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Stellantis Hurricane twin-turbo I-6 cuts emissions, increases fuel economy and is more powerful

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liter, twin-turbo, inline, six-cylinder engine, named Hurricane, that delivers better fuel economy and fewer emissions than larger engines while at the same time generates more horsepower and torque than many competitors’ naturally aspirated V-8 and boosted six-cylinder power plants. 1 compression ratio and uses 91 octane premium fuel.

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Hyundai ranked second behind Tesla as EPA fuel economy leader

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai) In a new EPA report, Hyundai ranked second behind only Tesla in lowering CO2 emissions and improving fuel economy. Meanwhile, real-world fuel economy improved by 0.6 Early data suggest emissions and fuel economy will improve further with model year 2023 vehicles.

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Increased sales of larger vehicles in June lowered average new car fuel economy from May; increase in fuel economy year-on-year

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TrueCar.com provided actual fuel economy numbers from June US light vehicle auto sales that indicate “TrueMPG” will increase to 21.6 TrueMPG computes monthly average fuel economy by brand, manufacturer, origin and vehicle segments by using actual sales data or forecasted sales data for the current month.

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Tesla to gain edge as NHTSA increases fines for fuel economy standard violations

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The NHTSA has noted that the decision “increases the accountability of manufacturers for violating the nation’s fuel economy standards.” ” The agency further stated that the increased penalties incentivize vehicle manufacturers to make improvements in their products’ fuel economy.

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WEC report: EVs need 16% market share by 2020 for fuel economy standards to be met

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Electric vehicles (EVs) will need to increase their combined market share to 16% by 2020 for markets to achieve the aggressive fuel economy standards set by regulators, according to new research by the World Energy Council, the UN-accredited global energy body representing the entire energy spectrum. In the EU, the EV gap is 1.4

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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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With alternative fuel vehicles now approaching 1% of new vehicle production, however, they are in fact beginning to have a “ measurable and meaningful impact ” on overall new vehicle fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. In the analysis, EPA uses overall fuel economy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values.

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Average fuel economy of new vehicles in the US climbed to 23.0 mpg in January

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The average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the US. The EDI takes into account both vehicle fuel economy and distance driven (the latter relying on data that are published with a two-month lag). The fuel-economy information was available for 99.8% Finally, for very low sales-volume manufacturers (e.g.,