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Planning for and transforming future urban infrastructure for sustainable mobility

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Separately, Forum for the Future, working in partnership with Vodafone, the FIA Foundation and EMBARQ, has produced a toolkit to help public bodies, companies and civil society organizations understand and plan for the mobility challenges of the future. —Professor Ernest J. Forum for the Future.

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GFEI report finds improvements in average new LDV fuel economy lagging pace required to cut 50% fuel use for new cars worldwide by 2030; policy focus should be on emerging markets

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The other GFEI partners are the UN Environment Programme, the International Transport Forum, the International Council on Clean Transportation and the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis and the FIA Foundation an independent charity. Engine power. Engine displacement. Source: GFEI. Click to enlarge.

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GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

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Increasingly efficient conventional combustion-engine vehicles will be key in moving towards a low carbon future, according to the GFEI. The Global Fuel Economy Initiative exists to promote debate and discussion around the issue of vehicle fuel economy.

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UNEP, IEA, ITF and FIA Foundation to Launch Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI)

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The technologies required to improve the efficiency of new cars 30% by 2020 and 50% by 2030, and the efficiency of the global car fleet 50% by 2050, mainly involve incremental change to conventional internal combustion engines and drive systems, along with weight reduction and better aerodynamics, the partnership says.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative Releases Roadmap Report on Achieving 50% Fuel Economy Improvement in LDV Fleet by 2050

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GFEI expects that the technologies required to improve the efficiency of new cars 30% by 2020 and 50% by 2030, and the efficiency of the global car fleet 50% by 2050, mainly involve incremental change to conventional internal combustion engines and drive systems, along with weight reduction and better aerodynamics.