Ambitious But Doable

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DeCicco’s analysis shows that optimizing internal combustion engines plus rising adoption of grid-free hybrids will enable new fleet fuel economy (unadjusted) to reach 52 mpg (4.52 L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18 L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18 Adjusted on-road fuel economy correspondingly would be 41 mpg (5.74

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Update on the ACCESS fuel efficient engine project; simulations find up to 48.9% improvement in fuel economy over baseline

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Developing robust and flexible control algorithms, on the basis of a universal modular platform, to coordinate various actuators, especially during combustion mode transitions. FTP75 (mpg). HWY (mpg). Base engines have been rebuilt according to the new design and are now running at AVL, Bosch and the University of Michigan.

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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

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to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025. In a new survey of 674 vehicle owners across the country, Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) examined several topics related to fuel economy and advanced vehicle technologies. Recommendations.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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"However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia Bloomberg ).

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