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Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
jointly announced that, toward the achievement of carbon neutrality, they will take on the challenge of expanding fuel options through the use of internal combustion engines at the (three-hour) Super Taikyu Race in Okayama on 13-14 November. The challenge of transporting hydrogen fuel. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
US NRC panel’s summary estimates of the potential reduction in petroleum consumption by 2035 for vehicle powertrain types assuming that the entire potential of these technologies is used to improve fuel economy rather than performance. This is equivalent to increasing fuel economy from about 30 to about 60 MPG, from 12.5
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2012
The Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ) ( earlier post ) launched its second three-year effort to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. litres of gasoline equivalent per 100km. —“Global Fuel Economy Initiative Plan of Action 2012-2015.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2016
The use of compressed natural gas in vehicles yielded the least benefit, essentially matching the emissions of modern gasoline or diesel engines. Three direct substitution studies all showed far more favorable net impacts for replacing coal-fired electricity than for replacing gasoline or diesel vehicles.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Former Transportation and Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta, who served under former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Current fuel economy policy clearly demonstrates this fact. Washington, DC’s current focus is electric vehicles (EVs) and electric technology.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2010
The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e., users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. The demand for new roads and the cost of expanding and maintaining the transportation system have increased with population and economic growth.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2013
liter hybrid system akin to that in the Prius c ( earlier post ) and that achieves a fuel efficiency of 33.0 l/100 km) under the JC08 test cycle of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The water pump is driven by an electric motor, thus eliminating the need for a drive belt. mpg US, 3.0
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