Gasoline, Light and Vehicles

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2023

Chevron USA kicked off a road trip across the US Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. During the tour, Chevron representatives will talk with members of the public about the benefits of lower carbon fuels such as biofuels and renewable gasoline blend.

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Chevron Gasoline Renewable Toyota

Argonne report on characteristics of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in US

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A new report from a team at Argonne National Laboratory examines the changing characteristics for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) from 2010-2021, evaluating range, energy efficiency, costs, and performance. billion miles, offsetting 700 million gallons of gasoline. More than 2.1 In 2021, PEVs used 6.1 Gohlke et al.

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Plug-in Light Electric Vehicles Plug

California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

By shifting the biggest gasoline users into ZEVs first, AB 2816 also reduces the total number of ZEVs that would be needed to reach the state’s near-term target of cutting light-duty vehicle emissions in half by 2030. California’s biggest gasoline users currently are on track to be the last people to switch to ZEVs.

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Study estimates fuel economy improvements to US light-duty vehicles from 1975–2018 saved 2T gallons of fuel, 17B tons of CO2

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2020

A team from the University of Tennessee and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has the fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements over the past 43 years amount to approximately two trillion gallons of gasoline. Estimated attribution of fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements to light-duty vehicles since 1975.

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Fuel Economy Economy Light 2018

DOE: Average annual gasoline taxes paid per vehicle, by state, 2019

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2019

According to the Federal Highway Administration, the average fuel economy for all light vehicles on the road today is 22.3 The Federal tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon, and each state has a gasoline tax, ranging from 8.95 Based on a vehicle with an average fuel economy of 22.3 cents in Alaska to 58.7

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Tax 2019 Gasoline Fuel Economy

DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The estimated annual fuel costs for model year (MY) 2019 all-electric light-duty vehicles are the lowest of all the different vehicle technologies, ranging from a low of $500 to a high of $900 per year, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). All annual vehicle fuel costs are rounded to the nearest $50.

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All-Electric Light San Diego Electric Vehicles

DOE: US Light-duty electric vehicle miles traveled reached 13.7 billion miles in 2020

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The number of electric vehicle miles traveled (eVMT) has been increasing each year since the introduction of the first mass market plug-in vehicles in late 2010. Beginning in 2014, annual all-electric vehicle eVMT has exceeded that of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the US, reaching a new high of nearly 10 billion miles in 2020.

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Miles 2020 Light Electric Vehicles

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

vehicle fuel economy. Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2019.

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EPA proposes stringent new emissions standards for light-, medium-, heavy-duty vehicles for MY 2027 and beyond

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. The light-duty vehicle category includes passenger cars and light trucks consistent with previous EPA criteria pollutant and GHG rules.

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EIA: EVs and hybrids accounted for 11% of US light-duty vehicle sales in Q4 2021

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle sales in the Unites States have increased in recent months as sales of non-hybrid internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles fueled by gasoline or diesel decreased. Within each electric or hybrid powertrain type, crossover vehicles now account for most sales.

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Light Hybrid Sale Vehicles

IHS Markit: GM announcement latest sign that peak gasoline demand from light vehicles has already come and gone

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

IHS Markit places the global peak for oil demand (gasoline and diesel) from LVs in 2019 when the demand averaged 29.1 Demand peaking is due to the impact of rising vehicle fuel economy and emission standards, and as time goes by, from more sales of electric vehicles. million barrels per day (MMb/d). In 2020, there were about 9.2

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DOE: plug-in vehicles in US displaced 323M gallons of gasoline in 2018; ~0.25%

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

In 2018, plug-in light-duty vehicles on the road displaced 323 million gallons of gasoline—about one quarter of a percent of all gasoline used in the United States, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Gasoline displacement from plug-in vehicles is about 42% more than it was in.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Because of the pandemic, there was a substantial reduction in 2020 in vehicle miles traveled. Overall , vehicle miles traveled in 2020 were down 13% compared with 2019. The results show that gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that 55 years ago. Total consumption. Total consumption (millions of gallons).

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Coltura: Federal & state EV policy & incentives must target gasoline superusers to achieve carbon emissions goals

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

Advocacy group Coltura has published a report that finds converting the biggest users of gasoline to EVs in the next ten years is critical to reaching climate goals and that present EV policies are poorly suited to accomplishing that conversion. Among the findings of the report: Drivers are highly unequal in their gasoline consumption.

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Nissan introduces new Townstar LCV in gasoline and electric versions

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In Europe, Nissan revealed the next-generation compact Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV), the Townstar. With a fully electric powertrain in addition to a gasoline-powered option in van and combi (passenger) versions, the new Townstar brings a suite of 20+ technologies to the compact van offering.

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Electric Vehicles Have the Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 16, 2022

Estimates of annual fuel costs for model year 2022 light-duty vehicles show that electric vehicles can save consumers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles. According to the data released by the Department of Energy (DOE), All EV models had annual fuel costs less than $1,000.

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Cost Of Light All-Electric Electric Vehicles

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

vehicle fuel economy. Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2017. total Btu).

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Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

A new study by a team from Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) has found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than those from gasoline—a decrease in emissions from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. gCO 2 e/MJ) which is 46% lower than the average carbon intensity for neat gasoline.

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DOE: Life cycle GHG emissions for 2020 electric small SUV were half those of a conventional gasoline small SUV

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

C2G emissions are a sum of WTW emissions and emissions associated with vehicle manufacturing. The vehicle manufacturing cycle includes impacts of raw material extraction, vehicle parts production, assembly, as well as its disposal and related materials recycling processes. Source: DOE program record Nº 21003.

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Why aren't EVs staying in the US fleet as long as gasoline models?

Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2023

vehicle fleet as long as gasoline cars and trucks, which could be a problem for reducing real-world fleet emissions. The average age of light-duty vehicles in the U.S. A new study suggests EVs aren't staying in the U.S. has hit a record high 12.5

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NREL study probes emissions impact of butanol-gasoline blends in light-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Results of a study led by a team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the impact of butanol-gasoline blends on light-duty vehicle emissions suggest that widespread deployment of n-butanol or i-butanol in the gasoline pool could result in changes to the estimated emissions of alcohols and carbonyls in the emissions inventory.

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Electric Vehicles Have Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 16, 2022

Estimates of annual fuel costs for model year (MY) 2022 light-duty vehicles show that electric vehicles (EVs) can save consumers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles. The only vehicle types with cost estimates between $1,000 and $2,000 were plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and […].

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EIA projects global conventional gasoline and diesel LDV fleet will peak in 2038

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) International Energy Outlook 2021 , released earlier this month, the EIA forecast that the global light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet will grow from 1.31 billion vehicles in 2020 to 2.21 billion vehicles by 2050.

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Calling All Gasoline Super Users: Switch To EVs & Save $$

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 20, 2024

What will it take to cut vehicle emissions more quickly, efficiently, and equitably? Could it be to prioritize the light. continued] The post Calling All Gasoline Super Users: Switch To EVs & Save $$ appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Gasoline Light Emissions Vehicles

Electric Vehicles & Hybrids Surpass 10% of U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Sales

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle sales in the Unites States have increased in recent months as sales of non-hybrid internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles fueled by gasoline or diesel decreased.

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ANL estimates US energy savings due to light-duty PEV use at 44.8T Btu in 2019, up 47% from 2018

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

In a recent report assessing multiple properties of plug-ion electric vehicles (PEVs) solid in the US, a team from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) estimates that the energy savings in the United States due to light-duty PEVs in 2019 was 44.8 Gasoline conversion to Btu using gross heating value 125,000 Btu/gallon. More than 1.4

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New York to Ban Sale of Gasoline Vehicles After 2035

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill that effectively makes the sale of new gasoline-powered automobiles illegal within the state after 2035. The post New York to Ban Sale of Gasoline Vehicles After 2035 appeared first on The Truth About Cars. Though she […].

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Report: 1 in 10 drivers burn nearly a third of US gasoline

Green Car Reports

JULY 21, 2021

A small group of drivers are responsible for a disproportionately high amount of gasoline consumption in the United States, according to a new report from advocacy group Coltura. These so-called gasoline "superusers" constitute just one in 10 U.S. drivers, but burn 32% of gasoline used in U.S.

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NREL, INL team assesses levelized cost of light-duty EV charging in US in 2019

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JUNE 22, 2020

A team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Idaho National Laboratory has produced a detailed assessment of the current levelized cost of light-duty electric-vehicle charging (LCOC) in the United States, considering when, where, and how EVs are charged. kWh for light-duty BEVs and $0.14/kWh Borlaug et al.

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Biden says he will convert Federal fleet to electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2021

In remarks made at the signing of his Executive Order on Strengthening American Manufacturing, President Biden said that he would replace the federal government’s fleet of vehicles with electric vehicles made in the US. Passenger vehicles (low-speed EVs, sedans, vans and SUVs) account for 224,227 units (35%).

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Fleet Electric Vehicles Convert Vehicles

Gasoline direct injection was the most widely adopted emerging fuel saving technology in 2018: 51%

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

Manufacturers have been adopting technologies that improve the efficiency of light-duty vehicles and allow them to achieve greater fuel economy. Eight of the largest manufacturers installed GDI in more than 75% of the vehicles they produced, with several near or at 100%. Source: DOE, US EPA.

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EIA projects light-duty vehicle energy use to drop 12% by 2025

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MAY 23, 2017

The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) Reference case projects a decline in light-duty vehicle energy use between 2018 and 2040 as improvements in fuel economy more than offset increases in light-duty vehicle (LDV) miles. quadrillion Btu in 2017 to 14.2

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Light Fuel Economy Energy MPG

Study finds light-duty gasoline vehicles responsible for about about half of PM2.5 mass, 14% of PM10 in road tunnel

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2013

and PM 10 emissions—mainly from gasoline-fueled light-duty vehicles (LDVs)—in the Washburn Tunnel in Houston Texas as a mechanism for better determining the contribution of LDVs to particulate emissions. The objectives of this research are to (1) comprehensively characterize wide suite of elements in PM 2.5

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises to 12.1 years

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JUNE 15, 2021

New research from IHS Markit shows that the average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen to 12.1 The increase in average age will further drive vehicle maintenance opportunities from an increasingly aged vehicle fleet. of VIO for the whole year. of VIO for the whole year.

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Study: 1 in 5 EV owners go back to gasoline, and home charging is a big issue

Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2021

Fortunately, most Americans who make the shift to an electric vehicle are converts for life. As we’ve heard in so many different ways from those who’ve seen the light, there’s no turning back. About 1 out of 5 drivers who go electric do shift back to gasoline. But it’s not always that way.

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Corning expands light-duty vehicle exhaust filter capacity in Germany

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Corning Incorporated has boosted its light-duty vehicle filter capacity at its manufacturing facility in Kaiserslautern, Germany for both gasoline and diesel engined vehicles. For gasoline vehicles, direct injection (GDI) engines are growing in popularity as drivers demand more fuel efficiency and engine power.

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Teijin develops formable gasoline-resistant bioplastic film for vehicle door handles integrated with smart-entry systems

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Teijin Limited has developed a formable gasoline-resistant film made of PLANEXT bioplastic to replace chrome plating, which Honda Lock Mfg. Teijin’s gasoline-resistant film is ideal for vehicle doors, which of course have the possibility of coming into contact with gasoline.

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Gasoline Polymer Honda Vehicles

US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. of total sales—up modestly from 2017.

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2018 Light Diesel Sale

IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

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MARCH 27, 2020

A sudden drop in miles traveled by car in the US triggered by wide-spread social isolation measures will have immediate ramifications for gasoline demand. IHS Markit analysis finds that US gasoline demand could fall by as much as 4.1 The four-week average US gasoline demand for the week ending 6 March 2020 was 9.1

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Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2022

Argonne National Laboratory has published a new cradle-to-grave (C2G) lifecycle analysis (LCA) of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions.

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Eni and FCA develop A20: 15% methanol, 5% ethanol high-octane gasoline blend

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

By harnessing its low carbon content, bio component and high octane number (RON 100), the new alternative fuel emits up to 3% less in CO 2 exhaust emissions quantified using the new Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedures (WLTP).

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Gasoline 2001 Italy Alternative Fuels

Achates showcases 2.7L, 3-cylinder opposed piston gasoline compression ignition engine in F-150; estimated 37 mpg combined

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2018

liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. l/100 km) on the combined cycle—nearly five MPG better than the proposed CAFE 2025 requirements for a vehicle of a similar size. l/100 km) on the combined cycle—nearly five MPG better than the proposed CAFE 2025 requirements for a vehicle of a similar size.

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F-150 Gasoline MPG Engine

Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2020

They are adjusted for both population and 2020 being a leap year (all but price of gasoline) and for inflation (price of gasoline). Sales of cars and light trucks. Price of gasoline. Vehicle miles traveled. Sources of the underlying data: Bureau of Economic Analysis (sales of cars and light trucks).

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Transportation 2020 Gasoline Miles

All new vehicle sales in Oregon to be ZEVs by MY 2035

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2022

These include both battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric vehicles, as well as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. New gasoline vehicles will still be allowed for sale through 2034. Automakers will have two years to plan for the first compliance step that comes with model year 2026 passenger vehicles.

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Oregon Sale Vehicles Gasoline-Electric

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

Argonne report on characteristics of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in US

California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

Study estimates fuel economy improvements to US light-duty vehicles from 1975–2018 saved 2T gallons of fuel, 17B tons of CO2

DOE: Average annual gasoline taxes paid per vehicle, by state, 2019

DOE: all-electric vehicles have the lowest estimated average annual fuel cost of all light-duty vehicles

DOE: US Light-duty electric vehicle miles traveled reached 13.7 billion miles in 2020

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

EPA proposes stringent new emissions standards for light-, medium-, heavy-duty vehicles for MY 2027 and beyond

EIA: EVs and hybrids accounted for 11% of US light-duty vehicle sales in Q4 2021

IHS Markit: GM announcement latest sign that peak gasoline demand from light vehicles has already come and gone

DOE: plug-in vehicles in US displaced 323M gallons of gasoline in 2018; ~0.25%

Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

Coltura: Federal & state EV policy & incentives must target gasoline superusers to achieve carbon emissions goals

Nissan introduces new Townstar LCV in gasoline and electric versions

Electric Vehicles Have the Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

Study finds GHG emissions from corn ethanol now 46% lower than gasoline

DOE: Life cycle GHG emissions for 2020 electric small SUV were half those of a conventional gasoline small SUV

Why aren't EVs staying in the US fleet as long as gasoline models?

NREL study probes emissions impact of butanol-gasoline blends in light-duty vehicles

Electric Vehicles Have Lowest Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

EIA projects global conventional gasoline and diesel LDV fleet will peak in 2038

Calling All Gasoline Super Users: Switch To EVs & Save $$

Electric Vehicles & Hybrids Surpass 10% of U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Sales

ANL estimates US energy savings due to light-duty PEV use at 44.8T Btu in 2019, up 47% from 2018

New York to Ban Sale of Gasoline Vehicles After 2035

Report: 1 in 10 drivers burn nearly a third of US gasoline

NREL, INL team assesses levelized cost of light-duty EV charging in US in 2019

Biden says he will convert Federal fleet to electric vehicles

Gasoline direct injection was the most widely adopted emerging fuel saving technology in 2018: 51%

EIA projects light-duty vehicle energy use to drop 12% by 2025

Study finds light-duty gasoline vehicles responsible for about about half of PM2.5 mass, 14% of PM10 in road tunnel

IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises to 12.1 years

Study: 1 in 5 EV owners go back to gasoline, and home charging is a big issue

Corning expands light-duty vehicle exhaust filter capacity in Germany

Teijin develops formable gasoline-resistant bioplastic film for vehicle door handles integrated with smart-entry systems

US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

Argonne releases new cradle-to-grave lifecycle analysis of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways

Eni and FCA develop A20: 15% methanol, 5% ethanol high-octane gasoline blend

Achates showcases 2.7L, 3-cylinder opposed piston gasoline compression ignition engine in F-150; estimated 37 mpg combined

Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

All new vehicle sales in Oregon to be ZEVs by MY 2035

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