Downsizing MPG Resource Reviews 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2014
At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Annual Merit Review meeting in Washington, DC last week, Michael Ruth from Cummins noted that the DOE program target for the project is a fuel economy (CAFE) target of 26 mpg (9.05 l/100 km), and as such would not meet the GHG requirement of 28 mpg (8.4 Earlier post.). Weigert, E.,
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2011
Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). CAR did not assume any downsizing of the vehicle sales fleet or significant reduction in performance by vehicles in any segment as a means for increasing fuel economy standards by 2025. The 47 mpg target is equivalent to a 70.9%
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2017
mpg in model year 2025—equating to 54.5 mpg as measured in terms of carbon dioxide emissions with air-conditioning refrigerant credits factored in. A mid-term review will be conducted this year. miles per gallon in model year 2016, and 49.1 Diesel share will expand further as incremental costs decline.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2013
Review of ethanol properties. In their paper, Robert Stein from AVL and James Anderson and Tim Wallington from Ford begin by reviewing properties of ethanol and gasoline blends. Downsizing/downspeeding. Earlier post.). These include: Lower energy content than that of gasoline. benefits for CO 2 relative to E10, but 2.8%
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2015
mpg (19.26 It is our expectation that we will continue to review and refine what we’ve learned and achieved over the course of the SuperTruck initiative, and use that knowledge to bolster our leadership in fuel efficiency. The Freightliner SuperTruck uses a downsized and downsped 10.7-liter DTNA SuperTruck technology elements.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
The team sees further potential for fuel economy improvement with engine downsizing. mpg US city, 51.5 mpg US highway, 38.9 mpg US combined (7.26 mpg US (5.18 Engine Performance, Efficiency, and Emissions (2011 DOE Merit Review). Source: Wallner 2011. Click to enlarge. L/100km, 4.57 L/100km and 6.05
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2015
However, the report authors found, the agencies should re-examine certain issues such as consumer behavior and the effectiveness of certain technologies in an upcoming mid-term review. to 41 mpg by 2021 and 48.7 mpg by 2025. Beginning in 2016, NHTSA and EPA will coordinate a mid-term review that must be finalized by April 2018.
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